The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast With Nick & Dom

Nick Bramley & Dom Hanrahan
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A non-partizan football discussion Podcast hosted by Nick Bramley & Dom Hanrahan.   Two "Men of a Certain Age" with years of experience as fans of the live & televised game in England and around Europe..... Both long-standing season ticket holders at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, where we met over a Bovril and a Pie, with Dom also, almost uniquely we guess also being a long-standing season ticket holder at Everton with his daughter, as he lives in the Wirral.  But it's not a podcast about Boro or Everton, but about Football Dom would not be seen dead in a half & half scarf though, rest assured....... This entertaining weekly Podcast is for ANYONE with a passing interest in football, whether an on the terraces fan, an armchair fan, a fan of the Premier League or the National League and anything in between. Each week we will discuss and explore all that we think might just be worthy of two "average Joe" football fans giving their time over to consider and discuss - and hopefully entertain, or even annoy you.   Football, is after all a devisive sport of opinions and we LOVE it........ It's not a moaning session, it's not just a hankering for heavy pitches, flying tackles and laced up footballs, but we think that our audience will certainly agree with a lot of the topics we intend to discuss. Either way, we hope that you will be engaged in a thought process that might just keep you entertained. Please don't forget to like and subscribe and ideally share the episodes and get your weekly fix of the Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast directly to your favourite Podcast Platform. Thanks for your support. NICK & DOM

  1. 13h ago

    Episode 71 - New, Views & Observations From Abroad

    Welcome to Episode 71 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. Recorded after Nick returned from nearly a full week's business trip to Las Vegas, we have called this episode "Views, News & Observations From Abroad". That is because most of Nick's contributions came from not sleeping on a 10 hour flight and the excellent wi-fi on Virgin Atlantic allowing him to catch up on a LOT of football in a busy week. The BIG return game of Man City at Anfield, a three-game week in the Championship and a full tranche of Champion's League and Europa League & Conference games would otherwise have been hard to keep on top of.... So, what do we cover, and fans of which clubs should be particularly engaged in this episode (apart from everyone)…… A Heartwarming Brentford Story Who Is Buying a Leeds v Man Utd Half & Half Scarf? Our Helpful Approach to a First Stadium Visit by an Evertonian Boro's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Bumping Into Boro Fans on the Las Vegas Strip Are Bradford City Bigger & Better Than Preston? Burnley - A Year Without a Single Home Win Screamers from Henderson & Gilbey Who Nick Thinks Is Vastly Overrated? Lisandro Martinez Obviously Doesn't Have a Mirror Will Gianni Infantino Get Re-Elected in November?   In addition, we have the return of RUSSELL MARTIN WATCH, as well as the RETURNING PLAYER CURSE, whilst Dom has suggested we introduce a third regular feature, and it is a belter..... As usual, loads of content, loads of thoughts and observations and loads to keep you engaged and entertained - including the odd mad stat! Please take a little time to listen or watch and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast. If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast 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 crack on through the season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 430 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 - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk 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.

  2. Oct 11

    Episode 70 - Proper Football Stuff Still Happened in the International Break

    Welcome to Episode 70 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. So, we have just endured a 3 week international break, not one bit of which either of us had any interest in, paid any real attention to, or even watched a minute of any highlights package for any of the home nations.  It is fair to say that we don't give a toss about the glorified friendlies that are the Nation's League. However, it has (or will have) an impact on players' fitness and welfare, club momentum etc, so we get into that and a lot more.   Just because of the 3 week break, the football world didn't stop. So, we discuss some of the things that happened just before the break, during the break and what we can look forward to now that proper football has returned. Injured Players Returning Harry Kane's Amazing Bayern Stats Another Returning Player Watch The Derisory Tonda Eckert "Punishment" Everton Owners Wanting to Sell Up The FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round Away Fans Ticket Pricing 3 Players Whose Careers Have Nosedived CR7 Being a Big Cry-Baby   And we reveal a forthcoming Podcast World Exclusive..... As usual, loads of content, loads of thoughts and observations and loads to keep you engaged and entertained - including the odd mad stat! Please take a little time to listen or watch and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast. With no game, we again shelved our new, recently regular feature - RUSSELL MARTIN WATCH, but it will be back, of that we are certain. If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast 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 crack on through the season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk 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.

  3. Sep 27

    Episode 69 - Review of the Season To Date....

