Sacked in the Morning
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From transfer windows to formations, from man-management to getting the sack. Craig Levein and Amy Irons explore what it takes to survive as a football manager.
Sacked in the Morning
2d ago
The Dorking Wanderers story is incredible. Little over 20years ago they started out playing in the 4th division of the local park leagues. 12 promotions later they are in the National League and one promotion away from the Football League. Manager and Owner Marc White joins Craig and Amy to talk about their incredible story, how they got where they are and his plans for the future ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
1w ago
What is Paul Merson's biggest regret of his career? The Arsenal legend reveals all to Craig and Amy plus he explains the differences between George Graham and Arsene Wenger, he takes us back to his time in the Walsall dugout plus how Glenn Hoddle calmed his nerves when he was facing a World Cup penalty shootout. Paul also talks openly about his addictions and how when it comes to gambling football needs to take it more seriously.
Details of information and support with addiction are availableat bbc.co.uk/actionline ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
3M ago
Craig and Amy bring you festive memories from some of this series best guests including Neil Warnock, Mick McCarthy and Wrexham's Humphrey Ker plus Amy has a very special Christmas present for Craig but could a ghost of Christmas past jeopardise it ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
3M ago
The Hull City legend joins Craig and Amy to look back at his career and to talk about his favourite and least favourite managers. We hear about how three red cards in one game was the beginning of the end of his time at Aberdeen, which manager's underwear he covered in Deep Heat plus an event in the dressing room at Oxford United that left us with our jaws on the floor ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
4M ago
Thomas Rongen joins Craig and Amy to talk about his time coaching American Samoa, who at the time were the team last in the Fifa World Rankings. His story and the documentary of his time on the island are the inspiration for Taika Waititi's new movie Next Goal Wins. Thomas tells us about how he went about changing the fortunes of the team, what it feels like to have Academy Award nominated actor Michael Fassbender playing him and how he got the goalie who had conceded 31 goals in one match to come out of retirement.
All that plus he takes us on a must listen to wild ride through his playing ca ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
4M ago
Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter joins Craig and Amy for a look back at his career, the managers he encountered and his views on VAR. Has the fun been taken out of refereeing? How would Jeff have handled VAR and what happens if a referee has a call of nature while refereeing? All that plus a listener question takes Craig on a nostalgic trip back to a mid-season 6 a side competition that used to happen in Scotland ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
4M ago
He has managed more English league games than anyone else and finally Neil Warnock can add Sacked in the Morning to his CV. In a hilarious chat with Craig and Amy we cover what he does when he first takes over a club? How close did he come to managing in Scotland and has he finally retired or can we expect to see him back in the dugout soon ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
4M ago
The legendary Scottish footballer and manager joins Craig and Amy discuss his career. We hear what it was like playing for Jim McLean, one of the most formidable managers of his era? We look at Paul's management career and why it was so tough taking on the Dundee United job and following his announcement in 2008 that he has Parkinson's disease we hear how it affected his time in football ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
5M ago
THIS JUST IN! Mr Deadline Day Jim White has put pen to paper on a deal to join Sacked in the Morning in a short term move to discuss what goes on behind the scenes on Transfer Deadline Day. Which manager would phone Jim to find out which soup the reporter outside the training ground liked? What's happened to Jim's iconic yellow tie and just how close did Jim get to being on the private jet taking Gareth Bale to Madrid ..read more
Sacked in the Morning
5M ago
Craig Levein and Amy Irons are joined by former Manchester United first team coach Rene Meulensteen to talk about working with Sir Alex Ferguson and improving players. Rene reveals how he helped turn Cristiano Ronaldo from a winger to a goal machine, he explains why you never change players but add to their skillset and he takes us back to the Stamford Bridge bench when he and Sir Alex got the fright of their life ..read more