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Relaxed yet intriguing in-depth interviews with figures from Scottish football. Insightful first-hand stories and experiences from those within the game. When the ‘Full Time Whistle’ signals the end to their football careers, how do they reflect, and how would they like to be remembered? Hosted by Calum Brown.
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Episode 11 - Luke Shanley
Calum chats to Luke Shanley about his career in the football media so far. Luke discusses his journey from studying social sciences and working in a bank to his role with Sky Sports as trackside reporter. He chats about the highs and the lows of his interviewing career with some of the biggest names in Scottish football, and briefly previews the upcoming season in the never dull world of Scottish football.
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Episode 10 - Gordon Duncan
Calum chats to Clyde 1 Superscoreboard presnter Gordon Duncan about his fascinating career so far in Scottish football media. Gordon speaks about growing up as a massive lover of football, travelling the country as a huge Motherwell fan and an aspiring football reporter. He discusses how he got into his gig as SSB presenter, after a degree in English and Spanish and a post-grad in Broadcast Journalism, working for Clyde 1 covering games across the central belt to garner some great experience. Finally, Gordon chats landing his dream job, meeting huge names within Scottish football, and shares some tremendous stories and funny moments from the nation's favourite phone-in show!
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Episode 9 - Leanne Crichton
Current Glasgow City and Scotland international midfielder Leanne Crichton joins Calum to discuss her career to date. Leanne talks about growing up playing football as a kid, outshining the boys in primary school, and her progression to professional women's football. She discusses her time at Whitehill Welfare, moving to Celtic and Hibs, before moving down south to play for FA Women's Super League side Notts County. Leanne also chats about her current role as a presenter and pundit with the BBC, playing for Scotland at major international tournaments, including last summer's FIFA World Cup, and her very successful spells with 13-in-a-row champions Glasgow City.
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Episode 8 - Ben Greenhalgh
The winner of Football's Next Star, Ben Greenhalgh, discusses the competition in great depth; from being spotted by Jamie Redknapp out of thousands of young footballers, to being selected for the final 10 and going to live in a luxury villa on Lake Como whilst playing and training in Milan. Ben chats winning the show, and ultimately a contract with Inter Milan, sharing facilities with huge names in football like Jose Mourinho and Patrick Vieira as the club won the treble, and adapting to publicity, Italian culture, lifestyle and coaching after winning FNS. Ben then speaks about his life after Inter, moving back to England after a loan spell in the lower leagues of Italy with Como, playing for Brighton's Academy before moving back down to Non-League where he has played the majority of his career. He also chats Scottish football, focusing on his time at Inverness under Terry Butcher and John Hughes, nearly moving to Hibs, and a loan spell at Stenhousemuir. Finally, Ben discusses his plans for the future as a keen coach looking to get into management when he decides to hang up his boots.
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Episode 7 - Andy Driver
Former Hearts winger Andy Driver gives an in-depth, insightful look into his career as a footballer. He speaks about moving from Oldham as a young lad up to Scotland, playing for Hutchison Vale and then signing for Hearts. Andy chats about his time at Hearts, nearly going down south in a multi-million pound move, playing for England U21s at the European Championships, and of course winning the Scottish Cup against Edinburgh rivals Hibs. Andy then discusses his career after Hearts, moving to Houston Dynamo to play in the MLS, a brief spell at Aberdeen, and several years in Holland with De Graafschap. Finally, Andy touches on the present after retiring a couple of years ago, speaking about his current job and family life over in America where he now plays Sunday league football for the pure enjoyment of it.
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Episode 6 - Danny Denholm
On this episode, Danny gives a great insight into his career in the part-time game. From being released by Hearts as a kid, to university football while studying, Danny speaks about the difficulties of balancing a career in football with full-time studying and working as a PE teacher.. He touches on his spell in full-time football with Livingston, working under Dick Campbell at Forfar and Arbroath, and speaks about Lower League Ramblings - his podcast which dives into life in the lower leagues. Finally, Danny chats about the present at East Fife, teaching throughout lockdown and his plans for the future, with a keen interest in getting into the media.
Customer Reviews
Great interviews
I always find it interesting to hear about the early lives of people who go on to be professional athletes. Thoroughly enjoyed Episode 3 with Danny Grainger, interview was well structured and really interesting. Great work, keep it going!
Full-Time Whistle Podcast
It’s interesting to hear footballers talking. On the pitch, or on TV, they’re just players that we all watch from the stands. But, on a podcast like this, they’re individuals - human beings with accents, funny stories, experiences, families and issues just like the rest of us. It also shows that, whichever team you support, football is full of really decent guys who want to give back to the game that they love. That comes across so clearly in these podcasts.
Good start
Really enjoyed the first show. I’d like to hear a bit more personality from you Calum to build audible rapport and allow future guests to bounce off you. Luckily the guest in this instance has a very well rehearsed routine so he was able to give great responses to each question, but it felt more like a recording for a written interview than audio content. Keep up the good work Calum, you’ll make it!