Podcast appearances and mentions of simon austin

Welcome to Episode 317 of the Total Saints Podcast, your home for all things Southampton Football Club!Coming up this weekAston Villa Review – A new face in the dugout, but the same old story. Saints slump to another defeat as Villa run out 3-0 winners. What impact did Simon Rusk have—and was there anything to build on?Record-Breaking Misery – Saints now have the most defeats in a single league season in the club's history, with 13 home losses and a habit of crumbling late.West Ham Preview – A final trip to the London Stadium awaits. Can Saints find the two points they need to avoid breaking Derby's all-time low Premier League tally?TSP Social Incoming! – Join us at Steam Town Brewery after the Fulham game on April 26th for a well-earned pint. No tickets or podcast recording—just Saints fans getting together.Join Martin Starke, Steve Grant (SaintsWeb), Glen de la Cour (League One Minus 10), and Alfie House (The Daily Echo) as they dissect another defeat, preview what's next, and cling to any faint glimmers of hope.Welcome to Simon Austin and Russell Budden, new YouTube members—cheers for the support!

Led by vocalist Angie Hart and guitarist Simon Austin, Frente! emerged from Melbourne, Australia, with a sound that blended acoustic folk with a touch of alternative rock. On their 1992 debut Marvin the Album, Hart's angelic vocals combined with Austin's intricate guitar work create an intimate listening experience. It was completely out of step with the heavy Seattle sounds dominating radio playlists at the time, but the band made commercial inroads thanks to their non-album cover of New Order's classic synth-pop dance hit "Bizarre Love Triangle." For such a focused, stripped down record, some of the production choices left us scratching our heads, like an obnoxiously loud snare caked in heavy reverb, or a free jazz excursion completely out of step with the rest of the record.   Songs In This Episode Intro - Accidently Kelly Street 23:17 - No Time 27:00 - Cuscatlan 32:38 - 1.9.0 35:23 - Ordinary Angels 39:58 - Most Beautiful Outro - Labour of Love   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

Led by vocalist Angie Hart and guitarist Simon Austin, Frente! emerged from Melbourne, Australia, with a sound that blended acoustic folk with a touch of alternative rock. On their 1992 debut Marvin the Album, Hart's angelic vocals combined with Austin's intricate guitar work create an intimate listening experience. It was completely out of step with the heavy Seattle sounds dominating radio playlists at the time, but the band made commercial inroads thanks to their non-album cover of New Order's classic synth-pop dance hit "Bizarre Love Triangle." For such a focused, stripped down record, some of the production choices left us scratching our heads, like an obnoxiously loud snare caked in heavy reverb, or a free jazz excursion completely out of step with the rest of the record.   Songs In This Episode Intro - Accidently Kelly Street 23:17 - No Time 27:00 - Cuscatlan 32:38 - 1.9.0 35:23 - Ordinary Angels 39:58 - Most Beautiful Outro - Labour of Love   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

Our guest on Episode #58 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, is Everton Director of Football Kevin Thelwell. Kevin tells Simon Austin about his role at the club, their four strategic pillars, his relationship with manager Sean Dyche and much more.  SHOW NOTES=> 01:50: Team going in the right direction. 02:44: Sporting Director role explained. 03:30: Why did Everton choose you? 04:20: Are your KPIs different to those of Marcel Brands? Huge spending to balancing the books. 07:37: Ambitions now. "Everyone wants to get Everton back to where we believe it belongs". Previously an inverse relationship between spending and improving team performance. 10:00: How did you put together the strategy? Staff working groups. 12:09: Four strategic pillars: who we are; how we play; how we support; staff development. 13:34: Learnings from previous role as Head of Sport at New York Red Bulls. "The clearer you are, the better you are and the easier it is." 14:27: Style of play. "They want to see this dogs of war piece but they also want to see this school of science bit they had in the 60s and 70s." 21:30: Is Sean Dyche the right person to develop this style? "If you look at Sean at Burnley, Sean at Everton, he has already evolved. The data tells us that, the naked eye tells us that." xG difference as the most important metric in identifying longer-term form of the team. 25:48: Style of play running through the teams, from seniors to Academy. 27:06: Was balance right between winning trophies at Academy level and developing players? Importance of loans. Example of Jarrad Branthwaite. 34:49: Recruitment - collaboration between Director of Football and manager. 38:25: Influence of the Data Insights department. Charlie Reeves. Dyche engaged. Review of team's progress using data every six to eight weeks. 42:38: Wider club challenges. Potential of 12-point deduction/ uncertainty over ownership.

