Top bloke, Mark. I've got a nice story about him. Cancer has troubled my family for as long as I can remember. My mum used to run a support group, I used to play with kids the same age as me who ended up losing their mums at the support group etc.. and other members of my family have had it. So when I saw Mark's piece on Football Fpcus in 2009 I got quite upset, when he spoke about his wife and his daughter, I remembered the kids I played with and how hard it'd be on his little girl. I wrote him a letter sending my best wishes and sent it to his restaurant in Bolton and for whatever reason attached my phone number.. I was only 14 at the time but his story touched me. On New Year's Eve 2009, my Dad shouted through that someone was on the phone for me, and I it was Mark. We spoke for about half an hour, he asked me about school, family, who I supported and whatnot. We spoke about a few decisions he made in the Cup Final 08 which as a Chelsea fan irked me and he talked me through every single one. He thanked me for taking time out to write him, I thanked him for taking his time put to call and I could hear his little girl playing in the background and his wife shouted through. It really made me realise that they are humans and they really are family people like all of us. I'm 28 now, and always tell this story whenever he comes on the telly. So glad to hear he's doing well
Love this mate, nice thing for him to do, but nice that a 14 year old had the empathy to write to a stranger. :-) and you managed to get him to explain his cup final descicions lol
@garyphillips006 with my parents' work with cancer support I'd always had a lot of empathy toward the illness and understanding from a young age, playing with their kids about the same age as me who later lost their mothers... his story resonated with me and I remember him saying people he didnt think that liked him in football were sending him letters so I thought I'd do the sake. Was a lovely response from him
How has Fellaini let YOU down? Halsey comes across as the teacher that tries to be cool and thinks everybody is his mate when they are taking the piss out of him as soon as he turns round.
For obvious reasons, referees have to get the big calls right. From his perspective, missing a sending off reflects badly on him, even if it's behind his back. Fellaini has done it on the sly, but it will appear as a player smashes his opponent and got away with it. Halsey has missed a big call and the players misconduct tarnishes the ref's performance for missing the decision. It's a fair shout.
The amount of referees you see on this and other podcasts that try to be absolute lads, pretend they are one of the boys and down my earth working class fellas is weird tbf. I reckon they grew up with no mates.
Parts of it had me laughing, parts of it had me welling up. Another great episode, keep up the good work lads and good luck to Parky in his upcoming game.
Loves himself, and chatting nonsense about his nephew saying refs are shocking as he never speaks to him. I know this for a fact. He's a liar and big head.
Great interview. I must say however I don't like the perception of managers calling refs and having relationships like that. We've heard from Mike Dean and now this insight. I think it fuels potential for interference
his little quip about Jon not making it to wembley shows that the refs see then selves on a par with the players these days. Madness. Just blow your whistle and go home.
Seems to be splitting opinion in the comments but that’s got to be the sign of a great ep! Well in lads. Defo keep getting more refs on. Surprised you guys didn’t push him for more when he was saying he was a pal of David Moyes and used to speak to managers on the phone?! Madness.
I can understand that managers and refs communicate but to openly say he’s ‘pals with him’ raises eyebrows. Human nature to favour your mates. Not a great look for an organisation that’s meant to be ‘impartial’.
Came across as a bit of Tool and loves himself. Fair play to him beating cancer and that was inspirational 👏 🙌 👍. But the tug boat reference had me cringing 😬
Him and 'Parky' both cringe worthy imo, Parkin had a good career but I've never heard anyone moan so much and hate football so much who played the game professionally and his obsession with money and what players were on, nah nah, gobshite
Nice Fella Mark and a brave Family and why people feel the need to say that kind of vile stuff over a football game jeeeezzz wtf were they thinking but what a guy to forgive them and to save his job wow what a fella ,iam so glad to see him looking healthy
A referee that cared about the game? That was empathetic to situations going on? I think his personality, yes, was a little more grassroots and that wouldn't be able to fly these days. But he still knew the rules, the semantics on where to stand, the paperwork and job itself. Give him a little more credit.
