THE LOWDOWN

Interview with David Mooney of the “Blue Moon Podcast” & The Athletic's “Why Always Us?” on all things including;- The Kevin Keegan years- Maine Road & Binliner's- The 2008 Takeover- Pep Guardiola- That 21 game winning run- How do City win the Champions League?David's Twitter; https://twitter.com/DavidMooney?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorBlue Moon Podcast; https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/blue-moon-podcast-a-manchester-city-https://open.spotify.com/show/3nm5sbmhmOxTD1Q0WydCHkWhy Always Us? Podcast: https://theathletic.com/podcast/159-why-always-us/Timestamps;00:00 - 09:07 - Maine Road & Binliner's09:08 - 16:29 - 2008 Takeover16:30 - 22:25 - Pep Guardiola22:26 - 28:39 - Man City this season28:40 - 33:59 - City's best midfield?34:00 - 44:40 - Striker issues & Raheem Sterling44:41 - 50:14 - Champions League woes50:15 - 53:30 - Guardiola's dynasty

Interview with Smarterscout's Dan Altman on football data's revolution covering topics such as;- The origins of Smarterscout- Moving from economics to football- What we can do v What we can implement- Differences between roster building in the Premier League & MLS- Insight into Wayne Rooney's move to DC United- Rise of US private equity firms in European footballSmarterscout Twitter; https://twitter.com/smarterscout?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorDan's LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/altmandaniel/Timestamps;00:00 - 03:27 - Smarterscout03:28 - 11:01 - Growth of data within football11:02 - 14:10 - City Football Group, D.C United & Swansea City14:11 - 17:18 - Premier League & MLS Roster Building17:19 - 20:13 - Inside Wayne Rooney's move to DC20:14 - 25:29 - Translating data into practice25:30 - 28:02 - Rise of US Private Equity firms in European football28:03 - 30:22 - Future of data within football

Interview and reflections with Lee Johnson on a coaching journey spanning four different continents covering topics such as;- Societal differences- Adapting to different cultures- “Shoulders of Giants”- What it was like to coach Chelsea's golden generation- Flying 95 times in one year- Learning to enjoy the momentLee's Twitter; https://twitter.com/leejohnson80?lang=enLee's LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-johnson-714a7b50/Timestamps;00:00 - 06:31 - Reflections over the past year06:32 - 15:08 - Societal differences15:09 - 19:37 - Theory v Practice19:38 - 30:46 - Chelsea30:47 - 34:45 - Rwanda34:46 - 41:24 - India41:25 - 45:21 - Enjoying the moment45:22 - 52:34 - Coaching pathways52:35 - 56:13 - Lee's advice for me

Interview with Oakland S.C Technical Director; Benno Nagel on all things U.S Soccer including;- Oakland- “Seeing is believing”- How to establish a soccer club- Building an authentic culture- U.S Development Pathways- 2026 World Cup & LegacyBenno's Twitter; https://twitter.com/benno_nagel?lang=enBenno's LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/benno-nagel-78073b122/Timestamps;00:00 - 07:29 - Oakland & Development Pathways07:30 - 11:20 - Cultivating a passion11:21 - 21:21 - Oakland Roots21:22 - 32:41 - Identity & Building a club from scratch32:42 - 34:22 - Oakland S.C34:23 - 41:24 - U.S Youth Development41:25 - 47:32 - 2026 World Cup & Legacy

Interview with Alan Feehely on all things La Liga including;- The Revista de La Liga years- Spanish football's ending dominance- Barcelona- Zidane's future- Andalusian football- Luis Enrique & the resurrection of JesusAlan's Twitter; https://twitter.com/azulfeehely?lang=enTimestamps;00:00 - 06:42 - Football journalism & Nostalgia06:43 - 12:26 - End of Spanish football's dominance?12:27 - 21:40 - Barcelona21:41 - 26:34 - Athletic Bilbao & Empty Stadiums26:35 - 29:50 - Atlético Madrid29:51 - 35:32 - Real Madrid & Zidane's future35:33 - 39:53 - Sevilla39:54 - 45:08 - The Chasing Pack45:09 - 48:27 - Relegation & Segunda48:28 - 53:02 - Luis Enrique's Spain & the resurrection of Jesus

