All those footballers spawned out of what was effectively a part-time pro league. The latest crop are too busy virtue signalling etc but they couldn't shine their boots
I remember Mark when he began his career with the Melbourne Knights. As a Sydney Olympic fan, I admired his talents. I have never forgotten his efforts for Leeds Utd, the Socceroos at the 2006 World Cup. I can see why he’s chosen to now live in Croatia. I’ve travelled there and it’s a fabulous country. It has a deep history all the way back from the Ancient Greeks (I saw a map in Croatia written in Greek showing it’s ancient past) and right up to its communist history and recent wars with Serbia. Let’s hope the region remains peaceful for good. Hopefully Mark can make an appearance on TV if he returns to Australia during any A-League games.
What a striker mark was ! Leeds with viduka we’re excelling ! One of the best in the world for sure ! There was an opportunity for him to go to Barcelona ,, but it never came off !! That was in 2003! God bless this man !
What a great podcast. I really enjoyed this one. I had no idea he was a historian haha! I grew up watching V-Bomber playing for Australia and Leeds. What a man to lead the line for Australia, we were very lucky to have such a quality player. Big, strong, good one on one, involved other players and could find the net. Good memories. I always wondered what happened to him as I never really heard about him anymore. But so happy to hear he is living his best life in Croatia. Looking forward to part 2.
I quit watching football and TV alltogether about 10 years ago, but I'll always remember Marko's goals and effort. One of the greatest players that played in Dinamo Zagreb. Up there with Šuker, Boban, Prosinečki, Modrić. Thanks for everything Marko. Oh, and I loved Joey's passion for game. Respect! Greetings from Zagreb.
@@deandrury4330 hmm, don’t know about that. Not according to goals scored and contributions for Australia. Different kind of strikers. To be honest I wouldn’t complain if either were upfront.
Nice 1 Joey getting Viduka on. Had him on the back of my home Leeds strongbow shirt. Someone who was so stocky ,he was great for keeping the ball and great goal scorer. I will never forget that game vs. Liverpool scoring 4 goals. Thank you Joey I'm a big fan of your channel. 👍
Great listen. Loved the part about Dukes dad offering his son to the president's team in exchange for the liberation of their village. Also enjoyed the end theme regarding finding middle ground between passion and calm. Thanks.
Great podcast Joey ! I remember watching a rainy semi final game in melbourne in 1995 between Melb Knights and arch rivals South Melb and with 1 man down and losing at half time ,Viduka steps up and scores a Hat trick to win the game ..... Fantastic to hear from the great man again, and if you read this Viduka , all l have to say is Thank you for the memories....
19 yrs old top goal scorer in Australia NSL. Nice to see and hear you Mark. My son had a statue of you in his bedroom. Come to Sydney the new Croatian Club at Concord next time you’re in Australia. We miss you Sydney United player and fan.💪
As a Rangers fan, big Mark was one of the players from the other end of the fence I wished played for my team. He was a great big menacing forward. Great with the ball at his feet, and great at linking up with players around him. He would pin defenders and he would fight like a dog for the ground him and the defender would try an occupy. What a player he was.
He would bring wingers into the game cos he could hold it up and flick it in their path. A defenders nightmare cos if you have him a little space he had the ability to go from back to goal to facing the goal in a split second and drive a shot into goal.
Great podcast. Love your content. I supported a Sydney team in the National soccer league (NSL) called Melita Eagles and would watch Viduka absolutely tear us apart for 2 straight years. He was unbelievable.
Christian played for Italy because he was very good now if he chose to play for Australia that would mean he wouldn't have been the player he was difference being Italy is a top tier team Australia is a 3rd rate team
Great pod. Was fascinating to see how deep JB went with all things non football and to be fair Dukes explained it well. Very interesting stuff. JB I was also impressed with your football knowledge regarding players from former Yugoslavia.
VBOMBER !! Melbourne Croatian legend. Tore teams apart and gave the fuck you to arok after he said viduka who in the papers prior to a final. Dukes guess and scores 3 goals in the wet runs past arok and says fuck you arok. Never forget it.
First comment deleted!! Not sure why...just to say Joey that your common sense approach to modern life is an inspiration and keep it up. The alternative b/s approach is pervasive...wolves aye we
Scored Rockets this guy in efea Cup for boro i mark viduka Remember him getting to the final with Boro wat a legend him & hasselbaink up top was good his record in that uefa cup was on fire to. Very good for Leeds to.
Joey ignores repeated references to Austria-Hungary and keeps banging on about Prussia. MV tries to gently correct him, but fails. After 5 minutes back and forth, Joey says "you're talking about the Austro-Hungarian empire!" which is what all of us were screaming internally during the whole awkward exchange.