I’m a £3 Patreon and I’ve not seen an update on there for a while but they’ve mentioned the Patreon a few times at the end. Am I being thick or is this happening with anyone else?
Referee ones are good value. Although, the Kevin Lynch one felt a lot more authentic, think a lot of Mark's football stories we're a bit embellished...
And Kevin's weren't? I loved both episodes and Jeff Winters, Kevin told a story about Forest vs Arsenal, said Wenger and Clough were the managers, Clough had retired before Wenger joined Arsenal.
The episodes with the refs are among the best. Real eye-openers. You grow up watching these people on telly or at the games, and you really know nothing about them at all. That's why i love these podcasts.
I thought that too pal,,cracking that shite "joke" far too many times,,I'd have told him to do one,,also "I never lost control " then proceeded to tell us of a shocker he had,,I willing to bet there are numerous fans recalling numerous games when he was shite
Fair play to him. The Warnock story didn't surprise me. He told Morgan to do Hulme, and it ended in a fracture scull. Filthy manager, but respect for his career tbf.
And rightly soo,you shouldn't of posted that out of respect. Being a Sunderland fan,Newcastle Middlesbrough Coventry if it was one of those you would have received sxxt for the rest of your life😅 Great session as ALWAYS lads👍
Interesting that he says that fans are just as important in the game as anyone else!! From a fans perspective it feels like we are nothing to the ‘powers that be’, we have gone from fans/supporters to now being customers, we are just literally cash cows! Even after the pandemic & the subsequent lockdowns & fans not being allowed into games & players & managers stating how much different the game was without us, yet just a few short years later we are back to square one & being overlooked!!
QPR fan I spent a bit of time in shepherd's Bush , Latimer Road.. good days.. cancer is nowt but a cunt, pleased you came out the other end of it and your up and at it. Came across as a nice honest fella.. Happy days...toon fan
Great episode lads...What an inspiration of a man Mark is...Love the fact he wears his heart on his sleeve and says it exactly how it is...Well done lads...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
As much as we supposedly didn't like the refs without them no game as is took me 12 years to realise 😅 but now I respect all refs even if they are a twat remember no ref no game
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Top bloke, Mark. I've got a nice story about him.
Cancer has troubled my family for as long as I can remember. My mum used to run a support group, I used to play with kids the same age as me who ended up losing their mums at the support group etc.. and other members of my family have had it.
So when I saw Mark's piece on Football Fpcus in 2009 I got quite upset, when he spoke about his wife and his daughter, I remembered the kids I played with and how hard it'd be on his little girl. I wrote him a letter sending my best wishes and sent it to his restaurant in Bolton and for whatever reason attached my phone number.. I was only 14 at the time but his story touched me.
On New Year's Eve 2009, my Dad shouted through that someone was on the phone for me, and I it was Mark. We spoke for about half an hour, he asked me about school, family, who I supported and whatnot. We spoke about a few decisions he made in the Cup Final 08 which as a Chelsea fan irked me and he talked me through every single one. He thanked me for taking time out to write him, I thanked him for taking his time put to call and I could hear his little girl playing in the background and his wife shouted through. It really made me realise that they are humans and they really are family people like all of us. I'm 28 now, and always tell this story whenever he comes on the telly. So glad to hear he's doing well
Class touch from both of use 👍
Love this mate, nice thing for him to do, but nice that a 14 year old had the empathy to write to a stranger. :-) and you managed to get him to explain his cup final descicions lol
@garyphillips006 with my parents' work with cancer support I'd always had a lot of empathy toward the illness and understanding from a young age, playing with their kids about the same age as me who later lost their mothers... his story resonated with me and I remember him saying people he didnt think that liked him in football were sending him letters so I thought I'd do the sake. Was a lovely response from him
Nice one fella. Great story, thanks for sharing.
Sounds like the type guy that pestered the lads to do an interview
Loved laughing at his own tugboat craic didn’t he fuck me 😂
I've got to say that Jon Parkin must have the patience of a saint, I think I may have given him a slap.
