The Longman’s Football World Podcast with Owain Tudur Jones

Joe and Owain reminisce about their playing days with the Swans, the characters in the changing room, reaching the 2016 Euros semi-final as well as being picked in the team of the tournament and the infamous Chicken & Egg Magazine photo!

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Owain talks to former Swansea and Wales team-mate and current Stoke City midfielder Joe Allen about his early days in Swansea, his brief time at Wrexham, the big move to Liverpool, being branded the Welsh Xavi, how close he was to moving back to Swansea from Liverpool as well as scoring an offside winner against his boyhood team.

Production by Meic Parry @meicparryGraphic by Celt Iwan http://www.celtiwan.cymru/

Owain meets with former Wrexham player and manager Andy Morrell to talk about his love for Wrexham, starting his own podcast, the struggles of being an out of work manager looking for work, playing under Dean Saunders and lots more

Scarlets, Wales and Lions hooker Ken Owens speaks to Owain about his thoughts when it looked like he’d conceded the last minute penalty which would’ve lost the Lions the series vs The All Blacks, supporting the Wales football team during the Euros, unwinding during the off-season, dealing with the physicality of test rugby, listening to Dafydd Iwan before every game and lots more

Owain meets Swansea City legend and fans favourite Andy Robinson to talk about Kenny Jackett stopping him going to Magaluf, leaving for Leeds, being a huge part of Swansea’s on-field success, the big personalities in the Swans dressing room, his feelings on seeing his best friend Lee Trundle eating salads and much more

Owain talks to Sky Sports reporter Bryn Law about being a Wales fan through the good times as well as the dark days, tough interviews with the likes of Craig Bellamy, the passing of his long-time friend Gary Speed and lots more.

Owain meets his former Inverness Caledonian Thistle teammate and current Yeovil Town defender, Gary Warren to reminisce about nights out, dealing with being professional footballers with a serious lack of pace, beating Celtic, how ICT miraculously got better after Owain left for Hibs and lots more

Owain meets with Wales and Lions rugby legend Stephen Jones to talk about on-pitch retaliation, playing in massive games, dealing with the physicality of a brutal sport, comparisons and differences between football and rugby, rugby players being failed footballers & much more.

Owain sits down to chat with current Yeovil Town manager Darren Way to discuss the pressures of managing in The Football League, rehabbing together for 18 months while together at Swansea City, taking wrong turns on bike rides and ending up on the M4 motorway, smokebombing the physio rooms and the car accident which very nearly took his life.

Neil talks about his decision to play for Team GB at the London Olympics, his feelings playing for Swansea vs Aston Villa moments after finding out about Gary Speed’s passing, the tackle that left Seamus Coleman injured and the aftermath of the incident, facing the press the morning after celebrating Iceland’s win over England and much more