The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast - Episode 43

Today on Episode 43 of "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom", we have a very special guest with us to discuss not only his football career, but also..... "Is Football What It Used To Be?" With over 50 years in professional football as a top player at Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Sunderland and many other clubs including a number overseas including in Japan, as a Manager with over 450 games under his belt, and as a FIFA Registered Agent as well as a Talent Scout - welcome to the podcast, David "Hodgey" Hodgson...... He won a lot of honours in his playing career and won a Playoff Final as a Manager too, so he has a lot to share. He is also a lovely Fella and has some great stories including: His early career at Boro Which one player does he believe most DESERVED to be a Pro, and why? Did he actually want to leave Boro and go to Liverpool? What football was actually all about "back in the day" Has it been far too overcomplicated? Why passing out from the back annoys the hell out of him What he thinks is missing from the modern game Why is punditry also annoying and missing the point? Which game was a potential decade defining one for Boro in the 80's? Why he loved being a Manager & the pull of one particular club? Which clubs he turned down for a Manager role and why? Why he loves coaching young kids? And, as an absolute show stopper at the end of the episode, which legendary international, serial winning Coach could have been Manager / Coach at Birmingham City, but for the intervention of another legendary Manager. THAT is some story....... Hodgey was a truly brilliant and engaging guest.  It was our absolute pleasure to meet and interview him on all things football, and there was so much untold stuff that we will definitely have him back soon.       We hope that you will enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. The podcast, as ever 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 progress through the 2025/26 season, and hopefully beyond. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 200 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 - [email protected] 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.