Our guest on Episode #56 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, is Mark Leyland.  Mark is one of the foremost analysts in this country and has become much more than that. He started his career in the Academy at Everton and went on to work for Burnley, Liverpool and Newcastle. Mark is one of the few backroom staff to be name-checked by managers. Eddie Howe described him as 'integral' and said 'we love him to bits,' while Jurgen Klopp said he had played 'a big part' in Liverpool's success. Mark was a Post-Match Analyst for Liverpool, evolved into a Coach-Analyst at Newcastle and is now Head of Coaching Methodology for City Football Group.  Simon Austin spoke to Mark in front of a live audience at Hudl's UK Football Conference at Loughborough University. SHOW NOTES=> 02:14: Starting to work in football. Analysing games on VHS with Dave Raven. Intern with Everton. Early lessons. 09:45: Delivering feedback in a constructive way. Importance of relationships. Working with young players. 11:53: Elite players employing their own analysts.  13:17: First team football with Burnley. Working with Eddie Howe and then Sean Dyche. Help of Harrison Kingston. 18:08: Working at Liverpool. Evolution of the analyst role. Elite development group and focus on individual development. 20:46: Divock Origi embracing analysis. Has his own analyst and Wyscout account. 22:05: Working in tandem with the data science department at Liverpool. Players more used to working with data now. 25:41: Working closely with the coaches at Liverpool/ spending more time on the training pitch. 28:54: Even including the ball boys in analysis at Liverpool, leading to famous winner against Barcelona in the Champions League semis. 30:31: Joining Newcastle/ how the Coach-Analyst title came about. Will it become more prevalent in future? 37:16: Switch to City Football Group/ how it came about/ pressures of being in a first-team environment and difficulty of getting a work-life balance in football. 42:09: What does Head of Coaching Methodology involve? 44:38: Personal ambitions for the future?

Episode #54 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, is with Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders. The Dutchman sat down with Simon Austin at the AXA Training Centre for an exclusive interview. In Part 2, he looked back on his career, gave insights into his time with Liverpool and reflected on his special relationship with Jurgen Klopp. This has been an interview we've wanted to do for a long time, so we hope you enjoy it! SHOW NOTES=> 01:37: Starting in football and coaching in Holland. 09:11: Working with Vitor Frade at Porto. 10:15: Importance of youth at Porto. Transferring idea of the talent group to Liverpool. Academy must match standard of scouting and recruitment. Need for a unified approach and for first-team manager to be aware of club's young players. Need for an 'inside pathway'. 15:24: Move to Liverpool in 2014. Doing Pro Licence in Wales. 20:00: Progression of coaches/ analysts as well as players at Liverpool. 21:39: Moving from Academy to first team at Liverpool. Why #6 and #10 are the most 'stressed' positions. 26:17: Strong relationship with Mike Gordon/ how he offered to pay for his father's hospital treatment. 27:52: First meeting with Jurgen Klopp. Returning after season as manager of Nijmegen in Holland. Told "I feel we can conquer the world together." 33:50: Why he and Klopp work so well together. 35:08: Highlights of his time at Liverpool. So proud of Trent Alexander-Arnold. What makes Klopp so special.  