Great show. Great guest. One of my fave players watching as youngster. One thing joey, it sometimes comes across as though youre trying to prove to everyone how smart you are all the time. Its unnecessary. Please listen back and see if you think the same. Great stuf tho
nicknamed “the V Bomber”. However Mark and Harry were never on the same plane when it came to goal scoring, which inevitably I believe hindered the amount of goals that could have been scored. I blame more Harry because he was a winger and should have an eye for a good cross or put the ball near Mark. My opinion you couldn’t have the two on the same team.
Wish you’d stop trying to finish his sentences, especially when you mention something totally different to what he is actually talking about 😂 I’m cringing for you…
Lost track a bit of political figures and footballers when Joey started dropping names like Oblak, Pjanic and Dzeko along with political figures when ever Viduka dropped country names during Yugoslavia
Croatians are passionate patriotic cos of its history to stand up and defend our country. So we don't back down from anyone trying to tell us how we should be or that your better then us. We are friendly welcoming but don't cross our path or we will defend what's right or fair. We won't be taken advantage of.
Mark Viduka on Communism and the history of the Austro Hungarian Empire ......Things I thought I'd never experience !
The migrants from the Balkan’s get heated when talking about stuff. It’s even trickled down the great grand kids now in Australia. 😂.
Vidukas cousin played and captained the big Serb teams in Melbourne for many years.
Vidukas cousin played and captained the big Serb teams in Melbourne for many years.
@@ht8286vidukas other cousin played in real madrid and got Croatia to a world cup final
Both real people.Viduka a relaxed humble man. Great interview!
Australia is poorer for not having people like Mark and his family living here.
100% Easily the best Target man Australia has ever had.
Agree, great footballer, but I like his headspace, based.
Good to see the big man JB. What a player he was. Golden generation of Aussie footballers.
All those footballers spawned out of what was effectively a part-time pro league. The latest crop are too busy virtue signalling etc but they couldn't shine their boots
I remember Mark when he began his career with the Melbourne Knights. As a Sydney Olympic fan, I admired his talents. I have never forgotten his efforts for Leeds Utd, the Socceroos at the 2006 World Cup.
I can see why he’s chosen to now live in Croatia. I’ve travelled there and it’s a fabulous country. It has a deep history all the way back from the Ancient Greeks (I saw a map in Croatia written in Greek showing it’s ancient past) and right up to its communist history and recent wars with Serbia. Let’s hope the region remains peaceful for good.
Hopefully Mark can make an appearance on TV if he returns to Australia during any A-League games.
What a striker mark was !
Leeds with viduka we’re excelling !
One of the best in the world for sure !
There was an opportunity for him to go to Barcelona ,, but it never came off !!
That was in 2003!
God bless this man !
What a great podcast. I really enjoyed this one. I had no idea he was a historian haha! I grew up watching V-Bomber playing for Australia and Leeds. What a man to lead the line for Australia, we were very lucky to have such a quality player. Big, strong, good one on one, involved other players and could find the net. Good memories. I always wondered what happened to him as I never really heard about him anymore. But so happy to hear he is living his best life in Croatia. Looking forward to part 2.
I quit watching football and TV alltogether about 10 years ago, but I'll always remember Marko's goals and effort. One of the greatest players that played in Dinamo Zagreb. Up there with Šuker, Boban, Prosinečki, Modrić. Thanks for everything Marko.
Oh, and I loved Joey's passion for game. Respect!
Greetings from Zagreb.
Came here for some glory days football chatter and stayed for the geopolitics. Great stuff lads.
What a legend Viduka is he was playing when I just started watching Leeds at 7 years old . Had him on back of the yellow strongbow shirt
Absolutely love this conversation, such a great listen.
Great Vid! Best Australian striker to have ever played for our country 🇦🇺
Cahill
@@jase77. he was better than Cahill
@@deandrury4330 hmm, don’t know about that. Not according to goals scored and contributions for Australia. Different kind of strikers. To be honest I wouldn’t complain if either were upfront.
@@jase77. no worries just a difference of opinion both were great
@user-mt5ff6qd8x great target man , could hold up play with his back to goal and turn on a dime. Brilliant feet for a big man also.
Nice 1 Joey getting Viduka on. Had him on the back of my home Leeds strongbow shirt. Someone who was so stocky ,he was great for keeping the ball and great goal scorer. I will never forget that game vs. Liverpool scoring 4 goals. Thank you Joey I'm a big fan of your channel. 👍
Great listen. Loved the part about Dukes dad offering his son to the president's team in exchange for the liberation of their village. Also enjoyed the end theme regarding finding middle ground between passion and calm.
Thanks.
