S01 Bonus EP02: Natasha Dowie

This is the second of our bonus episodes, recorded via Zoom during the lockdown. We're delighted to have secured Natasha Dowie, the first (but hopefully not the last) female player we have interviewed.This episode is sponsored by St Mary's University, Twickenham and, particularly, the suite of Football & Performance Analysis programmes. If you are interested in studying at St Mary’s please contact the programme director Tom Hounsell by email - [email protected] You can find them on Twitter on @StMarysPFC or view the links below for more info:https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/foundation/chelsea-football-coachinghttps://www.stmarys.ac.uk/undergraduate/sports-performance-analysishttps://www.stmarys.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses-london/performance-football-coachinghttps://www.stmarys.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses-london/sports-coachinghttps://www.stmarys.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses-london/performance-analysishttps://www.stmarys.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses-london/rugby-performanceAs a young girl Natasha and her Dad Bob, a real football man, could not have envisaged a career in professional football, let alone one as prestigious as she has experienced. She played with boys as a kid but was soon representing her country as a youngster and playing with grown women for Watford FC at a very young age. Spells with Fulham and Charlton followed before an extraordinary 7 hour round commute to train and play for Everton saw her win the FA Cup and meet the woman who would later become her wife. She won the league and cup double after moving across Merseyside to Liverpool and surely became the first couple, with her wife Becky, to win a domestic double. Her wanderlust commenced with a loan spell in Melbourne and she would then visit the United States with Boston Breakers, back to Melbourne (several times) and loans at Linköping and Vålerenga, before now playing with Italian giants AC Milan.Hers is an inspirational story and there is much for those in both the men's and women's game to learn from hearing her.

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A B5 Consultancy podcast telling the untold stories of the beautiful game - the pain, the graft and the rejection. Media lawyer Matt Himsworth and former Luton, Stevenage and Newport County footballer Fraser Franks meet with those who have lived extraordinary football journeys. Not necessarily the top stars who have the accolades and the attention but those who have been through the mill, lived the struggles and come out of the other end to tell the tale. Series One focuses on the Academy journey at the Premier League champions, Liverpool FC, as we meet the class of 2013/14, a group of young men that came so close to living the Anfield dream but have had to come to terms with an alternative pathway. As well as interviewing the players and hearing their emotional stories we speak to those who knew the players and their journeys, including fans, coaches and a Liverpool legend.