6, 8 or 10 - Life & The Beautiful Game

Join me as I chat to Glasgow City & Scotland, Legend - Lee Gibson. We first spoke on Ep03 in season 1, Lee was one of my first ever guests and for her to come back on for this season I am eternally grateful. Also a thanks to Zucca Bistro in East Kilbride for allowing us to record in there! In this episode we pick up were we left off in SE01 EP03 as we head to Sweden, where Lee played for a sea...

Hello & Welcome to our 7th EP of SE04 with Motherwell's, Lucy Ronald. I've known Lucy since she was 10 years old and have been privileged enough to be a part of her journey in life & in football for many years. Join us as we take a genuine wander down memory lane. From Glasgow City 13's to her 1st Team debut, signing for Hibernian, Captaining Glasgow Women to SWPL2 & plying her trade a...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast, with me your host & this week's guest, Illyus. If you know Illyus, he is more known for his career in music, DJ'ing & producing but I get the chance to speak to him about his love for football, where it all began, being a football dad, his partnership with Barrientos, as well as growing up in Germany and the influences that this had on...

Hello & Welcome to the 6 8 or 10 Podcast with me, your Host - Craig Joyce & this weeks guest - Owen Coyle. Disclaimer - This episode was recorded a few weeks back, we had a break and such is this world of football the timeline & landscape has shifted - especially when we speak about Queen's Park & Owen's Uefa Pro Licence trip to Geneva (which you may have seen via his social media...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast, with me your host and this episodes guest, Motherwell Women's Manager, Paul Brownlie. I've know Paul for a very long time & our journeys have crossed paths continuously over the years. I've followed his career from when we met at college programme with the SFA. From there he has had a fantastic career with his boyhood club, Celtic, bef...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast, with me your host, Craig Joyce & my guest, Hibernian Women's Manager, Grant Scott. I'm delighted to have Grant on the show as he has been a huge support for me a coach and none more so than the last year. Grant is ever so humble about his journey and achievements in the game. He had passion in abundance and this transpire through the build...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 podcast for EP02 of Season 4. I'm absolutely blown away by how many listens there was for our return EP with Ellie Kane. Thank you so much if you tuned in and also if you listened to our back catalogue . Sticking with the Partick Thistle theme, I'm delighted to be joined by their current Captain & Women's Team Manager, Brian Graham. I loved Bri...

Hello & Welcome Back to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast! It's been a while since I've said that & to be honest I wasn't sure if I'd ever say it again but I can assure you it felt good. Thanks for joining me as rise from my hiatus with the help of SWPL hotshot, friend & Partick Thistle attacker, Ellie Kane. Join us as we take a wander through Ellie's career to date, sharing a...

Inspired by Mundials, GIANT podcast The Magnificent 7.... That's the first time I'd heard Bex speak about football I knew immediately I had to speak to her one day. Thankfully she accepted my invitation to chat life & the beautiful game. Global Executive for Women's Football at Copa90, Fifa, Duke University, Captain of New Zealand, 2x Olympian, World Cup, Germany, Sweden, Champions League Winn...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. In this episode I get the chance to speak to Steve Sallis, I've been a fan of his for quite so time and after recently getting to know him I can say he is first class. Not just as a professional but as a person. As we go head first into the episode we start of by talking about lockdown and the positives he's taken from it, we then go for a wander down...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 podcast where I'm joined by current Brighton Hove Albion & Republic of Ireland midfielder, Denise O'Sullivan. I've know Denise for some time and I'm delighted to finally have got her on the show. Not only is she a top class footballer but she's a top person too. We dive straight in with the difficulties faced in lockdown and isolation following her recent...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. In this episode I'm joined by Utah Royals/Birmingham City Centre Back & Scotland Captain Rachel Corsie. In her early days at Glasgow City I was fortunate enough to see her operate up close while I was in the youth set up and it's been great to see her have the career she has made for herself. We talk about her youth playing for Stonehaven & Ab...

