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/HollieAgombar Instagram @HollieAgombar - instagram.com/hollieagombar TikTok @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.