Football Journeys Podcast

Our third bonus episode, recorded via Zoom during the lockdown, is with Scott Davies. It would be tempting to regard Scott's story as a sad one: a super talented young footballer with Reading FC, gripped by an addiction to gambling at a young age, and squandering his chance to play at the top level of English football, however, his is an uplifting tale. He hasn't placed a bet since the s...

Our third bonus episode, recorded via Zoom during the lockdown, is with Scott Davies. This is Part 2 discussing Scott's struggle with an addiction to gambling, the end to his time at Reading FC, his addiction spiralling further out of control and then ... redemption with help from Sporting Chance and his employers at EPIC Risk Management. Hold on to your hats.

This is the second of our bonus episodes, recorded via Zoom during the lockdown. We're delighted to have secured Natasha Dowie, the first (but hopefully not the last) female player we have interviewed. This episode is sponsored by St Mary's University, Twickenham and, particularly, the suite of Football & Performance Analysis programmes. If you are interested in studying at St Mary’s...

This is the first of our bonus episodes, recorded via Zoom during the lockdown, as we prepare for a studio recorded Series Two post-lockdown (hopefully!) . In this episode we met a hugely impressive young man, Ákos Onódi, a 19 year old Hungarian goalkeeper, who had his first taste of men's football with his home town club of Győri ETO FC before he came to England to follow his Premier League...

This is Part 2 of a two part episode.  Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Nine is with Pedro Chirivella. Born and raised near Valencia and from a family which supported Los murciélagos, his move to Liverpool proved controversial at the time and resulted in the teenager, and his family, suffering abuse online and in person. His family gave up much to supp...

This is Part 1 of a two part episode. Part 2 will be released on 4th February 2021. It is available immediately to Patreon subscribers. Go to - www.patreon.com/footballjourneys Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Nine is with Pedro Chirivella. Born and raised near Valencia and from a family which supported Los murciélagos, his move to Liverpool proved con...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Eight is with Corey Whelan. A Cheshire boy who grew up a Red, influenced by his Irish father. He captained Liverpool at u23 level and lived his grandad's dream when he pulled on the green of Ireland at u21 level. Loan moves to Yeovil and Crewe saw him get a taste of the harsh realities of men's football. Like...

After 8 episodes and a bonus episode we are having a Christmas break but we will be back strong in the new year with new episodes for Series One and exciting plans for Series Two. So far the whole podcast has been self-funded and advertising free. We are asking listeners and supporters to help out, where you can, by signing up to our Patreon Membership - which will provide ad-free content, early a...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Seven is with Sergi Canos. A prodigious talent signed by Liverpool from Barcelona's world famous La Masia Academy. Sergi talks about settling in to the English culture and language and the remarkable lengths gone to by Team Canos, his parents and sister, in order to give him the opportunity to follow his dream. Whi...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Six is with Connor Randall, a local boy who managed 8 first team games for Liverpool FC. He talks brilliantly about the intense pressure that comes with fulfilling the boyhood dream of playing for the Reds, about how it impacted him mentally and how outside influences from social media and fan criticism played a part. A...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Five is about Dahrius Waldron and it is an incredible story. Born and raised in Manchester, Dahrius had a very difficult start in life which football, and particularly the Liverpool FC Academy in Kirkby, took him away from. A special relationship with his "digs" parents whilst at LFC is a particularly rewardin...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Five is about Dahrius Waldron and it is an incredible story. Born and raised in Manchester, Dahrius had a very difficult start in life which football, and particularly the Liverpool FC Academy in Kirkby, took him away from. A special relationship with his "digs" parents whilst at LFC is a particularly rewardin...

A B5 Consultancy podcast, presented by Matt Himsworth and Fraser Franks, telling the untold stories of the beautiful game - the pain, the graft and the rejection.  Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Four is about Jordan Williams, a lad from Bangor, North Wales, who at one stage, having scored a penalty in front of a packed Kop in the League Cup against M...

A B5 Consultancy podcast, presented by Matt Himsworth and Fraser Franks, telling the untold stories of the beautiful game - the pain, the graft and the rejection.  Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Four is about Jordan Williams, a lad from Bangor, North Wales, who at one stage, having scored a penalty in front of a packed Kop in the League Cup against M...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  At the halfway point of the series this is a bonus episode. We were hugely grateful to Jamie Carragher, Michael Beale, Conor Coady, Dejan Lovren and John Gibbons of the Anfield Wrap for giving up their time to talk about their views on the journey that young footballers make.  From plotting the path of your journey to some of t...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14.  Episode Three is about a lad of mixed heritage, Louis Robles. Part Spanish, part Scouse, he has a brimming confidence that is so typical of goalscorers. He admits that a desire to feel wanted and important is what has driven him throughout his career and he has travelled to different parts of the world to experience that, from...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14. Episode Two is a lad who has combined off the pitch success with a solid career in the upper reaches of non league football with Southport FC. House DJ, sports science student and director and coach with the Football Performance Academy. The podcast talks to Adam about the realisation that he wasn't going to make it at Live...

Series One sees us meet Liverpool FC's Academy class of 2013/14 and Episode One is the boy wonder - Jordan Rossiter. Playing in the UEFA Youth League aged just 15 and in the first team by 17, he lived the dream by scoring on his Anfield debut. Injuries, however, have blighted his young career. He is, though, on his way back up following a successful loan at Fleetwood Town from Scottish giants...

Matt Himsworth and Fraser Franks discuss a new podcast by B5 Consultancy, Football Journeys. A podcast which tells the untold stories: the pain, the graft and rejection of the beautiful game.