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We're Ryan, Dan, and Ant, three 20 something lads, from Birkenhead, who love football. 24% of women and 13% of men in England are diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. But men are three times more likely to die from suicide than women. We wanted to know why. Join us every Monday and Friday as we speak to people from the wide world of football, all about Mental Health, in an attempt to learn more about it, and encourage men to feel more comfortable talking about their health and wellbeing, and attempt to remove the stigma that still surrounds the topic.
Episodes
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Football without everyone is nothing #1 Natalie Washington
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the proposed Super League was met by little more than a shrug in my house. In all honesty I was happy that the cat was finally out of the bag. Take your ball, and sod off I thought. My allegiances with football have always been less about the sport, and more about everything good that comes with it. The friendship, the camaraderie, the sense of unconditional inclusion. Now, it would of course be disingenuous of me to suggest that I, as a white, heterosexual man in my mid 20’s has ever had to truly deal with exclusion in any real world sense. It would also be naive of me to suggest that football has always been a place where everyone feels welcome. Far from it. But I firmly believe that football, more so than anywhere else, has the power to enact social movements that encourage better inclusion for all.
With that in mind, I introduce to you, to the ‘Football without everyone is nothing’ series.
Every day this week I will be speaking to different individuals, and organisations, all of whom have used football as a vehicle to improve social inclusion. As we well know, social inclusion is a key component of improving our collective mental health, so that will be a crucial part of our focus as well.
Today, in episode one, we’ll be speaking to Natalie Washington. Natalie is a transgender woman who is the campaign lead for football v transphobia. You can find out more about Natalie via her Twitter feed @transsomething
If you want to get involved with Man Marking, then find us @marking_man on twitter, and use the hashtag #FootballWithoutEveryoneIsNothing
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Football without everyone is nothing #2 Stephen Barton (Liverpool Homeless Football Club)
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the proposed Super League was met by little more than a shrug in my house. In all honesty I was happy that the cat was finally out of the bag. Take your ball, and sod off I thought. My allegiances with football have always been less about the sport, and more about everything good that comes with it. The friendship, the camaraderie, the sense of unconditional inclusion. Now, it would of course be disingenuous of me to suggest that I, as a white, heterosexual man in my mid 20’s has ever had to truly deal with exclusion in any real world sense. It would also be naive of me to suggest that football has always been a place where everyone feels welcome. Far from it. But I firmly believe that football, more so than anywhere else, has the power to enact social movements that encourage better inclusion for all.
With that in mind, I introduce to you, to the ‘Football without everyone is nothing’ series.
Every day this week I will be speaking to different individuals, and organisations, all of whom have used football as a vehicle to improve social inclusion. As we well know, social inclusion is a key component of improving our collective mental health, so that will be a crucial part of our focus as well.
Today, in episode two, we’ll be speaking to Stephen Barton. Stephen is one of the founders of Liverpool Homeless Football Club. Liverpool Homeless Football Club is an award-winning, FA chartered Football Club which helps citizens of Merseyside who struggle with homelessness, drug addiction, violence, legal issues, personal issues and a great deal more. You can find out more about Liverpool Homeless FC via their Twitter feed @LivHomelessFC or head to their website https://liverpoolhomelessfootballclub.com/
If you want to get involved with Man Marking, then find us @marking_man on twitter, and use the hashtag #FootballWithoutEveryoneIsNothing
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Football without everyone is nothing #3 Simon Kay (Talking Cherries)
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the proposed Super League was met by little more than a shrug in my house. In all honesty I was happy that the cat was finally out of the bag. Take your ball, and sod off I thought. My allegiances with football have always been less about the sport, and more about everything good that comes with it. The friendship, the camaraderie, the sense of unconditional inclusion. Now, it would of course be disingenuous of me to suggest that I, as a white, heterosexual man in my mid 20’s has ever had to truly deal with exclusion in any real world sense. It would also be naive of me to suggest that football has always been a place where everyone feels welcome. Far from it. But I firmly believe that football, more so than anywhere else, has the power to enact social movements that encourage better inclusion for all.
With that in mind, I introduce to you, to the ‘Football without everyone is nothing’ series.
Every day this week I will be speaking to different individuals, and organisations, all of whom have used football as a vehicle to improve social inclusion. As we well know, social inclusion is a key component of improving our collective mental health, so that will be a crucial part of our focus as well.
Today, in episode three, we’ll be speaking to Simon Kay. Simon is the founder of Talking Cherries. A Bournemouth FC fans led mental health initiative aiming to create a no pressure, non-judgemental relaxed environment to talk and tackle the silence around mental health.
