Football's craziest manager 😂 Marc White, Dorking Wanderers | Perspectives

Meet Marc White. Founder, chairman and manager of Dorking Wanderers. ⚽️ To say he’s a character, would be an understatement….😂 Non league football is a crazy world and Marc is a veteran of the game. 👑 He started Dorking Wanderers over 25 years ago in a field with a group of mates. Fast forward to 2024, they’re currently playing in The National League South, just two leagues below professional football. 🤯👏 He tells us about what really goes on behind the scenes. All the crazy stories of fights and corruption he’s witnessed first-hand in football. And opens up about his mistakes and learnings as an owner and manager. 🙏 Listen to the podcast below 👇 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wFv5WmAsasvLk0oO7gSpj?si=7ocJjve2SLqHQxr4QW8axg Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-manager-with-12-promotions-marc-white/id1730229670?i=1000673015104 FOLLOW RISING BALLERS 👇 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risingballers/?hl=en-gb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@risingballers... X: https://twitter.com/RisingBallers_?re... Timestamps👇 00:00 - 01:46 - Intro 01:46 - 04:36 - Childhood and growing up 04:36 - 05:38 - Past work experience 05:38 - 06:07 - Gambling on pool games 06:07 - 06:37 - Balancing 2 jobs 06:37 - 09:38 - The Non League System explained 09:38 - 15:27 - Starting Dorking Wanderers in 1999 15:27 - 19:31 - The journey of Dorking Wanderers 19:31 - 22:49 - Playoff final vs Ebbsfleet 22:49 - 23:56 - How does the club make money? 23:56 - 25:43 - Engaging families into the club 25:43 - 27:36 - Why have you been so successful? 27:36 - 30:09 - Getting relegated 30:09 - 31:00 - Sacking yourself 31:00 - 31:55 - Current season 31:55 - 34:21 - Money in Non League 34:21 - 37:34 - Can you be a successful manager without laying into players? 37:34 - 42:20 - Fights and Poking a spectator in the eye 42:20 - 42:56 - Biggest mistake 42:56 - 47:39 - How has football changed 47:39 - 49:10 - Would you leave Dorking for a Prem job? 49:10 - 52:15 - Would Marc White have done better than Southgate? 52:15 - 53:30 - Craziest Non League Stories 53:30 - 57:41 - Funniest Shithousery moments 57:41 - 1:00:23 - Darker side of Football 1:00:23 - 1:02:05 - Best piece of advice 1:02:05 - 1:07:24 - Opinion on coaching badges 1:07:24 - 1:09:18 - Plans for the future 1:09:18 - 1:09:36 - Question for RB audience 1:09:36 - 1:10:33 - Bloopers & Outro