Brilliant. Credit to Phil for doing the interview and having to answer questions about decisions he made 25 years ago. Well done sir…

I think it was a bit much going in on him about the Bolton goal. He's a guest on the podcast, it was fair to bring up, but the tone was off and it wasn't fitting. He even rolled his eyes about three times which says alot as he was very open and transparent with his interview.

Really really enjoyed that. Absolutely brilliant. So insightful and amazing how he could recall moments from games from years ago. Refs obviously think about bad decisions just like players and fans. Great interview 👍

What an excellent interview and an insight into the life of a top ref. Well done Liam and John and certainly well done to Phil Dowd.

Excellent it was nice to listen to a referee talking about football and getting his take on the game, he seems like a genuine guy as well.

@forefour2

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What a great interview Phil, very proud you as a local chap, it's a tough job that you did amazingly well..thanks Liam and John.

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Absolutely brilliant, enjoyed every minute.

Great interview .The insight into a referees career and what goes into being a top referee.Very honest Phil Dowd always thought he was a decent referee always had a smile on his face when needed and had a scowl for whoever deserved it. Big Thanks to Phil and John.Great can't wait for future ones.

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Brilliant pod and great guest, wish Phil all the best for his future.

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Fantastic series guys, so enjoying them

Great interview! Very informative and a great insight.

Great interview that. We always give the referees stick but it's nice to actually hear their side of things for a change. Phil comes across really well.

@forefour2

Жыл бұрын

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Thoroughly enjoyed. Congrats Liam on a great show-,if your ever in Australia hit me up for a round of golf 👍

Great watching that Liam , John ,keep them coming lovely fresh viewing , more more more

@forefour2

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Great series, thanks and great guy Phil

What a cracking video. I only expected to watch 10 or 15 mins but enjoyed every minute. Phil is clearly foremost a football fan and a professional, great viewing, thanks all

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@Blue-ff2qv

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Hah! Me too! I figured I'd get four, five minutes in. I'm at 36 minutes and very much enjoying watching it.

Great interview chaps Phil came across very well, as a celtic man I look forward to tommo on next week 👌

Phil Dowd was a great Premier League ref. Always trusted his decision making. Had a firm but friendly approach

When I saw that this video was over an hour long I thought about turning it off? But, the more I watched the better it became. What an honest guy Phil is. The interview was great from both you Liam and John. A cracking cocktail of pro footballer and amateur golfers questions. However, have you preempted the score of the next video? 🤔Brilliant! 😃

@forefour2

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Click on the video cuz it looked like a good watch. Never seen this channel before. But what a nice surprise I got seeing Liam from golf mates hosting this😂 awesome stuff

@forefour2

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What a nice bloke with some very interesting stories! Great questions by the way and a great new formula. Didn't realise he lives just a couple of miles from where I grew up (Mow Cop) but I recognised the accent. Can't wait to see more of these podcasts! 👏

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@keithbillington8747

Жыл бұрын

Sorry reacted before seen whole interview, been through same things as kids, he says more than he says😀😎

Watched the whole thing. Not normally one for podcasts but these have been ace 👌

@forefour2

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Great job boys , played football my self and then refereed for 10 years,I know how difficult it is ,absolute pleasure to watch .

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Brilliant! Really enjoyed that lads. 👏🏻

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What an absolute gentleman! Phil Dowd you were super and so honest! Brilliant podcast

@forefour2

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Absolutely fantastic watch!

Great show and huge respect to Mr Dowd. Top class!

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Appreciate the very honest interview. Great job!

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What a genuinely great bloke 👏🏼

Really enjoying the new Podcast. Two great guests so far. Admire Phil for answering every question honestly even the one where John is still moaning about the ball over the line incident. One bit of feedback - video is very professional and interview flows very well but the description of the content is woeful. Full of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. If you want to grow the channel you have to get everything spot on Liam. Looking forward to next Podcast.

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Awesome series. Well done,Phil great career.

