One of the latest editions to the #Manxfootball reporting scene, Ruairi Poole, joined us for this week's #ManxFootyPod. Ruairi discussed his first season on the pad and the exciting conclusion to the Division Two promotion race involving Ramsey and his club RYCOB. We also look ahead to Saturday's #JuniorCup final, next week's #HospitalCup semis and, as always, #DaveReadstheWeather. #isleofman #football #podcast
May 10, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 25
This week's #ManxFootyPod is a guest-less wonder. Fear not though there is plenty of pre-recorded interviews to break up the monotony of Andy and Dave including reaction from Paul Jones and #BrentfordB counter-part Lars Friis to the Isle of Man FA's 5-3 win on Wednesday night at the Bowl. Dave also caught up with Peel coach Colin Hardman after the westerners' extra-time FA Cup final success over the Easter weekend. There's a look ahead to this weekend's fixtures, #CombiCorner and, of course, #Da...
Apr 26, 2019•42 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Isle of Man FA men's team manager Paul Jones and full-back Matty Woods were this week's #ManxFootyPod guests. The pair discussed Wednesday's forthcoming friendly with #BrentfordFC's B team and June's Inter-Island tournament in Anglesey. We also looked ahead to this weekend's #WoodsCup and #FPIFACup finals, with Woods in action against St Mary's in the latter with #Peel. If that wasn't enough excitement for you, there's plenty more in this bumper episode including #FCIsleofMan, #CombiCorner, #Wag...
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 23
This week's #ManxFootyPod guests were walking footballers Tony Sewell and Mark Thomas. The pair look ahead to Saturday evening's historic first over-50s #walkingfootball international with #Wales at the Bowl. As well as discussing the weekend's six-a-side matches at the national stadium, they also reflect on how this form of the game has grown in the island. There's also all the usual stuff including a look ahead to the prelim round of the #HospitalCup, #CombiCorner and #DaveReadstheWeather...
Apr 05, 2019•54 min•Season 3Ep. 22
This week's #ManxFootyPod guests are DHSOB manager Liam Buckley (pictured) and defender Tommy Miller. The pair reflect on last weekend's narrow FA Cup defeat at the hands of St Mary's and an inconsistent season as a whole for the Blackberry Lane outfit. We also look ahead to 'Semi-final Saturday' in both the #FPIFACup and #WoodsCup, plus there's usual guff including #CombiCorner and #DaveReadstheWeather. #manxfootball #isleofman #podcast Photo: Gary Weightman...
Mar 29, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 21
One of #ManxFootball's biggest characters joined us for this week's #ManxFootyPodcast in the shape of refereeing legend Kevan Maitland. The #IsleofMan Referees' Society vice-president came into discuss the introduction of #sinbins into the island game next season. We found out what would get you a 10-minute spell in the bin and how referees will manage it. Kevan also reflected on his refereeing career including taking charge of a match involving his beloved #PrestonNorthEnd. There's also the usu...
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 20
#PulroseUnited player-manager Steven Priestnal and goalkeeper Rob Slinger joined us for this week's #ManxFootyPod. The pair looked ahead to Saturday's #FPIFACup with #Peel and reflect on the side's bid to gain promotion to the #CLPL from JCK Division Two. #CombiCorner and #DaveReadstheWeather add to the usual potent mix that is also jam packed with both biscuits and Twitter questions this week. #ManxFootball #IsleofMan #grassrootsfootball
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 19
This week's #ManxFootyPod guests are #Marown duo Tom Curphey and goalkeeper Harry Horbury. The pair look ahead to #SurvivalSaturday in the #CLPL plus reflect on #ManxFootball's most Instagram-ed league, the Under-18 League. Harry also reflects on breaking into senior men's football at the age of 16 and the favourite of his catalogue of top-draw saves so far. Although Dave is enjoying some warm-weather training in Castletown, he still found time to join us by satellite phone to give us #CombiCorn...
Feb 21, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 18
#ColbyAFC duo Ashley Blake (pictured, centre) and Juan Kinvig join us for this week's #ManxFootyPod. The pair look ahead to the club's FPI FA Cup tie with #Foxdale and discuss how and why the Moonlighters have recovered from a slow start to the Division Two season to be among the second-tier's form sides. The duo answers your questions and help us preview this weekend's other games in the Cup and Division Two. If that wasn't enough for you there's #CombiCorner and the wonderfully erudite #DaveRe...
Feb 07, 2019•59 min•Season 3Ep. 17
In this week's #ManxFootyPod we reflect on Wednesday evening's friendly between the #IsleofManFA and #DerryCity at the Bowl. We've got post-match reaction from both managers, Paul Jones and Declan Devine (pictured), to the visitors' 2-0 win at a freezing national stadium. As usual we look ahead to Saturday's games in the Canada Life Premier League and JCK Division Two. Plus there's #CombiCorner and #DaveReadstheWeather for the podcast faithful. #IsleofMan #ManxFootball #LeagueofIreland Photo cou...