You can find out more about Talking Cherries via their Twitter feed @CherriesTalking or head to their website https://www.talkingcherries.org.uk/
If you want to get involved with Man Marking, then find us @marking_man on twitter, and use the hashtag #FootballWithoutEveryoneIsNothing
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Football without everyone is nothing #4 Dave (Manchester St Pauli)
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the proposed Super League was met by little more than a shrug in my house. In all honesty I was happy that the cat was finally out of the bag. Take your ball, and sod off I thought. My allegiances with football have always been less about the sport, and more about everything good that comes with it. The friendship, the camaraderie, the sense of unconditional inclusion. Now, it would of course be disingenuous of me to suggest that I, as a white, heterosexual man in my mid 20’s has ever had to truly deal with exclusion in any real world sense. It would also be naive of me to suggest that football has always been a place where everyone feels welcome. Far from it. But I firmly believe that football, more so than anywhere else, has the power to enact social movements that encourage better inclusion for all.
With that in mind, I introduce to you, to the ‘Football without everyone is nothing’ series.
Every day this week I will be speaking to different individuals, and organisations, all of whom have used football as a vehicle to improve social inclusion. As we well know, social inclusion is a key component of improving our collective mental health, so that will be a crucial part of our focus as well.
Today, in episode four, we're speaking to Dave from Manchester St. Pauli. They are the Manchester branch of the FC St. Pauli supporters club. St. Pauli believe in football for all. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry or misogyny.
You can find out more about Manchester St. Pauli via their Twitter feed @mancstpauli or head to their website https://mancstpauli.co.uk/
If you want to get involved with Man Marking, then find us @marking_man on twitter, and use the hashtag #FootballWithoutEveryoneIsNothing
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Football without everyone is nothing #5 Karen Dobres (Lewes FC - Men and Women)
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the proposed Super League was met by little more than a shrug in my house. In all honesty I was happy that the cat was finally out of the bag. Take your ball, and sod off I thought. My allegiances with football have always been less about the sport, and more about everything good that comes with it. The friendship, the camaraderie, the sense of unconditional inclusion. Now, it would of course be disingenuous of me to suggest that I, as a white, heterosexual man in my mid 20’s has ever had to truly deal with exclusion in any real world sense. It would also be naive of me to suggest that football has always been a place where everyone feels welcome. Far from it. But I firmly believe that football, more so than anywhere else, has the power to enact social movements that encourage better inclusion for all.
With that in mind, I introduce to you, to the ‘Football without everyone is nothing’ series.
Every day this week I will be speaking to different individuals, and organisations, all of whom have used football as a vehicle to improve social inclusion. As we well know, social inclusion is a key component of improving our collective mental health, so that will be a crucial part of our focus as well.
Today, in episode four, we're speaking to Karen Dobres. Karen is an elected board member at Lewes FC. Back in 2017, Lewes made the brave decision to become the first football club in the world to split their playing budgets equally between their men's and women's teams. 2021 marks 100 years since the FA banned Women's football, a ban that stood for the next 50 years. Lewes' bold decision four years ago to put faith in their principles has seen the club become known around the world as Equality FC.
You can find out more about Lewes FC via their two Twitter feeds @LewesFCMen and @LewesFCWomen or head to their website https://www.lewesfc.com
If you want to get involved with Man Marking, then find us @marking_man on twitter, and use the hashtag #FootballWithoutEveryoneIsNothing
Saturday Jun 05, 2021
Saturday Jun 05, 2021
Football without everyone is nothing #6 Owen Coyle Junior (England Amputee Football Association)
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the proposed Super League was met by little more than a shrug in my house. In all honesty I was happy that the cat was finally out of the bag. Take your ball, and sod off I thought. My allegiances with football have always been less about the sport, and more about everything good that comes with it. The friendship, the camaraderie, the sense of unconditional inclusion. Now, it would of course be disingenuous of me to suggest that I, as a white, heterosexual man in my mid 20’s has ever had to truly deal with exclusion in any real world sense. It would also be naive of me to suggest that football has always been a place where everyone feels welcome. Far from it. But I firmly believe that football, more so than anywhere else, has the power to enact social movements that encourage better inclusion for all.
With that in mind, I introduce to you, to the ‘Football without everyone is nothing’ series.
Every day this week I will be speaking to different individuals, and organisations, all of whom have used football as a vehicle to improve social inclusion. As we well know, social inclusion is a key component of improving our collective mental health, so that will be a crucial part of our focus as well.
Today, in episode five we'll be speaking with Owen Coyle Junior. Owen is a coach at the England Amputee Football Association (EAFA). The EAFA is a registered charity supporting amputees, the congenitally deficient, and those with limb affecting disabilities engage in football from grassroots to international.
