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4. A Day in the Life of a Professional Footballer
59:56In the final episode of series 1 we take a walk in the shoes of a professional footballer. We learn from Darren all about what his daily routines were like early on in his career, compared with the latter stages.The timing of Darren's career was perfectly poised to experience the step change in daily life for professional footballers. Hear how he went from fry-ups to fruit smoothies; and a high sugar diet to high intensity interval training.Expect the usual laughs and lego chat along the way, as well as Hugo's quiz and some comical off-the-cuff anecdotes!If you would like to contact the show with any sponsorship opportunities, general correspondence, content and guest suggestions or if you want to just let us know that you liked it then please email us at notabadeffortpodcast@gmail.com. We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.Enjoy the show!
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3. Managers
01:03:35In episode 3 of Not A Bad Effort with Darren Ambrose we talk all about managers!You can hear all about Darren's managerial bromance with Neil Warnock, the reasons behind his admiration for Bobby Robson and we play a hilarious game of "Which manager would you want in each scenario?" Like, Which manager would you most like to go on a night out with? Or Which manager would you want to live with?As usual, you can expect the boys to go off topic and hear some fantastic anecdotes from the main man himself!If you would like to contact the show with any sponsorship opportunities, general correspondence, content and guest suggestions or if you want to just let us know that you liked it then please email us at notabadeffortpodcast@gmail.com. We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.Enjoy the show!
2. Transfers
47:35Did you know that Bobby Robson tricked Darren in to signing for Newcastle?In episode 2 of Not A Bad Effort, we're talking transfers....Hear some of Darren's amazing stories behind the biggest transfers in his career, the story of how Arsène Wenger wanted to sign him and you can test your knowledge with Hugo's fantastic quiz!Darren is quite the authority when it comes to talking about transfers...He's had enough of them! If you would like to contact the show with any sponsorship opportunities, general correspondence, content and guest suggestions or if you want to just let us know that you liked it then please email us at notabadeffortpodcast@gmail.com. We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.Enjoy the show!
1. Debuts
01:10:18In this PILOT and first ever episode of Not A Bad Effort, we thought it might be good to start on the subject of debuts! We talk about some of Darren's memorable debuts, some of Joe and Hugo's memorable debuts and you can test your knowledge with Hugo's fantastic quiz!Darren's debut was at Highbury against the formidable Arsenal team who went on to win the double that season, relegating his Ipswich Town side in the process. Hear the full story in this episode!Also hear about Joe's unbelievable amateur debut goalscoring record, Hugo's nightmare first day as a waiter & re-live some iconic football debuts from the archives.If you would like to contact the show with any sponsorship opportunities, general correspondence, content and guest suggestions or if you want to just let us know that you liked it then please email us at notabadeffortpodcast@gmail.com. We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.Enjoy the show!