These interviews are fantastic. Thanks to all involved. Greatly appreciated
I only found this channel 2 weeks ago, I've been hooked ever since!! 🙌👍
How has Fellaini let YOU down? Halsey comes across as the teacher that tries to be cool and thinks everybody is his mate when they are taking the piss out of him as soon as he turns round.
For obvious reasons, referees have to get the big calls right. From his perspective, missing a sending off reflects badly on him, even if it's behind his back. Fellaini has done it on the sly, but it will appear as a player smashes his opponent and got away with it. Halsey has missed a big call and the players misconduct tarnishes the ref's performance for missing the decision. It's a fair shout.
@Chris-ou5dd but he acts like Fellaini has wronged him in a personal way. I'm surprised Fellaini even knew his name.
The amount of referees you see on this and other podcasts that try to be absolute lads, pretend they are one of the boys and down my earth working class fellas is weird tbf. I reckon they grew up with no mates.
@@Rodders0223 bit like you then
@angryscotsman9342 Sick burn bro.
Parts of it had me laughing, parts of it had me welling up. Another great episode, keep up the good work lads and good luck to Parky in his upcoming game.
Halsey pushing the tugboat joke a bit too much 🙄
Wasn't funny the first time.
Class this. Refs always make for a decent chat 💪🏻
Top episode lads. Really enjoyed this and so happy he’s fighting fight, top ref and better human
Brilliant again boys and to Mark and his Wife all the best and good luck to both of them 🥰🥰
Absolutely fantastic lads, Mark comes across as a top bloke. I really enjoyed that one 😂
Great episode again lads. Can't wait for Westley 😂
Brilliant Episode Lads, what a Bloke. thoroughly Enjoyed this!
Absolutely brilliant again lads. Made my week.
Best footie pod cast.....
Ironically some off the best episodes involve referees.
Have always thought Halsey was top man and this proved this.
Referees are the good ones
Not ironic actually. Refs have personality whereas most players are boring and stupid
@jorgoppers2324 most players are boring and stupid ....not sure you are in a position of knowledge enough to make that claim .
Absolute melt that fella.
I’m pissed up now. I was playing a drinking game every time he said “tugboat” 🙄 flogged that dead horse good and proper
Brilliant pod Halsey had some great stories
First time listening in. What a great episode the savage story was really good
Another great podcast lads, keep up the great work 👏👏👏👏
Thought Parky was gonna lamp him within the first 25 minutes
Absolutely class episode Gents! Well done all 👍 …. Smithy
Loves himself, and chatting nonsense about his nephew saying refs are shocking as he never speaks to him. I know this for a fact. He's a liar and big head.
Brilliant episode
Can't wait for the Marc White episode. Mark Howard would be a good guest, does podcasts aswel.
So buzzing that it starts straight away & not fast forwarding for 3hrs for it to start. Another class one lads love it
What the removal of that 3 second inconvenience has left you buzzing?
Right, I see
The intros were brilliant in previous seasons
This really highlights the problems with modern refs, too egotistical and enjoy the limelight too much
Shite, modern players cant handle refs like this with a personality. Would say "you cant say that and cry"
Makes out like hes best mates with every player 😂
Yet again lads..BRILLIANT..Get Rob kozluk on
Great interview. I must say however I don't like the perception of managers calling refs and having relationships like that. We've heard from Mike Dean and now this insight. I think it fuels potential for interference
His Stories sound like Jay from the Inbetweeners haha
Other then Marks are true
What type of fucking gaybag watches the inbetweeners ?
More Whoppers than Burger King 😂
his little quip about Jon not making it to wembley shows that the refs see then selves on a par with the players these days. Madness. Just blow your whistle and go home.
@@DanWe5t couldnt care less about Jon, but these refs wanting to be centre of attention has damaged the game
If this fella told me it was dark outside I’d have to check
Seems to be splitting opinion in the comments but that’s got to be the sign of a great ep! Well in lads. Defo keep getting more refs on.
