Episode 19 - Part One. Darren Blewitt “Where’s your shin pads”

Episode 19 - Part One.

Darren Blewitt

“Where’s your shin pads”

Strap yourselves in as we haven’t had an episode like this one as yet and as a *WARNING* this episode comes with an explicit language warning for all you mums and dads getting there kids to listen for there football education. 

I talk with my old teammate Blew about his current football school he has opened up and the work he is doing in his local community both with and without the ball. 

We then scrape it back and talk about his start in grassroots football quickly being spotted by Norwich and after that regional centre closing being given the opportunity to sign for his family club and a team he could hear from his back garden on match days.

We talk about his rise through the junior ranks, regularly playing up and excelling in the academy.
We progress to his youth team days and how he waited by the phone of his house to find out he’d been given a two year pro deal with the club he loved.

At this point events off the field are starting to become a distraction and we talk about those years as a pro, the missed debut at Upton Park and subsequent loan deals at both Southend United and Hereford.

Following his release from West Ham we talk about how he dealt with that rejection, how he moved into non league and started work at Fords car factory. 

We then come full circle and talk about his appearance and top corner penalty at Mark Nobles testimonial that laid a few demons to rest in a football sense but maybe opened up others that lead to issues with addiction and something we cover and dig into in part two.

As always I hope you enjoy the episode and if in doubt “Turn it round the corner”

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