Cannon Conversations

Some would say this is the podcast that wasn't supposed to happen.  After a couple of reschedules and then a couple technical errors during the recording we did finally get it done.  Mathew, James and Liam joined me to talk all things United, Chelsea and Liverpool.  Basically it was all about ripping into United and James in his England top and asking Liam about the Chelsea "flops"...

This week I sat down with the legend himself Mr Mark Christie. Mark is a coach out in California who started his coaching journey in Aberdeen coaching the women's team, progressing to work with clubs such as the San Jose Earthquakes on the youth side and also running his own football (soccer) company called Euro Soccer Training. In this chat we talked about Christie's journey into football and coa...

I was fortunate to reach out and hear back from a local radio station in East Lothian called EAST COAST FM. I had a great chat with Liz on coaching football out in America, how I ended up out there, how the podcast got started and a few other topics during this conversation. Thanks to East Coast FM for giving me the time and helping me on getting myself out there more.  It was a great song ch...

For this chat I was joined by Mike Mackie, Mike Spink and Euan who are all part of the Gullane Athletic Football program. This was a special one for me as I am sure like a lot of people, there is no place like home. Gullane means a lot to me and looking back now at growing up it's a one of those special places that you are lucky to be a part of. The community feel to it just brings something speci...

We almost got the full band back together for this week. In this chat Mathew, Scotty and myself discuss Stevie G and Rangers with regards to what we feel like Gerrard has brought to the club not just from a football point of view but the mentality he has instilled. We also talk about how the Premier League is currently shaping up in what is turning out to be the most unpredictable season for all t...

In Part two I speak with Matt about his journey into coaching and what that journey may look like for other people wanting to go down this path. We chat about how coaching kids is more than just teaching them football, the different avenues you can go down to be a coach, what both Matt and myself have learnt through our time coaching and more. You have to see the world through the kids eyes. This...

For this chat I was joined by a friend from California Matt Bambrick. Matt is a Football coach and huge Villa fan. He has recently started up his own company called Socal Youth Sports and is now based in LA, the city of dreams. I have split this conversation into two parts as we discussed Villa for the first half and coaching for the second half. In Part One Matt tells me how he fell in love with...

For this conversation I caught up with an old friend of the family Al "Big A" Watt. Big A is a huge Aberdeen fan (even though he doesn't get to see them as much these days) has been to almost every ground in Scotland and has dabbled a little in football journalism both in Scotland and out in Georgia where he is currently living and has lived and breathed football all his life. We chat about Aberde...

This week we had an old friend and former footy teammate of mine growing up Andy "AJ" Jones join us. AJ has been involved in Football all his life and still currently plays and works in Football and has a great footy brain. We chat a lot about West Ham, why is Scottish Football not more available on TV to kids and the man that AJ says he idolizes to this day as a left winger Mr Gareth Bale plus a...

This week we lost Super Frank. Another Chelsea manager that has felt the wrath of the owner. The difference this time was that this manager was a club legend.  For this conversation we brought on our good friend Liam, who is a Chelsea fan all the way from sunny California to get his thoughts on the situation at Chelsea. We also took the top five (at the time of planning for the podcast) and d...

We are now at the halfway point in the season! In this conversation the boys give their top 6 and bottom 3 predictions, chat about how well the likes of Leicester, Wolves and Southampton have done and also give their views on the Liverpool vs United game that was on Sunday. You know the deal. Sit back. Relax. Pour yourself a drink and enjoy the conversation. P.s. We had some technical issue toward...

Not just with Football but with "success" in general I feel like we all want it NOW and don't want to have to go through the process and the pain of getting to that point, whatever it may be for you in life or as a football fan. You have to accept that if you want success and if you want to sustain it, that it takes time and a bit of pain before you get there, and even after you get there. In this...

How much does style of play matter for your team? What would you rather as a newly promoted team, play open exciting football and be at risk of going of going down but enjoying the rollercoaster? Or defending for your life week in week out playing for a point and hoping to sneak a win? In this conversation we go into detail about these topics and more. You know the deal. Sit back. Relax. Get a dri...

Unfortunately we started off this week with the sad news of the passing of Gerard Houllier. My earliest memories of falling in love not just with Liverpool, but Football, were with Houllier's Liverpool team that won the treble.  Most specifically Michael Owen scoring two goals against Arsenal in the FA Cup final and doing a somersault and then Gary McAllister (who I fortunately had the privil...

It's the Weekend Review! This week we the games we go through are: Chelsea vs Leeds Ross County vs Rangers Tottenham vs Arsenal Liverpool vs Wolves The big question on everyones lips right now is......... Is Mourinho back?! Get a pint down you (if you are in Tier 1 or 2) and tune into the conversation.

The conversation this week revolves around the previous weekends big talking points. Have Celtic imploded? Is the re-action over the top? Will Neil Lennon make it until the end of the season? Did Ole show a sign of improvement with his sub of Cavani at the weekend to win 3 points for United? Did Brighton deserve a penalty on Saturday against Liverpool? What are the boys thoughts on Jurgen Klopp's...

In this conversation we discuss managers and how they are evaluated by fans.  We break it down into three areas:  Coaching  Recruitment  Culture We go into detail on Pep Guardiola at City, Mourinho at Spurs, Lampard at Chelsea, Arteta at Arsenal, Ole at United and Steven Gerrard at Rangers.  Missing the pub with your mates discussing Football? Pour a drink and join the con...

In this conversation we brought my Uncle Glyn on board for a Scotland special after qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in 22 years.  We share our thoughts on the game against Serbia and talk about how this is an opportunity for Scottish Football to build for the future with this fantastic achievement of qualifying for Euro 2021.   How do we want our national team to pla...

In the first episode we talk about how the game of Football has changed for us since growing up watching it in the early/mid 2000's. We touch on VAR, how tackling and the physical part of the game has changed, how defending has changed from a coaching and playing point of view and how Social Media now affects the world of Football.  We finish off with predictions for the Serbia vs Scotland ga...