The ”Turn it Round the Corner” Podcast

Episode 16 - Ross Embleton Part One “Mr Football”

Episode 16 - Ross Embleton Part One “Mr Football”.
I talk to Ross about his current role as Head of Talent ID and Recruitment at West Ham United Academy.
We discuss how this differs from his previous role as Head of First Team Recruitment at Colchester United and where he first used data to manage his search and save time.
We go back to the start and him leaving school to work in the community for Leyton Orient, coaching kids and cleaning the changing room toilets. 
How he left Orient to go to work for Spurs and finding an unbelievable staff roster stacked full of experience and whom would act as mentors throughout his career.
We talk through his first senior role on the coaching staff of Swindon Town and it’s world apart from his Debden college campus and managing his unruly class.
Throughout Part one we touch on Leyton Orient but have a second parter that goes deeper into the place he rightly calls HIS club.
This is someone that has managed from the U9s to the EFL and is now super passionate about recruitment and promoting youth.
I hope you enjoy the episode and if in doubt “Turn it round the corner”.
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Introduction to Episode 16

Introduction to Episode 16
Ross Embleton
Mr Football 
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Episode 15 - Ben McFarlane Barnes “From the Hatters to the Nighthawks”

Episode 15 - Ben McFarlane Barnes 
“From the Hatters to the Nighthawks”
We talk with Ben about how he came to leave the UK and embark on a journey as a student athlete at Thomas University in Georgia.
We uncover the process, the requirements, and why he picked Thomas when other offers were on the table.
An interesting first few weeks gave him his love back for the game and he threw himself into proving a point and giving it his best. 
We also talk about how his release from Luton Town left him dejected with the game and how this culminated in taking a year off.
Trying a new experience in the US and immersing himself in the program and life stateside has changed his life, met his wife and is now a citizen in his adopted country.
I am proud he took the plunge as he’s written his own fantastic story and he deserves all the rewards that come with it.
I hope you enjoy the episode and if in doubt “Turn it round the corner”.
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Introduction to Episode 15.

Introduction to Episode 15.
Ben McFarlane Barnes
From the Hatters to the Nighthawks.
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Episode 14 - Father and Son “Academy Life”

Episode 14
“Father and Son - Academy Life”
I talk with my son Bertie about his academy journey, joining in pre academy and playing for a further three seasons. 
We discuss how he felt, the weekly commitments, the differences to grassroots and his memories.
We delve into how attitudes and expectations change each year and how the u11 season is a pivotal one in the first phase of academy development.
Lastly we talk about how he was released from the team he supported and the upset it caused him this summer. Advice from the pair of us, honesty about the requirements, commitments and the pressure and expectations that come with it.
I hope both parents and children in and out of the academy system can listen to this and maybe take something from it.
I hope you enjoy the episode and if in doubt “Turn it round the corner”
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