Following a busy Christmas of Non-League fixtures, the pod is back for the final episode of 2019 and after a week off, Gaz is back to rejoin Jordan.

A current teammate of Jordan, our final guest of the decade is Altrincham goalkeeper Tony Thompson. The guys discuss how their Christmas has been, a few Christmas stories and also discuss Tony's career, which started at Rotherham United as a professional. His other clubs include Morecambe, Chester and Fylde.

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Tony Thompson | 'New Year Special'

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I Had Trials Once is back again for another episode...

This week Jordan & Gaz are joined by former Crewe, Exeter, Tranmere, Leyton Orient and current Barrow defender...George Ray.

The boys talk everything from unique football side hustles to representing Wales at under 21 level.

They then discuss the early days coming through at Crewe Alexandre with the likes of Perry Ng before becoming one of the only players to make their professional debut at Wembley!

George then openly discusses the emotional rollercoaster of being a professional footballer and how he dealt with various different managers before almost quitting the game entirely at the age of 26.

Finally George talks about how he created the famous Roy Cropper parody account on twitter whilst also playing against a young Harry Kane whilst playing for Wales U21s.

George Ray | Defending against Harry Kane, The Non-League footman & a Roy Cropper parody account!

I Had Trials Once is back again for another episode...

This week Jordan & Gaz are joined by former Bradford, Rotherham, Fleetwood & Portsmouth winger...Gareth Evans.

The boys talk everything from being labelled a wonderkid by Sir Alex Ferguson to swapping the football league for non-league.

They then discuss the early days at Bradford City, THAT viral penalty miss against Accrington & Why there is something seriously wrong with the club.

Gareth then reveals his various run ins with former Rotherham manager Steve Evans and how the Stevenage manager loves a Sunday morning sausage roll & irn bru.

Finally Gareth then talks about his big move to Portsmouth, Winning the league two title before eventually making his return to Bradford.



Gareth Evans | Steve Evans' sausage rolls, Phone calls with Sir Alex Ferguson & 'Idiot' Derek Adams!

I Had Trials Once is back again for another episode...

This week Jordan & Gaz are joined by former Stockport, Barrow, Bamber Bridge & Ramsbottom winger...Daz Green.

The boys talk everything from winding opposition players up on the pitch and getting into their heads to clashing with managers.

They then discuss early days in football, Initial struggle at Crewe Alexandra and playing under the current England assistant manager Steve Holland.

Daz reveals the pranks players would play on each other, Collapsing in training and being rushed into hospital & 

Finally Daz then talks about the time he had a run in with former Liverpool & Man City midfielder Dietmar Hamann during a friendly and how he once chased Carlos Tevez off the pitch trying to get his shirt after a game.

If you're a fan of our non-league episodes then you're in the right place! 

Daz Green | Issues with Dietmar Hamann, Chasing Carlos Tevez & Football's biggest wind up merchant?

I Had Trials Once is back again for another episode...

This week Jordan & Gaz are joined by South African cult hero and current Warrington Rylands player manager...Dean Furman.

The boys talk everything from the growing up in South Africa to coming through the ranks and training with the first team at Chelsea.

They then discuss Dean's international career and how he became a South African cult hero and captaining the team in the African Cup Of Nations.

Dean then talks about the decision to leave Oldham and how it felt to finally win a league title with Doncaster and play in the Championship.
 
Finally Dean reveals how he initially struggled with the switch to semi-professional football and how he became the player/manager of Warrington Rylands after another IHTO guest, Michael Clegg left for Macclesfield.

If you're a fan of our non-league episodes then you're in the right place! 

Dean Furman | From Oldham to AFCON, Playing against Neymar & Swapping shirts with Iniesta??


This week there sadly isn't a video episode because Jordan is getting a trim at Legoland so instead we thought we'd treat you to a best of the best special.

Featuring hilarious throwback stories our day one listeners will remember from the likes of Mike Phenix, Nicky Adams, Danny Higginbottom and more! 

Like when Danny Higginbottom revealed Tony Pulis used to drop his Stoke City players if it was too windy. 

Or the time when Stockport County manager Jim Gannon refused to do a SkySports post match interview because they hadn't come around to his house to fix his Sky TV box. 

And finally what it was actually like working for the class of 92 when Johnno & Bernard managed Gaz & Jordan at Salford City.

 If you're a fan of our non-league episodes then you're in the right place!

Tony Thompson | 'New Year Special'

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