You can find out more about the England Amputee Football Association via their Twitter feed @Amputeefootball or head to their website https://theeafa.co.uk/ you can also find Owen Coyle Junior on Twitter @OwenCoyleJnr96
If you want to get involved with Man Marking, then find us @marking_man on twitter, and use the hashtag #FootballWithoutEveryoneIsNothing
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Football without everyone is nothing #7 Chris Allen (Ullet Road Church Rebels FC)
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the proposed Super League was met by little more than a shrug in my house. In all honesty I was happy that the cat was finally out of the bag. Take your ball, and sod off I thought. My allegiances with football have always been less about the sport, and more about everything good that comes with it. The friendship, the camaraderie, the sense of unconditional inclusion. Now, it would of course be disingenuous of me to suggest that I, as a white, heterosexual man in my mid 20’s has ever had to truly deal with exclusion in any real world sense. It would also be naive of me to suggest that football has always been a place where everyone feels welcome. Far from it. But I firmly believe that football, more so than anywhere else, has the power to enact social movements that encourage better inclusion for all.
With that in mind, I introduce to you, to the ‘Football without everyone is nothing’ series.
Every day this week I will be speaking to different individuals, and organisations, all of whom have used football as a vehicle to improve social inclusion. As we well know, social inclusion is a key component of improving our collective mental health, so that will be a crucial part of our focus as well.
Today, in episode seven we're joined by Chris Allen, one of the founders of the Ullet Road Church Rebels Football Club. Ullet Road FC is primarily a Refugee and Asylum Seekers Football Club.
You can find out more about the Ullet Road Church Rebels FC via their Twitter feed @UlletRebelsFC
If you want to purchase Chris Allen's book 'Football Without Borders' you can do by following the link below:
https://twenty9publishing.co.uk/product/football-without-borders-the-lives-and-times-of-a-refugee-football-club/
If you want to get involved with Man Marking, then find us @marking_man on twitter, and use the hashtag #FootballWithoutEveryoneIsNothing
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Episode 67
Sometimes football makes me ill.
Sam Hutchinson signed his first professional deal with Chelsea at the age of 9. He made his premier league debut in 2007 at the age of 18 during a 1-1 draw at home to Everton. Three years later, in August 2010, Sam announced his retirement from the professional game at the age of 21. The youngster cited recurring knee injuries caused in part by a chondral defect had ultimately motivated his decision. 18 months later Sam signed a new contract with Chelsea after seeing significant improvement to his symptoms.
Despite only making a handful of appearances for his boyhood club, Sam has subsequently proceeded to forge an impressive career in the professional game. Across three spells, Sam has played a part in 8 seasons for Sheffield Wednesday, establishing himself as a fans favourite for the famous South Yorkshire side, in part down to his touch tackling, all energy approach.
But it is off the field where Sam has perhaps demonstrated his greatest strengths. Since his early retirement, preceded by years of injury turmoil, Sam has spoken candidly about the struggles he has had with his mental health. In a footballing world often beset by egos, machismo, and ultra competitiveness, Sam has been strong enough to expose the vulnerabilities that exist within all of us as human beings. His honesty and bravery has been a shining light to footballers up and down the country, that you can talk openly about your mental health, and succeed as a professional player.
In today's episode, we talk to Sam about his anxiety, depression and suicidal ideations. We also gain a greater insight into what attitudes to mental health exist within a professional dressing room, and more broadly how professional football is broaching the potentially thorny issue of player welfare. Finally, we find out if Sam would actively encourage his children to pursue a career in professional football.
This is an episode not to miss, as we speak to a current football league player, about the grim realities of professional football, often hidden from public view.
If you enjoy this episode, or any of our other episodes, please pop over to apple podcasts, and give us a rating and a review.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/man-marking/id1506661828
You can find us on Twitter @marking_man and don't forget to use the hashtag #WheresTheTalkingLads
If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:
Samaritans
Call 116 132 for free
Papyrus UK
Call 0800 068 41 41
CALM ZONE
0800 58 58 58
https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/
MIND
0300 123 3393
The Kaleidoscope Plus Group
0800 059 0123
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Just a few days shy of the 2020/2021 domestic season, the three of us took the opportunity to record our predictions for the Premier League, Championship, League One, and League Two.
Those episodes were uploaded to our Patreon feed only. Until now.
Today, we will reveal the answers we gave to those pre-season predictions, caveats, excuses, and shame included. The categories for our choices were as follows:
- League winner
- Top four (Premier League)
- Promoted (Championship/League One/League Two)
- Playoffs (Championship/League One/League Two)
- Relegated
- Top scorer
- Player of the year
- Breakout star
The four original episodes have been uploaded to our feed along with this episode for you to listen back to.
If you would like to hammer us for our shocking predictions (see Ant and Ryan backing Arsenal, and Dan's championship playoff selection) or praise us for our genius (see Paul Mullin and championship relegation) we would be happy to hear from you via our Twitter feed @marking_man
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
#1 Premier League (2020/2021) - Predictions
- See the Predictions Review Show for the results and the explanations!!