It was great to catch up with
@Carra23
discussing Communication and Presentation and what he took from the Coaches/Managers he worked with. Real informative and intriguing discussions.
@Carra23
@GNev2
creme de la creme of punditry. Thanks Carra 👍🏾
Catch up with
@Carra23
737 appearances for
@LFC
making him the 2nd longest ever serving player is absolutely incredible! His insight on playing, leading, coaches, managers, the game and authenticity, vulnerability and fear as human beings was absolute gold.
Our 15 year old daughter had her 1st game today after qualifying as a referee. Takes Courage to do that 1st game! Well done Aishah! Developing:
- Communication
- Leadership
- Resilience
- Fitness
- Building Relationships
@FA_PGMOL
@azds1492
@OfficialBBDFL
@AFC_Bolton
We have lost a true
@OfficialBWFC
legend in Roy Greaves. What a man he was full of energy, joy and laughter. He was my manager at then Leigh RMI and then became a friend. We loved a football chat and he was 1 of the fittest men I knew! Shared some great memories RIP Roy ❤⚽️🙏🏽
As Ramadan closes, outstanding hospitality from
@MillwallFC
as they hosted
@LCFC
tonight. Huge thanks to the staff, provided me with a room to pray and refreshments/food to open my fast. Football can be so kind, caring and empathetic. God bless!
Delighted to have accepted a role with the
@FA_PGMOL
as a Coach & Mentor - Football Insights Coach. Excited by the journey ahead! Looking forward to connecting with
@azds1492
again.
I would like to wish
@OfficialBWFC
all the best for the future. It was a pleasure to work for my home town club. Here are some words I would like to share.
Another piece of the Player Pathway jigsaw has been added with the hiring of
@IrfanKawri
to the post of HEAD OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 🙌
More info ➡️
Details of our 2020/21 plans for the
@ChorleyFCYouth
u-21 side coming up tomorrow 👍
90 minutes of Pure Football Insights with
@Carra23
who has taken punditry to a whole new level. Monday Night Football on Sky Sports has become a truly transformational show with some remarkable Football Insights.
@SkySportsPL
@DavidJonesSky
@GNev2
To all the grassroots football clubs I have communicated with and seen over the last 3 weeks a very merry Christmas to you all and all the best for 2020! The whole of the grassroots football community in Bolton and surrounding areas you are the lifeblood of our game!
Brilliant MNF show lat night
@SkySportsPL
with
@Carra23
&
@Michailantonio
with Attacker & Defender Insights these fine details and intricacies are great to see as ultimately the game is about duals all over the park.
It was great to spend time with the Senior Team Head Coach and Technical Director at the Royal Belgian Football Association Roberto Martinez. Great insight on Coaching and Management. Thanks to my ex-colleague and friend Kevin Reeves for the connection
Dissapointed to see Hilly and Flicka leaving
@OfficialBWFC
two proper football men who wore their heart on their sleeve, wanted the best for the football club and the people in the town. Two successful coaches and managers who will he back!
It's been a very productive last few days training and in camp with the England C squad. Final preparations about to get under way now as we get ready for the kick off for tonights game v Wales C.
Our son Umar completed his Referee Course today big thanks to
@azds1492
& Mark Haywood the Tutors.
- Umar will now be playing and refereeing.
- Aishah (daughter) playing and refereeing.
-
@AdamFaatima
wife playing and coaching.
#Thefootballfamily
⚽️
Wishing
@amirkingkhan
and his family the very best for the future. The boy from BOLTON! Still remember staying up till 4/5am to watch some great fights. You have given us great memories. HUGE RESPECT to you and EVERY BOXER out there for what you have to go through.
#Warriors
Development Group Training Camp this week for our Match Officials. Football Insights session on looking at aspects of the game with former player
@morgandylan99
from his perspective and Simon to experience the life of our Match Officials. Excellent engagement & Interaction.
Our Development Group (part of the Elite Referee Development Plan) came together in a training camp this week with both of our Select Groups. A great opportunity for our Cohort 3 members to connect with and learn from their peers operating at the top end of the pyramid.
What a great way to start 2024 with Monday night football this evening. A classic encounter between these 2 over the years. "Collymore closing in" has to be the top moment. Looking forward to see what
@Carra23
has in store
@SkySportsPL
@DavidJonesSky
@LFC
v
@NUFC
⚽️
Congratulations to
@paulhall22
for making the Football Black List. He has been doing great work
@QPR
for years developing players and great to see him now involved with the Reggae Boys. He has been a great Mentor for me over the years. Thank you for the opportunities Amigo.
Mentors are so important not just in Coaching but throughout life and the key thing is the mentee driving the process. Cannot thank this man
@GrahamKeeley2
enough for his time and support on the coaching journey. A top class Mentor.
It was an absolute pleasure to present last month at St George's Park at the MDP England Football Learning graduation hosted by
@QuintonFortune
reflection of season 2021/22 3/3
We had the Professional Player to Match Official Programme this week a joint collaboration between
@FA_PGMOL
&
@PFA
in line with the ERDP supported by the
@premierleague
it was a brilliant 3 days of connecting, learning & development. Great engagement & application from the lads
As we approach the 4th round of the FA Cup next week, it was around about this time 2 years ago when
@chorleyfc
we reached round 4 narrowly losing to Wolves 0v1. What a journey, great memories and lived experiences which are priceless and real life lessons!
