The History of Yugoslav Football Podcast

In the next ten days we've three Eternal derbies, a top two face off in Slovenia and a lot more besides...

Every league covered:

Have Celje already sealed things? Who are the favourites in Croatia? Can Zrinjski make a comeback? Will Partizan implode?

All that and quite a lot more...

While Bosnia's place in the timeline is complete, the ripples from decisions made during that time took time to show themselves. In this companion to those episodes, we connect the dots from the changes of the timeline to the very real disarray in Bosnian football of the current day.

As Bosnia becomes a nation, so it gets a national side, while UEFA have one more bureaucratic change to make that will make the nation's gains wither on the vine.

We're back in Bosnia as it's time to explain the peace and explain how and why the nation went from three different systems into one as club football came back to life.

International football is done for 2023 and I'm apparently so happy about it I felt the need to be very sing-songy in the opening couple of minutes. Also being sung are the praises of Slovenia, Marco Pasalic and Montenegro all rounded up with the requiem mass of Bosnia's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad campaign.

With the top five in Croatia all having changed manager this season and sides seemingly set for the lowest points total of title winners ever, it's time to take a long look at just what's been going down this season in the league...

Two episodes that had, for some reason, disappeared from the feed rerecorded with a couple of small updates

Episode 21 - The Stars

Episode 22 - Munich

Covering Zvezda's mid-1950's rise, the 1956 Olympics and the Munich Air Disaster

With thanks to Louis Ostrowski (@ostrl) who advised me these episodes were missing

Managerial Merry-go-rounds in Slovenia, Livaja problems in Croatia, conflict impacted schedules and more...

With losses to Celje and Olimpija confirming Maribor's status as also-rans in the title race this season, recriminations and communications have begun to define the season. This episode serves as an extended walkthrough just what's going on at the club as while last season's early poor form may have been worse, the issues now threaten to be far stickier and more troublesome.

A review of the latest international week and a preview of the upcoming massacre of the Serbian coefficient in the Group Stages of various competitions

We bid a fond nasvidenje to Slovenia from the timeline as Slovenia's mid-00s footballing crisis sends clubs to the wall, including none other than Olimpija.

A race through the region's campaigns in the Champions, Europa and Conference League discussing fan problems in multiple ties, how not to sack a manager and the occasional bit of good news too...

It's the final season preview as Kosovo brings up the rear but will it be serving up something very similar to last season too?

Can Zrinjski break the European Group Stage hoodoo? Even if they don't, can anyone stop them? Is Varesanovic the difference between a title tilt and mid-table for Sarajevo? All that and quite a bit more...

With Kolubara's situation sorted, matters on the park can finally begin - is it another procession for Zvezda? Can Partizan fight back against TSC and Cukaricki? Which promoted side am I tipping for the top half? All that and quite a considerable bit more...

Buducnost got this, haven't they?

Can Olimpija repeat, did Zan Vipotnik just cover up Maribor's problems and which side playing in Yellow will be finishing near the bottom? All that and an awful lot more...

Questions over Dinamo's structure, Hajduk's Livaja problem, Rijeka's bright future and a whole lot more...

Goodbye 22/23, you're soooo last season...

With the leagues a mix of finished or finishing soon, a round up of the goings on and fixes in the region

Fans in revolt, tens of millions in tax debt and an uncompetitive side - just what is going on?

Olimpija secure the league, Zvezda on the brink of it (while Partizan are just plain on the brink) and plenty else to talk about...

A whistlestop tour through the later leagues returning in the spring and a review of what's happened in Croatia and Serbia who had the decency to come back a bit earlier.

Decoding what's going on behind the scenes at Dinamo as they play politics to keep themselves interested in a season where everyone seems to be rebuilding somewhat. Hajduk, Gorica and Rijeka all have new managers, there's big transfers afoot and Sibenik just keep drawing games.

Olimpija might be running away with things but they're hardly all that's going on with a massively tight race for Europe and a tight race to avoid relegation too...

A walkthrough the last week of the World Cup from a Croatia standpoint - disappointment in the Semi-final followed by celebration against Morocco

The first Winter Break podcast goes to Serbia! Have Zvezda wrapped it up already? Are Vojvodina back? Can TSC challenge Partizan?

Serbia may be long gone but Croatia knock out the favourites for the tournament and go on to the final four once more...

Serbia blow it against Cameroon while Croatia F Canada

An hour and twenty on Serbia! Yes - explaining why there isn't yet a squad announcement, explaining who will be in that squad, explaining who is in the group, trying to answer the question of what success will look like for Serbia and explaining what I generally think about Qatar 2022 in depth. 

With the preliminary squad out, it's time for a long look at the chances for the Vatreni in Qatar. Is this vintage better than the Silver Generation?

A run through of the (ugh) international week and where we're at in the leagues as they paused for the Nations League

Osijek disgrace themselves, plenty of playoff ties to watch for and plenty more!

The HNL is back - can Dinamo be toppled? Can others reach a European group stage? How will league reconstruction work? All that and plenty more!

Yes, Slovenia has sports people other than Tadej Pogacar. Who knew? Over an hour talking about the upcoming season, the wild summer at Olimpija, the impossibility of predicting Celje and all that much more.

Zvezda hunt six in a row while everyone else hopes they stop being so perfect and actually give someone else a chance of actually winning the thing

Come for talking about title wins, stay for me hopelessly trying to remember who won the Bosnian second tier...

With the Kosovo War at an end, what was going on in Serbian football, what was the fallout in Kosovo and in Serbia and Obilic. So Much Obilic.

Two titles still on the line with some moves up and down to be decided...

As Yugoslavia go to France 98, Kosovo slides into war as NATO get involved.

With a couple of Prva Liga Legends retiring at the end of the season, it's time to show both a little love...

You can catch the video of Tavares' 8 second goal vs Domzale at https://youtu.be/hEe4WGTPECw

After Slovenia came Croatia.

After Croatia came Bosnia.

After Bosnia would come Kosovo.

Between 1996 and 1998, a new international footballing power was created - Croatia were finally allowed to go to the party and they were about to make a splash

As Serbia splits, it's naturally a good time to take a look at where things are across the former Yugoslavia with three big title races coming on and four that are a fait d'accompli

Football came back to life after the wars and it's time to bring everyone back together to one point - this time, Slovenia and Croatia start their journeys...

As the nations of Yugoslavia peeled off into independence, they found a world changing rapidly around them as UEFA and FIFA had to answer the question of what exactly to do when you get twenty or so brand new nations all at once...