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Join Gary Rowett and Dave Carolan to peek behind the dressing room door and the training ground gate as we give you the insights and context into the world of football management and working inside football! With 2200 games between them, they have seen a lot - from Premier League to Non-League, countless players and staff, as well as millions of miles travelled across the length and breadth of English football. Not to mention all the training sessions, video sessions, S&C programmes, team meetings, pre-season trips and so on! There’s even a fair few pre-seasons to be reflected upon Each episode we will cover topics that perhaps most fans would like to know the reasons behind why certain things go on in football clubs -selections, injuries, transfers, results, etc. We will look to give you, the listener the context to bridge the gap between what you might think is going on and what actually is! So join us as we look to Break the Lines between the factual world of football and the fiction!
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Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
'One Of Our Own' is the refrain from many a terrace when the bright and shiny new young player is unleashed before a naive but excited fanbase. With more leeway than any other player, mistakes are forgiven at the altar of gaining experience. But managing emerging talent requires more than just providing opportunity.
Planning for the longer term - technically, physically, emotionally and psychologically - is something a manger must do. Too much too soon and the player may go off the rails, or the jump up is too big, too soon. Integration into training is relatively easy compared to integrating into a squad and dressing room. Talent only gets you so far... And then there's the parents, agents, media, other clubs!
Is every away ground a tough place to go - surely there must be some easier places to visit. Ensuring you come away with points from fixtures at the opponent's ground may mean employing unusual or different tactics. From playing the crowd to stifling the opponents tactics, its a different beast away from home. And that's before you even have the joy of the travel and hotel logistics to deal with!!
And why did Trevor Francis not know he was in the theme tune for Only Fools and Horses?!!
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