Robbie Elliott Part 1 - There's Definitely A Difference Between Luck And Fortune The Ben Ryan Podcast

After last weeks chat with Darius Charles, we stay on the football theme with another ex Professional footballer, Robbie Elliott. Robbie had almost two decades as a professional footballer, playing over 140 times for his beloved Newcastle United and over 250 appearances in total, which also included spells at Sunderland, Leeds, Hartlepool and an eventful four years at Bolton Wanderers. 

Over his career, he’ worked under some iconic managers including Ossie Ardiles, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Sam Allardyce and Sir Bobby Robson and we chat about all of those managers and the twists and turns Robbie had across his career and his learning from that. 

I met Robbie first when he was working for the Nike research lab and he’s forged a career in sports technology, innovation and performance since his retirement. All of that we will chat about in part two next week, but as we sat outside the bustling Westfield shopping centre in West London, we started with Robbie’s time in the Newcastle academy and how that compares to the modern-day set-up.

Show Notes: 
Southampton Football Club - https://www.southamptonfc.com/
Alan Shearer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shearer
Gateshead Stadium - https://www.gogateshead.com/article/5829/Gateshead-International-Stadium
Newcastle Football Club - https://www.nufc.co.uk/
Ossie Ardiles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Ardiles
YTS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Training_Scheme
Alan Thompson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Thompson_(footballer,_born_1973)
Lee Clark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Clark_(footballer)
Steve Watson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Watson
Jim Smith - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Smith_(footballer,_born_1940)
Middlesborough Football Club - https://www.mfc.co.uk/
Bobby Saxton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Saxton
Roy Aitken - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Aitken
John Burridge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burridge
ACL Injury - https://mayocl.in/3MuoxcM
Lilleshall - https://www.lilleshallnsc.co.uk/nsc/ 
Kevin Keegan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan
Newcastle promotion against Grimsby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNk_W6CFJKw
Rob Lee - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lee
John Beresford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beresford_(footballer)
Les Ferdinand - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Ferdinand
David Ginola - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginola
Brian Kilcline - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kilcline
Kevin Sheedy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Irish_footballer)
David Kelly - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(association_footballer)
Steve Howey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Howey_(footballer)
Faustino Asprilla - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustino_Asprilla
Barry Venison - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Venison
Peter Beardsley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Beardsley
David Batty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Batty
Zone Of Optional Function - https://bit.ly/3Nk3YzD
Kenny Dalglish - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Dalglish
Alex Ferguson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson
PLC - https://bit.ly/3wuJKMU
Bolton Wanderers Football Club - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.
Steve Black - https://bit.ly/38woNJm
Earl Barrett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Barrett
Michael Appleton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Appleton
Colin Todd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Todd
Sam Allardyce - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Allardyce
Charlie Brown - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown
MLS - https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Arsene Wenger - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger
Sir Bobby Robson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Robson
Freddie Shepherd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Shepherd
Northumbria University - https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/
Bike for Bobby - https://bit.ly/3wlhNYZ=

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