The Gold Dust Podcast

Stephen Warnock is a former Premier League and England International footballer, and is now a highly regarded pundit, working for Sky Sports, BBC Sport, Premier League TV, LFC TV and more.

Si Jeffries is a former Special Forces Member, serving in one of the worlds elite military groups, the SBS. Since leaving the military, Si co-founded The Natural Edge, which combines elite military experience with cutting edge neuroscience and psychology to help individuals remove limitations and forge peak performance.

Stevie is a best selling author, mindset coach and entrepreneur who works with several high profile businesses, sporting figures and Head Coaches. Stevie also completes several high performance endurance events, including marathon races such as the Everest marathon and Great Wall of China Marathon, and high level mountaineering, like the ascent of Mount Kilamanjaro.

Richard Chaplow is the current Head Coach at Orange County SC in the USL Championship. Richard is a former Premier League footballer who moved stateside to finish his playing career in 2016. After retiring, he went straight into an assistant role at Orange County, and was named Head Coach of the club midway through 2021, steering them to the clubs first ever USL Championship that year.

Aaron Danks is currently the First Team Coach at Aston Villa FC. He was a part of the coaching staff in England's U20 World Cup winning success, and has previously worked at West Brom, with The FA, and at Anderlecht prior to taking up his role at Aston Villa. Aaron talks about his coaching experiences, including his rise from working in community football to now being involved with a Premier League first team.

Ian Bateman is an FA Youth Coach Developer and has worked within the FA since 2009. He has over 30 years experience in football. Prior to working at the FA previously spent 10 years at Bolton Wanderers, and he has also worked with England Futsal and Partially Sighted Teams.

Mark Robinson is the current Head Coach at AFC Wimbledon. He has been at the club since 2005, starting off in a volunteer role, before working his way up through numerous at the club. He was named Head Coach in February 2021 and has brought a refreshing approach to the club.

James Graham retired as England's most capped player in rugby league history in 2020, and is one of very few players to feature in Grand Finals in both England and Australia. The former St Helens, Canterbury Bulldogs and St George Illawarra forward was well known for his barnstorming runs, relentless attitude and willingness to compete, but also has a very philosophical approach in what he does.

Alan Irvine, former Assistant Manager and current Technical Advisor at West Ham United features on this episode. He has played a pivotal role in the remarkable success West Ham have had over the past couple of seasons. Alan is an ex professional player who has worked at several high profile football clubs in Britain as a Manager, Assistant Manager and more. 

Steve Sallis is an author, coach, educator and mentor who specialises in creating high performing environments and successful individuals in classrooms, sports and more. He has been involved in education for over 20 years, including as a vice principal, transforming environments he has been a part of. He is currently involved at AFC Wimbledon, playing a part in developing a winning culture.