The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast With Nick & Dom

Welcome to Episode 67 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
Recorded on Sunday 20th September as we are about to enter the first (and longest) International Break of the season, we clear-out the notes and observations on the first tranche of fixtures of the new season to clear the decks for a few episodes which will cover one (or two max) specific subjects.
Loads of content, loads of random stories and observations and loads to keep you engaged and entertained......
Please take a little time to listen or watch and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast.
So, apart from EVERYONE, who do we think might have a special interest in this particular episode this week;
Boro Fans
Everton Fans
Fans Who Travel Away
Spurs Fans
Swansea Fans
Bradford City Fans
Sheffield Wednesday Fans
Barnet FC Fans
Fans with Pets
Brighton Fans
Brentford Fans
Man Utd Fans
Southampton Fans (Maybe Not)....
Northampton Town Fans
We also have our new, regular feature - (that might be short-lived) which our regular audience will totally get - it's called RUSSELL MARTIN WATCH!
And we discuss two other pretty regular topics - The Curse of the Returning Player & The Curse of the Bogey Team.......
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 crack on through the season.
We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 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
Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

Welcome to Episode 66 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
Recorded on Thursday 10th September - this is another reflection on some of the things we have seen, picked up and would like to share from more rounds of early season games, research & extensive analysis across the football landscape.
Loads to get stuck into for proper football fans - discussing the football we all love, and some of the things intrigue or annoy us, but also that are worthy of celebration - take a bow SV Elversberg & Feyenoord in particular this week.....
Please take a little time to listen or watch and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast.
So, apart from EVERYONE, who do we think might have a special interest in this particular episode this week;
 
Bundesliga Fans or German Football Observers
Fans of Non-Tippy-Tappy Football
Boro Fans - Crystal Palace Fans
Evertonians
Hayden Hackney Fans
Fans of Brilliant Club Recognition for Unsung Heroes
Fans Interested in the Underdog Story
West Ham Fans
Arsenal Fans
Wrexham Fans
Fans of the Scotland National Team
 
We have also introduced a new weekly feature, (that might be short-lived) which our regular audience will totally get - it's called RUSSELL MARTIN WATCH!
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 crack on through the season.
We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 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
Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

Welcome to Episode 65 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
Recorded on Bank Holiday Monday (31st August), this is our first reflection on some of the things we have seen, picked up and would like to share from our early season games, research & extensive analysis across the Premier League, Championship, EFL & the SPL.
Loads to get stuck into now that PROPER football - the football we all love, is back up and running.....
Forget the World Cup, the forthcoming Nation's League and whatever else is happening in other areas like FIFA - take a little time to listen and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast.
So, apart from EVERYONE, who do we think might have a special interest in this particular episode;
 
Man City Fans
Evertonians
Newcastle Fans
Millwall Fans
Spurs Fans
Villa Fans
Reading & Luton Fans#
Celtic & Rangers Fans
Russell Martin
Port Vale Fans
Boro Fans
West Brom Fans
 
We also discuss some of the new rule changes (and how they are going in actual games), why VAR might be less of a hindrance (so far) and we also want to know which returning player has already scored against you after only 2 or 3 games - because they ALWAYS do!
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 crack on through the new 2026/27 season.
We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 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
Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

Welcome to Episode 64 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
Today we meet Andy Callard and his son, Hux. Avid Sheffield United fans, but more importantly, for the context of this podcast, avid AWAY fans.
Travelling the length and breadth of the country together in support of their beloved club, they have encountered everything that regular away fans encounter on their travels:
Finding somewhere safe to park
Blocked in parking with a 2 hour wait to get out
Parking that requires a route march to get to the stadium
Poor food choices, then finding something awesome after you have eaten
Trying to find a friendly pub for a Dad & his Lad to enjoy
What to see locally if you get there early or are staying over
How to best access the away end to avoid the queue at the first turnstile
Indeed, being an away fan in a strange town or city can be quite daunting, and even if you go on organised travel, you still need to eat and you still might want a pint or two in an away fan friendly hostelry.
So, after many a poor decision, and many an "I wish I had known that" moments on their travels, often caused by trusting some anonymous scribe who has never even been to the ground, let alone that town or city, or checking the club website - which is written exclusively for home fans, Andy (and Hux) created;
www.awaydayhub.co.uk
Primarily and currently for Championship away fans, but with plans to expand across the pyramid, Andy & Hux have been to 21 of the 23 current Championship as AWAY fans and have documented all that any other away fan might need or want to know for their own planned visit - but crucially, from an AWAY fan perspective.
There is a lot of brilliant content for each ground, but one of the BEST options is around parking - where is safe, where is close enough, where has decent walkable access (rather than through the woods like Nick from this podcast has previously encountered in the dark at Huddersfield and using a Sherpa at Blackburn), and most importantly, where can you get a decent getaway after the match - as you just want to get on your way - especially after a late midweek match in a distant town or city.
www.awaydayhub.co.uk really is a brilliant resource for ANY fan of ANY club planning an away trip this or any other season.
It has already been used by Nick at Blackburn and as part of his planning for Burnley this coming Wednesday - and despite having been to both a number of times, it still added some valuable insights and ideas.
This is a slightly longer episode as we had a lot to talk about as fellow away fans. We share the origin story of the idea to what plans there are for its evolution. We share away day "war stories" and some thoughts on how other fans can get involved. One thing is for sure, we wish Andy & Hux the very best of luck with this brilliant new resource - and they are good people too - so please support them.
If you want to comment or reach out to us or Andy & Hux, please do. We (and they) 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 420 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 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
Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

