In this episode TAOF Podcast's Kev chats to Geo Mackie, the legendary co-founder of the hugely popular West Ham United fan YouTube channel @HammersChat , who talks about how, despite being born and raised in Aberdeen, he became a lifelong Hammers fan and his early experiences of travelling up and down the country supporting them alongside his dad.Geo also talks about the origins of the Hammers Chat You Tube channel alongside his partner in crime Gonzo and also the highs and lows of being a content creator and the effects it's had on the pair of them over the years. He also candidly opens up to Kev regarding the challenges that arose for both himself and his wife (Mrs Geo) regarding the birth of their daughter and her subsequent health issues, whilst still having to earn a living and keeping the wolves at bay creating social media content at the same time.There's plenty more discussed as well, including his thoughts on the ownership merry-go-round that's currently happening at West Ham! Also we have a bonus performance at the end of the podcast by indie pop rockers 'The Displacements' (@the.displacements) who perform their latest single 'Bring Me Back', so check out them as well as our full and exclusive interview with Geo only here on @theaof_podcast !CONNECT WITH US ON OUR SOCIAL LINKS HERE :-Twitter/ X : @theaof_podcastInstagram : @theaof_podcast#westham #westhamunited #hammerschat#geomackie#gonzo#amandastavely#danielkretinsky#davidsullivan#academyfootball #theacademyoffootball

In this episode TAOF Podcast's Kev chats to world renowned 'hyper real' spray can artist Dave Nash aka 'Gnasher' who, amongst other things has created some of the most iconic football murals over the years, including ones for West Ham such as the famous 'Long Live The Boleyn' and Billy Bonds / Sir Trevor Brooking murals in Upton Park, as well as more recently the ones featuring Carlton Cole, Julian Dicks, Phil Parkes and Luděk Mikloško outside The Carpenters Arms near The London Stadium. Other works of his include large scale murals for the likes of Marvel, Nokia, Microsoft, Channel 4 and many more.

Essex born Gnasher talks about how he started getting into graffiti tagging and skateboarding whilst growing up in Harlow and regularly getting nicked as a result. After studying art and graphic design he tried a stint as a DJ before finally finding his groove in 2009, turning professional as a spray can artist.

He also reveals how he became a West Ham United fan and shares his memories of his best and worst West Ham games over the years and his thoughts on how The Hammers will fare post relegation in The Championship.

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In this episode TAOF Podcast's Kev chats to West Ham United's former Academy coach and now Pathways & Development Manager Mark Phillips about his love for club, both as a die hard fan growing up in Camberwell and then eventually working for the club as a coach on the academy side of things for the last 20 years.

Amongst many things, Mark details how he became involved with West Ham's famous Academy after an initial coaching stint at Arsenal and what it was like to oversee the development and witness both the career highs and lows of a number of Academy products, including Josh Cullen, Reece Oxford and of course Declan Rice, who was unceremoniously released by Chelsea at 14 years old and whom Mark predicted during his development that that not only would he become captain of West Ham United, but also of England.

He's the man that even Mark Noble cites as being the real 'Mr West Ham'!

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