Different class lads,really enjoyed that vlog,hopefully more of the same in the pipeline 👊🏻👊🏻

@forefour2

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Very honest gent , now seeing refs on another light not just that guy in the middle but a real honest guys, well done Liam & John superb show 👏👏👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Really enjoyed the video, well done lads

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Great insight into how a referee had to operate back in the day. Good on Phil for coming on.

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Excellent pod-cast boys, Phil Dowd was a top referee

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Great episode.

What an honest interview .... I don't normally do podcasts but these are interesting and about 2 loves of mine , footy and golf. Keep up the good work.

What a brilliant interview what a fantastic concept questions and truthful answers , things again that we would never have chance or access to

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Brilliant lads, totally loved it. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

@forefour2

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Liam, John great channel, Mr. Dowd, As a Villa fan please don't regret your decisions on the pitch. Football officials have the hardest Job on the pitch when you were out in the middle. Thank you for the incite to being an official.

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Very good boys, funny to see Phil blushing when John said you did not need Var for the Everton incident.

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Cracking interview 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Good to seeing John and Phil can debate and agree on a decision made, correctly or incorrectly, on a soccer game. We all need to exercise more integrity, like both of these gentlemen.

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Top interview, lovely bloke still gutted(being a Villa fan) he never sent Vidic off in that Carling Cup final! Good on you Phil keep fighting the fight against Parkinson's as my father in law suffers.

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Brilliant!!! Really enjoyed this. Can't wait for more in the series. 👍👍👍👍

Great podcast Phil..nice to hear the other side

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What a lovely guy, wish him all the best

I know big John is half joking but there is not one person in that squad manager included who can honestly they were not culpable of a mistake that cost their team something that added to relegation. It's an almagamation of all things. It's that blame someone else attitude from the football playing/management/pundit fraternity that has led us to VAR. These same individuals are now not happy with VAR. Without the refs there would be no game. What a gent Phil is. Total honesty & a brilliant interview. Happy golfing Phil. You deserve it.

@mrques2x115

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This is the whole issue with VAR. The same idiots that complain about where the ones that demanded 'more consistency;. Consistency with a subjective decision is a myth.

Great podcast series Liam. Followed golfmates from the start and new to golf but followed soccer from late 70's. Emigrated from N Ireland to California in 2005 so really enjoy reminiscing the old days any the golf videos. Keep up the good work Liam & John.

@forefour2

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Terrific interview.

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Cracking podcast, enjoyed it a lot and I don't even watch football. Just really interesting to see an insight into someone's life and career

Great interview!

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Great discussion gentlemen. Merry Christmas to all.

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Super interview. Never realised he was a Stokie! Thanks lads.

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Class interview, really honest and very interesting. Showed the human side of football.

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Excellent interview.............

@forefour2

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another great podcast

What a nice guy. Great chat, great questions. Sincere and honest. Loved every second 😊

Real Eye opener and fascinating listen

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Great podcast lads just found and subscribed already stay safe Phil great bloke

What a great guy, Phil is. Great podcast

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Great interview lads

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Fantastic peek to one of the "tougher" referees history, though couple of times cursed Phil's decisions, which were propably right anyway... Thank you Mr. Dowd.

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What a great insight from an honest bloke !

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Liam you done us proud here ..what a series gotta hope Phil tackles Parkinsons like he took the piss outta Sir Alex with a smile on his face :)

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Brilliant video Liam and John and Phil wot a gentleman

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Great chat that . After watching the carabao cup games last week with no VAR, I think it showed that refs/ linos get 99% of decisions correct. In my opinion VAR should be used about 12 times a season when refs have genuinely missed something, possibly through sightline being blocked off. Please no more toe nail offsides!!!!

