Booked and Abandoned

A Boxing Day listen for the space between leftovers and kickarounds.Roy D’Souza goes deeper on life in the I-League, adapting to football in New Zealand, and the habits that separate good players from consistent ones.An honest football chat, fuelled by ELYTE Hydration Powder.

David Silva couldn’t make it… so we called his biggest fan.Roy D’Souza joins us to talk street football in Mumbai, the move to NZ, coaching, youth development, and his new youth-led 3v3 street football festival RD Street.Enjoy the first half of this two part episode. Real stories. No hype.

Jamie Carragher bailed… but we upgraded. Brendon “Biffo” Coe jumps on the pod to chat a lifetime at Manurewa AFC - playing, coaching, battling the over-40s, and being a massive part of the club’s heartbeat.Grassroots stories, club culture, big laughs… plus our first episode backed by Elyte Hydration PowderHit play and enjoy a proper Rewa legend.

If you loved the first half… you’re going to really enjoy the second half.Stu Greenaway is back as we dive deeper into the world of youth development, from academies around NZ to the awesome work he is doing at Total Football Technique.More insights, more honesty, more Stu.

Stu Greenway is back and lock in for the first half.Our first-ever returning guest joins us in the first half of a huge catch-up: First Division drama, UK academy insights, NZ football truths, fitness journeys and more.Stay tune for the second half which lands next week.

Leeds legend Tony Currie ghosted us… so we called in an Oratia icon. With 295 first-team appearances, years in the Over-35s and time in the dugout, Kevin Langsdale has lived every part of Parrs Park.We chat career highs, grassroots chaos, false teeth and what makes a true club man.Hit play and enjoy one of Oratia’s finest.

Denis Irwin stood us up. So we found someone actually changing lives through football.Aaron Lawrence runs clubs, builds communities, and proves that grassroots football hits different. Less glory, more guts and infinitely more important.

Booked & Abandoned - Season 2, Episode 2We tried to book Ryan Nelsen. He's still watching Blackburn Rovers highlights. So instead, we got someone who actually returns our calls, national league keeper Brennan Rigby.From New Plymouth Rangers to the mighty Oratia Rebels O35s, Brennan's been there, done that, and saved most of it. We dive into life between the posts, Chatham Cup battles, coaching at Lynn Avon United, and being in the wrong position… both in football and anatomically.Season 2, Episode 2 - same podcast, with better guests than we deserve.