About this podcast
Join Gary Rowett and Dave Carolan to peek behind the dressing room door and the training ground gate as we give you the insights and context into the world of football management and working inside football!
With 2200 games between them, they have seen a lot - from Premier League to Non-League, countless players and staff, as well as millions of miles travelled across the length and breadth of English football. Not to mention all the training sessions, video sessions, S&C programmes, team meetings, pre-season trips and so on! There’s even a fair few pre-seasons to be reflected upon
Each episode we will cover topics that perhaps most fans would like to know the reasons behind why certain things go on in football clubs -selections, injuries, transfers, results, etc. We will look to give you, the listener the context to bridge the gap between what you might think is going on and what actually is!
So join us as we look to Break the Lines between the factual world of football and the fiction!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 43 episodes
- Scouting Report - A Year of Breaking Lines · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 12A year ago we launched the first Breaking Lines Episode! 12 months later and 41 episoes in, we look back at how the years gone. From the 1st episode we recorded (and edited... a…
- From Player To Coach - The Ultimate Transfer? · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 11At some point in a footballer's career they ponder life after football. For some remaining in the game is of little interest while for others remaining involved is the end goal…
- Credit In The Bank - Can Managers Lose it all? · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 10Even the best managers eventually run out of credit - but it just depends who they lose it with first... the dressing room? The Fans? Or even the ownership or executive group?…
- WhistleBlowers 4 · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 9We answer more of your questions on this episode of Whistleblowers! How do managers balance re-contracting players that are about to lapse versus letting others go - without…
- The Talisman · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 8Talismen pervade sport - great and iconic athletes who stand tallest among other tall trees. While they come in all shapes and sizes, the talisman that the team relies on can…
- 8K Football - How IMPECT Refines Analysis AND Recruitment · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 7Football analytics is about to go to 8K and those with the foresight to begin using IMPECT will truly benefit from this new methodology... In this second part of our interview…
- IMPECT Analysis - Football's Secret Weapon? - PART 1 · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 6The tools that elite level coaches and analysts use to observe the game is changing... and IMPECT is a revolutionary new tool that is disrupting our understanding of the game?…
- 10 Game Stretch - Panic Stations or Positive Vibes · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 8In (almost) every club across the globe, the 10 Game point is normally a waypoint for everyone! So what are those in the coaching offices thinking at the 10-game point? In this…
- More than The Armband - Captains! · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 6Join Dave and Gary for a lively chat about the changing game for sports captains! They dive into what makes a great leader on the field, highlighting the fun of building trust…
- Dressing Room 101 · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 5What should go and what should stay? There have been some great / strange / embarrassing and downright pointless elements within the world of professional football over the…
- Death By Data · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 5Data pervades football today - everyone knows everything! Stats, stats and more stats and we're even inventing new stats to make the old stats even richer in detail and…
- Harvey Bussell · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 5** Please Note that the loan from WPL Mentioned was 'Interest-Free and not Free as mentioned** In this chat, Harvey Bussell, Head of Recruitment at Manchester United Women…
- Whistleblowers 3 · 46 min · Season 4 Episode 3In this episode, Gary and Dave discuss the first meeting with players as a manager and how to manage the team behind the team. They also share their favorite games they've…
- International Breaks · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 2Love them or hate them, International Breaks in Professional Football at the Elite level can be a blessing and a hex in equal measure! When youre on a good run they can break…
- Summer Transfer Window · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 1If you've seen Love Island, the summer transfer window is LI on MAX; Club perusing players, players pursuing clubs, agents making matches; some people have fallen out and others…
- Bryan Gunn · 1 h 14 min · Season 3 Episode 4One of tthe most instantly recognisable figures in football Bryan Gunn has done it all - player, coach, manager, agent and semi-pro golfer with the personality to charm the birds…
- John Percy · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 3Episode 3 of Breaking Lines with... and we're joined by journalist John Percy to regale his journey in journalism, the changing landscape of football reporting, and the…
- Matt Smith · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 2This episode we are joined by Matt Smith, striker extraordinaire! Feared by defenders, coaches and fans across the land, his unique journey is a triumph of opportunity…
- Henry Winter · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 1Breaking Lines with... Henry Winter! One of world football's greatest football journalistic minds joins us to discuss the side of football that breaks the news, illuminates the…
- Pre-Season Phoney War - Testing, Testing; 1-2-3 · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 12Pre-Season is here again and its not everyone's cup of tea! For some it's heave, for others it's hell on earth! From the first day MOT for the players, to international tours…