    Welcome to Episode 69 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. Recorded on Friday 25th September - this episode slot was almost hijacked by the seismic Man City news that came out that same afternoon. But we did a special Episode 68 on that and released it on Friday night, allowing us to maintain our usual schedule with this one. So, as we are in weekend one of first (and longest) International breaks of the season, we review the season to date - and with the only live football currently being played being in the lower reaches of the pyramid, we give this due respect with the running order of: The National League League Two League One The Championship The Premier League We know that some of our regulars will love the focus of our attention this week as we spend more time up to than actually in discussion on the Premier League - after all, there are plenty of other podcasts that are obsessed with this and also, they have only played 5 games - so not much to review.... So, our audience can look forward to our thoughts on who we think have done well, who has impressed us, who needs to do better and other insights too. Loads of content, loads of thoughts and observations and loads to keep you engaged and entertained - including the odd mad stat! Please take a little time to listen or watch and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast. With no game, we shelved our new, recently regular feature - RUSSELL MARTIN WATCH, but it will be back, of that we are certain. If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast 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 crack on through the season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk 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.

  4. Sep 27

    Episode 68 - Manchester City - GUILTY on 114 Counts

    Welcome to Episode 68 of the Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. We were about to record on something completely different when the news of Manchester City being found guilty on 114 of the 115 charges across nearly 10 seasons (with 35 of those charges relating to obstructive behaviour around the hearings) broke - and the football world went mad.... As two match-going fans with opinions on many things, and with Dom being an Everton fan, a club who has already been penalised for financial irregularities - having skin in the game, we have quickly recorded or response to this monumental news that will rock football over the coming months. Little to no prep time, some structure, but more a discussion on what we think about the whole affair - as it stands right now. We hope you like our take - Man City fans certainly will not by the way! If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast 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 crack on through the season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 members and rising - just search "The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast" on LinkedIn Groups and join for additional content and background information. Thanks for your support with this and with our YouTube channel too.

  5. Sep 27

    Episode 67 - Pre-International Break Clear-Out

    Welcome to Episode 67 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. Recorded on Sunday 20th September as we are about to enter the first (and longest) International Break of the season, we clear-out the notes and observations on the first tranche of fixtures of the new season to clear the decks for a few episodes which will cover one (or two max) specific subjects. Loads of content, loads of random stories and observations and loads to keep you engaged and entertained...... Please take a little time to listen or watch and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast. So, apart from EVERYONE, who do we think might have a special interest in this particular episode this week; Boro Fans Everton Fans Fans Who Travel Away Spurs Fans Swansea Fans Bradford City Fans Sheffield Wednesday Fans Barnet FC Fans Fans with Pets Brighton Fans Brentford Fans Man Utd Fans Southampton Fans (Maybe Not).... Northampton Town Fans We also have our new, regular feature - (that might be short-lived) which our regular audience will totally get - it's called RUSSELL MARTIN WATCH! And we discuss two other pretty regular topics - The Curse of the Returning Player & The Curse of the Bogey Team....... If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast 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 crack on through the season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk 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.

  6. Sep 13

    Episode 66 - Loads Going On......

    Welcome to Episode 66 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. Recorded on Thursday 10th September - this is another reflection on some of the things we have seen, picked up and would like to share from more rounds of early season games, research & extensive analysis across the football landscape. Loads to get stuck into for proper football fans - discussing the football we all love, and some of the things intrigue or annoy us, but also that are worthy of celebration - take a bow SV Elversberg & Feyenoord in particular this week..... Please take a little time to listen or watch and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast. So, apart from EVERYONE, who do we think might have a special interest in this particular episode this week;   Bundesliga Fans or German Football Observers Fans of Non-Tippy-Tappy Football Boro Fans - Crystal Palace Fans Evertonians Hayden Hackney Fans Fans of Brilliant Club Recognition for Unsung Heroes Fans Interested in the Underdog Story West Ham Fans Arsenal Fans Wrexham Fans Fans of the Scotland National Team   We have also introduced a new weekly feature, (that might be short-lived) which our regular audience will totally get - it's called RUSSELL MARTIN WATCH! If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast 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 crack on through the season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk 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.

    Episode 66 - Loads Going On......