Episode #53 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, is with Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders. The Dutchman sat down with Simon Austin at the AXA Training Centre to talk about his career, his approach to coaching and his book Intensity.  This has been an interview we've wanted to do for a long time, so we hope you enjoy it! SHOW NOTES=> 02:03: Pre-season preparations and reflections. Camp in Germany.  05:37: Training exercises with different colour bibs. 10:10: Counter pressing and why it's so important for Liverpool. Makes the difference between winning and losing. "As Jurgen says, counter pressing isn't a proposal, it's a law. That's what makes us us." 12:41: Background to Trent Alexander-Arnold moving inside to midfield last season. “The big big change last year was the moment when we found balance, when we put Trent to the inside and Cody (Gakpo) went to the 9, to become the extra player. The team became compact again, together again.” 16:08: Roberto Firming “was the one who connected everything, who made us us, who was like the soul of the team. He was the one who made even not a good build-up a good one. That's how Sadio and Mo could be Sadio and Mo.” 19:13: “The difference between a good and top team is the quality of your top three, your piano players.” 20:30: Did team lack intensity last season?  22:53: New season without James Milner and Jordan Henderson. By the boot room there is a clock that Milner used to police. Now Linjnders has put up a sign: “Standards are made by the ones who need to live them.” 27:12: Use of rondos. Competition and street football. Identity game. “You need to earn the right to attack more, by defending top. That principle is present in each exercise. The 30% we don't have the ball, that's where we should be different from all other teams in the league.” 30:32: Building street pitch at the training ground to train offensive aggression. ‘Melwood Arena.' “You need to create exercises where they feel that the better you attack the less you have to defend and when you defend really well you can attack much more.” 35:17: Creating a set piece pitch.  37:03: Football is about honour. You want to be the best you can be. How identity game builds on this. “I try to play with the honour of the players a lot… they train with a knife between their teeth.”

Episode #51 of the Training Ground Guru Podcast, in association with Hudl, features two guests: Bolton manager Ian Evatt and his Sporting Director Chris Markham. Simon Austin sat down with the duo at the club's Toughsheet Community Stadium ahead of the new season. It's rare to get a manager and Sporting Director speaking together like this, so we hope you enjoy it…   SHOW NOTES => 1:53: Having a blank canvas when they arrived at the club. 5:35: Setting a game identity, which then helps with recruitment. 9:58: Establishing this identity at Barrow, where it became known as futbol club de Barrow! 13:45: Pressing strategy and splitting the pitch into five zones. 16:00: Scouting process. Allying data and video. Chris being a data translator. 21:50: Ian seeing a big part of his role as a manager being to develop players. 'Re-recruiting players every day.' Looking for hungry players. 24:02: Scouting for character/ psychology. Young players having a problem dealing with adversity/ not being resilient. Mental health and wellbeing. 26:35: Treating people as individuals/ realising they are motivated by different things. How to give feedback. Young players want detail. B team.  33:36: Progression of the game. Playing in Premier League with Blackpool and not doing opposition analysis/ having any out-of-possession strategy. 37:16: How a manager should behave on the touchline.  40:16: Loans. Why big clubs want to send their players to Bolton. Difficult for big clubs to develop young centre backs. James Trafford. 48:11: Academy/ developing their own players. Having a genuine B team.  53:09: Using Hudl and Wyscout for the B team and first team. Having an analysis culture. 54:43: Chris's work on penalties at the Football Association. 56:28: Chris: ambitions for Bolton in next few seasons. 57:17: Ian: personal ambitions. Wanting to become the first manager to take one club from League Two to the Premier League. 

Four interviews for you this week, including two from clubs who have changed manager and a boss who is celebrating his first league win of the season. First though, Beckenham Town assistant boss Billy Walton discusses their FA Cup exit against Dagenham & Redbridge and reflects on their record breaking run and record crowd for the home defeat. Corinthian beat Sevenoaks on Wednesday night to finally get their first win of the season - boss Michael Golding discusses that win, what it will mean to his young squad and why this has been the most challenging period of his managerial career. Faversham Town have a new manager, and Simon Austin tells us why now is the right time for him to take the Salters Lane hotseat, and his hopes to move the team up the table. It's also all change at Whitstable Town, and new assistant head coach Craig Coles tells us why he decided to leave Sheppey United to link up again with new Oystermen boss Marcel Nimani. There's all the rest of the news and opinion from across the county, plus we talk rugby, work/life balance, Matt's West Wing and loads more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our first episode in front of a live audience, we spoke to Australia assistant and former Manchester United first-team coach Rene Meulensteen at Batch Bottlestore and Deli in Altrincham. Rene told Simon Austin and Josh Schneider-Weiler about his coaching journey, his one-on-one skills work with the likes of Paul Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo and some of the leadership lessons learned from legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson.  For more information, visit trainingground.guru or follow us on Twitter @ground_guru

Our guest on Episode #35 of the TGG Podcast was Phil Giles, the Director of Football for Brentford. He told Simon Austin about the club's first season in the Premier League, their use of specialist coaches and why they might reopen their Academy. For more information, visit trainingground.guru or follow us on Twitter @ground_guru