What more can you ask for, Viduka the Leeds Utd legend, and Joey who is an out and out Legend. Great Podcast, keep on telling it as it is JB
As an Aussie, I used to love watching him play, I can't forget those 4 goals against Liverpool FC.
i just watched that , fantastic effort from the big man
was watching it live in Sydney as a Aussie Croats on the beers it was one of my most happiest moments in Life & being pissed !
LOVED this! Had everything. Football, politics, family, history, the lot.
What a striker the big man was. Articulate and knows his stuff too. Leeds fan. GBY Joey 👍
Bloody fantastic watch & listen
Great podcast Joey !
I remember watching a rainy semi final game in melbourne in 1995 between Melb Knights and arch rivals South Melb and with 1 man down and losing at half time ,Viduka steps up and scores a Hat trick to win the game .....
Fantastic to hear from the great man again, and if you read this Viduka , all l have to say is Thank you for the memories....
Gave Arok the fuck you after he said viduk who in the paper the day prior. I've still got the tape showing dukes run past him saying it. 😂
19 yrs old top goal scorer in Australia NSL. Nice to see and hear you Mark. My son had a statue of you in his bedroom. Come to Sydney the new Croatian Club at Concord next time you’re in Australia. We miss you Sydney United player and fan.💪
As a Rangers fan, big Mark was one of the players from the other end of the fence I wished played for my team. He was a great big menacing forward. Great with the ball at his feet, and great at linking up with players around him. He would pin defenders and he would fight like a dog for the ground him and the defender would try an occupy. What a player he was.
He gave up and cried at half time against Inverness.
He would bring wingers into the game cos he could hold it up and flick it in their path. A defenders nightmare cos if you have him a little space he had the ability to go from back to goal to facing the goal in a split second and drive a shot into goal.
Great podcast. Love your content. I supported a Sydney team in the National soccer league (NSL) called Melita Eagles and would watch Viduka absolutely tear us apart for 2 straight years. He was unbelievable.
Judge Dukes reporting for duty.
I reckon he’s sounding more like Les Murray everyday too how good
imagine if Vieri chose to play for Australia too (like his brother did)...Vieri and Viduka would have been devastating
Yep, with Kewell just behind…..
Always thought that too. Vieri was BAD. Them too were so similar
Christian played for Italy because he was very good now if he chose to play for Australia that would mean he wouldn't have been the player he was difference being Italy is a top tier team Australia is a 3rd rate team
wasnt much democrarcy in australia during covid
Very true
Vast majority of Australians supported their state or territory’s COVID restrictions. That’s how democracy works.
@@rogerioceni2640 Tyranny , more like
Why are racists obsessed with Covid and vaccinations?
Good to see a legend ! Feet So gifted for a big man!
Two top players & more importantly two top blokes - who are both well read and articulate - a pleasure to listen too.........👍
Great pod.
Was fascinating to see how deep JB went with all things non football and to be fair Dukes explained it well. Very interesting stuff.
JB I was also impressed with your football knowledge regarding players from former Yugoslavia.
Super talented footballer with great feet.loved him at leeds
Viduka what a player he was! I was a Man Utd fan back in the day but loved watching that Leeds squad.
Glory seekers
Melbourne Croatia (Knights) legend
Thanks for speaking well on Celtic mark loved you big man
Marko ti si Hrvatski ponos !
That was brilliant! Thanks for bringing that to us ;) 🇦🇺
Top player and a genuine top bloke. Not many like him.
What a player
Good to hear from dukes! He doesn’t do many interviews. Cheers !👌🏽
This guy is an Aussie legend, brilliant ep.
Best Leeds striker of the last 25 years or so and that says alot when he was in the same squad as Robbie Fowler Keane Smith Bridges & Huckerby.
Leeds legend. What a guy.
Great pod Joey, best one yet. Keep up the good work.
The Duke 🤍 Still loved in Leeds! At his best, World Class 🟡⚪️🔵 Scored all types of goals.
Viduka 4 - Liverpool 3 ⚽️👍
Great Mark 💪. You are great for Australia, especial for me
Bumped into Viduka in a coffee shop he was with Jimmy flloyd Hasselbank in Harrogate when they were at Boro together.
Brilliant player.. great touch for a big fella.
What a great bloke as well as a great footballer, and who said footballers are thick , both Mark and Joey proving how knowledgeable they are
Legend. Met the big man in the changing room at Elland Road as a mascot. Still got the packet of the jelly babies he gave me
dont eat em
@@joevirovac456 I ate them at the time unfortunately lol
@@alexgriffiths4552 lol u nut they could be worth $$$$
Well this was quite good to listen to.
History lessons with Joey & Dukes.. loved it 😂
Big Dukes! Thanks for getting him on JB.
