Mike Halford

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41,725 appearances 179 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 6 Jul

Mike Halford’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Halford & Brough in the Morning · Hold Your Head High, Canada · 6 Jul 2026 podcast

Well, now you've wasted two substitutions filling one position on the pitch. matched

When you might have been able to leave Richie out there for the full 90, and now your hands are tied in a match where you're chasing goals and chasing results. matched

So from that perspective, totally understand why he wasn't used in that match. matched

Sure. matched

Now, people will say... matched

But he appeared against South Africa in the round of 32. matched

And when he came on, you could tell that the lift that he provided to his teammates, even though he clearly and visibly wasn't at 100%, was impactful. matched

I do not argue this point. matched

I think that his presence in the South Africa match gave that team a lift in terms of spirit, fighting ability. matched

I will probably have to ask around even more than I have to eventually get to the bottom of this. matched

But here's what I think. matched

I think that physically and mentally, he wasn't there and pushing him to get into that South and him pushing himself. matched

Let's make no mistake about that. matched

To get into that South Africa match was a lot. matched

I think mentally he's grappling with, and it's not just an injury that he suffered once and needs to get over. matched

It's the recurrence of the hamstring injury. matched

I also think that his manager grew more and more frustrated with the situation throughout the tournament. matched

And I think that's why Marsh said in his post-match scrum on Saturday that matched

All that stuff about the clean MRI, and it was Fonzie's decision not to play. matched

I think Mars, to a certain degree, wanted to, one, wash his hands of the situation, and two, have an explainer at the ready for why he didn't come on as a sub against Morocco. matched

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