Surprised you guys didn’t push him for more when he was saying he was a pal of David Moyes and used to speak to managers on the phone?! Madness.
Managers at all levels speak to referees every week. It’s not unusual.
I can understand that managers and refs communicate but to openly say he’s ‘pals with him’ raises eyebrows. Human nature to favour your mates. Not a great look for an organisation that’s meant to be ‘impartial’.
If you were having a shot everytime tugboat was said, you’d of been written off in the first 15 minutes 😂😂
I can confirm that the movie "Tarantula" is a classic from the 50s B Movie Era
"Its not the best position for you that john" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Brilliant podcast lads.
Great episode
Top bloke Mark, i met him at Edgeley park years back.
I Liked him as a Referee however I now love him after what Ive heard today. Fantastic Podcast this one Boys. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What football ground are you at in the outro?
The Wham Stadium (Accrington Stanley)
@@danhewett6086 Thank you young man 🙂👍
In Coley's bar!! Class little stadium now.
Came across as a bit of Tool and loves himself. Fair play to him beating cancer and that was inspirational 👏 🙌 👍. But the tug boat reference had me cringing 😬
Pure forced lad banter and so disrespectful
@@Rodders0223soft lad
Why is it?
Spot on. Good stories, well interviewed, but uncomfortable. Happy Patreon.
Him and 'Parky' both cringe worthy imo, Parkin had a good career but I've never heard anyone moan so much and hate football so much who played the game professionally and his obsession with money and what players were on, nah nah, gobshite
You lads been filming at Ilkestons gaff? You got Lee Tomlin or Leroy Lita on?
Quality as per 😂
Nice Fella Mark and a brave Family and why people feel the need to say that kind of vile stuff over a football game jeeeezzz wtf were they thinking but what a guy to forgive them and to save his job wow what a fella ,iam so glad to see him looking healthy
When’s the Marc White episode out?
Tonight 👍
Top bloke, cheers fellas
DIdn't think I'd find out that Jon Parkin is the only one to be able to coil a cable properly in this episode...
The David Brent of refs. Jeff Winter seemed like a top bloke, this one sounds like a right top knob.
Ohhh phased ya
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A referee that cared about the game? That was empathetic to situations going on? I think his personality, yes, was a little more grassroots and that wouldn't be able to fly these days. But he still knew the rules, the semantics on where to stand, the paperwork and job itself. Give him a little more credit.
@@dizzydazed8055 yeah I didn't question his refereeing did I? He was a good ref. Just seems like a tit
@@lukecrosby9869 whatever that means. Gimp kid
I’m a £3 Patreon and I’ve not seen an update on there for a while but they’ve mentioned the Patreon a few times at the end. Am I being thick or is this happening with anyone else?
Drop us a DM on Twitter or Instagram and we’ll get to the bottom of it. There should be a new episode released on your feed every two weeks Harry.
Haha as a city fan thankyou Mr.Halsey
Referee ones are good value. Although, the Kevin Lynch one felt a lot more authentic, think a lot of Mark's football stories we're a bit embellished...
And Kevin's weren't? I loved both episodes and Jeff Winters, Kevin told a story about Forest vs Arsenal, said Wenger and Clough were the managers, Clough had retired before Wenger joined Arsenal.
The lack of a microwave has all but confirmed the bald ones' status as a genuine odd ball
Get yourself an air fryer son. Microwaves are a disgrace
@@Rodders0223 I'm balling out with both atm mate
The episodes with the refs are among the best. Real eye-openers. You grow up watching these people on telly or at the games, and you really know nothing about them at all. That's why i love these podcasts.
Was thinking this earlier only ao much shit lixker room banter per season one can take
I could not Live without my
❤️Microwave ❤️
I own a house and dont own a microwave. I think food warmed up in it tastes a bit funny.
great episode, seemed a proper genuine bloke who had some common sense with football!, something sorely lacking in the VAR rooms.
