Stewart Downing Pt 1 / Undr The Cosh Podcast

Stewart Downing is with us for this week's episode. Talking coming through the ranks at Boro, being chucked out the steam room by Paul Ince, Southgate the leader, England debuts, Aston Villa & signing for Liverpool.
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[@ONLYJOKING101]

The Craig Bellamy story at the end just goes to show what happens when you stand up to bully.

[@iangriffiths6398]

Me and my mate had similar experience to the first team steam and jacuzzi incident when on trial at Boro but with a completely different outcome. Instead of Ince telling us to f off, Viv Anderson greeted us fully starkers and had a proper conversation with us asking all sorts of questions. A naked Viv Anderson was a humbling experience in itself 😆

[@liamfirkin2145]

I feel guilty for giving him shit for England, when I was younger, a top bloke, proper grounded. Quality quest lads. Can’t wait for Part 2 👌

[@paulolencewicz4411]

I used to run a very cool bar in Boro called Frescos. Played dance and funky house, Stewy was in regular. Knocks about with his old school mates and stuff, real down to earth lad. Even in his peak, was never a big time Charlie! Always gave tips and what a legend. Thanks for your top after the 2 all draw versus the Geordies Stewy, great times at Frescos.

[@Aviewfromabove1]

Frescos was the best

[@tumolucky17]

Used to love going there!!! Gutted when it shut down!

[@stephenturner8021]

Loved Fresco's on a Thursday night!

[@darren296]

Got the big dogs on now. Boro’s best homegrown talent. Made a scapegoat whenever the team was struggling.

[@joelthorpe4170]

Phil Stamp all the way mate

[@mattdevereux5940]

their fans gave him endless stick god knows why

[@joelthorpe4170]

@@mattdevereux5940 For one, we never gave him endless stick .. we actually give him all the support he needed as we were proud to have a Boro lad playing in our team and for England. It was his second stint that was disappointing .. holding the club to ransom over a contract clause and that stopped us from playing him, he wasnt good enough during his second spell .. that's what spoiled his rep with the Boro fans.

[@leethistlethwaite4381]

@@mattdevereux5940 who else do give it too lol

[@leethistlethwaite4381]

@@mattdevereux5940 and he's a Born Boro Lad, so he can take it, any stick will roll of his back like his lass the other day

[@leekirkbride6858]

Great pod cast boys what a down to earth guy .. can't wait for next week's part 2

[@strictlycasual765]

Sound lad, always good to see the Boro lads and hear about the days we were half decent! Good pod again lads, thanks for the content

[@rooneye]

IKR! Fucking hell. People RIP McClaren to PIECES nowadays I've ALWAYS liked the man personally. EVERYONE says he was GREAT on the COACHING side. That's NEVER been doubted. I remember how BIG his rep was at Man Utd when he was under Fergie and when he came I was like YES! Bit of NEW SCHOOL progressive shit not OLD SCHOOL Robson who bought old players and basically revved em up and told them to just go out and play. Not exactly a master tactician. He gave us some of the BEST times ever though did Robson so I'll ALWAYS love the man. So did Macca though like Downing mentions here the UEFA cup run was MENTAL. Coming from behind and winning in the last minutes it was a FAIRY TAIL run and fair play we came up against THE UEFA Cup/Euro leagues BEST TEAM EVER Seville that's THEIR competition. They BOSS that.

[@markwhittle8403]

Good podcast. Great guy Stewie Downing. Looking forward to part 2

[@gazsnaith3362]

Love this podcast so funny keep it going lads 👍

[@Doork674]

Best one for a while seems like a cracking down to earth lad ⚽️. Can't wait for second part

[@nwils6944]

Nice work guys! Insight.

[@michaelduffy39]

One of Boro,s own Stewy Downing class act looking forward to part 2

[@stevenmcnamara9159]

Quality, can't wait for part 2, what a career he had, fair play Stewy

[@dukeofpreston3228]

Brilliant player ... great pod 👍🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏽

[@Jaaskelainen1993]

Great episode lads again! Nice to mix it up and have a established Premier league footballer for years on the show.

