The Beautiful Game Podcast

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 140 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW NIGEL JAMES - We discussed the career of Nigel #James with the man himself. We discussed; his short playing career, being the father to Reece and Lauren James, The decisions his made throughout their careers, Reece being linked to Real #Madrid, the current situation at #Chelsea + much more.

00:00 Intro

00:50 Guest Intro

3:00 Who is Nigel James?

3:41 When did you get that bug for football?

15:36 How long was your transition from playing to coaching

19:00 Nigel on Reece James early career and the struggles faced in the journey

29:09 Was there a time where you considered leaving Chelsea?

31:00 Reece transitioning to Right Back

37:51 Reece James going on loan to Wigan

44:35 Derby trying to loan Reece James in Jan

48:03 Were any other PL clubs interested in Reece after his loan spell at Wigan

50:01 What made you guys decide to stay at Chelsea?

54:00 How did you deal with the adversity during Reece's career

59:10 How do you balance football and education?

1:04:35 Talk to us about Lauren James journey?

1:11:30 Nigel on Lauren leaving Arsenal, playing for Manchester United and then joining Chelsea

1:15:20 How does it feel having 2 of your children playing as England internationals?

1:16:04 How do you manage the spotlight?

1:21:13 Talk to us about Agents

1:29:31 Was Reece James every close to joining Real Madrid

1:31:22 How do you access Chelsea performance last season

1:32:50 Have you spoken to the new manager?

1:34:42 Talk to us about Mason Mount?

1:36:17 Talk to us about CHO and why it has not worked out?

1:38:44 What is your advice to parents that have kids who want to be footballers?

1:42:56 How is Reece's fitness?

1:46:23 Talk to us about Trent Alexander-Arnold

1:50:04 Nigel on his coaching academy

1:55:19 Closing remarks.

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 140 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW KHAYON EDWARDS - We discussed the career of Khayon #Edwards with the man himself. We discussed; coming through the #Arsenal academy, training with Chelsea, Using Hale End alumni's as inspiration, plans for the future, Saka, Flo Balogun, Nketiah and #Jesus + much more.

0:00 Intro

0:54 Guest intro

2:57 What have you been up to during the holidays

4:08 Do you chat about football outside of football?

4:33 Take us back to the beginning

6:10 When did you join Arsenal?

7:10 How were the facilities at Chelsea and Arsenal acadamies?

8:13 Talk to us about your family?

9:35 How important is religion to you?

9:57 How is your friendship group?

10:58 How is it growing up in modern society

11:26 Talk to us about going through the ranks at Arsenal

14:46 Who was in your age group?

15:27 How was it signing your first pro contract in 2022?

16:02 Take us through the day of signing the contract?

18:00 What was your mindset after you signed your pro deal?

18:37 Khayon player profile

20:34 When was that welcome to the first team moment?

21:28 How was it transitioning into the first team?

23:00 Sum up your season

24:40 How you spoken to Mikel Arteta

25:50 Who is the best trainer and the team leader?

26:38 Talk to us about your injury

30:29 Have you thought of your aims and objectives for next season?

30:51 Where do you stand in your development now

33:45 Do you like at Flo Balogun's rise as inspiration?

35:20 Do you see the Twitter hype?

36:00 Talk to us about last season title running?

37:25 What's your message to the Arsenal fans?

38:15 Are you a student of the game?

40:10 Life outside of football

41:47 Have you thought about your international future?

44:00 Khayon thoughts on social media

46:00 What are you doing now to make sure you hit the ground running in pre season?

47:02 Closing remarks

47:54 Guest recommendation

50:03 Outro

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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

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 138 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LEE DYKES- We discussed the career of Brentford’s technical director Lee #Dykes with the man himself. We discussed; his career through the ranks, signing Ivan #Toney, being linked with the Spurs job, David Raya’s future at #Brentford, recruitment + much more..

0:00 Intro

1:30 Guest Intro

2:37 Lee’s journey in football

16:20 Skills Lee transferred from playing days to being a technical director.

17:42 Assessing Brentford’s season

20:04 Work that goes on behind the scenes

22:45 How do you go about identifying talent?

24:50 Do Brentford see themselves as a stepping stone for talent?