Parky more patience than most. Halsey comes across a complete bellend
I thought that too pal,,cracking that shite "joke" far too many times,,I'd have told him to do one,,also "I never lost control " then proceeded to tell us of a shocker he had,,I willing to bet there are numerous fans recalling numerous games when he was shite
Did you listen to the whole thing? Halsey is inspirational for those that are fighting cancer.
@@rabbitleader2307both things can be true
Fair play to him. The Warnock story didn't surprise me. He told Morgan to do Hulme, and it ended in a fracture scull. Filthy manager, but respect for his career tbf.
The tugboat stuff got extremely tedious.
More fictional stories than a library. I bet he’s been telling these all over Spain to anyone who wants to listen 👂
That divorce story with Bellamy is cringy as fuck
More untruths than Trump
Legend in own own mind. Free holiday for the lads tho
Which 1s aren't true? Everyone knows what bellamy is like? The mcmanaman 1 is true
And rightly soo,you shouldn't of posted that out of respect.
Being a Sunderland fan,Newcastle Middlesbrough Coventry if it was one of those you would have received sxxt for the rest of your life😅
Great session as ALWAYS lads👍
Are you a boyband? 😂😂😂 this bloke is a mix of Jay from inbetweeners and David Brent
Interesting that he says that fans are just as important in the game as anyone else!!
From a fans perspective it feels like we are nothing to the ‘powers that be’, we have gone from fans/supporters to now being customers, we are just literally cash cows!
Even after the pandemic & the subsequent lockdowns & fans not being allowed into games & players & managers stating how much different the game was without us, yet just a few short years later we are back to square one & being overlooked!!
Just come on UA-cam and see this, buzzing. Love the ref ones.
look fwd to Marc White
When’s Nicky Adams out lads
QPR fan I spent a bit of time in shepherd's Bush , Latimer Road.. good days.. cancer is nowt but a cunt, pleased you came out the other end of it and your up and at it. Came across as a nice honest fella.. Happy days...toon fan
TAGBOWT TAGBOWT TAGBOWT THATS WHAT I CALL HIM TAGBOWT!!!
Great ref who had a super match in '99 and there was a lot of time wasting during that match.
Great episode lads...What an inspiration of a man Mark is...Love the fact he wears his heart on his sleeve and says it exactly how it is...Well done lads...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Seems an absolute melon. Doubt a lot of these stories went the way he portrays
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boston united. love of my life
Try get jimmy bullard on please lads
Great pod cast boys... the tug boat to John got abit boring...
Up The Gills
Damn. Here too early for the Gillingham fan comments.
Comes across like a Ricky Gervais skit this bloke
I don’t have a microwave 😂
I always thought Mark was an outstanding referee, its a shame the shower refereeing in the PL aren't a patch on him.
How many of these referees have taken bungs to throw games?
There is real life and TV,
Some suit one more than the other
Bit of a knob imo. Likes the sound of his voice.
Who is the slaver in the Nike top ?
He was a good ref and always let games flowed
He don't half sound like Ian Dowie.
Typical of all the refs who have come on all want the banter one way
Good ref
More refs on. Their stories are hilarious and really interesting. 😂😂😂👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
What a good chap.
That challenge of that rat McManaman was a fkn disgrace
It was an embarrassment he missed that and deserved to be dropped for 8 weeks! Pathetic refereeing
I don't have a microwave.
As much as we supposedly didn't like the refs without them no game as is took me 12 years to realise 😅 but now I respect all refs even if they are a twat remember no ref no game
Actually thinks being a ref was like a footballer
More refs on please. Some great characters and stories
Proper plum! These things really show the refs as they are! All of them are clowns
Parky should have chinned him. Barely know the bloke and he thinks he can make jibes at his expense. Proper weird behaviour.
Yep nothing worse than when someone is over familiar with you. Yep I'm a cunt but only my mates can call me that, not someone who hardly knows me.
I agree mate , you can guarantee he’ll be scanning the comments so hopefully he’ll learn a bit of something
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