Straight From The Off welcomes Imad Ali to the podcast. Imad has created a phenomenon within Liverpool with his ‘World In One City’ tournament which showcases the talents of some amazing players and Countries from around the globe that now call Liverpool their home. With the help of his friends and family Imad has captured the spirit of the nations involved and brought a festival of football to those fortunate enough to play or watch. He tells us about his upbringing in Toxteth and his Yemeni...

Straight From The Off welcomes Dean Astbury to the Podcast. Dean was latecomer to organised football and didn’t play for a team until 16yrs of age. After beig asked by two of his mates to start playing he decided to have a go. What most people don’t know about Dean is that he had been his father’s full time carer from 16-17yrs old. Dean’s Dad Freddie was born with Thalidomide in the late 1950’s, so life was not easy groung up. Dean burst on the scene banging goals in for Sunday league title...

Straight From The Off welcomes Howard Gayle to the Podcast. Howard goes down in history as Liverpool Football Clubs first black player, but there is much more to his story than that. From St Teresas in Norris Green to lifting the European Cup for his beloved Liverpool FC in Paris. Howie played for West Derby, East Villa and The Belmont playing in the amateur scene before getting a trial at LFC, which he initially turned down! He tells us about that famous night in Munich, also playing for...

Straight From The Off welcomes Dylan Williams to the podcast. Dylan has coached some of the finest talent that the City of Liverpool has ever seen whilst coaching and managing the Liverpool School Boys football team for many years. He gives us an insight into the process of selecting the teams and tells us how the landscape seemed to change once the profesional teams brought in the academy system. He tells us of the great success the teams have had over the years with National Cup wins at...

Episode 100! Straight From The Off welcomes Francis Jeffers to the podcast. Franny is a Croxteth lad who realised his dream of playing for his beloved Everton FC in the Premier League. He started out playing for local teams in the Scotland road league before signing for local amateur legend Alan Egerton who managed Blessed Sacrement FC in the famous Walton & Kirkdale league. Franny already had a taste of the glory days as a schoolboy playing at Wembley for his primary school team St...

Straight From The Off welcomes Jonjoe Kenny to the podcast. Jonjoe is a Kirkdake lad who realised his dream of playing for his beloved Everton FC in the Prenier League. He started out playing for local team Custy’s in the Scotland Road JFL and he was selected for Liverpool schoolboys alongside his good pal Jordan Rossiter. He was invited in to Everton where he would remain into his professional career. Jonjoe represted England at every level up to U21s, even winning the 2017 Under 20 World...

Straight From The Off welcomes Stephen Wright to the podcast. Stephen went from supporting Everton to playing for the Liverpool, and taking abuse off his friends and family that were blues! He represented Bootle Schoolboys where he gathered interest from local clubs in Everton and Liverpool. Ste was also capped for England at Under 21 level, playing in the same teams as John Terry etc. He tells is what it was like to be a youngster at Liverpool in the same age group as Steven Gerrard and...

Straight From The Off welcomes Billy Kenny to the podcast. Billy was hailed as one of the best prospects in English football as a youngster playing for Everton. He was named man of the match in the merseyside derby at just 19 years of age and still on YTS forms. Billy went from supporting Everton to playing for the club, and that’s all he could think of as a kid playing footy on Burlington Street, just off Scotland Road. He played for local club Tichy FC and then the famous Four Swallows FC...

Straight From The Off welcomes Mark Hughes to the Podcast. Mark is the marksman for up and coming club Liverpool East who are current LCFA Junior cup holders. Their aim is gain promotion year on year to the Business Houses Premier League, and eventually feature in the FA Sunday Cup. He was integral in the rise of Lower Breck FC reserves who worked their up the Liverpool County Premier league, Mark was assistant and also manager for a spell before the side unfortunatley folded. He tells us...

Straight From The Off welcomes Don Rimmer to the Podcast. Donnie is the chairman of North West Counties side Litherland REMYCA. Don has played for teams that include REMYCA, Kirkby Town, Olympic Macedonia (in Australia) amongst others. He tells us about being friends with Everton legend Colin Harvey as a child growing up in Fazakerley and even followed Colins brother Brian to Australia on his football journey playing at a good level whilst there. After returning to the UK Don signed for...

Straight From The Off welcomes Stephen McNulty to the Podcast. Stephen played Liverpool FC as a youth and and eventually turned pro with the club. He tells us the mistakes he made as a young pro and how it felt to be released from LFC, and how he had to go and get a regular job. He was persuaded to sign for Burscough FC which kickstarted his love for football again, and it wasn’t too long before other clubs were interested and route back into professional football had begun. Ste played for...

Straight From The Off welcomes Phil Jevons to the podcast. Phil went from playing for LFC as a youth to signing for Everton where he would remain into his 20’s. He started out playing for local club Cadawa and represented Liverpool Schoolboys in an exeptional year of talent. Phil played for Everton in the Premier League and tells us what it was like to pull on the royal blue shirt. He also played for Grimsby Town and famously scored the winner in a league cup tie at Anfield to knock out...