Great player. Remember his NUFC debut against sampdoria in 2007
VBOMBER !! Melbourne Croatian legend. Tore teams apart and gave the fuck you to arok after he said viduka who in the papers prior to a final. Dukes guess and scores 3 goals in the wet runs past arok and says fuck you arok. Never forget it.
Now I have to go searching for that game.
Absolutely class player. He'd be worth £70m+ if he was playing today.
Great interview Joey
Joey you have our support to 100k and beyond
This is great Joey lad
Dukes! Greetings to you and JB from PNG 🇵🇬
Only people who still say yugoslavia is the serbs and the greeks .... great listen this pod cast
Mark Anthony Vidukaaaaaaaa, i love this Big Man...
Joey Barton and Dukes talking politics ….love it
I was definitely not expecting this 😭
Vid bomb was amazing love this Joey
And I’m a life long Man Utd fan so takes a lot for me to say legend bout a Leeds player 😜😂
Nice conversation , loved hearing from Mark again
SUPER MARK VIDUKA!CLASS PLAYER!
MOT
Croats in Australia all thought we were good at soccer as kids , we lived in denial ! lol
WHAT A GREAT STTIKER MARK WAS GREAT TOUCH..GREAT FINISHER...
First comment deleted!! Not sure why...just to say Joey that your common sense approach to modern life is an inspiration and keep it up. The alternative b/s approach is pervasive...wolves aye we
An aussie legend, love big Dukes. They dont make players like him no more.
Great pod Joey, awesome chat with the V-bomber 🙂
I'm not having these videos recommended to me anymore. Think they might have shadowbanned Joey
This is phenomenal man. I grew up a Rangers fan and He played for Celtic. Never knew the man's background at all. Watched every minute nice 1 Joey 🫡
Absolute Aussie legend
Great stream joey 👍 loved vids time at the boro.
I loved this guy at Leeds
Keep saying your stuff. Joey..classic line ..shop steward....classic...
Very interesting
Joey let him finish a conversation..jeso we know you have some knowledge on subjects but let the guy get his story in
same as simon jordan annoyingly finishing guests sentences to prove he knows what they’re gonna say as a sign of his intelligence
@@MrDunkyg And butting in with historical statements unrelated to what MV is saying. Later saying "I'm not a historian". No sh*t, Joey.
Scored Rockets this guy in efea Cup for boro i mark viduka Remember him getting to the final with Boro wat a legend him & hasselbaink up top was good his record in that uefa cup was on fire to. Very good for Leeds to.
Some combination this👏🏻
Prussia was at the north. Lwów was originally polish and when under the Habsburg empire that area was called Galicia.
Joey ignores repeated references to Austria-Hungary and keeps banging on about Prussia. MV tries to gently correct him, but fails. After 5 minutes back and forth, Joey says "you're talking about the Austro-Hungarian empire!" which is what all of us were screaming internally during the whole awkward exchange.
53 minutes you recognise you were fed like a human being , your family fed you well
Mark V legend.
Great show. Great guest. One of my fave players watching as youngster. One thing joey, it sometimes comes across as though youre trying to prove to everyone how smart you are all the time. Its unnecessary. Please listen back and see if you think the same. Great stuf tho
Dude… should have talked more about dukes football journey.
nicknamed “the V Bomber”. However Mark and Harry were never on the same plane when it came to goal scoring, which inevitably I believe hindered the amount of goals that could have been scored. I blame more Harry because he was a winger and should have an eye for a good cross or put the ball near Mark. My opinion you couldn’t have the two on the same team.
He was a great player
Wish you’d stop trying to finish his sentences, especially when you mention something totally different to what he is actually talking about 😂 I’m cringing for you…
Give him a break you tool, he's doing his best leading the chat
Lost track a bit of political figures and footballers when Joey started dropping names like Oblak, Pjanic and Dzeko along with political figures when ever Viduka dropped country names during Yugoslavia
Croatians are passionate patriotic cos of its history to stand up and defend our country. So we don't back down from anyone trying to tell us how we should be or that your better then us. We are friendly welcoming but don't cross our path or we will defend what's right or fair. We won't be taken advantage of.
Great
How much does JB sound like Jason Bent from Lee Nelsons well good show? 😂
can't wait for part 2
Satellite TV broke the USSR 😎😎😎
DONT CALL MARK a YUGOSLAV !
Just watched those 4 goals against Liverpool! Good job var wasn’t around😅 fair play to him though👍
Bit of a history lesson!
17 mins in had to turn it off for the women’s FA cup final, sorry Joey lad
64mins
joey- 'am not a historian'
no joey you are not 😅
Viduka changing my opinion on Tito was not on today's bingo card