Liam that interview with phill was absolutely brilliant

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True gentleman fantastic interview

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That has to be the best video that I have watched great credit to Phil Dowd fantastic

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Brilliant interview really enjoyed it, I never knew he reffed the hanley and district league I played in that league that was when sunday league was a proper mans game 😁

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Really enjoyed that Liam. Great insight into the refereeing world. Who's the beep beep in the black! They must be very thick skinned or deaf

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Absolute beauty this, Phil was a great ref, proper throwback for me this one, loving the pod casts boys.

Great insight into what a ref has to go through to be at the very top of the sport, always rated phil as 1 of the best refs who owns his mistakes, today's game has changed with var making it easier on refs to get key decisions correct, but remember var is not the problem it's the ppl that are running it

That was so interesting and facinating insight.

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Have the psychologist Liam have a chat with wannabe golfer Liam it could help his game. That was a brilliant video that fella was open to you guys putting salt in his wounds and he handled it with class.😊

Fantastic Liam and John. Phil being open and honest magic. Never minded him coming to Spurs. Looking forward to the next one

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Yes refs are only really remembered for their mistakes. As a Leeds fan Ray Tinkler is well remembered for the offside goal v West Brom in 1971 (and getting KOd by the ball at West Ham where Billy Bonds had to pick up his whistle to stop the game). Other than that I didn't know Ray Tinkler existed.

Liam, you have tapped into a brilliant formula here. I think most golfers are sports nuts, and giving us an insight into areas we are not usually privileged to makes for a really interesting podcast. Keep them coming. 👏👏

@forefour2

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What a nice bloke Phil is. Loved the show

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Tuned into this podcast for a quick look. Being a Canadian I had no idea who Phil was but as a sports fan I can say this was a terrific interview with a real gentleman open and honest. Great job guys I can’t wait to see more. Keep up the good work.

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Desperate for a whites shirt signed by super John if possible. Great show !!!

Great video John really enjoyed it still think Phil was a good referee keep the videos coming hail hail bro

Excellent interview. Proof that refs are human too, and his owning his errors and being humble of the things he got right, shows that he's a great man.

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@pashiki5480

Жыл бұрын

Thank god we finally have this proof that refs are human.

Liam what honest interview Phill gave the insight what referee's go through keep them coming 👍

Absolutely brilliant. What an insight and what a guy. Channel is going to get bigger and bigger if this is the quality of videos you will be producing in the future

@forefour2

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should have had that bloody elastic band when he sent me off all this years ago in Staffs County League......

Phil Dowd what a man. Yet another 5 star interview Liam and John.

Always liked him as a ref boss interview

Brilliant !!

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I've been an amateur league referee for a year now. Started very late so am not aiming for any heights but I'd definitely recommend anyone give it a go.

Superb more of please honest answers Mr Dowd

@forefour2

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I remember Phil well I used to work at WBA I was the Kitman ……. He is a dodgy bloke we had some laughs . We had some good times in those days . You could have a bit of banter with the officials in those days I remember stopping their transport to get the match ball back off the referee 😊

@forefour2

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what a fantastic hour that was.

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What a great insight and a top lad to good luck to him in the future great pod cast thank you 😊

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Good insight from the other side Would love to see VAR banned ruins talking points and takes the passion out of the game , (keep it for tournament football) also Refs should have to face the press after games 👏👏👏

@forefour2

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Great video

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Great interview well done to John and Liam. Phil comes across as a great lad! Oh, and I for one thought it was a superb decision not to send Vidic off in the cup final!!!!

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I think this was a fabulous podcast lads & as for your Guest Phil Dowd, what a real stand up guy quietly spoken but a proper man of a time long gone sadly speaks quietly but I feel a man not to mess with & a True Gentleman. Loved the way he sees things maybe we all might disagree with his point of view but when you look into what he is saying has many truely valid points & no bad mouthing of anyone or thing as in his job I would imagine there he is a target for many but love his attitude & maybe there is a life lesson for others in sport too. In all your podcast & golf match actually there was never a word I could disagree with, in fact a real gentleman & what a pleasant hour or so viewing well done lads more please.

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