Down The Divisions Podcast Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone, We just wanted to alert you to our podcast and the fact we have former top referee and new Kilbirnie Ladeside assistant manager Des Roache on this week's show, which is out now. The episode's synopsis is below. We're on all podcast players including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Acast, Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts. Thanks for all your support. 014 Kilbirnie Ladeside No2 Des Roache: top ref to assistant boss, training with Paula Radcliffe & racing Haile Gebrselassie, talking Chinese meals on the pitch, why he chucked refereeing & the Champions League winner's top his wife wears to clean the house DES ROACHE was once the ninth best Under-20s athlete in the world over 1500 metres and used to train with Paula Radcliffe. When a knee injury ended his dreams of making it on the track he turned to refereeing. He took charge of the 2010 Scottish Junior Cup final and spent five years as a category one whistler. But when football gets up and running again Des will be making calls of a different kind. In May he was appointed assistant manager to Martin Ferry at West of Scotland League side Kilbirnie Ladeside. He tells Gareth and Paul how he hopes to keep his emotions in check now he’s the man in the dugout rather than the man in the middle. We hear how he was desperate to get to the end of his first ever game as a ref – and why officiating in the juniors was what he loved most. Des talks us through his thought processes after sending a player off in that junior cup final and why he once told a player on the pitch all about the Chinese meal he was having a night after a game. But he also explains why he felt he would never reach the top of the game as a whistler and why that led to him packing it in and reveals who the toughest player to referee was. There’s the Champions League winner’s shirt his wife wears while cleaning the house and the day he came up against running great Haile Gebrselassie too. All that and more on Episode 14 of Down The Divisions. If you have any comments we'd love to hear from you. You can email downthedivisions@gmail.com or contact us through Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. . Down The Divisions logo design Adam Aitken Intro and outro music Bensound Edited July 8, 2020 by Mr X 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 TL/DR And thats just the thread title. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marshmallo Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Listened over the weekend - really interesting guy and he makes good points about trying to sell refereeing as a decent money maker for people. I was listening and kind of wishing it was something I'd looked into when I was a bit younger. The podcast generally is excellent and has been a good addition to my regular listening. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, Marshmallo said: Listened over the weekend - really interesting guy and he makes good points about trying to sell refereeing as a decent money maker for people. I was listening and kind of wishing it was something I'd looked into when I was a bit younger. The podcast generally is excellent and has been a good addition to my regular listening. Being a referee would have fed your penchant for dishing out reds. Spoiler One incoming for that no doubt! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeforchange Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Was a decent ref to be fair although probably all won’t agree. I thought he done well and was always pretty mobile and up to speed and close to the action on the pitch . Suprised he has got involved in the coaching side but fair play and good luck to him . Always had a good chat with him before and after games no matter the result. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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