Welcome to Episode 63 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
A final "catch all" episode, recorded before the EFL season & the Premier League kicked off, but released after the first Premier League action of the season kicked off over the weekend.
Another really interesting mixed bag of discussion points, including, though not exclusive to:
Sorting out the keeper injury tactical time out - or have they?
How accurate is pre-season as a form barometer?
A brilliant social media post from Billingham Town
What's wrong with Italian football - and is it fixable?
Who is your opposition nemesis in terms of ALWAYS scoring against you?
Has Benjamin Sesko overdone the gym work in the summer?
Who else did that and to what effect?
Why all Championship clubs need to be wary of Lincoln City keeper, George Wickens this season
And we finish with a brilliant Zlatan story that will make you smile
 
As we say, a final mixed bag to clear the summer decks, but one we think any football fans will enjoy.
Lots of interesting and sometimes strange observations (plus the odd stat) to get your teeth into as you await the return of the big kick-off.
What do you think? Do you have a different view or opinion on our observations?
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 420 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 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
Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

Welcome to Episode 62 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
We all know that football is nearly always something of an emotional rollercoaster - and to discuss just that, we are delighted to have a very special guest with us, fellow Podcast Host and Speaker - Hollie Agombar of Hollie's Hotspurs.
It's fair to say that Spurs have been the epitome of a rollercoaster - or a snakes & ladders board, probably since missing out to Leicester in the 2016 Premier League run-in, the Champion's League Final loss to Liverpool in 2019, to winning the Europa League in 2025, but also circling the Premier League relegation drain twice with 17th place finishes in consecutive seasons.
And there have been plenty of Managers (including 4 just last season) in the mix too.
As real fans, we discussed “The Ups & Downs of a Genuine Football Fan” - and Hollie was honest, open and very engaging in sharing her journey over recent years as a Spurs fan - but also from where the rollercoaster started for her.
It IS about Hollie’s Spurs journey but it will resonate with ANY genuine football fan - the emotions and the emotional drain of following ANY club.
So, even if you support Arsenal, a different Premier League side or a side playing in the Championship or the rest of the pyramid, we think you will relate and enjoy.
If you want to comment or reach out, please do.  We would love to hear from you......
This 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 plough on through the 2026/27 football season.
We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 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
Hollie's Channels for her excellent podcast and content are;
YouTube - @HolliesHotspurs Twitter/x @HollieAgombar - x.com/HollieAgombarInstagram @HollieAgombar - instagram.com/hollieagombarTikTok @HollieAgombar - tiktok.com/@hollieagombar
 
Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

Welcome to Episode 61 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
Another "catch all" episode, clearing off a lot of our pre-season domestic football "observations & stuff" lists that we have curated over recent weeks whilst awaiting the kick-off of the new season.
A really interesting mixed bag of discussion points, including, though not exclusive to:
Touching on the Infantino Debacle – because we had to.....
Why Franco Baresi was the REAL DEAL as a footballer
Has Jermaine Defoe cut his career off before it starts?
Eddie Howe leaving Newcastle
York City parting company with a promotion winning Manager
How many EFL Managers will join him before the season is out?
The "strange" transfer tale of Tommy Watson to Leicester
Will Boro fans be singing "USA, USA, USA" annoyingly all season?
Why Vini Jr (and his Agent) have had Arsenal's pants down
Is the SPL Title race already over after one opening weekend?
How brilliant were the Hansa Rostock fans at Watford?
The oldest professional footballer in the world - scoring again!
How much has Jose Mourinho earned in severances to date?
 
As we say, a mixed bag, but one we think any football fans will enjoy - we hope. Lots of interesting and sometimes strange observations (plus the odd stat) to get your teeth into as you await the return of the big kick-off.
What do you think? Do you have a different view or opinion on our observations? 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 420 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 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
Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.
 