[@oddy532]

Few boro lads on lately, love it

[@flatbat8571]

Huge guest this! Last of the old school wingers? Great show as always

[@Verolader]

Brilliant part 1

[@ehmw1478]

Met Downing some years back at Flamingo Land, I went up to him and quietly asked if my son could have a picture taken with him as he was a fan of his. He was with his family as well so I would have actually respected him even if he said no, but he was reyt polite and said yes. I think he respected the fact that I wasn’t loud n leary as he was acting all low key with him being with his family. He was a big name back then and would have probably been hounded.

[@jeffd3473]

What a genuine bloke, different to the old school lads who were mainly there for just a piss up and a laugh, no wonder he had a great career compared to other players round his ability.

[@paulthurman5517]

What a top bloke. Looking forward to pt 2.

[@johnmitchell2269]

Not a Boro fan, but I remember that period in the early to mid 00's when they had a lot of high profile players. Karembeu, Boksic, Mendieta, Zenden, Ince, Juninho, Viduka, Hasselbaink, Boateng, Reizeger, Southgate, Woodgate, Mills. Back then there wasn't anywhere near the wealth in the PL as there is now, so makes me wonder how Boro were able to pay those sorts of wages.

[@paulholman8594]

They had a very wealthy chairman .. fair play to him he put huge money into Boro and had a good go .. felt a bit sorry for him he deserved to win something

[@andymccardleofficial7615]

Steve Gibson 🙌🏼

[@tomm9420]

@@paulholman8594 he did win something

[@tq6892]

@@paulholman8594 We did win something.

[@tq6892]

We had a young, amibitious and wealthy local chairman who is still at the helm today. He put his hand in his pocket.

[@jayjayb89]

I wish they could get gazza or merson on the podcast... The stories would be legendary

[@leedschampions6704]

We've heard all those stories 10 times over in biographies, autobiography, TV shows and interviews

[@jamielee9248]

I love Gazza and all his stories are great, but there all over KZbin as he’s been interviewed that much. Still great stories but not as funny when you’re prepared for the punch line.

[@darrenellis2879]

merson has been on carraghers podcast good stories about gazza

[@tomlawrence7675]

Kro mate really hoping they get some more ex blues player on like kevin Phillips robbie savage etc.

[@jayjayb89]

@@tomlawrence7675 Kevin Phillips is a class shout, maybe Paul Robinson as well

[@alexwhufcgibson]

Class so far, can’t wait to hear about time at West Ham. Loved him at us

[@robertjane2053]

One man and his dog! Great as always lads!

[@sixer6er]

Cool. What a career. I know brownie and parky take the piss out of their careers but, this show has shown how hard it is to even get on the field in league 2. Respect ✊

[@RJ-xi3du]

Great listen! Never heard many people say good things about Ince

[@shaundunbar5119]

love the show Boys .....fantastic CRACK ....would love to see Neil Harris ... cheers Lads

[@andymccardleofficial7615]

Great podcast 🙌🏼 got a bit irritating when everyone was cutting him off, talking over him & interrupting a few times when he tried to tell a story. Some player, doesn’t get the credit he deserves. A local lad, first team starter within the team we had 🔥 cant fall off ⚽️

[@whodoyouratemore]

That's the problem when you have 3 people interviewing one person ..

[@andymccardleofficial7615]

@@whodoyouratemore yea does seem a little crowded doesn’t it. Was a good laugh i really enjoyed it. Watching the danny mills one at mo. Just on the this one the interruptions killed a few stories stone dead haha

[@rooneye]

Yeh it was a bit irritating and mostly cutting him off because they thought of a joke and wanted to get it out to make THEM look funny. It's ALL about the guest NOT the host. Come on lads thats interviewing/podcasting rule number ONE.

[@joelthorpe4170]

@@andymccardleofficial7615 He was the only left winger we had in that team.

[@andymccardleofficial7615]

@@joelthorpe4170 mate look at his cross to goals ratio & his crosses that hit its mark ratio was the highest percentage in the prem at the time 🤣

[@87jf11]

Ray Parlour - i think thats me finished Haha, cracked me right up that like.

[@MrTerryb1956]

Great Podcast lads looking forward to part 2. What are the chances of getting Steve Harrison on ?