Interview with Casey Evans of the Stretford Paddock on all things including;- The Sir Alex Ferguson years- Why he's the Darren Fletcher of the Paddock- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future- VAR, Peter Walton & Irish Dolphins- Ed Woodward & Technical Director's- Preview of Sunday's Manchester DerbyCasey's Twitter; https://twitter.com/caseyevans?lang=enCasey's YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJXpVLFOVET7YatIMTL2CjgStretford Paddock: https://www.youtube.com/user/FullTimeDevilsTimestamps;00:00 - 11:25 - The Sir Alex Ferguson Years11:26 - 14:39 - Death of fan culture14:40 - 19:07 - United this season19:08 - 29:08 - VAR, Peter Walton & Dolphins29:09 - 33:37 - Struggles against low blocks33:38 - 41:41 - Ed Woodward & Technical Director's41:42 - 46:05 - Jack Grealish & Transfers46:06 - 58:27 - Ole's future & Styles of play58:28 - 01:06:34 - Future of football01:06:35 - 01:13:52 - Manchester Derby & Football media01:13:53 - 01:15:05 - Closing Credits

Interview with Holstein Kiel U-17 coach Christian Dobrick on all things including; - His coaching journey- Positional Play- Pep Guardiola & Man City tactics- German coaching's dynasty- Bundesliga ambitions- What football can learn from ultimate frisbeeChristian's Twitter; https://twitter.com/chrdob?lang=enChristian's LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-dobrick/Timestamps;00:00 - 05:20 - Intro05:21 - 10:42 - Coaching Influences10:43 - 19:57 - Positional Play19:58 - 26:59 - Manchester City, Order & Chaos27:00 - 31:06 - German coaching's dynasty31:07 - 36:29 - Thomas Tuchel36:30 - 38:46 - Bayern Munich38:47 - 43:57 - Borussia Dortmund43:58 - 48:39 - Outside Influences & Coaching Styles48:40 - 53:00 - Multidisciplinary Approach53:00 - 56:42 - Closing Credits

Interview with Liverpool's throw in coach Thomas Gronnemark on all things including; - His footballing journey - Overcoming obstacles & using failure as feedback - Similarities between Liverpool, Ajax & RB Leipzig - That phonecall from Jürgen Klopp - How to coach world class players - What a typical throw in session looks like - Pursuing your passion Thomas' Website; https://thomasgronnemark.com/ Thomas' YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/user/Succeskultur Thomas' Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/thomas_throwin/ Thomas' LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-gr%C3%B8nnemark/ Thomas' Twitter; https://twitter.com/thomasthrowin?lang=en Timestamps; 00:00 - 04:50 - Intro & how to cultivate a passion 04:51 - 08:44 - Multi-disciplinary approach & Mental routines 08:45 - 15:05 - Overcoming obstacles & setbacks 15:06 - 19:50 - Breakthrough moment 19:51 - 22:18 - The power of environment 22:19 -26:26 - Klopp, Liverpool & Inside Melwood 26:27 - 32:33 - Player buyin & Session structure 32:34 - 34:31 - Memorable games 34:32 - 40:21 - Work outside football & pursuing your passion 40:22 - 41:34 - Closing credits

Interview with 'Wings of Change' author Karan Tejwani on all things Red Bull including;- Origin of Red Bull's relationship with football- How exactly does a multi-club model work?- Ralf Rangnick and his influence on German football- Recruitment & Succession Planning within Salzburg & Leipzig- Julian Nagelsmann & Jesse Marsch's futures- The next evolution for RB Salzburg & RB Leipzig'Wings of Change'; https://www.amazon.ae/Wings-Change-Biggest-Manufacturer-Football/dp/1785317296https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/wings-changeKaran's LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/karan-tejwani-45a52414a/Karan's Twitter; https://twitter.com/karantejwani26?refsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorTimestamps;00:00 - 02:30 - Intro & why write a book on Red Bull?02:31 - 06:04 - Multi-club models & how do they work?06:05 - 14:26 - Ralf Rangnick & Youth Development14:27 - 19:50 - Recruitment Model & Succession Planning19:51 - 22:00 - Julian Nagelsmann & Jesse Marsch22:01 -24:28 - Red Bull's footballing future22:49 - 25:46 - Karan's future projects & closing credits

Interview with long time friend, Barcelona socio & Fuse Senior Account Executive; Albert Bosch concerning; - Albert's love for the club - Barcelona's season to date - preview of upcoming PSG clash - the upcoming presidential election - club finances and the future of Lionel Messi Albert's LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-bosch/