On Episode 6 of the Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom, we were going to discuss two very different, but hopefully interesting subjects for regular football fans, like we ourselves are....

We were going to discuss "What Represents Success to Fans & Clubs - and Is There a Difference? We were then going to discuss "The Fixture List & Sky Fixture Timings", but in the interests of keeping things tight and proper around timings, we decided to just concentrate on the first subject and leave the second one for a future episode.

So, here is your first single subject podcast episode on..... "What Represents Success to Fans & Clubs - And Is There a Difference?

• Are Club & Fan expectations always aligned & what if they are not?
• Who had the better season last season - Spurs or Arsenal & why?
• Finishing 4th and in the CL places v winning a trophy - what wins?
• Why do clubs safely in mid PL table play weakened squads in cups?
• Was Bristol City's playoff hammering by Sheff Utd still progress?
• Would all 3 promoted clubs to the PL take 17th before a ball is kicked?
• Same for Birmingham & Wrexham in particular in the Championship?
• Is success at club level disconnected for the game-going fan in particular?

We also address what we think might represent success at our own clubs in Middlesbrough & Everton in the coming season.

Plenty to get your thoughts going. We hope that you like this podcast, we hope that it gets YOU thinking about YOUR views on the subjects we cover.

• Do you agree?
• Do you have a view or a comment?
• Do you have a suggestion for us to tackle in a future episode?

We would welcome your views and comments. 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.

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On this Episode 5, Nick & Dom discuss two very different, but hopefully interesting subjects for regular football fans, like we ourselves are....

In the first half we discuss Ticket Prices

• Why are ticket prices continuing to rise when revenues for big clubs certainly are massive?
• Is a season ticket good value where you support your club?
• How do walk-up supporters feel about the on-the-day pricing?
• What happened to the "£20 is Plenty" initiative & should this be for all home & away fans?
• Are clubs favouring football tourists over local supporters?
• How dare Man Utd charge a debenture to "own" your piece of plastic?
• If you pay more, can you moan more?

Lots to get your teeth into.

The second half is given over to Annoying People in Stadiums

We are not the arbitrators of good style, good behaviour and standards, but come on.....

The behaviour of some fans at home and particularly away games can be appalling and it is usually fuelled by drink and increasingly drugs. #

Whilst this is indeed annoying, and we share some of our own stories of what we have witnessed inside & outside of stadiums over the years, there are plenty of other annoyances that get us riled and annoyed.

• How do you feel about the perennial late arrivers?
• The ones late back after half time?
• Those with a bladder the size of a pea and....
• Those that always leave early to "beat the traffic", whatever the score or state of play on the pitch?
• Is karma just waiting around the corner for them?

Finally, what about the "Gobshite Coach" who shouts the same thing from his seat (and it is ALWAYS a he), 20 times a game......

Is there a place reserved in hell for them?

We hope that you like this podcast, we hope that it gets YOU thinking about YOUR views on the subjects we cover.

We would welcome your views and comments.

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 progress through the 2025/26 season, and hopefully beyond.

We also have an open Group on LinkedIn - just search "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast" on LinkedIn Groups and join for additional content and background information.

Thanks for your support with this podcast.

The season is back!

NICK & DOM

On this Episode 4, Nick & Dom discuss two very different, but hopefully interesting subjects for the average Joe Football Fans, just like us....

In the first half we discuss Technology & Rule Changes and in the second half, supporting the incredible season of PSG without Mbappe, we look at Galacticos - Are They All That?

Part one It's more than a moan about VAR (although why wouldn't we), it's about the origins of technology in football and where we think it should have stopped.

It's a debate around whether the technology itself is to blame, or are the rules like offside and handball in particular, the root of the problem when it comes to annoying and frustrating most fans?

We discuss the overused and misinterpreted "clear & obvious" as well as whether referees are now guilty of re-refereeing games instead of just focusing on incidents.

Lots to get your teeth into in such a thorny subject area.

The second half is given over to the question of - Galacticos, Are They All That?

It comes from a homage to the exploits of PSG this season (accepting that they didn't quite win the new Mickey Mouse FIFA Club World Cup as discussed in Episode 1 of this podcast).

They won the Champion's League for the first time in their history without Mbappe and a recent history that included the likes of Messi & Neymar.

We consider what even constitutes a Galactico and throw a few names around to prove (or disprove) a point or two.

Finally we discuss who would win between a prime Galactico Heavy Real Madrid from 2003 - 2006 and prime Barcelona from 2009 - 2012? Who would you be backing?

Over to you to see what you think. We hope that you like this podcast, we hope that it gets YOU thinking about YOUR views on the subjects we cover.

We would welcome your views and comments.

Please don't forget to like, subscribe and share to help us to grow our audience and also to get your fix of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast every week as we progress through the 2025/26 season, and hopefully beyond.

Thanks for your support with this podcast.

NICK & DOM