 
 

Welcome to Episode 60 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
This episode is simply entitled "Observations & Stuff"
After 7 back-to-back episodes of World Cup distraction and then last week's  excellent Episode 59 with Sports Writing "Royalty", Harry Harris, we are back to our heartland for our listeners and viewers - domestic football across various divisions.
Whilst it may seem odd that we don't cover the recent Infantino scandal, this episode was recorded BEFORE his announcement to "sell off the family silver", but we do start with a couple of legacy World Cup observations, and we are confident that Mr Infantino will create more scandal and headlines for us to jump on in the coming weeks.
We then move on to a host of random observations from pre-season to season-eve, including, though not exclusive to;
Comparisons between La Liga & The Premier League from one of the game's legends
Where we saw a Half & Half Scarf - why, and who is buying them?
Chelsea & Villa swapping players - unfairly!
Why would Summerville want to go to Saudi at his age - oh wait?
Why Championship clubs should fear Bolton over 98 minutes?
What we think the chances are for Wolves, Burnley & West Ham all going straight back up?
Are Sheffield United in trouble & how will Chris Wilder react?
The best ever "vote of confidence" in a Manager
Preston spending BIG on a great young player
What award can a Stoke player win this coming season?
And more.....
 
A proper clear the decks" episode before the new season kicks off.....  We hope you enjoy it 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 420 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 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
Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.
 
 

Welcome to Episode 59 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom
WOW, WOW, WOW.......
Have we got an episode for you.
Dom & I have just met and chatted with a genuine icon of Sports Journalism & Sports Broadcasting, who could easily be described as Journalistic Royalty.
We meet........ HARRY HARRIS
Harry has been covering English & World Football for over 50 years as a leading Sports Journalist. He has been to every World Cup since 1986.  To date he has had 99 books published including his latest;
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP : ON THE PITCH & OFF THE DRAWING BOARD, Co-Authored & Illustrated by Paul Trevillion with Contributions from none other than Osvaldo Ardilles. It is a fabulous book, beautifully illustrated (and available now from Amazon & all good book stores). Buy it for yourself or any football fan in your life - they will not be disappointed.
No spoilers, but Harry gives us THE best answer to a question that Dom or I have posed in 59 episodes to date, we explore why losing out on an Award to someone employing decidedly "shady" tactics still rankles, and his Diego Maradona interview story is simply gold.
There is also a startling revelation about the sale of Manchester United that had us dropping our jaws.
Finally, as proper football fans, Harry's insights into how the game is going should be both a concern and a wake-up call for us all - very interesting.......
Harry has met and interviewed (and written a book about) many of the true greats of the game.
Pele
Johan Cruyff
Bobby Moore
Sir Bobby Charlton 
Maradona
Billy Wright
George Best 
Terry Venables
Gazza
Glenn Hoddle
Sir Alex Ferguson
Jose Mourinho
Even Posh & Becks - and of course many, many, many more.
He is TWICE a winner of the prestigious Sports Story of the Year Award and TWICE a winner of equally prestigious Sports Journalist of the Year Award to go with his 20 plus other Awards he has received over his glittering career.
We could have chatted for hours - and he will definitely be coming back, but for now, just sit back and watch or listen to a great storyteller, sharing some of his memorable moments from an incomparable football journalist's career.
We hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it - but that would be really hard as both Dom & I are still in "Fan Boy" mode - it was that much of a joy, pleasure and honour to meet and chat with Harry.
As always, 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.
We also have a growing LinkedIn group with nearly 420 members – with more exclusive content just for football fans with a LinkedIn account. Just search The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast under Groups on 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 Monday morning fix of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast every week as we progress through the rest of the summer, ready for the new season, which is nearly upon us already.......
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP : ON THE PITCH & OFF THE DRAWING BOARD - https://amzn.eu/d/09orDvK4
Thanks for your support and your support with our YouTube channel too.
 

Welcome to Episode 58 of the Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom.
This is our last episode concentrating on the World Cup 2026 - with our observations on the Final and the Tournament as a whole.
We even have a brief little chat about the Bronze Final.
So what do we think?
Was the 6-4 Bronze Final vindicated as a spectacle because of the score line?
How much do we hate American razzmatazz?
Was the WC Final worthy of the name and the anticipation?
What will it have done to attract a new audience to football, globally?
What do we think of the Argentinians’ antics and behaviour?
Did football actually win as a result of Spain scoring their extra time winner?
Do we now love Wayne Rooney?
And what of the overall tournament itself as a World Cup and as a global football spectacle and celebration?
What do we think of it overall?
Was it worth the 4 year wait?
Did 48 teams work?
What were the “moments” the goals and memories?
Where does it rank against other World Cups?
Are we glad it is over?
And we have a monologue finish (which is a first for the podcast too).
All this and much, much more (with a little parental listening guidance) are discussed as we put the 2026 World Cup to bed….
As always, lots of opinions 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 more than we enjoyed the game and the "entertainment" last night.
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.
From next week, we are back in our usual release slot of every Monday morning as we progress through the rest of the summer, ready for the new season - which is nearly upon us already....... .
We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 420 members and rising - just search "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast" on LinkedIn Groups for more exclusive content just for football fans with a LinkedIn account.
Thanks for your support and your support with our YouTube channel too.