Carlisle’s Play-Off Warning, Footballers’ Wage Secrets & Is the Premier League Boring?

From 3 In The Middle Podcast · 1:09:54

Show by Chris Lumsdon, Mark 'Skip' Boyd & Dylan McGeouch

Chris Lumsdon, Mark “Skip” Boyd and Dylan McGeouch return for another episode packed with honest Carlisle United analysis, dressing-room secrets and stories from their playing careers.The lads dissect Carlisle’s disappointing defeat against Rochdale and question whether the team’s negative approach has damaged their promotion hopes. With York and Rochdale looking stronger, can Carlisle still compete in the play-offs and is finishing outside the top three acceptable?They also discuss what footballers really know about their teammates’ wages. Does resentment grow when highly paid signings aren’t performing, and what happens inside a dressing room when players feel undervalued?Attention then turns to the Premier League. Has the obsession with possession, philosophies and playing out from the back made football boring? The lads discuss the disappearance of flair players, VAR’s latest controversies and whether Dominic Calvert-Lewin deserves an England recall.Plus, Skip reveals the brutal phone call he received from Roddy Collins immediately after leaving Newcastle United, the lads remember some of Carlisle’s wildest managerial stories and Dylan explains how social-media criticism affects professional footballers.Also featuring:• Dylan’s first Celtic goal• Shola Ameobi’s surprise Newcastle debut• Feedback from the Under the Cosh lads• Roddy Collins rejecting Skip over the phone• The infamous Carlisle United “snake in the grass” story• Carlisle’s negative tactics against Rochdale• Is finishing outside the top three acceptable?• How footballers discover their teammates’ wages• Dressing-room resentment and unwanted players• Has Carlisle found its natural level?• Is modern football becoming boring?• Playing out from the back under Mike Williamson• Manchester City, Liverpool and the latest VAR controversy• Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s England chances• Footballers dealing with abuse on social media• Carlisle’s crucial match against ScunthorpeThis episode is sponsored by AEC Limited Electrical Contractors and Cumbria Van Sales.Follow 3 In The Middle for weekly football conversations featuring former professionals Chris Lumsdon and Mark “Skip” Boyd, current player Dylan McGeouch and special guests from across the game.

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