[@TokyoJoe703]

“Windy out here innit lads”

[@alexjwhelan]

Just so you know, there's an audio issue on the spotify version of this. Great episode though. This has to be my favourite podcast.

[@King786_]

Great stuff

[@darrenwoolley8433]

First time watcher really enjoyed it great podcast.

[@joshdavis521]

Early start let's have it.

[@jordashpower]

Stewart “we’re on for a good season here” Downing 😂

[@jido7557]

good one jordan

[@EnlightenedTurtle]

Gerrard: "Shut your fu**ing mouth"... "Bellemy just melted" lol.

[@JackovdaBoro]

Up the boro love you stewy

[@rooneye]

Tuncay is SUCH A LEGEND for me! SOOO underrated. He was MINT! I LOVED him. One of those players that you can't NOT like. I think Boro fans forgot about him WAY to quickly IMO.

[@tommylawton6253]

Go onto Middlesbrough fc own KZbin channel, he has a video dedicated don’t get me wrong I think the youth of today don’t even remember him but I was 16 at the time and he’s well remembered by my generation

[@Samboy666]

I was there at Portsmouth and remember drooling over Downing young Milner and petrov all in the Midfield. We won 4-2 and Downing scored a diving header for the 3rd goal.

[@jido7557]

my hero as a kid

[@jirijanecek8126]

Loved him at Villa, so close yet so far from breaking into the top 4

[@Bigian1984]

His brother in law is Johnathan Woodgate, now he would be an unbelievable guest! Loved Stewy at the Boro. 🔴⚪️

[@ethannunes8220]

A player I watched/followed from his very career begin till his retirement. A proper English player 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@JayIgnition]

Love that he mentioned my club Billingham Synthonia

[@atmaghost5609]

Great pod this lads, get beckford on here or Snodgrass.

[@quarenteam829]

Emile Heskey would be mad interview

[@danieljones3994]

I’m choosing between Fleetwood and Burton 🤣🤣

[@bensimpson8958]

super stewie. boro legend

[@RJ-xi3du]

Love Downings point about Mcleish being unloyal the Judas. KRO

[@andymccardleofficial7615]

People forget without downing we wouldn’t have got to the Uefa Cup Final. Wonder how many scoring opportunities he created, how many assists he got in that competition. Bet its a high rate

[@tommylawton6253]

He’s one of our own 🔴⚪️

[@cjdale9149]

What player are they on about at first with the david beckham shower gel🤣

[@AdamSmith-bp9de]

David Wheater

[@tonyblakemore6236]

Great listen some great stories but in same ways rude interruptions becomes annoying actually but otherwise really enjoyable

[@declanstower9342]

Need to do what open goal do, explain who players are when just using nick names we don’t know everyone’s nick names?

[@raheemmajid8559]

Boro legend Stewy Downing.

[@jack8988]

Where's part 2?

[@samoday2992]

iTunes podcast was blank.

[@paulmersonvillalegend7809]

Pepe Reina that blokes adored by us Villa fans.

[@kashmone9y99]

parky looks like he has been hitting the gym

[@antw8884]

“Melted “

[@borosniper7725]

Good to see this from a Boroboy

[@rooneye]

Can SOMEONE ANYONE who MAY know about this confirm/deny this story I heard YEARS ago from one of the Boro "Ultras" who supposedly heard it from a first team coach he knew. There was a game and Downing was announced "injured" but apparently there was a hushed up drugs thing. Supposedly on one of his FREQUENT nights out as he mentions here, he took ecxstacy and got found out by the club. I've always wondered how true that is. Not something someone like him would ever come out and tell I guess anyways. But I remember my mate being ADIMANT it was true. This was when he was a young lad still at Boro NOT after he came back before he first moved.

[@stevenprofitt]

I can’t say for certain but according to people who know him very well, all of those rumours were massively exaggerated or completely made up. Downing barely touched the drink on nights out. Even as a kid he was disciplined in that way. The rumours would come out because some of the people around him would do things like that or had reputations and because people would see them with him, they would assume he was doing it too.