  7. Sep 6

    Episode 65 - Proper Football Is Back - Early Season Observations

    Welcome to Episode 65 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. Recorded on Bank Holiday Monday (31st August), this is our first reflection on some of the things we have seen, picked up and would like to share from our early season games, research & extensive analysis across the Premier League, Championship, EFL & the SPL. Loads to get stuck into now that PROPER football - the football we all love, is back up and running..... Forget the World Cup, the forthcoming Nation's League and whatever else is happening in other areas like FIFA - take a little time to listen and see if we are discussing the things that other football fans talk about on their way to games, in the pub on and outside of matchday, on the concourse, or after the match - we think we are and we think you will enjoy the podcast. So, apart from EVERYONE, who do we think might have a special interest in this particular episode;   Man City Fans Evertonians Newcastle Fans Millwall Fans Spurs Fans Villa Fans Reading & Luton Fans# Celtic & Rangers Fans Russell Martin Port Vale Fans Boro Fans West Brom Fans   We also discuss some of the new rule changes (and how they are going in actual games), why VAR might be less of a hindrance (so far) and we also want to know which returning player has already scored against you after only 2 or 3 games - because they ALWAYS do! If you want to comment or reach out, please do. We would love to hear from you...... The podcast 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 crack on through the new 2026/27 season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 425 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 - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk 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.

  8. Aug 31

    THe Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast - Episode 64

    Welcome to Episode 64 of The Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast with Nick & Dom. Today we meet Andy Callard and his son, Hux. Avid Sheffield United fans, but more importantly, for the context of this podcast, avid AWAY fans. Travelling the length and breadth of the country together in support of their beloved club, they have encountered everything that regular away fans encounter on their travels: Finding somewhere safe to park Blocked in parking with a 2 hour wait to get out Parking that requires a route march to get to the stadium Poor food choices, then finding something awesome after you have eaten Trying to find a friendly pub for a Dad & his Lad to enjoy What to see locally if you get there early or are staying over How to best access the away end to avoid the queue at the first turnstile Indeed, being an away fan in a strange town or city can be quite daunting, and even if you go on organised travel, you still need to eat and you still might want a pint or two in an away fan friendly hostelry. So, after many a poor decision, and many an "I wish I had known that" moments on their travels, often caused by trusting some anonymous scribe who has never even been to the ground, let alone that town or city, or checking the club website - which is written exclusively for home fans, Andy (and Hux) created; www.awaydayhub.co.uk Primarily and currently for Championship away fans, but with plans to expand across the pyramid, Andy & Hux have been to 21 of the 23 current Championship as AWAY fans and have documented all that any other away fan might need or want to know for their own planned visit - but crucially, from an AWAY fan perspective. There is a lot of brilliant content for each ground, but one of the BEST options is around parking - where is safe, where is close enough, where has decent walkable access (rather than through the woods like Nick from this podcast has previously encountered in the dark at Huddersfield and using a Sherpa at Blackburn), and most importantly, where can you get a decent getaway after the match - as you just want to get on your way - especially after a late midweek match in a distant town or city. www.awaydayhub.co.uk really is a brilliant resource for ANY fan of ANY club planning an away trip this or any other season. It has already been used by Nick at Blackburn and as part of his planning for Burnley this coming Wednesday - and despite having been to both a number of times, it still added some valuable insights and ideas. This is a slightly longer episode as we had a lot to talk about as fellow away fans. We share the origin story of the idea to what plans there are for its evolution. We share away day "war stories" and some thoughts on how other fans can get involved. One thing is for sure, we wish Andy & Hux the very best of luck with this brilliant new resource - and they are good people too - so please support them. If you want to comment or reach out to us or Andy & Hux, please do. We (and they) would love to hear from you...... The podcast 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 get to the end of the 2025/26 season. We also have an open Group on LinkedIn with over 420 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 - sayhey@huddle-up.co.uk 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.

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A non-partizan football discussion Podcast hosted by Nick Bramley & Dom Hanrahan.   Two "Men of a Certain Age" with years of experience as fans of the live & televised game in England and around Europe..... Both long-standing season ticket holders at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, where we met over a Bovril and a Pie, with Dom also, almost uniquely we guess also being a long-standing season ticket holder at Everton with his daughter, as he lives in the Wirral.  But it's not a podcast about Boro or Everton, but about Football Dom would not be seen dead in a half & half scarf though, rest assured....... This entertaining weekly Podcast is for ANYONE with a passing interest in football, whether an on the terraces fan, an armchair fan, a fan of the Premier League or the National League and anything in between. Each week we will discuss and explore all that we think might just be worthy of two "average Joe" football fans giving their time over to consider and discuss - and hopefully entertain, or even annoy you.   Football, is after all a devisive sport of opinions and we LOVE it........ It's not a moaning session, it's not just a hankering for heavy pitches, flying tackles and laced up footballs, but we think that our audience will certainly agree with a lot of the topics we intend to discuss. Either way, we hope that you will be engaged in a thought process that might just keep you entertained. Please don't forget to like and subscribe and ideally share the episodes and get your weekly fix of the Half & Half Scarf Football Podcast directly to your favourite Podcast Platform. Thanks for your support. NICK & DOM

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