Glad You Knew Football

Leadership, Resilience, and David's incredible understanding of players.

We speak with David Webb, who is perhaps one of the nicest people in football. A former head of football, recruitment, and technical director, he has had multitudinous roles in leadership and management from Bournemouth to Wimbledon. 

We learn about David’s greatest strength and his incredible rise to the heights of English football from a council estate. He walks us through the inner sanctum discussions of how he becomes the link between the manager, board, senior level, and ownership, and how clubs decide their philosophy. He also tells us about the process of building a recruitment set up at Bournemouth to suit Eddie Howe, and David reflects fondly on Mauricio Pochettino's man-management style. 

You'll be glad you knew David Webb

The Racing Club family and the crazy matchday experience from choripanes to the iconic El Cilindro.

We speak with Barbara Blanco, a Director at Racing Club de Avellaneda all the way from Buenos Aires to find out why Racing is one of the biggest clubs in South America, why Racing Club means everything to the fans, and how going to El Cilindro is life-changing. 

Barbara tells us about what makes the Avellaneda Derby between Racing Club and Independiente one of the most specially heated derbies in the world.

Barbara also speaks candidly with us about her amazing career as a director, especially with her struggles to seperate the emotion of being both a director and a fan.

You’ll be glad you knew Barbara Blanco and the incredible Racing Club.

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Executive Producers: Rhys Ryan & Marc Dylan

This week, we speak with Australian Football Journalist Valentino Migliaccio about his career, lifelong dreams, dodgy seafood in Jordan, and what he wishes he knew when he was 22.

We learn the importance of nothing being better than the truth in Journalism and his role of preaching to the converted. Val helps us discover the next steps to grow Australian football and how we have to work together as a team, not individuals to see Australia's football dream become a reality of promotion and relegation.

We think you'll be Glad You Knew Valentino Migliaccio.

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Executive Producers: Rhys Ryan & Marc Dylan

The Glad You Knew team is on the Zoom, zooming into The Role Of An A-League Coach with Central Coast Mariners Boss, Alen Stajcic.

In today's episode, we discuss Alen's football journey and how being a PE teacher has helped his coaching career. We find out the imprint he made on the squad when he first stepped through the doors of Tuggerah. He explains his responsibilities and vision of the Central Coast Mariners scaling the heights at the top of the A-League in 2021. Also, Alen helps us discover the commonalities of coaching are universal but just different problems? No matter if your Pep Guardiola at Manchester City or Alen Stajcic at Central Coast Mariners.

We think you'll be Glad You Knew Alen Stajcic.

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Executive Producers: Rhys Ryan & Marc Dylan

Today, we discuss youth development with one of the greatest Socceroos of all time Alan Davidson. 

We learn about his journey and hear about his son Jason Davidson's development. He is currently plying his trade at Ulsan Hyundai in Korea, and, he is a Socceroos full-back and Asian cup winner in 2015. 

So many stories you'll be glad you knew from Jason dribbling at Highpoint shopping centre at the age of 5. As well as his belief in his father Alan knowing 'the road' to professional football and the discipline that made him the footballer he is today in Japan.

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Executive Producers: Rhys Ryan & Marc Dylan

Hosted by Rhys Ryan with his mates and fellow football fans Christian Andrieri, Evan Urbina, and Nicholas Ghabrial. We speak with Mauritius International Cooper Legrand - he tells how his grandfather made him fall in love with football. Also, find out the secret herbs and spices to be an NPL striker.

Hosted by Rhys Ryan with his mates and fellow football fans Christian Andrieri, Evan Urbina, and Nicholas Ghabrial. We discuss the Champions League and, Christian tells us why Di Maria doesn't have an 'angel' of a weak foot - also we speak about how clubs in the Champions League measure success. Exclusively, Nikki cracks it about the A-League Grand Final and calls for better player management. Elsewhere, find out the reason, Rhys, is currently unhappy with Chelsea. 

Rhys and Nikki may be sleep-deprived due to the festival of football but that doesn't hold them back from reviewing the biggest game in Europe this year. In this week's episode with the late inclusions of the Italian stallion and La Masia graduate Evan Urbina due to plumbing issues. Elsewhere, the UK's precocious Total Football Analyst Cameron Meighan joins the show. Cam, details the tactical principles and plans of Bayern Munich and PSG - as well as his prowess with the German language?