The Time Out Podcast EP 91 With Guest Mark Forker June 15th 2024

Mark Forker from Burtonport currently works as journalist; he is the editor of CNME magazine based in Dubai. A lot of his background is linked to soccer, he played over 100 matches for Ballybofey based club Finn Harps from 2008 to 2014, and to this day still helps out at the club as a coach of their underage teams. Before his move to Finn Park, Mark got a professional contract as a teenager himself with Hearts in Scotland, we talk about a lot of his soccer experiences which include Mark just finishing off the season having lined out for his local team Keadue Rovers in the Donegal Premier Division. So much else is covered in the interview, including Finn Harps current day, and we talk about how the season ended cross channel as well in Scotland and England. Hope you enjoy the interview!

Chapters

• 1:54 Work- Commuting From Burtonport To Dubai
• 7:24 Pat Forker RIP
• 13:46 Playing currently for Keadue Rovers
• 17:58 Keadue Rovers Manager Pat Ward
• 19:28 Signing For Hearts
• 28:50 Signing For Finn Harps & Scoring His First Goal
• 35:12 Damien Duff
• 39:53 Finn Harps Star For The Future & Coaching
• 45:26 Mark Hosted His Own Podcast
• 49:56 The Republic Of Ireland Job
• 57:22 The Divide Between GAA and Soccer
• 1:08:32 Celtic's Season
• 1:11:58 Real Madrid Win CL Again
• 1:16:07 Man City's Season & Guardiola
• 1:20:02 Arsenal's Season
• 1:21:16 Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool Reign
• 1:25:54 Man Utd & Ten Hag
• 1:34:41 The Future Of VAR