The Gold Dust Podcast

Dan Abrahams is a world renowned sports psychologist, author and host of The Sports Psych Show. He shares his experiences as a professional golfer, how he went into psychology and the learnings he has taken through his career.

Newly appointed FA Woman's Professional Game Technical Lead, Tessa Payne, shares her stories about her journey in soccer. She was previously the Women's Academy Manager at Arsenal, and has spent time coaching the USA.

Pete is an ex-Premier League footballer, and is currently coaching at Newcastle United with their U23's. He shares his experiences while rising through the ranks at Newcastle, and his transition to becoming a coach back at his boyhood club.

Neil Bailey is a Regional Coach Educator at the PFA. He is a knowledgable and experienced coach developer who is highly respected in football. He shares with us his coaching journey, most notably about his time as the youth team coach at Manchester United, and as first team coach at Sunderland

Professor Damian Hughes is a world leading organisational & change psychologist. He is a highly acclaimed international speaker, bestselling author and co-hosts on the High Performance Podcast.

Nathan Mill is the Head of Medical Services at St Helens RLFC. He looks at sport through the lens of a 1st class physiotherapist, and shares how staff and players at St Helens have adapted to accommodate the return to training and playing through COVID.

Richard Thomas is the current Academy Manager at Watford FC. He talks about his experiences as a coach, what he looks for in staff and how he manages both his and other people's expectations. 

Richard Shaw is an ex professional player, and now coach who has over 600 professional games to his name. He talks about his experiences as a player and coach, and goes in to detail about the famous altercation he had with Eric Cantona in the 90s.

Gareth Holmes features on this weeks podcast. Gareth works in the professional development phase at Nottingham Forest F.C. He talks about how he integrates his five values - care, serve, drive, inspire and unite - into his coaching.

Gordon Lord features on this weeks podcast. Gordon is an ex professional cricketer who has worked nationally for the English Cricket Board and the Rugby Football Union. He is well regarded throughout sport for his work developing coaches and has proven experience in mentoring at elite levels.

Thomas Gronnemark features on this weeks podcast. Thomas is best known as the first team thrown in coach for Liverpool FC, Ajax FC and other clubs. He has a fascinating story and competed for his country in athletics and bobsleigh.

Kevin Harper features on this weeks Gold Dust Podcast. Kevin is 2x Muay Thai World Champion. He is an ex PE teacher and now owns one of the most successful mixed martial arts gyms in the country. Kevin shares his great knowledge, understanding and wisdom around teaching and coaching.

Joe Sargison features on the second part of his two part episode. Joe is a Pro License Coach who has travelled too many countries around the world to gain greater insight and knowledge on how sports are coached. He shares some of his experiences that have helped shape him.

Joe Sargison features on this weeks podcast. Joe is a UEFA Pro License coach, FA Youth Coach Developer and Pride of Britain winner. In part one, Joe talks about the charity he started, Balls To Poverty, and how it impacted young lives around the world.

On the back of their promotion to the Championship, we are delighted to have Gareth Ainsworth and Richard Dobson on this week's episode of The Gold Dust Podcast. They talk about steps they took to build the culture at Wycombe, how they prepared their team for the play-offs and what makes this squad so special.

Cristina Fink features on this weeks podcast. Cristina is a 2x Olympic Athlete and 3x Olympic Performance Psychologist who also works with elite athletes and teams around the world on reaching their peak performance.

Steve Wigley features on this weeks podcast. Steve played under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest, has managed in the English Premier League and has worked with England’s senior men’s team. Steve shares some of his vast experience with us, including the pressures of Premier League management.

Gary Lewis features on this week's podcast. Gary is the Academy Director at Seattle Sounders. He shares stories about his time at Liverpool's Academy, including working with Trent Alexander-Arnold, around 'solution based coaching,' and much more.

Wil Trapp features on this week's podcast. Wil is a US National Team player, and currently plays for MLS’s newest franchise, Inter Miami FC. He talks about his experiences captaining his country, and how he has developed as a person and a player under the tutelage of different coaches. 

Tony Elliott features on this weeks Gold Dust Podcast. Tony shares his thoughts around the modern goalkeeper, and also what is was like playing in front of 70,000 people at Wembley Stadium.

Justin Holbrook, Gold Coast Titan's Head Coach, features on this weeks podcast. Justin was the Head Coach at St Helens RLFC from 2017 to 2019, breaking almost every record in rugby league in his two and half year spell in England, leaving the club with an 80% win rate. He shares with us his experiences and challenges at St Helens, and what challenges he now faces at Gold Coast.

Luke Chadwick features on this weeks podcast. Luke is a Premier League winner with Manchester United. He talks about playing under Sir Alex Ferguson, playing with Paul Scholes, and most importantly, the mental health issues he faced during his playing career.

Tosh Farrell features on this weeks podcast. Tosh was the Technical Co-Ordinator at Everton FC. He shares his vast knowledge and experiences of how he developed elite Premier League and International footballers, including Wayne Rooney and Ross Barkley.

Richard Dobson, Assistant Manager and 1st Team Coach at Wycombe Wanderers, features on this weeks podcast. Dobbo is currently the longest serving Assistant Manager in the top four professional leagues in England. He shares some insights into the importance of human currency and how he's helped develop a fantastic culture at Wycombe.

Ryan Maye, Aston Villa’s Head of Coaching, features on this weeks podcast. Ryan is a UEFA A License holder and has coached grassroots, women’s, academy football through to U23’s and international football. He shares with us his background in coaching, including what he meant by returning to home base in our book.