The Gold Dust Podcast

Alongside co-hosting the podcast, David Mayer is a UEFA A and US A Senior License, Technical Director for a USL Academy and Best Selling Author.

Adam Temple is currently Assistant Manager at Barrow Football Club and brings a wealth of experience from several coaching roles during his career to date. Prior to his role at Barrow, he coached at Manchester City in their academy, and has worked with some of England's brightest footballers.

Stephen is the Para Talent Manager for the FA and England Partially Sighted Head Coach. He is also the Former England Partially Sighted Captain.

Russell Earnshaw is a former professional rugby player, turned coach, coach educator and mentor. He has coached across several England national teams, and is currently working with the Magic Academy, and has worked across many sports and businesses, including New Zealand 7s, the FA, the Premier League, Google, GB hockey and many more.

Matthew Peet is currently Head Coach at Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club. In Matt's two year stint at Wigan, he has transformed the club, winning the Challenge Cup, League Leaders Shield and Grand Final, while earning a reputation as one of sports brightest coaches.

Keith Mayer and Mandy Bell, Specialist Nurse at Christie Hospital in Manchester, discuss prostate cancer in today's episode. This episode has been created to raise awareness for prostate cancer in men.

Dr Noel Dempsey is a UEFA A License coach and is currently a lecturer in Football Coaching and Management at University Campus of Football Business. He is an experienced coach educator and coach who shares his gold dust with us today.

Gaël is a 3x Premier League winner, winning it as one of Arsenals invincibles in 2004, then two more times with Manchester City. After finishing his illustrious footballing career, Gael went into coaching, and recently got named Assistant Manager of the France U21 National team, working alongside Thierry Henry. 

When he last appeared on the podcast two years ago, Harry Watling was Head Coach at Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. He has since worked at QPR as a first team coach and is now at Rangers FC working as a first team coach. In his career to date, along with working in first team football, Harry has worked at several prestigious academies, including Chelsea, West Ham and Millwall, playing a...

Owen Coyle SR is currently Head Coach at Chennaiyan FC in the Indian Super League. He amassed almost 700 professional appearances as player and has been involved as a Manager and Head Coach for 20 years, including managing several clubs in the Premier League. 

Owen was recently a First Team Coach at Queen's Park FC, and previously was the Head Coach of England's National Amputee Football Team, taking charge for almost 9 years. He is currently in the process of completing his UEFA Pro License.

Des Buckingham is currently Head Coach at Mumbai City FC, one of the 13 teams in the City Football Group. Des has also worked with Melbourne City, New Zealand National Teams and more in his time as a coach.

Gareth Jennings is currently Technical Director of UAE Pro League, and has previously worked for New Zealand football, FIFA and at Leicester City and Stoke City as Academy Director.

This week, in honor of our friend, Craig Brown, we are re-releasing our podcast episode with him. Craig sadly passed away this week. He was a wonderful man with a terrific character, and we feel fortunate to have had him in our lives. Craig was the last man to take Scotland to a World Cup Finals and is still Scotland’s longest serving manager. The outpouring of messages for Craig shows what a qual...

Chris is currently Technical Director at Queens Park Rangers. Chris previously coached for Tottenham Hotspur working with their academy, then was appointed as first team coach. He was placed in temporary charge of Queens Park Rangers. in February 2015. After being temporary coach of Queens Park Rangers and following their relegation to the Championship, Ramsey was named head coach on a permanent b...

Lee O'Neill is the former General Manager and Academy Manager at Ipswich Town, and is now the President of United Soccer Leagues in America.

Randy Waldrum is the Head Coach for Nigeria Women’s National Team, the super falcons, and will be leading them into the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia in July of this year. He is also the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at the University of Pitt and is the past president of National Soccer Coaches Association of America. 

Ceri has held several roles in football, including being Head of Coaching support at City Football Group where he was responsible for head of coach support and talent ID and development for 1st teams and academies across all clubs within the Group, and recently was First Team Coach at Rangers Football Club. He has been a technical leadership advisor, performance coach and coach education consultan...

Allistair McCaw is the author of six best-selling books including "Champion Minded." He is a performance coach who consults and advises on leadership, team culture and mindset. As a consultant, author and keynote speaker, Allistair has extensively traveled the world sharing his insights and experience with some of the top leaders, performers, teams, and organizations. For over 25 years, Allistair...

Darren Powell is currently the Assistant First Team Coach and Director of Player Development at Inter Miami in the MLS. After Darren’s college playing career playing was finished, he transitioned into coaching, working in the college game in America. He quickly established himself in the states, and after building a very successful program at Elon University, he became the academy director at Orla...

David Wheeler is a professional footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers. With over 300 professional appearances under his belt, David is a seasoned professional with vast experiences in the game. As a young boy, and at the start of his professional career, David suffered from severe anxiety, which led him down a path of exploration. While still playing, David chose to enhance his knowledge and...

Tony is the former First Team Coach at Arsenal, working alongside Arsene Wenger for 20 years, including being a part of their invincibles group. He currently works with FIFA in the FIFA Training Center as their Football Functional Development Specialist.

Cody Royle is the former Head Coach of AFL Team Canada, author of The Tough Stuff and Where Others Won't, and Coach of Elite Head Coaches.

Tony Carss is the U21 Head Coach at Aston Villa, and a UEFA Pro License coach. Tony is an ex pro who transitioned into coaching after his playing career was finished. Prior to being at Villa, he was Head of Coaching at Huddersfield Town and Blackburn Rovers. 

Per Mertesacker was a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, making 104 appearances for them during his career. After his prestigious career finished, Per transitioned into coaching, where he is currently Academy Manager at Arsenal Football Club.