Andy “Bus Head” Horn | Sent Off by Clattenburg & Carlisle’s Wildest Stories

This episode is supported by Flexi Rental, a Cumbria-based vehicle leasing partner helping SMEs and growing businesses.Former Carlisle United kitman and coach driver Andy “Bus Head” Horn joins Chris Lumsdon, Skip Boyd and Dylan McGeouch for an episode packed with dressing-room pranks, away-day disasters and brilliant stories from behind the scenes at a professional football club.Bus Head reveals how he became Carlisle’s kitman under Roddy Collins and recalls his first encounter with former owner Michael Knighton. He explains what the job was really like when one person was responsible for the kits, equipment, team coach and almost everything else on a limited budget.He remembers being sent off by Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg, disappearing to collect fish and chips when the manager wanted to make a substitution and nearly being stopped by the police while attempting to get the team to a play-off final.There are also stories about a disastrous greyhound investment, leaking Burnley’s new Premier League kit on social media and accidentally substituting Scott Dobie while he was chasing a hat-trick.Bus Head also looks back on working with managers including Paul Simpson, Neil McDonald, John Ward and Roddy Collins, before explaining why his ten years at Carlisle produced memories he could never recreate in another job.Also featuring:• Being shown a red card by Mark Clattenburg• The fish-and-chips substitution disaster• Driving Carlisle to a play-off final• Roddy Collins’ ice-cream prank• The greyhound investment that went horribly wrong• Accidentally taking Scott Dobie off on a hat-trick• Leaking Burnley’s Premier League kit• Carlisle United’s greatest managers• The decline of old-school dressing-room banter• Danny Graham’s emotional goal celebration• Carlisle’s heartbreaking defeat against Leeds• Cumberland FA’s Ability LeagueTIMESTAMPS00:00 Introducing Andy “Bus Head” Horn00:40 Becoming Carlisle United’s kitman01:10 His first encounter with Michael Knighton02:28 Protecting the kit on a limited budget03:28 Anfield, Wembley and the best football grounds04:35 The angriest opposition managers06:36 The fish-and-chips substitution disaster07:54 Sent off by Mark Clattenburg08:26 The signed football prank09:41 Preparing for matches in non-league10:47 The chaotic journey to the play-off final13:12 Carlisle’s vital Conference promotion13:40 Getting the team coach lost15:18 Roddy Collins’ ice-cream prank18:10 The disastrous greyhound investment20:21 The John Toshack betting disaster23:02 Substituting Scott Dobie on a hat-trick23:54 The best manager Bus Head worked with24:16 Working under Neil McDonald26:23 Knowing which managers could take a joke26:47 Flying to League Two away matches28:24 Driving Eddie Howe’s Burnley team29:42 Bus Head’s initiation song29:54 Leaking Burnley’s Premier League kit31:11 Ten unforgettable years at Carlisle United31:47 Has dressing-room banter disappeared?33:16 The best Carlisle dressing-room pranks35:28 Carlisle’s heartbreaking defeat against Leeds36:43 Danny Graham’s emotional goal celebration37:34 Listener messages and Cumberland FA’s Ability League39:14 Thanks to Flexi Rental39:59 The lads review their weekend matches40:34 Final thoughtsSubscribe to 3 In The Middle for weekly episodes featuring former professionals Chris Lumsdon and Skip Boyd, current player Dylan McGeouch and special guests from across football.#3InTheMiddle #AndyHorn #CarlisleUnited #MarkClattenburg #FootballPodcast