Soccer & Fitness Show

This episode is about the first session coaching professional men's soccer for Bury FC. Not everything went smoothly and looking back it was a disaster but luckily it was exactly what I needed at the time. Also talk about Kevin Blackwell and his words of advice.

Episode 45 I'm talking about the manager merry-go-round specifically Nuno Espirito Santo, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Unai Emery, Antonio Conte. 

Watching James Bond - No Time To Die starring Daniel Craig this week made me look at the past 15 years. Daniel Craig has been James Bond since 2006 starting in his 30's but now at 53. Daniel Craig finished his last movie as 007 and it got me thinking!

Episode 43 is about the popular Apple original Ted Lasso, I've loved the show since I started watching it last year. I think there's some important thing that we can learn from it and hope to highlight them during the episode.

Work-life balance in Soccer isn't a thing apparently...well it is but you're probably not what AFC Fylde are looking for.  Below is the glossary from https://jobsinfootball.com/job/20310/general-manager-football/ AFC Fylde Job Listing GLOSSARY ‘Office Lurkers’ People who find every reason possible to stay in their office and NOT to get out and meet people face to face, be they customers, supp...

Today we talk about Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. We discuss the difference in the quality of their squad with Sancho, Varane and Fernandes etc. The potential signing of Ronaldo and how that could potentially benefit the squad and team. We also look at Solskjaer as a manager and what potential hazards he may now face.

In today's episode I have a little rant about money in the premier league and abroad which is turning me off from soccer. I also look at an interview with Rio Ferdinand and Thomas Tuchel. The main purpose of today is to ask the question why are we over complicating language and soccer?

Today's episode is the 2 part of the UEFA 'A' course...if you haven't watched episode 36,37,38 I recommend checking them out first.

This episode is the first part of UEFA A Licence story, throughout the episode, I talk about my experience going through the process.

This episode covers the journey of taking the FA Level 3 aka UEFA 'B'. Discuss the issues I had with politics in the soccer community. I took my UEFA 'B' back in 2008.

Today I'm talking about how and where it all started...even though I did the coaching level 1 four years earlier it was Level 2 that started the journey. Over the next few episodes, I'm going to go through my experience of UEFA B 'Level 3' and UEFA A 'Level 4'.

EPISODE 35 - What Atlanta United FC can learn from SeaWorld's defunct Submarine Quest #GabrielHeinze After watching Youtuber 'Defunctland' episode on The History of the Worst SeaWorld Ride, Submarine Quest. I thought of how similar this story was to how Soccer clubs across the world can and have been run. The most recent being Atlanta United. Link to Youtube source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

This episode is my opinion on why England lost the Euro's against Italy. I honestly believe this was England's best opportunity to win and I'm now worried when the next time will be.  I've taken a month off from podcast to deal with some personal stuff but feels good to be back.

In this episode, I discuss future episodes covering the European championship starting in June. Also, discuss a couple of my former soccer teams Blackpool FC and Morecambe FC getting a promotion. Finally, I talk about next week marking two year anniversary and what that means.

Today's episode wanted to touch on episode 31 regarding mental health. We also update everyone on the latest going on with Covid-19 here in the United States. Plus we talk English Football League play-offs and two of my old teams competing for promotion.

Today's episode is a tough one to talk about but I think it's really important. Although my platform on Spotify, Anchor FM and Apple is relatively small I strongly believe that if this helps one person it's worth it. Hope the podcast is helpful and please please please be kind, keep healthy and let's enjoy the life we have. Taylor Swift Disney + Documentary ' Folklore: the long pond studio session...

I owe a lot to Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester united for my coaching education and experience. They both opened up their does to a young enthusiastic coach when not many other teams would. In UK cinemas from 27 May, available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and Ireland from 29 May and available to rent and own internationally from 31 May - https://www.siralexfergusonfilm.com/

“Attack and Defense is the same thing. You defend well, you attack better. When you attack better, you are more aggressive without the ball. You cannot split them, you cannot talk about those two things not in the same time." I've been talking about this since 2009 but it's hard for a lot of people to understand. Finally, Guardiola explains it perfectly as per normal. I believe US Soccer can learn...

Drama in youth sports is certainly something I've experienced and after reading this article thought it could make a good Podcast topic. PARENTS, COACHES & TEACHERS – THE DRAMA OF YOUTH SPORTS - https://highflyerswa.com/parents-coaches-teachers-the-drama-of-youth-sports/ "Not every situation is a “major” event. There seems to be a trend of “hanging on every word” a 7 year old says. There seems...

This episode is a follow up on Episode 26, Wednesday evening and a lot has happened over the past 48 hours. All the English teams have now left and John W Henry released a video appoligising. In this episode, I try to explain why all this matters.

Over the weekend 12 founding clubs signed to participate in a new break-away European competition 'Super League'.Here is a round-up of what's going on. BBC Gary Lineker https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/56807114 Gary Neville https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12279996/gary-neville-on-european-super-league-plans-im-fuming-but-it-wont-go-through-not-a-chance Liverpool FC Statement htt...

Back in December 2013 on the road playing against Charlton Athletic, we stopped at a hotel the night before. Dinner time was my favourite away day activity and I wasn't about to wait around for the food to go cold...what's the worse that can happen!

A few years back working in League 2 back in England I caused a stir for working out without my top on. Before people got to the club I would get my workout in so I was set for the day. The gym was small and poorly ventilated, coupled with my style of working out I got really dam hot. I was used to being in settings were working out without a t-shirt wasn't an issue...However not the case here.

After an interesting conversation this morning I've decided to do a little podcast on the subject. Having recently moved out of the soccer industry into more fitness there are some noticeable differences regarding man-management. I could discuss this a lot longer but hopefully this gives you a new perspective on both industries.

The episode talking about a short film I watched today and what message I learnt. A gym built of Soviet-era scraps is a creative community hub https://psyche.co/films/a-gym-built-of-soviet-era-scraps-is-a-creative-community-hub Director: Gar O’Rourke Producer: Ken Wardrop Websites: Screen Ireland , Venom Films