Straight From The Off welcomes Dean Forshaw to the Podcast. Dean grew up in Croxteth and like so many of our guests started out playing footy in the streets growing up. Suprisingly, Dean didn’t really feature for his school side De La Salle as he didn’t see eye to eye with the teacher (unsuprisingly!) Following in his fathers footsteps he signed for the Oyster as a teenager and went on to win everything there is to win in amatuer Sunday football. Hear why they dominated for over a decade,...

Straight From The Off welcomes Colin Flood to the Podcast. Colin was a fantastic left footed full back on the amateur football scene. Always mentioned in the best ‘left foot’ catagory of the show he was known for his pin point delivery to the likes of Terence Brown and Leighton McGivern. Playing for teams like Seymour, Britannia, Waterloo Dock, Warrington & Marine He tells us about the sides he has played for over the years and the plans he has for coaching going forwards. He talks about...

Straight From The Off welcomes Alan Navarro to the Podcast. Alan played for Liverpool Schoolboys were he was spotted by Liverpool FC and invited to go on trial. After what seemed likes months of training Alan was signed and eventually gained a YTS with the club before eventually turning pro. Alan tells us what it was like to train day in day out with the likes of Jamie Redknapp, Patrick Berger and Steven Gerrard. He tells us how he had to move on from LFC to sustain his career as a...

Straight From The Off welcomes Paul McNally to the Podcast. The newly installed City Of Liverpool gaffer tells us his story, from being a quick goalscorer to eventually dropping back into defense. Playing for a variety of clubs that include The Breeze, East and West Toxteth, South Liverpool, Poulton Vics and Cammel Lairds, Paul found his passion for coaching and management and that’s where he saw his future. Success with Lairds and Litherland REMYCA seen Skelmersdale make an approach for...

Straight From The Off welcomes PJ Smith to the Podcast. PJ was one of the most naturally gifted players I have ever faced when he was a teenager. He seemingly had the world at his feet playing an age group up for Everton FC, but it wasn’t going as well for him and many thought with personal issues and a sort of imposter syndrome telling him he didn’t belong at that level. Life has gone full circle now for PJ, working to help people woth drink and drug problems (from which he suffered himself)...

Straight From The Off welcomes Ste Melling to the Podcast. Ste has had life long affiliation to East Villa FC where he has played for a number of years making it into the top 10 for appearances for the great club. He is now the manager of the club and starting yet another chapter in his story, winning the LCFA Challenge Cup last season. Ste has played for Sunday league sides St Sebs and The Western winning multiple trophies for those teams. Ste also has spells in the semi-pro game but always...

Straight From The Off welcomes Elliott Nevitt to the Podcast. Elliott has had a rapid rise over the last 2 years. From being a prolific goalscorer at amatuer and semi pro level to signing professional terms with Tranmere Rovers. Elliott has played for local sides such as Stanfield, Custy’s, WEX, Waterloo Dock, City Of Liverpool FC, Burscough and Campfield winning all there is to win along the way including scoring the winner in the FA Sunday Cup for Campfield. Elliott’s dreams come true when...

Straight From The Off welcomes Yinka Ademuyiwa to the Podcast. Yinka was a very popular player during his time in the in the amateur game. Starting off playing in Skelmersdale he moved to Croxteth and although things were difficult for him being one of the only young black lads in the area, Yinka just wanted to play football. When he got his chance he took it and played in a very good East Villa side that boasted some top talent including Ryan Lowe and Lee Cox. He was invited to Liverpool FC...

Straight From The Off welcomes Jamie Rainford to the Podcast. Jamie is a great goalscorer in the amateur and non league scene and flirted with the pro game on a number of occasions. Jamie has played for teams that include Bootle, Marine, Chester, Halifax and local Sunday league legends Oyster FC. He tells us about the mistakes he made on his journey in football and how he feels everything happens for a reason. He tells us about Paul Ince who had invited him on trial at Notts County and how...

Straight From The Off welcomes Michael Kinsella to the Podcast. Kinny was a top goalkeeper who was wanted by all the local clubs in his younger years. Michael has played for teams that include Bury, Droylsden, Vauxhall motors, Aberyswyth and Tranmere Rovers amongst others and was a youth team player for both Liverpool and Everton. He tells us how he finds it difficult looking back on his career and often wonders how he he got to the level that he did due to attitude problems and off field...

Straight From The Off welcomes Ged Hennigan to the Podcast. Ged was a cultered midfielder who loved to get the ball down and play. Ged has played for teams that include Bury, Droylsden, Burscough, St Helens & Barrow amongst others after being a youth team player for both Liverpool and Everton and playing mainly for the Canada of a Sunday while his contract was ‘In the drawer’. He tells a great story about waking up in a strangers house in Aberyswyth, Wales after a mad night out. He tells...

Straight From The Off welcomes Terence ‘Knocker’ Parry to the Podcast. Knocker was one of the reasons I started the podcast, when someone on twitter referred to him as the dirtiest player of all time, I knew there was something i could work with! Knocker admits he likes to mix it with the best of them but doesn’t consider himself a dirty player. Primed on the streets of Kirkdale playing for Four Swallows and Byrom He eventually joined local giants The Sandon. He tells us about the battles...