The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast With Nick & Dom

The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast - Episode 51

Welcome to Episode 51 of the Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. It's still early summer, the World Cup has just kicked off but the early summer Managerial Merry-Go-Round has already started revolving - and it will only get quicker as the summer evolves and we approach the start of the new season across the Premier League, The Championship, League One & League Two, and what about at Rangers too? As Boro fans, we have a certain view on the sacking (yesterday at the time of recording) of Rob Edwards at Wolves. How it happened, why we have zero sympathy, what might be next for the ultimate football narcissist, including what he is bound to say at any future press conference - and does he need to buy a Road Atlas with some of his pay-off money? Where should he go next - we have a view...... What the hell are Leicester thinking in even talking to Russell Martin. Seriously, what are they doing? What will happen at Ipswich, Fulham and Man City and is there even a vacancy at Crystal Palace? In the Championship, welcome back Tony Mowbray, but please keep your hands off one of Boro's assets. Is Chris Wilder already at Defcon 6 with the sacking of his long-term Assistant, Alan Knill? Will John Mousinho still be at Pompey for the first game of next season? Do Chris Davies at Birmingham and even Kim Hellberg at Boro HAVE to have a big summer and a great start to next season? And how many permanent Watford Managers will there be in the 2026/27 season?  What would you put £10.00 on? We also discuss some League One and League Two clubs as well as the status of Danny Rohl at Rangers. Is he on his way out before the longest day of the summer is upon us? Oh, and don't forget to check out our Daily World Cup Quiz in our exclusive LinkedIn Group - Test your knowledge here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13295573/ [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13295573/]   Lots to get your teeth into. What do you think? Are we right, are we wrong, do you have a different view or opinion? If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... We hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. The podcast is available on all major podcast platforms - just search: "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom" on whichever platform you normally listen to your podcasts on and we will be there. Don't forget to give us a nice 5 star rating and a like, and please subscribe and share from your favourite podcast platform too - to help us to grow our audience and also to automatically get your fix of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast every week as we get to the end of the 2025/26 season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 360 members and rising - just search "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast" on LinkedIn Groups and join for additional content and background information. This Episode is again brought to you in association with our EFL & National League Fan Welfare & Mental Health Partners huddleUp. If you have any influence in a club, in a supporter’s group, as a sponsor or in a commercial role - they want to hear from you. To contact Adam Franklin or Conner Botterill at huddleUp, you can an email them at - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk [sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk] or if you are a business or representing a business on LinkedIn, you can connect and follow the business at - https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk [https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk] Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast - Episide 50

Welcome to Episode 50 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. As we said last time, we don't do awards, we don't do tactical reviews of games and we don't do banal chat - there are plenty of other podcasts for that, but..... As it is season end, we have however, created a Plaudits & Barbs list for the Premier League and the Championship on Episode 49 and on this episode, we consider; * League One * League Two * The SPL * The Bundesliga * Serie A Again, as with last week, this episode was recorded back to back so with Dom having been away until the morning of recording, this list was again created by Nick and dropped on him live. So, did he agree, how much was he caught off-guard and which teams and Managers made which side of which list? If you support any of the following - have a watch or a listen and see if you agree, or if we have boiled your P with our assessment of your 2025/26 season: League One * Lincoln City * Cardiff * Huddersfield * Barnsley * Bolton * Stevenage * Peterborough * Rotherham League Two * Bromley * MK Dons * Salford * Walsall * Bristol Rovers * Cambridge * Notts County * Harrogate * Barrow The SPL * Hearts * Motherwell * Celtic * Rangers * Aberdeen Bundesliga * Bayern Munich * Wolfsburg * Stuttgart Serie A * Inter * Como * AC Milan * Juventus * Lazio We watch a LOT of football - a lot of it LIVE. So, we think we have opinions that many might agree with - if they are open and objective, but let's see.... What do you think? Are we right, are we wrong, do you have a different view or opinion? If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... We hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it The podcast is available on all major podcast platforms - just search: "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom" on whichever platform you normally listen to your podcasts on and we will be there. Don't forget to give us a nice 5 star rating and a like, and please subscribe and share from your favourite podcast platform too - to help us to grow our audience and also to automatically get your fix of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast every week as we get to the end of the 2025/26 season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 340 members and rising - just search "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast" on LinkedIn Groups and join for additional content and background information. This Episode is again brought to you in association with our EFL & National League Fan Welfare & Mental Health Partners huddleUp. If you have any influence in a club, in a supporter’s group, as a sponsor or in a commercial role - they want to hear from you. To contact Adam Franklin or Conner Botterill at huddleUp, you can an email them at - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk [sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk] or if you are a business or representing a business on LinkedIn, you can connect and follow the business at - https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk [https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk] Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast - Episode 49

