Whistleblowers is football’s most original new podcast - lifting the lid on the parts of the game no one else talks about. Hosted by Gordon Smart, with ex-elite referee Mark Clattenburg and veteran journalist Ian Ladyman, this isn’t another safe roundtable of punditry. It’s football told differently - with insight, authority, and plenty of laughs. From what really goes on in the referee’s room, to how clubs spin crises and who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes - Whistleblowers brings the inside stories only those at the heart of the game can tell. Players have had their say. Now, it’s time to hear from the people who actually know how football works.
Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman
Executive Producer: Jamie East
Producer: Henry Williams
Researcher: William Colledge
Booker: Ashley Whitt
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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Whistleblowers is football’s most original new podcast - lifting the lid on the parts of the game no one else talks about. Hosted by Gordon Smart, with ex-elite referee Mark Clattenburg and veteran journalist Ian Ladyman, this isn’t another safe roundtable of punditry. It’s football told differently - with insight, authority, and plenty of laughs. From what really goes on in the referee’s room, to how clubs spin crises and who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes - Whistleblowers brings the inside stories only those at the heart of the game can tell. Players have had their say. Now, it’s time to hear from the people who actually know how football works.
Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman
Executive Producer: Jamie East
Producer: Henry Williams
Researcher: William Colledge
Booker: Ashley Whitt
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman and Mark Clattenburg dig into the state of modern football fandom, asking why supporters are leaving games early and whether TV kick-off times and rising prices are pushing genuine fans away.
Alongside the debate, the stories take centre stage. Clattenburg recalls the day a Rob Lee goal left him covered in filth (literally poo) at St James’ Park, and the unforgettable moment Craig Bellamy grabbed his balls after a red card. Ian Ladyman opens up about the article that ended his friendship with David Platt and the heated player confrontations that come with his reporting.
The trio also share their first memories of walking into a stadium, the magic of seeing the pitch, and what makes football culture so unique.
Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out
Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman
Producer: Henry Williams
Executive Producer: Jamie East
Researcher: William Colledge
Booker: Ashley Whitt
Video Editor: Luke Shelley
Content Editor: Joseph Palmer
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Social Handles:
X: @blowerspod
Instagram: whistleblowerspod
TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast
Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com
A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular.
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