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Marvee Woods Football Academy Podcast

Marvee Woods

Interviewing professionals about their experiences in football academies 🎙️⚽️

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St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus ("We like...

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2026/01/09

New Snippet: Allan Mcmanus, the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup winners St Mirren. Tells me on Episode 17 of my Podcast.That he likes fearless grassroots players. Players who are not scared to express themselves, even if they make mistakes.Full Episode: Out Now

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St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus ("We get...

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2026/01/06

New Snippet: Allan Mcmanus, the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup winners St Mirren. Tells me on Episode 17 of my Podcast.That unlike they do in England where compensation is paid between clubs for transfers from under 9s upwards. In Scotland, a club can take another clubs player without paying compensation for that transfer, until that player becomes a full time player of the club that they are transferring to.Full Episode: Out Now

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St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus ("Being...

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2026/01/04

New Snippet: Allan Mcmanus, the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup winners St Mirren. Tells me on Episode 17 of my Podcast.That being late is not acceptable. Mcmanus says that he feels that someone who is continually late values their time more than they value the time set by him and the club to attend training and matches.Full Episode: Out Now

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St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus (The...

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2026/01/02

Allan McManus, the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup Winners St. Mirren, tells me on Episode 17 of my podcast about his journey from being a schoolboy player at Hearts to becoming a coach.Allan also lets me know about the importance of mindset in youth development, and the challenges faced in nurturing young talent.Allan shares insights on the role of data in player development, the significance of resilience, and the impact of parental involvement in youth football. He emphasizes the need for

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St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus ("Take...

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2026/01/01

New Snippet: Allan Mcmanus, the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup winners St Mirren. Tells me on Episode 17 of my Podcast.That the scholars they sign at St Mirren take ownership of their careers. They have resilience and drive their own standards and never have to be told to do the extras.Full Episode: Friday January 2nd 2026

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St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus ("Parents...

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2025/12/30

New Snippet: Allan Mcmanus, the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup winners St Mirren. Tells me on Episode 17 of my Podcast. That he has been surprised to discover in his job, that a lot of players do not want to be playing football, but they feel that they have to play to please pushy parents.The former Hearts defender also shared with me his experience of a St Mirren academy player getting their pro contract and making their debut in the first team, only to quit football two days later because

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St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus ("We don't...

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2025/12/28

New Snippet: Pleasure having Allan Mcmanus the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup winners St Mirren on Episode 17 of my Podcast.The former Hearts Defender told me. That St Mirren have the most Quarter 4 born players in their academy and do not discriminate when it comes to late developers. St Mirren focus more on technical and tactical ability than late physical development, because the club uses predicted height data which helps when registering players. Full Episode: Friday January 2nd

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St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus ("Parents...

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2025/12/26

New Snippet: Allan Mcmanus the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup winners St Mirren, tells me on Episode 17 of my Podcast.The former Hearts Defender told me. That if a players parents cannot control their emotions and are unruly and abusing his staff, he will not keep the player in the academy. No matter how talented the player is, parents behaving badly will not be tolerated at St Mirren.Full Episode: Friday January 2nd 2025

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Arsenal Academy Manager -Per Mertesacker (Journey To...

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2025/12/23

Arsenal Academy Manager Per Mertesacker. Speaks to me on Episode 1 of my Marvee Woods Football Academy Podcast.About Arsene Wenger, dealing with growth pains, trialists, disruptive parents, lateness, signing academy players, what it takes to graduate from Hale End to become a pro and more.

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Peterborough United Academy Director - Dan Robinson...

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2025/12/22

Peterborough United Academy Director Dan Robinson, tells me on Episode 3 of my Marvee Woods Football Academy Podcast. That it's an opinions business. Dan talks about the day to day life managing The Posh Academy. Dealing with Release & Retain Meetings, Lateness, Diets, Scholars, Barry Fry and lots more behind the scenes activity in the academy.

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QPR Academy Director - Alex Carroll ("Dreams Of...

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2025/12/21

Alex Carroll, the Academy Director of EFL Championship team QPR tells me on Episode 4 of my Podcast. The benefits of academy tours at QPR, the owners, the new training ground and the day to day runnings of the QPR academy.

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Liverpool Academy Director - Alex Inglethorpe...

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2025/12/20

Alex Inglethorpe, the Academy Director of Liverpool FC tells me on Episode 5 of my Podcast. About Alex's journey from a young player at Watford to becoming a prominent figure in youth football development.The conversation covers the challenges and lessons learned in coaching, being the Manager of Exeter City, the importance of patience in player development, and the unique perspective of being an Academy parent to his son and Academy Director at Liverpool.Alex shares insights on youth development

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Sheffield Wednesday Academy Manager - Jonathan Pepper...

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2025/12/17

New Snippet: Jonathan Pepper, the Academy Manager of EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, tells me on Episode 16 of my Podcast.That people are more focused on bright lights and great facilities, than the coaching and pathway into the First Team that is being provided by a club. Jonathan suggests that the pathway a club provides, should be the priority on the minds of those joining the academy.Full Episode: Friday December 19th (6pm)

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Sheffield Wednesday Academy Manager - Jonathan Pepper...

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2025/12/14

New Snippet: Pleasure having Jonathan Pepper, the Academy Manager of EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, who this month (December) celebrates his first year in the job and tells me on Episode 16 of my Podcast.That the qualities needed to be a good standout academy player, is producing quality under intense pressure week in, week out.Full Episode: Friday December 19th (6pm)

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Sheffield Wednesday Academy Manager - Jonathan Pepper...

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2025/12/12

New Snippet: Pleasure having Jonathan Pepper, the Academy Manager of EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, who this month (December) celebrates his first year in the job and tells me on Episode 16 of my Podcast.That coping mentally is crucial to making it as a footballer. Players in the academy will forge a career in football if they can deal with all the pressures that footballers face constantly in the game. Full Episode: Friday December 19th (6pm)

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