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Here's the "Second Half" of our Hometown Heroes episode with former Tottenham and Millwall defender Stuart Nethercott!  

We discuss: 

- Tottenham's eventful 94/95 season

- THAT FA Cup semi-final v Everton at Elland Road

- Favourite Spurs player Stuart played alongside

- Moving on from Spurs to Millwall, and being made captain very quickly

- Surviving an injury scare to lead Millwall out at Wembley as captain in 1999.

- Winning the Division Two title in 00/01 with a club-record 93 points!

- Play-off trouble and heartbreak against Birmingham a year later

- Final thoughts on his career and advice for young players and people from Ilford.  

This was a very wonderful episode to record, so we dearly hope you all enjoy it too! We are also available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts, as well as Youtube. You can find us on social media via Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast.

Here's episode two of our Hometown Heroes series with former Premier League defender and ex-Millwall captain Stuart Nethercott!

This episode discusses:

- His childhood growing up in Ilford and Chadwell Heath

- His early footballing career at Fulham, Arsenal and Spurs

- Loans at Maidstone and Barnet, before making his professional debut

- Winning the Toulon Tournament for England U21 in 1994.

Here is Episode Two of our series Hometown Heroes, which looks to hear the stories of notable footballing figures, who come from our hometown Ilford, and the London Borough of Redbridge. And we're joined on the podcast by former Premier League defender Stuart Nethercott!

In this 15-Minute Fan Time episode, Stuart and Joel discuss:

Which team (s) Stuart supported as a youngster? (03:06)

The best player Stuart has seen live in action? (06:32)

The best match Stuart has seen live in action? (07:08)

His memories of watching Paul Gascoigne's goal in Tottenham's 1991 FA Cup semi-final win v Arsenal, as well as his fond memories of that cup-winning Spurs side. (10:17)

His first-hand experiences of Euro 96 and Italia 90' as a teammate to international starts, such as Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne. (15:07)

We dearly hope you enjoy watching this episode! The full interview with Stuart will be out tomorrow, so please stay tuned! We are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts, as well as Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast -

We're back! This is our trailer for what we have planned in the months to come for ACAF Podcast! We'll be continuing with our Hometown Heroes series, a project aimed at showcasing and discovering people from our hometown of Ilford and the London Borough of Redbridge who may be involved in the game in various capacities at all levels of the English football pyramid.

We recorded a brilliant pilot episode with Asser Lutu, a former first-team analyst for Birmingham City, whose professional exploits have taken him to Qatar and the Guyana national team, as their Head Scout and Performance Analyst.

And we'll be aiming to bring you many more interesting interviews and anecdotes from notable footballing figures who come from our area.

Stay tuned, new content will be coming very soon.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter on @acaf_podcast to keep updated on the latest news and announcements.

And you can listen to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts!

Here's the Second Half of our special episode with Hashtag United Reserves Manager: Kiernan Hughes-Mason!

In this episode, we discuss:

- Why things didn't work out for Kiers at Millwall (0:20)

- Why the environment of a first-team changing room can be challenging for some young players (10:00)

- How it felt acclimatising to playing at a lower-level, after leaving Millwall (13:12)

- Happy times at Welling United, where he won the Conference South in the 2012/13 season (16:55)

- His managerial ambitions with Hashtag United and beyond (26:55)

This was a wonderful episode to record, so we dearly hope you all enjoy it too!

We are available to listen to on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.

And be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast!

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Here's the First Half of our chat with Hashtag United Reserve Team manager Kiernan Hughes-Mason!

In this episode, we discuss:

- His current role at Hashtag United, and the long-term project and ambitions of the club (1:49)

- His experiences playing at Arsenal's academy, until the age of 14 (6:31), as well as his memories playing alongside a young Jack Wilshere. (9:49)

- The difficulties of being released from Arsenal, and then adjusting to life in Tottenham's academy, (12:04)

- The "make or break" game that determined whether Kiers would gain a contract as a scholar at Millwall, aged 16 (18:43)

- How he managed to break through the youth team at Millwall to earn a professional contract (21:13)

- The hilarious anecdote from the day Kiers made his professional debut for the Lions (24:10)

- Why things didn't work out for Kiers in the long-term at Millwall (37:00)

This was a tremendous episode that we loved recording with our former coach, so we honestly hope you all enjoy listening to this too!

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