Howard Webb: New Laws, Controversial Calls & Career Highs and Lows | Stick to Football EP 53

Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by SkyBet.

In today’s episode, our special guest is regarded as one of the best referees in the world - Howard Webb, who is joined by hosts Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Jill Scott.

We kick things off by looking at Wayne Rooney’s red card against Blackburn, as Howard Webb shares how he dealt with managers and coming into his new role at the PGMOL.

Howard discusses how refereeing in the modern game has changed, especially with teams now playing from the back and how VAR is improving.

The panel debate players delaying the game, law changes they would bring in, enrolling ex-players as referees, rolling substitutes and should VAR be scrapped?

Plus, Howard talks in depth about refereeing the 2010 World Cup Final where he issued many yellow cards in Spain’s 1-0 victory over the Netherlands.

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00:00 - Behind the scenes
02:20 - Promo
03:38 - Wayne Rooney’s red card
11:42 - Refereeing in the modern era
20:07 - Delaying the game
36:01 - Rule changes in the game
37:50 - Kiaran’s question to Howard Webb
43:42 - Enrolling ex-players as referees
54:46 - Handball rules
01:11:50 - 2010 World Cup Final
01:17:09 - One rule Howard Webb would change

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[TheOverlap]

What law change would you like to see? 🤔

[dfir]

Gary's sales approach: "I breathe air, throughout my career I breathed air and learned that breathing air keeps me alive. Make sure you breathe air at this moment in time, as it will stop you from dying"

[zaccraig]

Gary Neville's advertising skills.... Sounds like he's reading a "please release my family" plea given to him by detectives one minute earlier.

[TheMagpieChannelTV]

Has anyone ever dunked a custard cream in a cup of tea? Aye Gary, 99% of the UK population I’d imagine.

[G-fdug]

Always great to see old team mates like Gary, Wayne, and Howard link up

[hirbodhosseini]

Nobody can make me dislike Wrighty. Man spreads nothing but love and positivity. Always goes out of his way to show love and acknowledge staff and crew.

[warriorrob]

Gary Neville thinking he’s the only one to ever dunk a custard cream

[simonc]

"Have you ever drunk a glass of water? Has anyone ever done that?. Unbelievable"

[MH-vplf]

Its like the 2000s again. Man utd players all round the ref 😂

[matt]

Whatever you think about prem refereeing, its impressive to see how well Howard articulated answers to those questions for over an hour. They were all technical and difficult to answer, and he took every one of them. Seems like a decent, honest bloke

[GarethPease]

You see Kieran just walk off quietly after they’ve all forgotten to answer his question 😂❤

[Harlios]

Why do all referees seem to have that copper vibe about em? Howard Webb would deffo be CID if he wasn't VAR

[Ngry_W]

Going to try dunking a custard cream. I've never, ever thought of that in my entire life. Always learning

[vinniedixon]

When Roy said "What's funny about that?" I thought he was going to do a Joe Pesci in Goodfellas from the scene in the restaurant 🤣🤣🤣

[colinaitken]

Love this podcast, makes me forget my cancer for a while

[kickassrb]

Gary having an issue with the Kyle walker free kick situation but then suggesting rolling subs is comical. Glad Rooney called him out on it

[NathanT]

Roy's mantra at his new role as a FIFA executive "Just do your job" 🤣

[HawkerXx]

6:38 anyone notice Roy's look over to Gary after Howard webb said 'its never a yellow' 😂 Roy remembering that tackle he did on haaland and still blaming gary for it being a red card 😂😂

[samuelcolvillemckenna]

He actually reffed this conversation 😂

[RichCSR]

I like Howard, great personality, well spoken, articulate and a likeable chap, glad you got him on.