More Than A Beautiful Game

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More Than A Beautiful Game

Have you ever wondered how you can get involved in the world of football without being good at the sport? That's what this podcast is all about! Alex Towells talks to a different guest from the world of football each episode about what they do, how they got there and how you can do it too. Intro and Outro Music: 'The Fire' by Rory McLean

Episodes

  1. More Than A Beautiful Game: Commercial Management with Chris Pegg

    09/03/2021

    More Than A Beautiful Game: Commercial Management with Chris Pegg

    Have you ever wondered how you can get involved in the world of football without being good at the sport? That's what this podcast is all about! Alex Towells talks to a different guest from the world of football each episode about what they do, how they got there and how you can do it too. This week, Alex chats to Chris Pegg, York City's (former) Commercial Manager, about how sponsorship deals work, student opportunities at York City and how TikTok is for more than throwing ping-pong balls into shot glasses! Chris' Twitter: @ChrisP_Cruises Chris' Tiktok: @Pegglarr Alex's Twitter: @AlexTowells Intro and Outro Music: 'The Fire' by Rory McLean

    35 min
  2. More Than A Beautiful Game: Football Agency with Charlie Cooling

    09/01/2021

    More Than A Beautiful Game: Football Agency with Charlie Cooling

    Have you ever wondered how you can get involved in the world of football without being good at the sport? That's what this podcast is all about! Alex Towells talks to a different guest from the world of football each episode about what they do, how they got there and how you can do it too. This week, Alex chats to Charlie Cooling, of sports agency Adrioit Sports Management, about how he started his own agency at 18, what "super agents" are and how he ended up trying to sell a goalkeeper to Sparta Rotterdam in the middle of a college darts game! Charlie's Instagram: @charliecooling Alex's Twitter: @AlexTowells Intro and Outro Music: 'The Fire' by Rory McLean

    43 min
  3. More Than A Beautiful Game: Football Club Media with Dan Simmonite

    06/18/2021

    More Than A Beautiful Game: Football Club Media with Dan Simmonite

    Have you ever wondered how you can get involved in the world of football without being good at the sport? That's what this podcast is all about! Alex Towells talks to a different guest from the world of football each episode about what they do, how they got there and how you can do it too. This week, Alex chats to Dan Simmonite, the Media Officer of York City Football club, about the stadium move, working in the club shop and going from a uni student to working for his boyhood club. Dan's Twitter: @Dan_Simmonite Alex's Twitter: @AlexTowells Intro and Outro Music: 'The Fire' by Rory McLean

    28 min
  4. More Than A Beautiful Game: Recruitment Analytics with Matt Trevillion

    05/14/2021

    More Than A Beautiful Game: Recruitment Analytics with Matt Trevillion

    Have you ever wondered how you can get involved in the world of football without being good at the sport? That's what this podcast is all about! Alex Towells talks to a different guest from the world of football each episode about what they do, how they got there and how you can do it too. This week, Alex chats to Matt Trevillion, a Recruitment Analyst at Championship Barnsley, about how he got the job, what he looks for in a player and why his weekly reports look very similar to a certain, popular football simulation game... Alex's Twitter: @AlexTowells Matt's Twitter: @trevillion_ Intro and Outro Music: 'The Fire' by Rory McLean

    23 min
  5. More Than A Beautiful Game: Sports Journalism with Dom Smith

    04/30/2021

    More Than A Beautiful Game: Sports Journalism with Dom Smith

    Have you ever wondered how you can get involved in the world of football without being good at the sport? That's what this podcast is all about! Alex Towells talks to a different guest from the world of football each episode about what they do, how they got there and how you can do it too. This week, Alex chats to Dom Smith of englandfootball.org about interviewing Gareth Southgate, going to Greece to write for Copa90 and who his favourite ever England player is - it's not who you think! Dom's twitter: @MrDomSmith Alex's twitter: @AlexTowells The copa90 article: https://www.copa90.com/en/read/greeces-euro-2004-triumph-and-the-decline-that-followed Intro and Outro Music: 'The Fire' by Rory McLean

    33 min
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Have you ever wondered how you can get involved in the world of football without being good at the sport? That's what this podcast is all about! Alex Towells talks to a different guest from the world of football each episode about what they do, how they got there and how you can do it too. Intro and Outro Music: 'The Fire' by Rory McLean

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    University Radio York
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