The Beautiful Game Podcast

I Did Not Want To Play Football Anymore - Isaiah Jones

06.26.2023 - By The Beautiful Game PodcastPlay

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 139 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ISAIAH JONES - We discussed the career of Isaiah #Jones with the man himself. We discussed; playing in the non-league circuit, breaking through at #Middlesborough, Chuba #Akpom's rise, his battle with mental health + much more.

0:00 Intro 2:40 Guest intro 4:04 Humble beginnings 6:04 Joining Lambeth All stars 7:45 Growing up in Peckham 8:45 Falling in love with football 9:51 Trial at Charlton 12:25 Tooting and Mitcham 15:26 Playing in Non-League 17:04 Joining Middlesbrough 21:28 Adapting to a pro environment 23:44 Training with the first team 25:10 Going out on loan to St Johnstone 35:50 Queen of the South loan 40:05 Altercation with Neil Warnock 42:46 Redemption under Neil Warnock 44:00 Shining in debut season at Middlesborough 49:08 Time under Chris Wilder 54:05 Start of 2022/23 55:40 Chuba Akpom 59:10 Isaiah’s Mental health challenges 1:10:05 Middlesborough’s end to the season. 1:14:19 Michael Carrick message after play off defeat 1:17:39 International future 1:19:21 What’s next for Isaiah? 1:21:53 Cameron Archer 1:22:50 Off the Pitch 1:26:13 Guest recommendations 1:27:38 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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