27:15 Brentford academy returning

29:02 Lee on recruitment

31:21 Recruiting Ivan Toney

36:16 Ivan Toney contract talks?

37:19 Ivan Toney not being able to train

38:50 Lee being linked with bigger clubs?

45:24 David Raya situation

48:42 Brentford interest in Viktor Gyökeres

50:03 How difficult is it finding hidden gems?

52:17 Almost signing Mudryk

53:52 Josh Dasilva Premier League career

55:09 Lee Dykes future

58:25 Views on the Premier League this season

1:00:19 Lee’s message to the fans

1:02:11 Lee’s summer plans

1:03:37 Life outside of football

1:06:20 Final thoughts

1:07:02 Closing tradition

1:07:55 Outro

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 137 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TYREECE JOHN-JULES - We discussed the career of TJJ with the man himself. We discussed; playing for #Arsenal as a youngster, his multiple loan spells which include #Ipswich, Granit Xhaka's mentality, plans for the future, Mikel #Arteta + much more.

0:00 Intro

0:50 Guest Intro

2:03 Take us back to the beginning

3:38 Have you always been a striker?

4:06 When did you notice that you were on smoke?

5:00 Who was in your age group?

6:00 Talk to us about sponsorships and agents?

6:42 How were the family when you signed your scholar at Arsenal?

8:00 Unai Emery faith and jump up to the first team

9:07 Talk to us about integrating into the first team

10:34 How did having fellow youngsters in the first team help you?

11:10 Talk to us about being in the first and the going out on loan?

12:25 Are you heavily involved in deciding a loan?

13:25 Were they any other teams that were interested in you

14:53 Talk to us about your first loan spell?

15:54 How did you settle in with the fans and the club?

16:54 How do you describe your loan spell at Lincoln?

19:00 What was the plan after you signed your pro deal?

21:11 Talk to us about Darren Moore

22:17 What's the convo with Arsenal after your Doncaster loan?

23:00 What was the diff between League 1 and Champ?

25:33 After all the loans how are you feeling in regards to your Arsenal future?

28:32 How has it been watching Ipswich

29:17 Will you be getting a promotion medal?

30:18 What does falling in love with a club mean?

31:10 Do you feel your getting closer or further away from the Arsenal first team?

32:57 Where are you at now?

34:00 Talk to us about recovering from injuries?

35:27 How bad does it get when your injured?

37:03 What does your family mean to you?

38:02 Are you open to extending your Arsenal contract?

38:55 How do you view Arsenal's rise?

41:06 Have Arsenal had conversations about your future?

41:50 Talk to us about Mikel Arteta and your daily set up?

43:15 What's your take on Arsenal season so far?

44:08 How is Granit Xhaka?

45:30 Bukayo Saka talk

47:37 Eddie Nketiah talk

49:42 Flo Balogun talk

51:02 Talk to us about representing England & your international future?

52:32 How do we get to the bottom of your injuries?

54:46 Are there any plans to do a hot weather training camp?

56:05 Talk to us about the Arsenal fans?

57:07 How is your social media relationship?

57:48 Life outside football

59:37 How do you protect your wealth?

1:00:40 Final message to Arsenal fans

1:01:30 Final thoughts

1:02:00 Guest recommendation

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 137 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ANDRE WISDOM - We discussed the career of Andre #Wisdom with the man himself. We discussed; breaking through at #Liverpool, playing with Gerrard and Carra, working under Frank #Lampard at Derby, Brendan Rodgers, getting stabbed multiple times + much more.

0:00 Intro

1:30 Guest intro

2:49 Humble beginnings

10:38 Joining Liverpool from Bradford

12:15 Adapting his game technically

14:08 How was Carragher and Gerrard with the youngsters

16:41 Raheem Sterling opening the door for Liverpool youngsters

21:10 Working with Brendan Rodgers

23:50 Representing Liverpool

31:16 How was it like playing with Carragher

32:24 Going out on Loan to Derby

36:42 West Brom loan/ working with Pulis

38:41 Lifestyle of being a young footballer

42:35 Playing for RB Salzburg

44:24 Dayot Upemecano

44:57 Knowing his Liverpool career was over.