Mariela Nisotaki is Norwich City's Head of Emerging Talent and the only female scout on the circuit in the UK. In Episode #34 of the TGG Podcast, Nisotaki tells Simon Austin how she balances data and human eyes, about Norwich's ambitions and what it's like to be a female pioneer in football recruitment. For more information, visit trainingground.guru or follow us on Twitter @ground_guru      

The best two English teams in the last several years have been Liverpool and Manchester City. On the field and off it they are seen as the among best in the country. However, in one department Liverpool has recently had a distinct advantage. Due to the work of Ian Graham Liverpool are widely considered league leaders in their use of data science. But that might be about to change.    It appears Manchester City is building a data science department to rival Liverpool's. Last week Training Ground Guru reported that Manchester City hired Laurie Shaw as their new Lead AI Scientist, their fourth data-driven hire within a year.    Today we ask: can Manchester City overtake Liverpool in English football's data race?   Guest: Paul Neilson (@pjneilson) is the Director of Performance at SkillCorner, which provides data services to the Football industry. He was formerly the Head of Performance Lab at Prozone.    Simon Austin (@sport_simon) is the founder of Training Ground Guru, which is a website that reports on the teams behind the teams in professional football. He is also a co-host with Josh on the Training Ground Guru podcast.   Support Us: https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday Follow Us: @FT_Podcast_ www.FootballTodayPodcast.com Music: The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by Blue Dot Sessions. ‘Heather’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Suzy B’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Paramo Ocho’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Kalsted’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Cicle Vascule’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Gra Hovedvei’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Scalloped’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Peacetime’ by Blue Dot Sessions Clips Used: ITV, ABC    

On this episode I interview with Simon Austin, sports journalist and Founder of the Training Ground Guru - shining a light on the work going on behind the scenes in professional football. On work-life balance Simon says; "I think it differs for each person and I'm not sure I've got in right. I love what I do and spend a lot of time engrossed in it." Simon set up the Training Ground Guru in 2017 having previously worked for the BBC for over 10 years and as a freelancer for several national newspapers. He didn't think there was enough information being shared and in order to understand what's going on, on match day you need to understand what's happening on the training ground during the week. And so the Training Ground Guru was created; shining a light on what's going on behind the scenes in football. Very much breaking away from the traditional pattern of how things have also been done in the industry. It's taken a while for Simon to build up that trust and respect with the clubs but the response has been great so far. As a knock on this has led to the media at different clubs showing an interest and getting involved as well. I've been in journalism for over 20 years and always had a passion in this area. It's a growing area that hasn't really been covered. If a reader says; 'that was interesting', then that's enough for Simon to take as acknowledgement for what he's set out to do in providing insight. He's always wanted his own site and something that he's in control of; putting forward his own philosophy. There's definitely more freedom, however, Simon places a huge emphasis on 'thinking about your readers' and what they want. In fact he thinks of them as his boss now. Final take-away: "Be yourself. There's a lot of pressure to conform and follow the lead of others. A lot of the time this is the road to ruin. Everyone has their own journey and their own story." If you enjoyed the interview with Simon then please do start a conversation with him on; Twitter LinkedIn Facebook YouTube You can also find more details on their website If you liked this episode then please do leave the show a rating and review on iTunes or the platform that you use to listen to podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectimbalance4/message

Earlier this month, after years of hard work and preparation the academies of Burnley, Leeds and Crystal Palace were upgraded to Category One status. It is evidence of a larger trend of clubs investing more heavily in their academies and renovating their training grounds. Today, we explain why Premier League clubs are increasing their spending on their academies and what it might mean for the future of British football.  Guests: Matt Woosnam (@MattWoosie) covers Crystal Palace for The Athletic. Simon Austin (@sport_simon) is the Founder and Director of the website, Training Ground Guru. He also co-hosts the Training Ground Guru podcast with Josh Schneider-Weiler. Support Us: https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday Follow Us: @FT_Podcast_ www.FootballTodayPodcast.com  

Welcome to the Training Ground Guru podcast, in association with Hudl. For this episode, Simon Austin went to Elland Road to speak to Leeds United’s Sporting Director, Victor Orta. He's followed by Wyscout's CEO, Matteo Campodonico, who discusses how Wyscout is changing football.  