Jan 31, 2019•42 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Isle of Man FA men's team manager Paul Jones joined us for this week's #ManxFootyPod to discuss Wednesday evening's friendly with #LeagueofIreland side #DerryCity. Jones looks ahead to Derry's four-day training camp on the island next week, plus discusses the chances of more professional clubs doing likewise in the future. We also look ahead to the Inter-Island Games in June and talk about the time Jonesy faced a fresh-faced Michael Owen during his time with #StockportCounty. If that wasn't enou...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Foxdale manager John Roberts and striker Jay Chatwood (pictured) were this week's #ManxFootyPod guests. The pair join us to look ahead to this week's games in the #WoodsCup including Dale's tie at Malew. Roberts and Chatwood also discuss the #JCKDivisionTwo campaign as a whole and the Billy Goat Park outfit's hopes of claiming promotion. Aside from that there's the usual stuff including, #CombiCorner, #DaveReadstheWeather and news on three island referees' tip to a FIFA training camp in Spain. #...
Jan 18, 2019•52 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Union Mills duo Will Miller and Richie Pyatt join us for the first #ManxFootyPod of the year. The pair discuss the Millers season so far in JCK Division Two and look ahead to Saturday's second game in as many weeks against Malew. They answer your questions, while also looking ahead to this Saturday's fixtures in the #CLPL Premier League and Div Two. As always there's #CombiCorner and the never dull #DaveReadstheWeather feature. #IsleofMan #Manxfootball #grassrootsfootball...
Jan 11, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Joining us for this week's #ManxFootyPod is the rarest of breeds - a professional #Manx footballer. Former St Mary's and St George's defender Liam Doyle (pictured left) joins us after a fine season in the American second tier, the #USL, with #Nashville SC. Doyle talks about a campaign that saw him named the club's defensive player of the year, while looking ahead as the Tennessee outfit gears up to joining the #MLS in 2020. We preview this weekend's fixtures, plus there's the usual emotional rol...
Dec 14, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 12
This week's #ManxFootyPod guests are #DouglasandDistrict duo Ric Delaney and Richard Sparkes. The first-team management duo discuss the club's season so far in JCK Division Two, including last weekend's big win over Governor's Athletic. The pair also talk about the club's burgeoning junior section and the hopes of D and D moving to their own pitch in the future. There's all the usual stuff besides, including #CombiCorner, #DaveReadstheWeather and a look ahead to Saturday's games. #manxfootball #...
Dec 07, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 11
After a sneaky week off the #ManxFootyPod returns with a bang (Or should that be Bass?) ahead of this weekend's Back Office Services Railway Cup semi-finals. St George's duo Chris Bass Jr and Furo Davies join us to look ahead to this weekend's tie with St Mary's, plus reflect on Geordies season so far after a summer of flux at Glencrutchery Road. The pair talk #trilbies, #roasties and room-mates among other things as well as looking ahead to Saturday's big games including the other Cup semi-fina...
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 10
New #RushenUnited striker Dan Hattersley is this week's #ManxFootyPod guest. The 26-year-old talks us through his recent title-winning spell at #GeelongSC in Australia, plus his extensive #nonleague career at the likes of #StockportCounty, #Southport and #HalifaxTown. Hattersley also discusses his formative years in Castletown's combi side, plus his plans for the future. There's all the usual stuff besides, including #CombiCorner, #DaveReadstheWeather and a look ahead to this weekend's fixtures....
Nov 15, 2018•51 min•Season 3Ep. 9
This week's #ManxFootyPod guest is #CastletownMFC chairman and all-round club leg-end Patty Quinney (pictured, centre). We discuss this week's 'six-pointer' with #Marown in the Canada Life Premier League, plus reflect on last season's promotion push. Patty also talks about Town's problems fielding a combi side this season and reveals the best player he's seen play in 25 years with the club. There's the all the usual guff, including #CombiCorner and a very depressing #DaveReadsTheWeather....
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 8
This week's #ManxFootyPod is a #womensfootball special. Ahead of the start of the Nedbank #FloodlitCup on Sunday, Laxey's Alex Honour, Douglas Royal's Kym Hicklin and Isle of Man FA's Simon Elson join us at the Bowl. We discuss, among other things, the state of the women's game in the island, Simon's role as development officer role at the FA plus look ahead to next year's Inter-Island games in #YnysMon. There's the all the usual guff, including #CombiCorner, #DaveReadstheWeather and our regular...
Nov 01, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 7
#Ramsey goalkeeper Andrew Roy Perry and skipper Nick White join us for this week's #ManxFootyPod. The pair reflect on the bun fight at the top of JCK Division Two and the northerners' chances of bouncing back up to the Canada Life Premier League at the first time of asking. Perry talks about his summer move from St George's, while the duo answer your Twitter questions. If that wasn't enough excitement for one week, there's Combi Corner, Dave Reads the Weather and we look ahead to Saturday's big ...