47:30 Going back to Derby permanently

49:14 Working under Frank Lampard

55:33 Getting stabbed

57:30 Rushing recovery after being stabbed

1:01:00 Feelings on being stabbed

1:02:11 Police need to do better

1:03:52 Mental trauma of being stabbed

1:06:25 Receiving therapy

1:08:45 Accepts responsibility for stabbing

1:11:04 Going to clubs on trial

1:17:10 What happens if the phone doesn’t ring?

1:18:54 Going from Liverpool to being clubless

1:20:48 Representing England U21s

1:25:22 How Andre has been keeping afloat whilst not playing for 2 years.

1:28:24 Renting out his properties to Liverpool football club.

1:31:23 Being the breadwinner with different circumstances

1:33:39 Have you spoken to any of your old clubs about training with them?

1:37:18 Watching the current Liverpool team

1:40:35 Trent/ Best right back?

1:43:45 Jurgen Klopp

1:46:48 Why Andre is not on social media

1:50:28 Life outside of football

1:53:43 Outro

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 136 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW CARLOS RICHARDS - We discussed the career of youngster Carlos #Richards with the man himself. We discussed; making #Derby debut, meeting Wayne #Rooney, recovering from rejections + much more.

00:00 Intro

1:55 Guest intro

2:33 Take us back to the beginning

6:37 Carlos Richards upbringing

8:28 How did you get into football?

9:52 Initial Chelsea rejection

10:50 Views on stats vs performance

12:02 Juggling school with football

14:39 Overcoming rejection

19:42 Signing for Derby

22:18 Staying in Digs

24:15 How is it leaving your family?

25:15 Transitioning from London to Derby

26:21 Managing friendship groups

28:08 Getting called to play for the first team

30:14 How is Wayne Rooney the manager?

31:14 How do you assess your own game?

31:11 Which players are you studying?

33:06 Bukayo Saka

33:49 Deep dive on the whole debut experience

37:25 Carlos on experienced players

38:09 This season

39:02 Experience of being thrown into the limelight as younger players

40:45 Can you be thrown in too soon as a youngster?

43:46 Views on football snobbery towards Gibraltar

46:00 Contract situation

47:11 Life outside of football

56:51 Outro

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 135 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW JOSH DASILVA- We discussed the career of Josh #Dasilva with the man himself. We discussed; coming through the #Arsenal academy, leaving Arsenal, why he joined #Brentford, Thomas Frank, new contract talks, Ivan Toney, Bukayo Saka + much more.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:55 Guest Intro

2:12 Who is Josh Dasilva?

4:08 What position did you start in?

5:02 When did you notice that you have a knack for football?

7:17 Who is in your age group at Arsenal and how was the energy?

9:15 How was it going through the ranks at Arsenal?

12:15 What adversity did you have to go through?

15:23 When did you feel that you can make it as a pro baller?

17:40 When was the moment that you got called in to train with the first team?

20:20 Speak to us about Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez?

22:53 What did you need to develop to play in midfield?

24:55 How was that feeling of making your Arsenal debut?

28:16 What happened between making your debut and leaving Arsenal?

31:10 Talk to us about your Arsenal departure?

34:06 Did Arsenal map out a future for you?

35:45 What made you join Brentford? (A story on failed Birmingham move)

41:06 How long was the period between the Birmingham medical and the Brentford move?

42:10 Talk to us about the period of Brentford being in the Champ

46:32 Did you have any concrete offers from EPL clubs?

47:02 Talk to us about the Brentford front three in the Champ and Brentford's play off run?

52:04 How is the atmosphere when you got promoted to the Prem?

55:52 Talk to us about your hip injury?

1:02:11 How difficult was it for you from a mental standpoint to cope with the injury?

1:04:26 Talk to us about your Prem career so far?

1:11:07 How would you assess you season from an individual standpoint?

1:13:18 What is the reason as why the gaffer is not starting you?

1:14:40 How are you feeling in terms of a percentage?

1:17:14 Talk to us about winning at the Etihad?

1:19:14 Do you feel at this current moment that you're one of Brentford's best players?

1:20:10 Talk to us about Ivan Toney?

1:21:28 What do you think Ivan can achieve in the game?

1:22:55 Has Ivan missed a penalty in training?

1:24:00 What has been you biggest victory this season?

