I Had Trials Once...

This week, Gaz Seddon is joined by Gary Stopforth and Avro FC manager Grant Shenton for another trip through non-league football.On the menu we’ve got poisoned Lasagne, a £10K non-league wages debate, talking XG on a night out, football nicknames, blind ranking managers and a pitch-invading alpaca (yes, you did read that right!) plus Avro FC’s fascinating history in our AVRO FC In Focus quiz.Another absolute shambles
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James Norwood joins Gaz and G Stop to chat about his career, from having trials once at Crystal Palace and missing a lads' holiday to Zante, right through to becoming a goalscoring phenomenon at Tranmere Rovers, playing for and being suspended by Ipswich Town, Joey Barton turning him down at Bristol Rovers, sneaking in an extra year at Barnsley, and regretting ever turning up at Oldham Athletic.

Norwood doesn't hold back either.

He talks about dealing with internet trolls, finding his next club, the managers he's worked under, some of the crazy moments from his career and the realities of life as a professional footballer travlling up and down the country chasing contracts.

There's the story of missing a holiday to sign for Exeter City, some brilliant tales from Forest Green Rovers and why he now hates the club, choosing National League Tranmere Rovers over then-Championship side Burton Albion, scoring in a play-off final, and knocking Forest Green out of the League Two play-offs.

We also get into his time at Ipswich Town, playing with his back to goal, injuries, being suspended and the problems that eventually saw him leave.
And then there's Oldham...

Norwood opens up about joining Oldham Athletic, wanting to leave after just one game, the fallout behind the scenes and why he ultimately regrets making the move.

Plus, there's boozing before Leeds, questionable social media posts, mouldy showers and some brutally honest opinions on managers.

Chapters
00:00 - James Norwood Interview
02:28 - Usain Bolt Signs for Wythenshawe Vets
04:00 - James Norwood on Dealing With Internet Trolls
05:50 - James Norwood's Next Career Move
08:15 - James Norwood's Football Back Story
11:18 - James Norwood: “I Had Trials Once at Crystal Palace”
12:30 - Missing the Lads' Holiday to Zante
14:52 - James Norwood's First Season at Exeter City
15:13 - James Norwood on Boozing Before Leeds
18:46 - James Norwood Goes on Loan to Sutton United
19:30 - James Norwood at Forest Green Rovers
22:11 - James Norwood Playing Left Midfield
22:36 - Forest Green Rovers' Weird Training Rituals
30:35 - Why James Norwood Left Forest Green Rovers
37:27 - The Craziest Transfer Story
38:10 - James Norwood's Worldie Against Cardiff
39:04 - Why James Norwood Chose Tranmere Over Burton
44:06 - James Norwood on Tranmere Rovers
45:52 - James Norwood's Incredible Tranmere Goalscoring Record
48:30 - Scoring in the Play-Off Final
52:48 - Knocking Forest Green Out of the Play-Offs
53:45 - Leaving Tranmere Rovers
55:48 - James Norwood's VERY Dodgy Social Media
56:50 - James Norwood Signs for Ipswich Town
59:49 - Playing Through Injury
1:01:18 - NorwoodMania Wrestling & Paul Lambert
1:04:08 - Problems at Ipswich Town
1:07:12 - Why James Norwood Was Suspended
1:08:55 - The CEO, Paul Cook & James Norwood
1:13:54 - Working With Kieran McKenna
1:17:57 - James Norwood Signs for Bristol Rovers
1:19:24 - Choosing Between Oxford United and Barnsley
1:20:10 - James Norwood at Barnsley With Michael Duff
1:21:24 - James Norwood Turns Up at the Wrong Wedding
1:25:14 - Signing for Oldham Athletic
1:25:17 - From Championship Football to Mouldy Showers
1:26:22 - Why James Norwood Wanted to Leave Oldham After One Game
1:31:32 - James Norwood on Tactically Inept Managers
1:32:00 - The Most Enjoyable Part of James Norwood's Career
1:34:12 - James Norwood Regrets Signing for Oldham
1:35:25 - The Oldham Fallout
1:37:34 - James Norwood's Football Future

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In this week’s episode of Non League Of Their Own, Gaz, G Stop and Shents review the craziest happenings around non-league football, within the UK and internationally, including sacrificing chickens before making a sub to win a game and more.

Elsewhere we discuss Bernard Morley’s departure from Radcliffe FC, Gaz reveals his dirty tricks dropping urinal blocks into his mates pints, non-league pitch wars, podcast banter for Jordan at Hereford and York City bidding half a million for AFC Fylde’s Danny Ormerod.

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0:00 Intro - Non League of their own
02:30 Curzon Ashton’s season so far with Grant Shenton
3:53 News segment with G-stop
6:00 Bernard Morley has left Radcliffe FC reaction
09:27 Bobby Kamwa celebration
15:28 Jordan Hulme being booed at Hereford
18:30 Apologising for the pitch at Hereford
20:08 Non-League pitch wars
27:12 Wythenshawe Vets sign Usain Bolt
32:46 John Terry’s booking skullduggery
42:50 York City bid £500k for AFC Fylde’s Danny Ormerod
52:30 Questions from viewers: Seagull vs Chip
57:20 Outro
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We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by former Everton, Motherwell and Chester goalkeeper...Russell Griffiths! Russell sits down with Gaz & G Stop as he discusses his time in football from playing with our very own G Stop, to having balls blasted at him by Lukaku.

The lads start the pod talking about Michael's early life in football, playing in Evertons academy and starting off as a defender. They then talk in depth about training in the first team for Everton, as well as some cracking Duncan Ferguson story's

The trio then chat about his time at Motherwell and playing against Celtic Finally, Michael talks about his turbulent time at Chester and Jonno's hatred for goalkeepers.

A HUGE shout out to CAPO for sponsoring this weeks episode of the podcast - Check them out 👇 https://capouk.com/
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We're back with another episode of A (Non) League Of Their Own! Join us every fortnight where we discuss the best Non-League stories from up & down the country, from The National League to The Dog & Duck & everything in between.

This week it's just the lads as they discuss the first week of fixtures in Non-League as well as a new segment from G-Stop discussing some of the more obscure footballing story's from around the world.

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