3 In The Middle Podcast

This week World Cup fever continues to grow as the lads review the epic battle of England v Mexico at the Azteca, a stadium that Dylan has played in and he gives us first hand experience of how that altitude really affects you.  Plenty of other talking points from the tournament including Bellingham, the Trump saga and of course the infamous Harry Kane post match interview which runs the risk of b...

This week the lads continue with their World Cup coverage and rank recent England greats and Scotland's efforts as Lummy's England shirt looks like going into the last 32 unwashed. Stories include former Sunderland player Asamoah Gyan and his Music Man inspiring the Mackem's to a 5-1 defeat against the Toon, an ex pro getting papped in only his club issued shoes after a night out an...

This week the lads get excited as the World Cup gets underway and they look back at some of their England and Scotland memories, including Lummy's Three Lions snub when the call came.  Plenty of football stories as usual, including players that moved to WWE, International stars pinching girlfriends and the game's best drinkers. The lads also talk through the day before their professional...

After a recent run of guest episodes the lads are back together as a three and straight back to what they do best. Expect stories around which England player slept in the overhead luggage compartment on the flight after a Euro 96 game, World Cup preview and find out which ex Newcastle United player Skip still can't find anything positive to say about and his reasons which include an earring a...

Grant Holt provides his take on Carlisle United in the wake of the dismissal of Mark Hughes

In this episode the lads sit down with former Norwich City captain and Premier League striker  Grant Holt  to explore one of football's most inspiring journeys. Grant reflects on his unconventional path through non-league football, balancing work and ambition, overcoming setbacks, and proving that determination can outweigh talent alone. From early mornings and factory shifts to packed stadiu...

Part 2 of this 3 In The Middle two parter as the lads welcome Neil 'Dolly' Dalton for a glimpse into the life of a first team physio with over 1,000 professional games under his belt.  Look forward to hearing him chat about setting fire to player's personal belongings, X rated Secret Santa gifts to one of the lads and Nigel Pearson's game day magic eye drops as well as a host o...

Part 1 of this 3 In The Middle two parter as the lads welcome Neil 'Dolly' Dalton for a glimpse into the life of a first team physio with over 1,000 professional games under his belt.  Look forward to hearing him chat about setting fire to player's personal belongings, X rated Secret Santa gifts to one of the lads and Nigel Pearson's game day magic eye drops as well as a host o...

Graham Anthony | That Corner, That Keeper, That Moment  Join us this week as Three in the Middle becomes Four and Graham Anthony joins the lads to discuss his career in football, from sharing dressing rooms with the likes of Vinny Jones, Don Hutchinson and Brian Deane to his key part in the Jimmy Glass goal that lives on as one of the most iconic moments football has ever seen.  We also find out w...

Join Lummy, Skip and Dylan for episode 14 as they discuss all things football, recall stories from their careers and answer questions from followers in 'What's the Craic?' sponsored by The Warwick Road Bed Centre, also this week's recording location.  This week the lads jump straight into the National League Play-off semi-final between Carlisle United and Boreham Wood and discu...

Join Lummy, Skip and Dylan for episode 13 as they discuss all things football, recall stories from their careers and answer questions from followers in 'What's the Craic?' sponsored by The Warwick Road Bed Centre. This week the lads cover the last week in football including Liam Rosenior's next move, players facing fans post match and of course the best league finale in footbal...

Join Lummy, Skip and Dylan for episode 12 as they discuss all things football, recall stories from their careers and answer questions from followers in 'What's the Craic?' sponsored by The Warwick Road Bed Centre. As usual a good mix of current affairs from the world of football, some stories from old and a lot of banter as they inevitably go off script.  This week 'Bomb Squads...

Join Lummy, Skip and Dylan for episode 11 as they discuss all things football, their careers and answer questions from followers in 'What's the Craic?' sponsored by The Warwick Road Bed Centre. This week the lads cover a range of topics and recap the previous episode and great reaction for 'Tales of a Kitman', including an admission as to who kept signing the sponsors ball...

Part 2 of the 3 In The Middle Easter release sees the show's first guest make an appearance after multiple requests from followers.  Don't expect to hear much from the lads as they struggle to get a word in edgeways as Andy 'Bus Head' Horn, former Carlisle United kitman, bus driver and ever present sideliner covers a fraction of his ten years at the club.  Stories including mee...

Join the lads for part one of this double release Easter special. This week the lads face backlash over their Premier League ultimate midfield choices before moving up the pitch to discuss their all time Premier League front two. Shearer, Rooney, Aguero, Henry, Owen? The list goes on. This one isn't getting sorted out anytime soon. The circus comes to town as Lummy names Spurs as a whole as h...

Join hosts Lummy, Skip and Dylan as they discuss all things football and answer questions from listeners in 'Whats the Craic?' sponsored by The Warwick Road Bed Centre. This week the lads choose their best of all time, Premier League, 3 In The Middle Centre Midfielders. Who gets the nod between Scholes, Gerrard, Keane, De Bruyne, Lampard and will they agree?  Lummy also recalls the time...

Join the hosts Lummy, Skip and Dylan in the 7th instalment of 3 In The Middle as they discuss all things football. This week Skip tells us which big personality referee made the title comment to him instead of dishing out a second yellow card in an FA Cup game as well as recalling when Kieran Dyer crashed his 'BMX' on the Tyne bridge.  Meanwhile Lummy talks about his call up for England...

This week Dylan talks about how his moves to Hibs and Sunderland came about as the lads discuss their careers and highlights.  The eternal football discussion of which players would be classed as 'World Class' and which would be 'Elite' is covered with a few disagreements along the way and the lads answer questions from listeners, including recalling the non playing characters...

This week Skip talks about his early pro career and facing a 14 year old Wayne Rooney, Dylan recalls the 2016 Scottish Cup final with Hibs and how his dad pinched a bit of the Hampden turf and Lummy tells us which world famous Brazilian superstar got knocked back from Sunderland by the car park attendant.  We also hear about Dylan facing a team of Real Madrid superstars including the 'perfect...

This week Lummy talks about his start in football and the gift he received on his first night in digs as well as going from sitting in the classroom to facing the Chris Waddle shuffle weeks later.  Dylan recalls the time he got Sergio Ramos'ed and what made players he's played with, such as John McGinn, go onto the highest levels and Skip talks honestly about what he would have done diff...

This week the lads discuss their early days in football as Skip's dad turns super agent and a home visit for Dylan sees Neil Lennon meet his four legged namesake. Lummy recalls the time he came up against both the teacher and the prankster that was Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne and we're all left wondering, did Jimmy Five Bellies ever find it...........? Rounded up with discussion aro...

This week the lads take on board first episode feedback from football podcast royalty Undr The Cosh, Skip recalls Roddy's rejection call, Dylan talks about the impact of social media on player's mental health and all provide a full, honest review of Carlisle's trip to Rochdale at the weekend. 

Join the lads as they discuss Dylan's mistaken massage, Skip's late night snacking at Newcastle United and Lummy's encounter with a naked Magnum PI. Plus a weekly round up of Carlisle United activity including the game against Altrincham and next weekend's top of the table clash at Rochdale.

Welcome to the 3 In The Middle Podcast 🎙️ Hosted by ex pros Chris Lumsdon and Mark 'Skip' Boyd alongside current player Dylan McGeouch , this is proper football chat, no filters, no scripts, just honest opinions. From Carlisle United talk to football nonsense, behind-the-scenes stories, big debates and the occasional guests too. If you love real football conversations, strong opinions an...