Oct 25, 2018•54 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This week's #ManxFootyPod features #IsleofManFA senior men's team manager Paul Jones and goalkeeper Matt Quirk ahead of the squad's trip to play #Wolves under-23s on Tuesday. The pair discuss the trip to #Telford, the squad's busy summer and look ahead to the #YnysMon2019. Quirk also reflects on club side Douglas Athletic's fine start to #CLPL season, while we also give the #Uefa debate another airing in light of #Gibraltar's recent success. There's tons more beside including all the usual tripe...
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 5
The #ManxFootyPod makes its return after a couple of weeks break. This week's guests are Isle of Man FA's under-18s skipper Lewis Bridson (pictured) and coach Steve Burns as the side prepares to travel to Shropshire this weekend in the #FACountyYouthCup. The pair discuss the islanders run to the quarter-finals last season and their prospects in the competition this term. There's #KitKats, tons of Twitter questions for the duo, #CombiCorner, a look ahead to this Saturday's league games plus our f...
Oct 11, 2018•59 min•Season 3Ep. 4
The one, the only Paul 'Hatty' Hatton joins us for this week's third #ManxFootyPod of the campaign from the special on-the-hoof location of the Sea Terminal. The doyen of Manx football reflects on his pre-season title tips for the Canada Life Premier League and JCK Division Two, while also looking ahead to the start of the women's and masters leagues this weekend. There's tons of Twitter questions and Hatty talks about THAT video from the Southern Agricultural Show. Combi Corner and Dave Reads T...
Sep 13, 2018•51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This week's #ManxFootyPod guests are St Mary's player-manager Alex Harrison and skipper Frank Jones (pictured). The pair discuss the club's recent influx of former players, including Jones who made a summer return from St George's. Harrison also reveals how he's found it adapting to being manager at the Bowl outfit and what he thinks his side's chances are of snaring the Canada Life Premier League title this season. The duo also reveal who at the club reminds them of Heartbeat's Greengrass plus ...
Sep 06, 2018•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 2
With Dave back from his hollibobs, the boys dust off the reasonably priced microphone for the first #ManxFootyPod of the season. Corinthians duo Sean Doyle and Ste Whitley are the maiden guests of the season, the pair looking ahead to Saturday's big game with Peel, while also accessing the Whites' hopes of silverware this campaign. It maybe a new season, but there's the same old tripe like our weekly biscuit review (spoiler alert: is a Twix even a biscuit), Combi Corner and a look ahead to the S...
Aug 30, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 1
For the penultimate #ManxFootyPod of the campaign, we're joined by #WiganAthletic academy starlet Adam Long. The former St George's and Union Mills defender reflects on his first season with the Latics academy and adjusting to life as a full-time footballer. The talented teen also talks about bursting onto the #ManxFootball scene and answers your Twitter questions. Dave also caught up with Corinthians manager Danny McMahon after the Whites' Railway Cup success. #ManxFootball #IsleofMan #IoM #Gra...
May 25, 2018•1 hr
#Corinthians duo Ryan Burns and Cameron Lee (pictured) are this week's Conister Bank #ManxFootyPod guests. The pair discuss the Ballafletcher outfit's hopes of lifting the #HospitalCup and #RailwayCup in the next week. The duo also look forward to the Paddy Power #CONIFA #WorldFootballCup, with both set to make their debut for #EllanVannin in the tournament which start in London on May 31. #manxfootball #isleofman #grassrootsfootball (Photo: Gary Weightman)...
May 17, 2018•56 min
The Conister Bank #ManxFootyPod returns after a week off. #Manx football's #StatlerandWaldorf (Andy and Dave) look ahead to Saturday's fixtures and beyond, while also re-capping who has won what in the last couple of weeks. There's also an interview with the world's greatest right-back Julian Ringham after St George's clinched their eighth Canada Life Premier League title in a row on Tuesday evening. #manxfootball #isleofman
May 11, 2018•35 min
This week's #ManxFootyPod guests are Corinthians' duo Jade Burden and Lisa Costain. Having wrapped up the women's league and Floodlit Cup titles already this season, the Ballafletcher can complete a clean-sweep with victory in the Women's FA Cup final against Peel on Sunday afternoon. The pair discuss the side's treble chances and look back on the season as a whole. We also look ahead to 'Super Saturday' in the #HospitalCup, plus there's #CombiCorner and, of course, Dave Reads the Weather. #manx...
Apr 27, 2018•45 min
This week's #ManxFootyPod guests are #referees Anthony Page and James Cherry. The pair are among a group of #Manx officials heading to Merseyside next weekend to officiate games at #Everton's academy between the Toffees and #NottinghamForest. The duo discuss the trip, the season and #ManxFootball in general. We look ahead to the weekend's #HospitalCup and #JuniorCup quarter-finals, plus there's #CombiCorner, #DaveReadstheWeather and much more. #isleofman #grassrootsfootball...
Apr 20, 2018•1 hr 27 min