[@rooneye]

@@stevenprofitt Fair point. BUT what about this scenario? On a night out with the boys people are doing E and he TRIED it? like stupidly or even got spiked? Something happened that he got found out by the club OR he said like listen i was spiked lets keep this thing hushed up and they said he was injured for the next match. They way it just came out and was told to me, it just seems like one of those things no smoke without fire. It just came out of the blue. It was a ONE OFF thing.

[@silentprof]

@@rooneye I’m not saying it didn’t happen, but I doubt he was out in a club a few days before a match and as far as I know, MDMA is only detectable in your system for a few days.

[@Thelonerangersmate]

Was awesome for Sunderland

[@MrMerrrrrrr]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@ryanevans126]

Really good player on his day I'd say his best run was with villa

[@JackManEveryday]

Up the Boro

[@JUSTJOEFOOTBALLSHOW]

Class watch

[@quarenteam829]

Would like to hear you interview Craig Bellamy, one of the best welsh players to play in premier league

[@TokyoJoe703]

Shame they didn’t ask why he didn’t get on with Charlie Adam

[@davedavis4877]

Who get on with Charlie Adam what a prick that man is should never ever have been a professional

[@aleemditta1385]

What’s the player he was talking about the super star who played for England under 19 and never made it

[@mmaphilosophy]

In 2005/06 Stewart Downing was the best winger in the country (including Ronaldo) In that Season he was unreal, he got Boro all the way to the europa league final and played class in the Premier league and was on the short list for Barcelona, Chelsea, Man United etc but the 06/07 it was down hill. He was still good but he was like a different player after that 05/06 season.

[@MrMamooshka]

behave young man.

[@eoinleonard6282]

Windy today lads haha

[@johnnycotton3217]

So good it should have been a live show

[@a.b8677]

Get Ketsbaia on

[@alexdean4962]

Dead ringer for Michael Vaughn!

[@stevenprofitt]

He looks even more like the New Zealand cricketer Trent Boult

[@danielm9526]

Tell baldy to stop interrupting

[@XXLAMBYXX07]

Need Grant Leadbitter on

[@drawzzwgm2505]

Get malcolm Christie on

[@DC42087]

Taarabt is the goat

[@danielludlam7184]

Get home from work, wash me bollocks and settle down with this! The best pod on KZbin by a country mile!!

[@davidpeters3857]

Top lad

[@desodea1656]

The bald lad and John are annoying, browny asks gud questions, gud interview

[@vincenzococotti]

Yeah agree with ya, seems a decent bloke but the bald guy is annoying...always looking for some laugh which more often than not is not funny. Laughing at your own jokes regularly too is painful to listen too

[@jameswilson619]

UTV

[@mattdevereux5940]

the last of the wingers, killed of now by over coaching.

[@peterlfc1387]

FSG were new to football and let Dalglish and Comoli sign players. They signed shite like Charlie Adam and Andy Carroll. Downing was another but he’ll admit he could have done better. Henderson was the best signing made.

[@whodoyouratemore]

Did he say was it was because randy learner was American he didn't understand football ? He understands sports injuries because they do play sports in America and he understands finances hence why he's a rich businessman ...What a stupid thing to say .

[@mrpeterson1481]

Pasta with no sauce. Jesus christ what kind of monster eats pasta with no sauce.

[@johnoriordan3253]

😆😆😆

[@bunglesfinger7549]

Top lad Stu Downing. Ian Elliott thinks he’s a c@@t though. 😂

[@angiemetcalfe7210]

I've never been one of those fans who look at players and think *wow* but *WOW!!!* Stewie is gorgeous lol

[@ay613]

I'm back.

[@AshleyB86]

Get Ronnie Jepson on

[@the_even_toed_ungulate.]

UTFB

[@jameswormald4536]

match going United fans wont turn on Solskjaer

[@Serialkiller547]

Who’s weets

[@andrewp2630]

David Wheater

[@Serialkiller547]

@@andrewp2630 when did he play for England

[@IanBlack66]

Clarence Worley He got called up for the squad but never played

[@tommylawton6253]

Stewy come manage the boro warnocks out

[@DC42087]

Who gave parky the shiner?

[@DC42087]

@@lukebignell7846 loool

[@jamiecarter6722]

Still bitter about vidic not being sent off 12 years later

[@laurawilson2340]

Get ledbitter on

[@pablodavies414]

Smog head.