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Chief Executive of Ref Support UK Martin Cassidy has teamed up with Ryallzey and his trusted sidekick Little Wayne to bring you a weekly podcast with a twist. Never before have we had a podcast dedicated to referee’s to get their side of the story and behind the scenes antics like never heard before. Mix that up with talk about current day affairs and a special section looking back at historic football moments this aims to be the podcast that really kicks with plenty of laughs and unheard stories from the people in the middle make this unmissable!
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Tune in as we have a special edition pod as Martin hears and incredible story!
The team discuss what actually is offside anymore and when do players actually affect play? As well as discussing the hot topics from the weekend as well as more Blue card developments!
So the lads kicked off season 2 with a bang as they got their teeth stuck into the new Blue card that is to be introduced into football at the lower levels initially - this sparks fierce debate on how it will affect the game at all levels. The lads also touch on the final from Sunday. Welcome back boys!!
On the back of the release of the documentary NoRefNoGame - a Grassroots Story (watch here https://youtu.be/iZTedMxY3TU?si=Dt5SIQJTcenMR06X). The team discuss at length the making of the doc, the challenges faced and how they became to be the trio they are and talk about how TheRefPod was born.
Also, things heat up regarding racism and we look at the results of the VAR poll - which was not happy reading for Martin!
Special guest on the return show is a Trailblazing ref defying the authorities and wearing bodycams whilst refereeing mens football games. The difference is night and day with how the abuse has almost stopped.
Also, Wayne & Martin clash over VAR so we ask you, should it be scrapped?
This week the lads were delighted to get on the pod Jules Browning. This was all over the sports news this week when Pompey fan and grassroots ref was enjoying the game with his wife when disaster struck and the game was in need of his assistance. Listen to this amazing story and find out what unfolded in this amazing story!
This is a MAMMOTH episode but it was simply to good to cut short. On this episode the lads speak to one of the great educators and influencers behind the beautiful game Troy Townsend who works for Kick It Out. We pretty much discuss everything around the the stuff people tend to shy away from to give an honest and balanced opinion on racism in sport and in society before turning out attentions to Troy's pet of choice whilst mixing this up with plenty of laughs, it really is not to be missed!
After challenging our listeners to come on and share their experiences of reffing we had Scott approach the team. As an 18 year old player who assaulted a referee, got banned for 5 years and now he is a ref - the journey really has come full circle!
The guys chat about the new offside proposal whilst reminiscing about the guests they've had so far. On this episode the also speak to young Max about starting his refereeing journey as a 14 year old boy. This episode has a real 'lads at the pub feel', plenty of laughs and talking about behind scenes stuff with the guests so far...
An intriguing listen to one of the greats of the refereeing world - there wasn't many high profile matches that Roger didn't cover and the people he encountered. Listen to his tales of Alex Ferguson and the late great Johan Cruyff, plus many more. This episode is not to be missed!
This episode see's us interview the King of mid-morning radio and the man who put the excitement into trasnfer deadline day - the one and only Mr Jim White. Ryallzey is an absolute super fan of his show on Talksport and Jim does not dissapoint as the four of them chew through all the latest talking points!
This week the boys are joined by one of the very best in the business - Sam Wallace, Chief Football writer of the Daily Telegraph. Sam shares his passionate views on the difficulties facing the referees in the modern game and also tell us who his favourite player was. Great insight from yet another angle from the Ref Pod - Not to be missed!
The team get together this week to speak with ex-Premier League referee Jeff Winter.
Jeff talks about the changes in the game, his FA cup final experience and his favourite place to referee football matches plus much, much more. This episode is not to missed!
Let's go over to Peter! Peter how good is this pod? An absolutely brilliant guest, didn't hold back right from the start - with amazing insight into how things are created by the scenes to telling us where his favourite ground to ref and also the best players he saw whilst reffing. - one was that good he forgot to blow the whistle. You do not want to miss this!
Join us on the latest pod as we have former Millwall FC CEO Andy Ambler and the current Director of Professional Game Relations for the FA. Hear Andy tell the lads some exclusive Referee information that could change the game going forward in relation to on-field transparency between the refereeing teams and the audience, amongst other inside information from the heart of the English game!
Massive breaking news from The FA regarding points deductions for abusing referees which feels like a massive win for Martin and Ref Support UK. Hear the team discuss the in's and out's of this ground-breaking announcement and then rounding it off by answering some of your questions about incidents from the weekend!
The first of this exiting new podcast as we get our awkward introductions out of the way so you can get a general feel for the boys. With exciting guests already lined up over the coming weeks it's going to be a blast. The aim is to give refs a voice not a pass as we call everything we see and a special section to give the listener a voice. Have you got a pair to sit in the chair with Mr Cassidy?
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