For this episode, Simon Austin went to St George’s Park to meet Dave Reddin, Head of Team Strategy and Performance at the Football Association. Last month, Reddin announced he would be stepping down from the role in December, after almost six years at the FA. Simon asked him about his eventful, and sometimes controversial, reign. 

Timeline: 7:42 How EPPP changed sports science 15:50 Hamstring injuries and traffic light systems 25:02 Use of GPS 29:07 Technology and football 31:37 Nanotechnology 36:25 Is the gulf widening between big and small teams in sports science? 41:25 Do players play too much? Today I'm joined by writer James Witts. Witts is the author of the new book Training Secrets of the World's Greatest Footballers: How Science is Transforming the Modern Game which you can buy on Amazon or wherever you get your books. In this episode we'll discuss: how sports science has evolved in the UK, how nanotechnology may be the future of football, do players play too much and more. If you like sports science or performance I recommend you check out the Training Ground Guru podcast which I host and produce with Simon Austin as we also touch on those subjects. If you enjoy the show please leave a review on iTunes, or tell a friend You can also reach out to James, his Twitter handle is @james_witts.

Welcome to the Training Ground Guru podcast, in association with Hudl. For this episode, Simon Austin and Josh Schneider-Weiler went behind the scenes at Burnley’s Academy. They were given a tour of the Barnfield Training Centre by Academy Manager, Jon Pepper.

Timeline 7:47 When he tested positive 11:23 Releasing stress for pro athletes 16:40 Advice to young players 23:37 Talking to young players about money 29:15 Playing for Jaap Stam 38:23 Getting dropped to the youth teams 44:22 If he could change football Today we're joined by Reading midfielder Joey Van Den Berg. Joey is currently on loan at NEC Nimegen in the Dutch Second division and has quite the story to tell. In his native Netherlands, he is akin to Sergio Ramos as he has the record for most red cards. He currently has 12 in his career including 2 this season. When Joey was 22 he was released by Heerenveen due to issues with alcohol and drugs and was without a club. While he was out of a game he worked in a pizzeria, he washed cars and worked in construction among his many jobs. Now, a little more than a decade later he's made more than 250 appearances and scored 25 goals in the Dutch Eredivisie and English Championship. So in this episode, we'll dive into his remarkable story and discuss how young players cope with stress, pressure and instincts to be a normal teenager. And if you find youth development interesting, on Thursday, May 2nd the next episode of the Training Ground Guru podcast is coming out. In that episode, Simon Austin and I got an all-access pass to Burnley's academy. You won't want to miss that. If you would like hear more episodes or see shownotes of these episodes, then please check out my website, www.thisfootballlife.com.

On this episode I interview with Simon Austin, sports journalist and Founder of the Training Ground Guru - shining a light on the work going on behind the scenes in professional football. On work-life balance Simon says; I think it differs for each person and I'm not sure I've got in right. I love what I do and spend a lot of time engrossed in it. Background Simon set up the Training Ground Guru in 2017 having previously worked for the BBC for over 10 years and as a freelancer for several national newspapers. He didn't think there was enough information being shared and in order to understand what's going on, on match day you need to understand what's happening on the training ground during the week. And so the Training Ground Guru was created; shining a light on what's going on behind the scenes in football. Very much breaking away from the traditional pattern of how things have also been done in the industry. It's taken a while for Simon to build up that trust and respect with the clubs but the response has been great so far. As a knock on this has led to the media at different clubs showing an interest and getting involved as well. Purpose To give insight into areas that are very important. I've been in journalism for over 20 years and always had a passion in this area. It's a growing area that hasn't really been covered. If a reader says; 'that was interesting', then that's enough for Simon to take as acknowledgement for what he's set out to do in providing insight. He's always wanted his own site and something that he's in control of; putting forward his own philosophy. There's definitely more freedom, however, Simon places a huge emphasis on 'thinking about your readers' and what they want. In fact he thinks of them as his boss now. Final take-away Be yourself. There's a lot of pressure to conform and follow the lead of others. A lot of the time this is the road to ruin. Everyone has their own journey and their own story. Find out more Now, if you enjoyed the interview with Simon then please do start a conversation with him on; Twitter LinkedIn Facebook YouTube You can also find more details on their website If you liked this episode then please do leave the show a rating and review on iTunes or the platform that you use to listen to podcasts. Get involved on social media and ask us a question or share your feedback using the hashtag #perfectimbalance. Check out all the episodes to date here You can still get your tickets for MOJO the event being hosted by Angela Cox (guest on episode 28) Tune in next time to hear me talking once more with Phil White who featured in Series 1 on episode 5.

