This week, Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman go head-to-head over football’s newest idea - manager VAR cards, where coaches can challenge decisions from the touchline.

Clattenburg believes it could bring back fairness and take ownership away from referees, while Ian calls it “a f***ing mess” that will only slow the game down.

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Producer: Henry Williams

Assistant Producer: William Colledge

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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This week on Whistleblowers, Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman, and Mark Clattenburg are joined by Daily Mail’s Lewis Steele to pick apart Liverpool’s worst run in a decade. What’s happened to Mo Salah? Is Arne Slot already under pressure? And why does Virgil van Dijk suddenly look like a man out of answers?

Clattenburg breaks down a landmark refereeing moment as a Premier League ref defies VAR, sparking a heated debate about how much power the video officials really have. The lads also dig into set-piece chaos, Liverpool’s defensive frailty, and whether we’re seeing a full-blown return to Tony Pulis–style football across the league.

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Producer: Henry Williams

Assistant Producer: William Colledge

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Social Handles:

X: @blowerspod

Instagram: whistleblowerspod

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Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com

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This week on Whistleblowers, the lads welcome rock and roll royalty as Felix White of The Maccabees joins Ian Ladyman, Mark Clattenburg and Gordon Smart to talk football, Fulham and the strange journey from indie gigs to Major League Baseball punditry.

Felix explains how a sober American tour turned him into a baseball obsessive, while Clattenburg shares what it was like refereeing Brazil in front of 100,000 fans at the MCG. Ian delivers a brilliant assessment of Marco Silva, describing him as a “moaner” whose attitude somehow works perfectly at Fulham but might not elsewhere.

The conversation moves through the quirks of Craven Cottage, the romance of the FA Cup, and why lower-league football feels more authentic than the Premier League. There’s a natter about whether any Premier League side could win a World Cup, and a revealing look at Gareth Southgate, England’s mentality and the curious difference between football and cricket fandom.

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

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Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com

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