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Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily

Robot Jockey

Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily

talkSPORT

Comedy, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.5808 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Paul Hawksbee is joined by Andy Jacobs for the latest podcast. Former Premier League referee joined us to discuss all the refereeing decisions from the FA Cup weekend. Steve Harmison gave us the latest from the cricket and touched on Newcastle’s recent form. Comedian and Wales rugby fan Mike Bubbins joined us to plug his new series, "Mammoth." We also spoke with Jason Matthews, the goalkeeper who recently made his debut at the age of 50. Enjoy!

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0:00.0

This is Paul Hawkesby and Andy Jacobs.

0:02.1

And this is the H&J Daily, the podcast featuring some of the best bits of this afternoon show.

0:06.8

Thank you very much for joining us once again.

0:10.0

We were joined by Graham Scott, the former Premier League referee who had a very interesting take on what we witnessed at Villa Park in the FA Cup and all the issues the officials had and some pretty ropey calls, but a bit of context

0:23.1

from a man who's been in the firing line.

0:24.8

That was interesting.

0:26.2

Mike Bubbins is the creator and star of sitcom Mammoth.

0:31.4

He's a comedian, podcaster, and a huge Wales rugby fan.

0:35.9

He was good on Wales.

0:36.9

He was there yesterday. He doesn't miss many games when Wales are playing, and he was good on Wales. He was there yesterday.

0:37.8

He doesn't miss many games when Wales are playing and he had a really interesting take on what's going on.

0:44.4

And Weymouth, their director of football, Jason Matthews, was forced out of retirement at the weekend at the tender age of 50 to playing goal.

0:53.8

So he talks us through that.

0:55.9

We had a bit of a chat, didn't we?

0:57.8

As we often do.

0:58.9

You got a bit pun-tastic around the world of robot jockeys.

1:03.1

So here it all is.

1:09.2

Good afternoon, everyone.

1:44.5

Good afternoon. Andy, there was a little nervy point, wasn't there, when they were 120 for five, England, you feared the worst. Yeah. But they got through it. They got through it and they're through to the next stage. Although they said they have been pretty unconvincing so far, haven't they? Yeah, I watched it. I recorded the India-Pakistan looking forward to, and watched, did a bit of a lightly lad, didn't know the result, but what a disappointment. Pakistan always suffered a sort of inferiority complex when they play India and they do. Didn't perform and, you know, it was, all this not, I mean, I know it's political, but not shaking hands. I don't think it sets a great sample. You know, not right, really. We'll have a chat with Harmy a little bit later on. We'll do a bit of Newcastle as well. I'm sure he was, I mean, ultimately all that madness at Villa Park didn't matter because Newcastle got back in the game. Yeah, they deserved it. But, blammy, the decisions went against them, didn't they? Yeah, but Graham Scott's got really interesting take on it, the former Premier League referee,

2:03.5

not necessarily agreeing that it makes us saying, oh, thank God for Var.

2:07.8

The last thing you ever want to think is thank God for Var.

2:10.5

No.

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