Welcome to Episode 49 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. We don't do awards, we don't do tactical reviews of games and we don't do banal chat - there are plenty of other podcasts for that, but..... As it is season end, we have however, created a Plaudits & Barbs list for the Premier League and the Championship - other leagues to follow in Episode 50 next time. When I say "we", Dom has been away until the morning of recording, so this list was created by Nick and dropped on him live. So, did he agree, how much was he caught off-guard and which teams and Managers made which side of which list? Which teams might have made BOTH sides? If you support any of the following - have a watch or a listen and see if you agree, or if we have boiled your P with our assessment of your 2025/26 season: Premier League * Arsenal * Man Utd * Chelsea * Liverpool * Aston Villa * Bournemouth * Newcastle * Everton * Brentford * Sunderland * Leeds * Crystal Palace * West Ham * Burnley * Wolves * Spurs Championship * Coventry * Ipswich * Hull * Millwall * Boro * Southampton * Norwich * Derby County * Portsmouth * Sheffield United * QPR * Preston * Stoke * Watford * West Brom * Leicester We watch a LOT of football - a lot of it LIVE. So, we think we have opinions that many might agree with - if they are open and objective, but let's see.... Lots to get your teeth into. What do you think? Are we right, are we wrong, do you have a different view or opinion? If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... We hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it The podcast is available on all major podcast platforms - just search: "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom" on whichever platform you normally listen to your podcasts on and we will be there. Don't forget to give us a nice 5 star rating and a like, and please subscribe and share from your favourite podcast platform too - to help us to grow our audience and also to automatically get your fix of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast every week as we get to the end of the 2025/26 season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 340 members and rising - just search "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast" on LinkedIn Groups and join for additional content and background information. This Episode is again brought to you in association with our EFL & National League Fan Welfare & Mental Health Partners huddleUp. If you have any influence in a club, in a supporter’s group, as a sponsor or in a commercial role - they want to hear from you. To contact Adam Franklin or Conner Botterill at huddleUp, you can an email them at - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk [sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk] or if you are a business or representing a business on LinkedIn, you can connect and follow the business at - https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk [https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk] Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast - Episode 48

Welcome to Episode 48 of "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom". After last week covering "Annoying Football Stuff", this week we go with things in football we need to respect and a few WTF things thrown in too. A real mixed bag of recent observations and discussion points that we think you will enjoy, including references to: * Bradford City * Bolton Wanderers * Brighouse FC * Union Berlin * The Mexican FA * FIFA Making Stuff Up * Alex Crook of TalkSPORT * Players With Injuries * The SPL Split * And More...... We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it.... If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast is available on all major podcast platforms - just search: "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom" on whichever platform you normally listen to your podcasts on and we will be there. Don't forget to give us a nice 5 star rating and a like, and please subscribe and share from your favourite podcast platform too - to help us to grow our audience and also to automatically get your fix of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast every week as we get to the end of the 2025/26 season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 340 members and rising - just search "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast" on LinkedIn Groups and join for additional content and background information. This Episode is again brought to you in association with our EFL & National League Fan Welfare & Mental Health Partners huddleUp. If you have any influence in a club, in a supporter’s group, as a sponsor or in a commercial role - they want to hear from you. To contact Adam Franklin or Conner Botterill at huddleUp, you can an email them at - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk [sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk] or if you are a business or representing a business on LinkedIn, you can connect and follow the business at - https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk [https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk] Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast - Episode 47

Welcome to an Early Release Episode 47 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. This has been released early as we have covered "Annoying Football Stuff" and two of the topics are like moving targets in terms of keeping on top of them as stories evolve.  So we wanted to release this episode NOW to showcase our thoughts at this stage in the discussions and not be behind the curve by our usual Monday release date. So much can change between now and then...... As two match-going season ticket holders at Middlesbrough, whilst this has been "done to death" in the media and widely across all social media platforms, it would be remiss of us NOT to give our "insider" take on the whole Spygate debacle. Our views may surprise you, although we wish it was just called CHEATING, instead of allowing childish clowns and so-called Broadcasters like Cundy & O'Hara on TALKBollox to downplay the seriousness of this situation - which is now a massive mess for the EFL to try to sort. * What are the options available to the EFL? * What would actually be the right outcome? * Is this one-off or systemic cheating from a relatively new Coaching Team? * Where does this leave the reputation of Southampton FC? * What would we like to see as Boro fans? As we say, our views may surprise you - so please give it a watch or listen to find out what we think...... We also discuss other things that have annoyed us over recent weeks - and there are plenty. So many that we will be continuing with some of these on the recorded, but yet to be released Episode 48, due out on Monday 25th May. Don't worry, that also has some lovely positive stuff in too, but for now, how about: * Premier League Refs Dropping Down to the Championship * VAR Re-Refereeing Games * Is 5 Minutes and 17 Camera Angles "Clear & Obvious"? * The Absolute DISGRACEFUL VAR Penalty Award for Celtic v Motherwell * Are Celtic Being Handed the Title? * We Are All Hearts Fans Now Aren't We? * Weakened Teams in a Relegation Dogfight * Soft Penalties & Stupid Refs Falling For Them...... Lots to get your teeth into. What do you think? Are we right, are we wrong, do you have a different view or opinion? If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast, as ever is available on all major podcast platforms - just search: "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom" on whichever platform you normally listen to your podcasts on and we will be there. Don't forget to give us a nice 5 star rating and a like, and please subscribe and share from your favourite podcast platform too - to help us to grow our audience and also to automatically get your fix of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast every week as we progress through the 2025/26 season, and hopefully beyond. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 200 members and rising - just search "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast" on LinkedIn Groups and join for additional content and background information. This Episode is again brought to you in association with our EFL & National League Fan Welfare & Mental Health Partners huddleUp. If you have any influence in a club, in a supporter’s group, as a sponsor or in a commercial role - they want to hear from you. To contact Adam Franklin or Conner Botterill at huddleUp, you can an email them at - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk [sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk] or if you are a business or representing a business on LinkedIn, you can connect and follow the business at - https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk [https://www.linkedin.com/company/huddle-up-uk] Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.