This episode is brought to you from the comfort of my living room, and Frazer's office at the Right 2 Dream academy in Ghana. I've know Frazer since I started working with the Scottish FA well over 10 years ago while he was up and coming at St Mirren. Like many stories lately we start off in lockdown, we discuss the effects on Frazer personally as well as the staff & players at the academy. We...

Hello & welcome to the third episode to feature in season 3. In this episode I'm joined by Hibernian Academy Coach & the co host of the Curve Mindset podcast, Craig Nisbet. The connection between us was made during lockdown, we spoke a lot about football so we thought we should just record it.  In the next hour or so we talk about football, Craig's journey as a player and coach as wel...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. I'm joined in this episode by the FAI's Stephen Rice as we talk life & the beautiful game. We dive in head first, straight into his coaching career as he has recently just completed his UEFA Pro Licence. We talk coach education and a thirst for learning, going back to college and university to further his knowledge to help him advance in his caree...

We are back for season 03 in what was possibly the shortest break ever. HUMBLE > A word used throughout this podcast. Keep it in mind as you listen. There was no better was to kick off the new season that to have a chat with Scotland International & F.C Rosengård Attacker, Fiona Brown. I've know Fiona for quite some time and have admired her as not only a footballer but as a person. Her jou...

Hello & welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 podcast.  Sadly we are coming to a close on season 2, we have had some incredible guests and stories so far and that will continue on season 3. We pinky promise not to be away for too long this time but we will be taking a short break before getting back to it. Our guest is this episode is Scotland National Team Manager, Shelley Kerr. We have a playing &a...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. Thanks you for joining me as I speak to Mundial's very own, Owen Blackhurst.  I knew in season 1 that I wanted to speak to Owen and I'm delighted we got him on as a guest. His natural storytelling ability is second to none, he's up there with the best. Once you hit play he has you locked in from then on in, hooked. You can find him doing so on Mu...

Hello & Welcome to episode 19, in Season 2 of the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. Today I'm joined by friend, Charley King. Charley is the 18's Head Coach at Queens Park & host of his new podcast First Touch Forward. I've know him for 10 years, that's a third of my life. We met at college in the City Centre of Glasgow while studying Sports Coaching and Development in Sport. I'm delighted he accepted t...

Hello & Welcome to Season 2, Episode 18 of the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. Today I'm joined by travel connoisseur, Host & Producer of smash hit podcast, Blethered - Sean McDonald. He's open, honest & downright brilliant, as is his shown. Check it out. I could see the cogs turning when we travel back to his Childhood, one that was spent on the outskirts of London & spending summers in Robro...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 17 of the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. Our guest this week is Newcastle United (Lead Phase Coach 13s & 14s) & England Women's U16 Coach, Natalie Henderson. Natalie is driven by her obsession of football, her words not mine. Although I would struggle to disagree after speaking with her. Her smile is infectious as it constantly beams across her face when talking about thi...

Hello & Welcome to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. God it fells good to be saying that, how the hell are you all?! 5 long months it has taken us to get back into action & I'll tell you what...it feels good to be back. In EP 12 we speak to a friend of mine Laura Williamson. Wills if you know her. We worked together at Glasgow City & The Girls Regional Performance Squads. Wills takes us on her j...

Thank you once again for tuning in to the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. If you want to take a wander inside the mind of a Football Manager then you've came to the right place. During this chat you can't help but admire Willie's passion and obsession for the game. His honesty when speaking about his journey is ever so humbling and interesting at the same time. He speaks about always wanting to be a Manager,...

Do you ever have one of those moments in life where you speak to someone who has a lot in common with you?  Well that's exactly what happens in this episode. I'm delighted to have Scott Parkinson, Assistant Coach at Chicago Red Stars join me for Episode 15 on the 6, 8 or 10 Podcast. We cover the hot topic at the moment, Lockdown. We then take a step back to Merseyside where he grew up as a Bl...

I was lucky enough to meet Twila on my UEFA A Licence Introduction last June at the Oriam in Edinburgh. We spent 10 days talking life & Football. In reality I should have recorded those conversations and this would have been a bumper edition but this will have to do. Episode 14 was the first one recorded as lockdown began, so I appreciate Twila giving up her time as she had squad meeting that...