Last Match Then Bed

Weekly comedy show playing Championship Manager 98 with celebrity guests AI summary

Tom Craine Visit website › Sports · EN · 10 episodes · latest 2026-11-11

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Last Match, Then Bed is a love letter to the game that stole your youth: Championship Manager. It’s time to relive those bleary-eyed late night marathons, Conference to Champions League miracles, match-winning wonderkids, and GCSE-ruining saves, all from a safe distance. Join comedian Tom Craine each week as he navigates the chaos of managing a team on the iconic 97/98 database, with the help of YOU, and a new celebrity assistant manager (Josh Widdicombe, Nish Kumar, Maisie Adam, Alex Brooker, Elis James and more) to talk 90s football legends, Scandinavian bargains, and which direction to make your players run.Be part of the journey by sending us your transfer tips, tactical tweaks, and telling us whether it’s time to bring in Ibrahima Bakayoko (the answer is always yes), on: hello@lastmatchthenbed.comAnd head over to Patreon.com/Lastmatchthenbed to join our dugout community:SEASON TICKET HOLDERSecure your place on the sun-soaked terraces and unlock:Ad-Free Listening – Pure, uninterrupted Champ Man nostalgia, straight to your ears.Full Video Episodes – Watch every main episode in full, complete with live gameplay footage!Monthly EXCLUSIVE Bonus Video Episode – Deep dives into real-life cult icons, legendary wonderkids, and retro football history (out on Patreon now!).Exclusive Group Chat – Access to the Last Match, Then Bed group chat to interact with the show and fellow Champ Man addicts 24/7.BOARD MEMBEROr taste ultimate power by stepping into the boardroom and unlocking all lower-tier perks, plus top-level executive privileges:The Final Say on Club Decisions! – Cast the decisive vote in exclusive board polls. Decide who gets signed, who gets sold, and who gets consigned to the free transfer list.Priority Live Show Tickets – Get first dibs on all upcoming live show tickets before general release.Official On-Air Shoutout – Hear your name called out on the show as an official club director.New episodes every Wednesday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 9. Ivo Graham: "Let's do it. Let's go to Sunderland!"

2026-11-11 · 52 min · Season 1, episode 9

OUR BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON IS HERE!! So it's slightly worrying we're being managed by someone who's never played the game before... the FANTASTIC Ivo Graham (star of Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo, and now the…
Ep 8. Henry Paker: "It's basically a flat oblong down the middle"

2026-11-04 · 53 min · Season 1, episode 8

Welcome to episode 8!Stepping in as our assistant manager this week is comedian, cartoonist and host of the brilliant Three Bean Salad podcast... Henry Paker! And in his FIRST EVER time playing Championship Manager…
Ep 7. Rhys James: "By that point, I would've been cheating..." (Ad Free VIDEO version)

2026-10-28 · 54 min · Season 1, episode 7

EPISODE 7 HAS LANDED! And joining us this week is Rhys James, star of Mock The Week, Live At Apollo, and now... the 1997 Leyton Orient dug out. And BOY does he have his work cut out for him, as we face our toughest test…
Ep 6. Max Rushden: "We got Halesowen Town to the Champions League final"

2026-10-21 · 54 min · Season 1, episode 6

EPISODE 6 IS HEEEEEERE!And this week the Guardian Football Weekly's Max Rushden is joining us in our wind swept Orient dugout! We discuss his childhood love for football management games, taking Halesowen Town to the…
Rob Copland: "Are you watching Elis James?!" (Ad Free VIDEO version)

2026-10-14 · 52 min · Season 1, episode 5

EPISODE 5 IS HERE FOR YOUR EARS!This week we're joined by the brilliant comedian Rob Copland, winner of the hugely prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel prize and a lover of old school Championship Manager. We…
Ray Bradshaw: "I'm Facebook friends with Martin Lauchlan"

2026-10-07 · 50 min · Season 1, episode 4

EPISODE 4 HAS LANDED! This week we're joined by our first Scottish assistant manager, the brilliant comedian Ray Bradshaw, a man who is not simply a Championship Manager devotee, but someone who has ACTUALLY MANAGED IN…
Elis James: "I'm Jürgen Klopp, I'm Pep Guardiola"

2026-09-30 · 49 min · Season 1, episode 3

EPISODE 3 is NOW HERE! Thank you for your incredible support so far!This week we're joined by the Welsh wonder Elis James, who get his FIRST EVER taste of Championship Manager... and immediately gets the bug! But can he…
Alex Brooker: "I gave myself 5 for stamina"

2026-09-23 · 1 hr 0 min · Season 1, episode 2

EPISODE 2 is LIVE! Thank you for your incredible support for our launch episode! This week we're joined by the wonderful Alex Brooker, who discusses the joy of sneaking a Champ Man game in a work meeting, tells us what…
Josh Widdicombe: "I gave myself 20 for EVERYTHING"

2026-09-16 · 48 min · Season 1, episode 1

We are LIVE! In our very first episode, we're joined in the dugout by the brilliant Josh Widdicombe who takes us through his hilarious Champ Man addiction, teaches us how to be "at one with the database", and then…
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2026-09-01 · 2 min

Last Match, Then Bed is a love letter to the game that stole your youth: Championship Manager. It’s time to relive those bleary-eyed late night marathons, Conference to Champions League miracles, match-winning…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2026
Typical length: 40 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: fantasy football, champ manager, championship manager

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