How Ancient Rome's sewer system helped my coaching philosophy when building a team. I recently did an underground tour of Seattle and the tour guide told a story about Seattle's sewers over 100 years ago. The difference between ancient Rome and Seattle was staggering. One thought about the importance before developing the city and the other it was an afterthought.

Tomorrow will be my first day as head coach of Bellevue Athletic FC https://bellevueathletic.com/ I'll still be coaching my two youth teams. Bellevue Athletic FC plays in the UPSL division of American Soccer. In the episode, I talk a little about the journey to this point and also how Rinus Michels book Team Building - Road to Success will help.

EPISODE 59 - Sam Allardyce AKA Big Sam | Blackburn Rovers 2010 Training Session - Talking about what I eventually learnt from watching Sam Allardyce's Blackburn Rovers training session.

In episode 58 we look at what's been happening in the soccer world since we last spoke. I look at England's success in the Euro led by Sarina Wiegman. Answer the question if she could manage in the men's game. Discuss pre-season and how the Premier League and championship teams are looking.

After being away from coaching soccer for over a year I'm back. This episode is a little update on what has been going on. I'll be back soon with more episodes.

Today I visited USL 2 team from north Seattle Ballard FC. https://www.goballardfc.com/ Ballard FC is a new team that has just played its second game of the season. 

Soccer coaching advice from Philosopher Bertrand Russell | Philosopher Bertrand Russell was born 150 years ago in 1872 and in 1959 shared his wisdom with the BBC. I thought some of his words were relatable to Soccer coaching and wanted to share my thought process.

After a torrid time in South Korea, I returned to England without a job. After watching a couple of Manchester City games with a then scout of Manchester City I ended up working for them. 2011 was the year and Manchester City had just got their newfound wealth. This episode looks at that and where they are now.

Todays episode I round up my thoughts on the Champions League semi-final second leg Liverpool vs Villareal and Man City Vs Real Madrid. I talk about Seattle Sounders vs Pumas in the Concacaf Champions League and finish the episode off with letting you know my latest read Mensch by Jonathan Harding. 

After 8 weeks away from the podcast, I'm back with Episode 52. There's been a lot of uncertainty and upheaval over the past few months but I'm glad to say I'm now settled. I'm in a new city, new state and have a new job. Today I talk about bringing professionalism into my work.