Who Are Ya?

England had a World Cup to remember. Somehow, against all odds. They did it. 

So in the first Who Are Ya of the new season, we take a look back at some of the key memories, ask what it means for the future of England and take in some fascinating stories and opinions from Russia along the way.

Who Are Ya talks to The Guardian's resident football cartoonist David Squires as our own David Cowlishaw chats Swindon Town tomfoolery, creative process and Australia living with the internet's favourite illustrator.

Queen’s Park FC are Scotland’s oldest football club.

A truly unique beast, Queen’s Park are not your typical Scottish League Two side – not only do they play at Hampden Park, they’re also the only amateur side in Scotland’s professional leagues.

But their future at Hampden, and thus their amateur status, may be under threat due to circumstances beyond their control...

Jonny Sharples has established himself as an essential follow on Twitter, always getting huge ‘numbers’ for his football observations, jokes and Photoshops. 

He visited us for a chat about how he started following football (Alan Shearer is to blame), Teletext, Mike Ashley, Twitter, Football Manager, the greatest striker who never existed and football’s relationship with mental health...

Brentford are not a football club that you'd expect to be in the top flight. The last time they were there was in the 1930s. But thanks to an innovative owner, a young, exciting squad and a team of management staff who all share the same beliefs for taking this club forward, the fans at Griffin Park are buzzing - and are ready for a long-awaited return to the top of the English football pyramid.

This is a club we expected to be jealous. This is a club that now expects success...

We spoke to filmmaker, activist, and Football Beyond Borders co-founder Pez (@pezzativity) about the incredible work Football Beyond Borders do, the impact of Copa 90, growing up with the Premier League in Zimbabwe, the appeal of Dulwich Hamlet and plenty more.

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In the summer of 2017, we went to Blackpool to document their struggles. Now though, we’re at another Fylde coast club with a very different story. 

Fleetwood Town’s rise through the leagues has been an incredible journey and brought joy to a town that sorely needed it. 

Tuesday nights, freezing cold winds, and a football club on the up. We ask Fleetwood Town... Who Are Ya?

Daniel Gray, author of several football books including 'Black Boots and Football Pinks: 50 Lost Wonders of the Beautiful Game', speaks to David Cowlishaw about that book, stadiums, the inherent geekiness of football fans and what we love and hate about the way the game has changed.

Daniel's book is available here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/black-boots-and-football-pinks-9781472958860/

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Ben flies to Rome in the latest episode of Who Are Ya to see Lazio in action.

After the game, every time he tells people about his football experience, it always gets the same response.

"That's the team with the fascist links?"

Instead of sitting there and nodding along, Ben set out to learn more around the elephant in the room of I Biancocelesti, and ask Lazio fans Who Are Ya?

In this episode we speak to an International Manager. Justin Walley was the manager of the Matebeleland football team in the 2018 conifa world cup. His is a football journey that’s taken him from Leicestershire to Zimbabwe via setting up a team Latvia and travelling the world in the name of football .

His book ‘One football no nets’ the story of Matebeleland’s journey to the alternative world cup in London is out now...