In the second episode of The Final Whistle, we talk with PC Elliot Hartley of Surrey Police and Owais Khan of SBHL about the 'Unite Through Football: Refugee League', which has provided participation and personal development opportunities to a network of refugees residing in Surrey.

PC Elliot Hartley has been a Police Officer for the last eleven years and is currently part of the Safer Neighborhood Team for Mole Valley, based in Dorking. Meanwhile, Owais Khan is the Head of Communities and Customer Relations at SBHL (accommodation supplier for displaced refugees and asylum seekers). They have both collaborated with Surrey FA to develop the Refugee league, which is part of the wider 'Unite Through Football' project. The launch of the league has been a great success, with over 120 refugees from 22 nationalities participating.

Elliot and Owais discuss the development of the league, the benefits, who else can get involved and what the future holds for this innovative project.

This episode also includes 'Talk Footy', in which we will review bi-weekly results, goals, and performances throughout the Surrey FA leagues, as well as 'Surrey Summarise', in which we will share updates on current activities and campaigns at Surrey FA.

To kick off the first season of The Final Whistle, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Surrey FA referee Isaac Nsubuga.

Isaac is a level 7 referee who only started his officiating career following the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2022. Isaac tells us about his journey as a young referee, his thought on Black History Month, the barriers he has faced, and what more can be done to improve officiating opportunities for people from a BAME background within grassroots football.

This episode also includes our new 'Talk Footy' segment, in which we will review bi-weekly results, goals, and performances throughout the Surrey FA leagues, as well as our brand new 'Surrey Summarise', in which we will share updates on current activities and campaigns at Surrey FA.

Stoppage Time - The Surrey FA Podcast - SO4 EP3: This month, Surrey FA sits down with Owen Coyle Junior. Since 2014, Owen has been Head Coach of the England Amputee national team, which represents England at major tournaments, competitions, and international fixtures throughout the world. In this episode, Owen discusses his role in the growth of football for amputees in recent years as well as his wider role in the football community.

Guests:

Owen Coyle Jr

Stoppage Time - The Surrey FA Podcast - SO4 EP2: This month, Surrey FA sits down with Football Black List 2021 Community & Grassroots winner, regular podcaster, and lifelong England and Brentford fan, Billy 'The Bee' Grant, to discuss Black History Month.

In this episode, Billy highlights his own experiences in the world of football over 40+ years, from supporting the professional game to coaching at grassroots level. 

Guests:

Billy Grant

https://audioboom.com/channel/beesotted 

Stoppage Time - The Surrey FA Podcast - SO4 EP1: To kick off the new season of Stoppage Time, we sit down with members of Fulham Foundation - the official charity of Fulham Football Club. 

Since their formation in 2002, Fulham Foundation has endeavoured to build better lives through sport. The organization works within the local community and engages up to 12,000 participants per year through the solutions-focused projects they offer, tackling some of the biggest challenges today such as social isolation and health inequalities.

Guests: 

https://www.fulhamfc.com/foundation/ 

Stoppage Time - The Surrey FA Podcast - SO3 EP10: For the final episode of season three, we are joined by the CEO of Bloomsbury Football, Charlie Hyman. Charlie is a former England Futsal player who now runs Bloomsbury Football, an organisation based in London whose mission is to help improve the lives of young people in London through the power of football. Charlie tells us more about the organisation and their projects, the most rewarding parts of the job and his own journey in Futsal.

Stoppage Time - The Surrey FA Podcast - SO3 EP9: For this episode, we are joined by Chris Lewis. Chris is the co-founder of SimPal, a unique and innovative UK charity helping people affected by cancer to stay connected for free, with mobile phones and pre-paid sim cards. We speak to Chris about his cancer and football journey and learn more about SimPal.

Stoppage Time - The Surrey FA Podcast - SO3 EP8: For this episode, we are joined by Nick Grantham a Strength & Conditioning Coach working at a Premier League club. Having also previously worked at other top-flight English clubs, Championship clubs and National teams, Nick brings a wealth of knowledge to the table around how to keep your body fit and healthy while playing sport. 

Stoppage Time - The Surrey FA Podcast - SO3 EP7: This week, we are joined by Mark Ives, The General Manager of the Vanarama National League. In this episode, Mark tells us more about his journey working in sport which included 20 years at The FA. He also shared the positive work that Surrey clubs, Sutton United, Woking FC and Dorking Wanderers have been doing in their community over the past year and helping everyone affected by COVID-19. 

Stoppage Time - The Surrey FA Podcast - SO3 EP6: We are delighted to welcome former professional football, Anwar Uddin onto the podcast this week. Anwar had a revolutionary career playing for West Ham at youth level before going onto play nearly 200 games for Dagenham & Redbridge as well as a short stint at Surrey club, Sutton United. Anwar is now the Fans for Diversity Campaign Manager working on fantastic projects with football clubs and the community around them.