1:26:00 Talk to us about the gaffer and how is he as an individual?

1:27:26 Have you had contract talks?

1:28:38 What would you be looking at if you extend your stay at Brentford?

1:30:00 What is the aims for the rest of the season?

1:32:00 Talk to us about Brentford fans?

1:33:30 Talk to us about representing England?

1:35:17 Talk to us about Reece James?

1:37:52 Talk to us about Arsenal? (Bukayo Saka insight)

1:40:38 Who do you think is going to win the Premier league?

1:42:28 Life outside of football?

1:44:40 How do you protect your wealth?

1:46:00 What's the drip on date night?

1:47:40 What music are your rocking with?

1:50:38 What's the aims and objective for you in the next 12-24 months

1:52:20 Guest recommendation

1:54:30 Closing remarks.

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 134 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ADAM IDAH - We discussed the career of Adam #Idah with the man himself. We discussed playing for #Norwich, recovering from a knee injury, looking up to #Lukaku, his relationship with Steven Kenny + much more.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

1:50 Guest intro

2:05 Thoughts on current season

2:55 How has club environment been?

3:49 Dean Smiths impact on Adams game

4:45 How would you assess your personal season so far?

7:31 Mental challenges of overcoming injuries

11:23 Norwich rewarding Adam with a long term contract.

12:16 What does Norwich mean to you?

13:17 How is Adam feeling physically?

15:20 How is it playing under David Wagner?

17:31 What do you want to be as a player?

20:24 Battling CB’s

21:26 Big number 9s being back in fashion

22:24 Do the club view you as a long term replacement to Pukki?

23:33 How do you deal with fan criticism?

25:24 How fit do you feel at the minute?

27:27 Belief from the manager

28:40 Feelings on career so far?

29:37 Playing at Old Trafford and scoring hat trick

31:20 Thoughts on promotion and relegation

33:24 Reported Man United interest

34:18 When did you realise you had the spark for football?

37:59 Thoughts on playing for Ireland

39:56 Thoughts on Max Aarons

41:02 Life outside of football

48:18 Outro.

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 133 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BRITT ASSOMBALONGA - We discussed the career of Britt #Assombalonga with the man himself. We discussed playing in Turkey, relationship with Tony Pulis, his time at Middlesbrough, signing for #Watford, Mario #Ballotelli and Britt's international football + much more.

0:00 Intro

0:56 Guest Intro

3:13 Talk to us about the here and now

3:45 How did the move to Watford materialise

4:33 What problems did you have in Turkey and why did you leave?

6:23 Were any other clubs interested in you?

7:00 What is it about Turkey that it is attracting talent

7:52 How was Turkey different to England?

8:30 How was the president at Adana?

9:28 How would you sum up your time in Turkey

10:42 How was Mario Ballotelli?

12:52 How was the mental challenges?

14:38 Why did you choose to go to Turkey?

15:46 Did you have talks with Middlesbrough to extend your contract?

17:12 Talk to us about the back end of your time at Borough?

22:49 Talk to us about Chuba Akpom

24:45 Talk to us about working under Tony Pulis

35:08 Were there any training rules?

35:53 Has Chuba Akpom got what it takes to play in the EPL

37:11 How would you assess your time at Middlesbrough

38:43 How did the football journey start for you?

42:39 How did you find going down to the lower leagues?

44:10 Talk to us about Peterborough

48:44 How was it playing at Nottingham Forest?

49:28 Talk to us about Mikhail Antonio

50:18 Where was your mindset at after scoring so many goals at Peterborough

51:15 What Premier Leagues clubs were in for you before you joined Middlesbrough?

53:28 How much did Burnley bid for you?

54:01 How has it been being back at Watford

57:05 How are you feeling physically?

57:37 How is the dressing room at Watford?

59:05 What is your mindset in regards to your Watford deal?

59:56 Talk to us about your international career?

1:03:00 Talk to us about the infrastructure of African football?

1:07:18 Life outside of football

1:09:42 Talk to us about your injury?

1:11:31 How was the recovery process?

1:14:27 How do you protect your investment?

1:16:36 SPKD and Watford shirt showing

1:17:27 What is your music playlist?

1:18:55 Guest recommendation

1:20:35 Closing remarks

1:21:00 Outro.

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