On this episode I interview Amanda Bate, Copywriter, Social Media Marketer and champion for putting your health first. As you listen more you'll understand why this is the case. On work-life balance Amanda says; It's doing what you want in your work life and doing what you want in your time away from your work. For some people their life is their work. It's so personal. Background Putting your health first has taken Amanda a lot of time and a lot of planning and ultimately culminated in her taking the leap of faith and leaving behind the comfort of the corporate world. In her words; it was to achieve the best health, the best me; the best way I could present myself to the rest of the world. Amanda was first diagnosed with Crohn's when she was pregnant. It knocked her sideways and she was referred to see a counsellor, which at the time Amanda thought was a little over the top! However, it was incredible to talk to somebody. What resonated most was hearing the counsellor saying; without your health, you will not be able to look after your baby. Living with a chronic disease can often wipe Amanda out. One of the best tonics Amanda has found for her own well-being, is simply getting outside. Purpose My purpose is writing content and raising awareness through using words; helping other companies to promote and market themselves. Speaking candidly, it took Amanda 3 years to make the leap and leave an organisation that she'd worked in for 15 years. Although she was working in communication and loving the world of communication, a lot of the writing she did was structured and regulated. Amanda had what she describes as an 'itch' that she needed to scratch. This was where her blog started and through writing about her own illness, others started to find and connect with her. Final take-away Believe in yourself. Try and knock some of those fears away. Just do it. Find out more So, if you enjoyed the interview with Amanda then please do start a conversation with her on; Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook You can also find more details on their website If you liked this episode then please do leave the show a rating and review on iTunes or the platform that you use to listen to podcasts. Get involved on social media and ask us a question or share your feedback using the hashtag #perfectimbalance. Check out all the episodes to date here You can still get your tickets for MOJO the event being hosted by Angela Cox (guest on episode 28) Tune in next time to hear me talking with Simon Austin, sports journalist (with over 20 years experience working for New York Times, Daily Telegraph, Sun and Daily Mail) and Founder of the Training Ground Guru - shining a light on the work going on behind the scenes in professional football.

Interview with Simon Austin (Twitter - @sport_simon)Freelance Journalist and current Director of Training Ground Guru, the go-to destination for news and insights into the performance side of professional football. (Twitter - @ground_guru)

How can food help reduce inflammation and impact mental health conditions? Can small incremental daily changes to your nutrition lead to life changing results? Host Wayne Schwass speaks with dietician, Simone Austin about the difference between nutrition and diet, why diets are destined to fail and why a focus on health is key. Simone Austin is a qualified dietician, she has worked with the Australian Cricket Team, Hawthorn Football Club and Swisse. In this episode we discuss: The relationship between our diet and our mental health Diet should focus on health instead of weight loss The role stress plays in the way we eat Nutrition can be a preventative strategy in our wellbeing The connection between our gut health and mood 3 Things you can do today to help yourself www.pukaup.com www.pukaup.com/help www.facebook.com/pukaup @pukaup (Instagram) @pukaup (Twitter) @wayneschwass (Instagram) @wayneschwass (Twitter)

In this Episode, We have an amazing guest by the name of Simon Austin (or Simon Richards to his friends) who tells us the story of his journey of his artistic life with some great messages along the way. We find an am dram show from the NODA website and tell you the reason why we chose it, tune in to find out who picked what. We review Tom's choice of Spongebob the musical from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones, see how many we gave it. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it will be. (here's a clue Jaz was excited) We have a community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett Lucie's Choice - Peter Pan - https://www.noda.org.uk/whats-on/peter-pan Jaz's Choice - Rent - https://www.noda.org.uk/whats-on/rent-1529493021 Anna's Choice - Chitty chitty bang bang - https://www.noda.org.uk/whats-on/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-1527020587 Tom's Choice - A midsummer night's dream - https://www.noda.org.uk/whats-on/a-midsummer-nights-dream

Founder of Training Ground Guru, Simon Austin, joins Gary to discuss what some of the top clubs in England are doing behind the scenes and what's the next frontier for training.