Debbie Sayers is the Club Secretary and Welfare Officer of Salisbury Rovers FC. When the club was founded, they were very open, honest & forthright with their three pledges.  Provide the best quality of environment  Allow kids to play with freedom  Develop the whole child Although these may be things we all think we might do, Debbie & the team at Salisbury Rovers truly adopt a child-centred approach and I encourage you to check out the work they do on their website...

Drew Povey is an influential leadership authority with a unique multi sector viewpoint on creating innovative and sustainable change. He has over twenty years’ experience working in elite level sport and education. Drew is also a published author with two books:  Educating Drew: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Educating-Drew-story-Harrop-School/dp/1911382322/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1593795694&refinements=p_27%3ADrew+Povey&s=books&sr=1-1 The Leadership Factor:...

Craig Joyce is the current 1st Team Manager at Glasgow Women FC & creator/host of the excellent 6,8, or 10 Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/6dtOjhWatInce8f5F1YUJC).  Craig has had numerous roles within the Scottish FA & is currently a FFIT Development Officer at the SPFL Trust (https://spfltrust.org.uk/projects/football-fans-in-training/)

Tim Rich is a sports journalist and author based in Manchester. He has covered five World Cup finals and was formerly the northern football correspondent of the Independent and the Daily Telegraph. Tim has written three football books & his latest work "A Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa" is the first English biography of one of football's most contradictory characters.  Free Kindle Preview:...

Jonas currently works at Nottingham Forest as an academy coach & began his journey back in Norway with Vålerenga, Oslo at 18 years old. At that young age he was given the responsibility as Head Coach with the U14 recruit team. Since then, Jonas has worked with boys and girls, from 5's to 19's boys and women's 1st team. His experiences in Norway, England and in the Faroe Islands have allowed him to work in grassroots and in professional environments in different cultures.

Damon is an English futsal coach with a UEFA A licence – studied for in Spain. He began his futsal coaching career at the tender age of 21 and has valuable experience over the last 15 years that has seen him coach in England, Spain, Malta and the Champions League before ending up in his current position as head coach of Perak FA in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League. Damon is owner of Futsal Camp UK, an annual Summer camp for children who want to learn English and play futsal. Finally, Damon...

In today's podcast, Laurie spoke with Stephen Rice. Stephen is an ex-player who played for Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers & Longford Town in Ireland. Stephen is currently completing his UEFA Pro-licence, is a FAI Coach Education Tutor & he is now the head coach of Shamrock Rovers U19s. 

In our latest podcast, Craig caught up with Steve Curnyn, Head of Academy Football Science and Medicine at Hibernian Football Club. Steve has had a fascinating journey and shares his knowledge and experience across the academy right through to the 1st Team. 

In today's podcast Craig spoke with Graham Goulden. Graham is an experienced and committed leadership and violence prevention trainer.  For thirty years he was a Scottish police officer and Chief Investigator specialising in criminal investigation, drug investigation, training and crime prevention. After his work in the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, Graham was able to develop approaches and programmes that help create conditions where good people can do good things when faced with...

To stay informed about these exciting opportunities, get in touch with Graham on Twitter @Graham_Goulden & visit his website https://grahamgoulden.com.  Stay tuned for Graham's full interview this Wednesday (20th of May)

Today, Craig was joined by Hibernian FC's first ever Sporting Director Graeme Mathie. Graeme had been Head of Player Identification & Recruitment at the club since August 2014. In today's episode we spoke about the future of academy football, talent ID, player pathways & the mindset required to break into the 1st team. 

Today Laurie caught up with Keith Beaty. Keith is a UEFA A licence holder and current Academy Director of Queen City Mutinty FC. Keith also hosts a very successful podcast called KB Flow where you can hear some of his work below https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kb-flow/id1477501010

In this week's pod, Craig catches up with Tom Kitchin. Tom is Scotland’s youngest Michelin starred chef proprietor, having achieved a star aged only 29, and has become a well-known face on television, having appeared on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, UKTV Food’s Market Kitchen and in BBC2’s successful series, The Great British Menu.

Today Laurie is joined by UEFA A & UEFA Youth Licence coach John Wall. John is also CEO of GameInsight Soccer and co-written 'Rotations & Inter-Changes' with Hans Backe inspired by the work of Marcelo Bielsa. The book is available on https://www.duktigbrand.com/collections/all

Matt Ward is the owner of 'Matt Ward Consulting' and the 'British Football Coaches Network'.  With his past experiences as a professional coach in two top tier leagues and two 2nd tier leagues, he is now supporting other coaches in giving their career a kick-start. Follow Matt on Twitter @Coach_mattward. Check out his website https://www.mattwardconsulting.com/ and the Network for British Football Coaches both in the UK and abroad. Offering a platform to share, develop and grow, 80-100 jobs...

Tony McMinn is a Box Soccer UK (Twitter @boxsocceruk)franchisee and schools programme developer. As well as this, Tony is also Scottish League One side, East Fife FC Assistant Manager. Follow Tony on Twitter @antsmcminn

Alan Tonge is a former professional footballer, playing for Manchester United & Exeter City.  He now lecturs in football and research as well as appearing on radio and running his own podcast "I Can't Explain".  Follow Alan on Twitter @Alan_Tonge and listen to his podcast below: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-cant-explain/id1446517296

In today's podcast we sat down with (very recent!) Scottish League One winner, teacher, journalist and podcaster...Danny Denholm. Danny has played for Stirling University, Forfar, Livingston & has recently clinched promotion to the Scottish Championship with Arbroath.  We spoke about the highs and lows of being a part-time footballer, the legend that is Dick Campbell (THE Gaffer) and his step into the world of podcasting and journalism.  Follow Danny on Twitter @DannyDenholm to get...

Simon Mundie is the host of the Don't Tell Me The Score podcast- 'using sport to explore life's bigger questions' - highly recommend giving the series a listen after this podcast! He also presents sport on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 4, and on TV. Follow him on Twitter @simonmundie.

Kieran is a Professional UEFA A coach with experience at Spanish, EPL & SPFL clubs. Kieran is the author of "Rondos- How to use Spain’s secret weapon" and is in the process of launching playpositionally.com, an online e-learning course, allowing coaches to learn and develop their knowledge and understanding of positional play. Follow Kieran on Twitter @KieranSmith1

Our latest podcast with Eric Suter! Erica is soccer performance coach, freelance strength and conditioning writer, author of total youth soccer fitness. Check out her website https://ericasuter.com/ and follow her across social media @fitsoccerqueen.

Interview with Simon Austin (Twitter - @sport_simon)Freelance Journalist and current Director of Training Ground Guru, the go-to destination for news and insights into the performance side of professional football.  (Twitter - @ground_guru)