3 In The Middle Podcast
Man United Keep Collapsing, Tottenham’s Fitness Row & Can Carlisle Still Win the League?
Jonny from BBC Radio Cumbria’s Carlisle Social joins Chris Lumsdon and Mark “Skip” Boyd for an episode packed with Carlisle United analysis, controversial football opinions and brilliant stories from their playing careers. Skip recalls the unbelievable moment Premier League referee Mike Dean decided not to send him off because it was his “big day” and he was “a nobody.” The lads discuss their best and worst referees before putting Mike Dean firmly on Clown Watch. Attention then turns to Carlisle United following the painful defeat against Boreham Wood. Are the performances showing signs of progress, or should a club sitting 14th in the National League already be seriously concerned? The lads discuss Rob Elliot’s style of football, defensive mistakes, Regan Linney’s body language and whether Carlisle’s squad is genuinely strong enough to win the league. They also question why modern footballers struggle to complete 90 minutes, debate medical “red zones” and ask whether prehab routines could actually be contributing to more injuries. Plus, there’s a brilliant story about Paul Gascoigne drinking brandy before a match. There’s also another round of Who Am I?, the biggest bollockings and compliments the lads received, football’s toughest hard men and an alarming dating-app story. Also featuring: • Mike Dean’s brutal comment to Skip • The best and worst football referees • Is Carlisle United’s season already in trouble? • Can Rob Elliot turn things around? • Regan Linney’s form and body language • Are Carlisle still capable of winning the league? • Why can’t modern footballers last 90 minutes? • Is football prehab doing more harm than good? • Paul Gascoigne’s pre-match brandies • Who Am I? • The worst managerial bollockings • Football’s toughest hard men • A disturbing dating-app disaster • Supporting the Carlisle Sunday Football League TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introducing Jonny from Carlisle Social 00:29 Chinese orders and Michelin-star disasters 03:00 Mike Dean enters Clown Watch 03:42 Mike Dean calls Skip a nobody 04:14 The best and worst football referees 06:29 Holiday complaints and impossible passwords 07:50 Carlisle United’s painful Boreham Wood defeat 10:08 How long should Rob Elliot be given? 13:58 Carlisle’s defensive mentality questioned 15:24 Have Carlisle actually improved? 17:04 What has happened to Regan Linney? 20:18 Can Carlisle United still win the league? 21:42 Is Carlisle’s squad as good as people think? 25:50 Why can’t modern footballers last 90 minutes? 28:41 Gary Neville and the problem with substitutions 29:56 Is football prehab complete nonsense? 30:53 Paul Gascoigne’s pre-match brandies 31:33 Carlisle community shout-outs 35:03 Who Am I? 39:16 Football trivia and Champions League records 43:31 The subscriber challenge and charity raffle 45:38 This or That 46:59 A disturbing dating-app disaster 48:00 The biggest managerial bollockings 51:06 The greatest compliments the lads received 54:33 Football’s toughest hard men 57:18 Supporting the Carlisle Sunday Football League 01:00:20 Carlisle vs Southend predictions 01:00:46 Final messages Subscribe to 3 In The Middle for weekly episodes featuring former professionals Chris Lumsdon and Mark “Skip” Boyd, current player Dylan McGeouch and special guests from across football. #3InTheMiddle #MikeDean #CarlisleUnited #PaulGascoigne #FootballPodcast
