Back of the Stand with Mark Saggers

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.Football management these days has become an inherently unstable position due to what some have called 'ridiculous expectations'. So Mark asks several industry professionals if the treatment of football managers is fair? Should players, owners and even fans take more responsibility and reel in their never ending line of demands?0:18 - 25:40 - Andrew Mills, Former Brentford Chief Executive & Mark Warburton, Former QPR, Brentford, Rangers & Forest Manager 25:44 - 38:20 - Simon Grayson, Former EFL Manager38:25 - 44:28 - Pete Cohen, Peak Performance Coach

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.Week two of the Premier League is done and dusted and Mark had a whole host of guests once again to dissect the action. Also featuring, England's perfect start to their test series with Sri Lanka, US Open tennis and the Dutch Grand Prix0:18 - 15:25 - Liverpool 2-0 Brentford - Slim Williamson, Anfield South Podcast and Nick Bruzon, Brentford Blogger 15:31 - 27:05 - Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle - Craig Beazley, Up The Cherries In All Deparmentts and Steve Wraith, NUFC Matters27:10 - 43:38 - Refereeing The Official Review - Former Premier League referee's Mark Halsey and Keith Hackett43:43 - 1:03:47 - England V Sri Lanka - Former England International Cricketer Angus Fraser and Former County Cricketer Neil Burns1:03:52 - 1:13:08 - US Open tennis - David Luddy, Tennis Commentator1:13:11 - 1:21:44 - Dutch Grand Prix - Tony Jardine, F1 Analyst

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.With points deductions,possible FFP breaches and ludicrous wages and fees being paid to players and and their agents, the real question is if the clubs at highest level of football has turned its back on its fans? For some it most certainly feels that way and many feel the Premier League has truly lost its identity. In this episode, Mark Saggers dives deep into this controversial topic with top journalists and a former player agent and football club CEO.0:17 - 23:44 - Andrew Mills - Former Brentford Chief Exec And Daniel Harris - Sportswriter, The Guardian23:50 - 32:04 - David Webber - Football Writer33:09 - 40:18 - Jamie Jackson - Manchester Football Correspondent, The Guardian

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.The Premier League returned this weekend and Mark had a whole host of guests to dissect the action. Mark also chatted with Olympic Medallist Esme Booth, previewed the rest of the years F1 season with Lawrence Barretto and discussed a few daisy cutters with Former England International Cricketer Angus Fraser and Former County Cricketer Neil Burns. 0:18 - 16:35 - Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City - Harrison Burridge, Senior Editor, Chelsea Social and Ian Brightwell, Former Man City Player 16:41 - 29:57 - Brentford 2-1 Crystal Palace - Nick Bruzon, Brentford Blogger and Matt Watts, A Team Called Palace30:02 - 43:36 - Refereeing The Official Review - Former Premier League Mark Halsey and Former EFL Referee, Steve Chittenden43:41 - 53:34 - Esme Booth, Olympic Silver Medallist53:28 - 1:06:38 - Former England International Cricketer Angus Fraser and Former County Cricketer Neil Burns1:06:42 - 1:18:07 - Lawrence Barretto - F1 Correspondent, F1.com

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.The English Football League returned this weekend and Mark had a whole host of guests to dissect the action.0:18 - 09:24 - Richard Cusack, Journalist For Derbyshire Live 09:30 - 18:59 - Andy Gilpin, Wrexham Blogger19:56 - 25:30 - Tony Incenzo, Non League Expert25:35 - 37:16 - Refereeing, The Official Non League Review With Mark Halsey And Keith Hackett37:20 - 48:45 - Sargeant Rich Cooke, Chair, West Midlands Police Federation 48:49 - 1:06:05 - Andrew Mills, Former Brentford Chief Executive

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.With the Paris Olympics done and dusted, Mark reviews the highs and lows with a variety of guests.0:18 - 18:54 - Jim White, Columnist, The Telegraph 19:00 - 27:51 - Ed Warner, Former Chair, UK Athletics 27:56 - 41:12 - Mark Woods, Sports Journalist 41:15 - 55:19 - Preya Dhanecha, Former National Boxing Champion And Boxing Coach

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.Boxing at Paris 2024 has been overshadowed by a row about the eligibility of two fighters in the women's competition.Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwanese fighter Lin Yu-ting are guaranteed at least bronze medals after of their semi-final bouts.In this weeks sporting section, Mark spoke to former boxing champion and GB boxing development coach Preya Dhanecha about this and more. 

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.With the U.K. in turmoil over the past few months, has our nation become a failed State? Has the Prime Minister's comments ignited the tension even further? This and more discussed on this weeks episode.0:18 - 18:29 - Andy Preston, Former Mayor of Middlesbrough and Gavin Megaw, President And Managing Partner Hanover Communications18:34 - 26:37 - Sammy Woodhouse, Activist with Stand Up to Racism 26:42 - 37:42 - Harry Tangye, Former Armed Response Officer37:46 - 52:22 - Soyfull Alam +Ibrahim Hussein, Current Iman and Former Imam of Southport Mosque and Cultural Centre52:26 - 1:03:41 - Andy Burgess, Head of Football Operations, Southport FC 1:03:45 - 1:13:12 - Jo Hemmings, Behavioural Psychologist1:13:15 - 1:22:04 - James Matthewson, Former Labour Spokesman1:22:08 - 1:34:09 - Kurtis Reid, Journalist, Belfast Telegraph1:34:12 - 1:43:02 - Weyman Bennett, Joint National Convenor, Stand Up To Racism1:43:06 - 1:51:46 - Gerrard Woodhouse, Former Labour Councillor for Liverpool 

Welcome to 'Back Of The Stand' with Mark Saggers. Each week, I will be joined by some of the biggest guests to discuss all the latest in news and sport. We delve deep into the controversial discussions that others aren't brave enough to have.After a controversial opening weekend, has the Olympics lost it's prestige? 0:17 - 12:35 - Jim White, Columnist, The Telegraph  12:40 - 16:45 - David Shipley, Prison reform advocate & Former Prisoner - Convicted Rapist Van De Velde Booed On Olympic Debut16:49 - 24:11 - Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent - Eurostar Cancellations + Flight Disruptions 24:15 - 33:59 - Gavin Megaw, Former EFL Executive and President And Managing Partner Hanover Communications