EP. 357 | Marcus Mumford on Scoring Past Mourinho, Noel Gallagher’s BRUTAL Advice & Mid-Gig Side Quests

On this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids, and Chris are joined by the one and only Marcus Mumford for a wide-ranging, hilarious, and surprisingly football-obsessed chat. From charity matches and penalty shootouts with José Mourinho, to growing up as a die-hard AFC Wimbledon fan, Marcus opens up on how deeply football is woven into his life and music.

The lads dive into unforgettable stories from the Grenfell charity match, playing alongside Premier League legends, and why grassroots football still hits harder than the modern game. Marcus also lifts the lid on life at the very top of music — from Glastonbury and Hyde Park to playing at the White House, meeting Barack Obama, and getting a no-nonsense songwriting pep talk from Noel Gallagher.

There’s chaos too, as Crouchy’s Spanish guitar challenge gathers pace, gigs are planned (and refused) around England kick-offs, and Marcus explains why hearing his music on Match of the Day was a bigger moment than almost anything else.

Music, football, side quests, and a proper debate about whether the game really has gone — this one has it all.

00:00 – Subscribe song, intro & opening chaos

02:15 – Sid’s holiday, previous guests & missing episodes

05:10 – Guitar chat, New Year resolutions & festival fantasies

08:40 – Kasabian, Finsbury Park & learning guitar late in life

11:55 – Marcus Mumford joins the podcast

14:30 – Grenfell charity match & scoring past José Mourinho

19:05 – Visiting Mourinho at home & the “pantomime villain” role

23:10 – Playing with football legends

27:55 – New album Prizefighter & why it’s his favourite record

32:40 – Hyde Park, Glastonbury & refusing to gig during England games

37:10 – AFC Wimbledon, grassroots football & fan ownership

41:45 – Football chants, Match of the Day & music in stadiums

46:20 – Noel Gallagher’s brutal songwriting advice

50:05 – Touring chaos, Mexico gigs & running into the sea mid-show

54:30 – “Games Gone”, VAR & what football has lost

57:10 – Chris serenades Marcus Mumford as a farewell

58:05 – Paddy Power segment

01:02:40 – Listener messages

01:08:20 – Final thoughts, teasers & episode wrap-up

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