Welcome to Upfront and Unfiltered, the podcast that takes you deep into the heart of Manx football, brought to you by Upfront Footy, hosted by Dean Turton. Each week we bring you a candid and unfiltered conversation with a different guest from across all areas of Manx football. Join us as we dive into our guests journeys through the rollercoaster that is Manx football. Expect candid opinions on the state of the locla game, predictions, and a behind-the-scenes look at the beautiful game on th ...
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Join me on our 10th episode as I sit down with the most decorated Father and Son duo to grace modern Manx Football, Chris Bass Snr & Jnr. We barely scratch the surface as we dive into both of their intriguing footballing careers, discover the reasons behind why that St. Georges side were trophy-winning monsters, learn more about MIFA and FC Isle of…
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Join me on this episode as I sit down with and delve into the personal football journeys of FC Isle of Man's Director of Football Operations, Lee Dixon and Kit-Man / Linchpin, Craig Cowin. From reminiscing about their beginnings in the local game, Lee’s time as a professional and Craig’s player of the season performance. We go on to dissect the hig…
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This week I’m joined by a man who loves podcast, D&D Club Secretary and the Euro 2016 Ball-Off Winner, Dave Mathieson. We discuss his younger playing days, injury, management, and his transition from player into the role as club secretary. You will also discover exactly what a "Ball-Off" is, and much more in this episode. We finish by revealing his…
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This week I'm joined by Manx footballing Rolls-Royce 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗠𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 in an episode packed with highs and lows. He candidly talks about his beginnings at St George's, his rise to professional football, them grand slam wins, his Island days and his aspirations to go into management full-time in the future. We also reflect on the positive and negative as…
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In this episode of the "Upfront and Unfiltered Podcast", I catch up with Paul Healy BEM. Join us as we journey back into Healy's start in Manx football, transitioning from St. George's youth team, captaining Corinthians, and helping keep Braddan a float! We talk about the good and bad in the local game, and his select 7 is a bleter that comes with …
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The fifth episode of Upfront and Unfiltered is here! This week I’m joined by a man whose had more clubs than Tiger Woods, but who has now picked up the whistle to become one of the islands top referees, 𝗥𝗢𝗕 𝗦𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥. We discuss his dramatic shift from being a player to a referee, his struggles with mental health and how he prevailed thanks to people…
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The fourth episode of Upfront and Unfiltered is here! This week I’m joined by former Union Mills player and Manager Steven Fox. We discuss everything from how football gave him sanctuary growing up, all the way through to managing his boyhood club to a league title and much more. We also reveal Foxy’s ultimate 7-a-side Manx football team in '𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁…
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The third episode of Upfront and Unfiltered is here! This week I’m joined by DHSOB first team manager, and a man known throughout the whole of Manx football, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. We discuss everything from his youth days at professional clubs, how his team mates helped him through personal tragedy, that grand slam win and even disallowing one of the best…
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Welcome to the second episode of Upfront and Unfiltered! Join us as we dive deep into the intriguing footballing life of Ramsey AFC Chairman, Jonathan "Jogger" Leece. From being thrown into the back of Papa Kinnish's van as a child to the highs and lows of cross-dressing (or was it fancy dress?), we leave no stone unturned. We also reveal of Jogger…
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Join us on our debut episode as we dive into the world of Manx football with Colby first-team manager Aaron Collister. We discuss his whole journey through Manx football, chat about the local game, throw in some questions from our followers and unveil his ultimate 7-a-side Manx football dream team in 'Select 7.' You might call it good or perhaps ev…
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