Really looking forward to watching the Boot Room Boys! Had the pleasure of meeting the late Ronnie Moran, who truly was Mr Liverpool an integral part of the famous boot room boys. They were the making of Liverpool FC
@LFC
@paulmoran62
@johnsonian09
At the weekend we had our Development Group Training Camp for our Referees and Assistant Referees. The Match Officials (MO) played the role of a Football Insights and Referee Coach and Coaches as Match Officials. Brilliant engagement, interaction and application from our MO's.
@chorleyfc
the lads should be immensely proud tonight and all feel 10 feet tall. They were an absolute credit to themselves and the club. Everyone associated to the club should be proud to be a magpie. Hats off to
@jamievermiglio
Preece
@gkdoots1
we feel even stronger as staff.
Huge congratulations to
@BenFosterCoach
and his coaching team
@chorleyfc
@ChorleyFCYouth
as our U16s became national champions winning the
@jpluk
shield today down at Grantham. Well done to all the lads and their parents. Go and enjoy the win!
Very good time spent with
@England
U15s in camp. Thanks to all the staff and in particular
@tomcurtis7313
for his 1 to 1 time. A key thing was to reaffirm of the importance of a good 'Culture' which was great to experience.
We're saying goodbye to Head of Youth Development & Coaching
@IrfanKawri
next week, as he continues his career in coaching and mentoring.
More info ➡️
Best of luck for the future Irfan and thank you for all your hard work over the last 18 months 👍
Really looking forward to the
@chorleyfc
@ChorleyFCYouth
whole football community players, parents/carers, coaches and staff starting this week. New season, New staff and a new outlook. Let's all embrace this great opportunity together as one family!
Attitude and application 1st class from the lads last night v Liverpool FC Academy 👏. Came up against the man who broke reds hearts in 88/89 then became a reds favourite in the 90s, 92 FA cup final goal at the old Wembley, what a strike 🙌🔥.
Thank you to the
@PFA
and
@RizRrehman
for the invite to celebrate 50 years of the PFA awards last night.
It was an honour to share this occasion with some outstandingly talented people. Well done to all the nominees, players named in teams of the year & the winner's.
Every one of our
@StalyCelticFC
players were a credit to themselves and the club this afternoon. To put in a performance like that with 2 games in 3 days in this heat was amazing! What a real synergy the gaffer
@morgandylan99
has created. Another big 3 points!
Great to see this man after so long since lockdown R's u23 head coach
@paulhall22
planning ahead as the learning journey as a coach never stops. Privileged to have someone of his calibre on the journey.
#Mentor
@HallsNHalls
Great being back
@QPR
observing some of the 1st team session and being on the grass with the B team and 23's. Thanking Amigo
@paulhall22
as always. Great to meet Head Coach
@MichaelBeale
thanking you for your time. All the very best for the season ahead.
@erbil_bozkurt
RDG camp at Loughborough this week. The attitude, engagement and application from out match officials was 1st class! Football Insights Session 3 where the match officials presented their Observations and Learnings on Team Shape/Approach aligned with Positioning & Movement
Mentor and Mentee in action during my time at
@chorleyfc
Great to connect back with Andy Preece earlier this week discussing Set Pieces
#Mentoring
#LMA
On the eve of the
@TheVanaramaNL
North starting looking forward to seeing Victory Park for the 1st time in a 1st team competitive game with fans. Wishing all the players, staff, fans and everyone associated with
@chorleyfc
all the best for the 2021/22 season.
It was great to connect with our
@FA_PGMOL
Match Officials at a Referee Development Group Training Camp held at St. George's Park.
I delivered a session on Team Shape and how this can support Positioning and Movement by being placed in the best place possible.
National Group Camp this weekend. It was a pleasure to be invited and deliver with Chris Kiwomya around:
- Aligning Football Insights & Football Intelligence with Advanced Positioning. Match Officials used the Tactic Boards to illustrate their learnings. 1st class engagement 👏
It was an honour to attend the prestigious
@PFA
awards and share the evening with some outstandingly talented people. Well done to all the winners. Great to catch up with the AIMS lads. Being around Pep for a few minutes was a lesson learnt
#AlwaysLearning
It was a pleasure to present in front of John McDermott (FA Technical Director) Butch Fazal and other coaches across the country at St George's Park, to reflect on my journey with Burnley FC and other aspects of my journey. Thanks to
@Gurpri_Bains
for your support
UEFA C Day 2 Mod 1 Completed. Thoroughly enjoyed connecting with the learners!
- Skilful Players
- 6 Capabilities
- Defending
- Finishing
Coaches keep inspiring the people you work with.
Credit to
@CoachPartington
for facilitating a great weekend.
@AdamCooperCoach
Development Group Training Camp for our Referees before the big ko. Great to reconnect with Cohort 3 we looked at Football Insights aligned to Positioning & Movement. The group got to illustrate reading and feeling play aligning this to adapting positioning. 1st class work!
Special message to all the grassroots football clubs in and around Bolton. The coaches and volunteer staff you are always putting the community surrounding your clubs first I really hope you superstars are putting yourselves first during these unprecedented times. Stay Safe!
Brilliant insight
@Carra23
into Villa enticing Arsenal onto them being brave and using their GK to make 11v10 then playing through the press getting into forwards feet who were 2v2 to penetrate
"He bullies players around the edge of the box..."
@Carra23
provides a in-depth analysis on how Aston Villa beat Arteta's Arsenal side at the Emirates 👀
Great to be around the
@PFA
UEFA B Licence. Pleasure to assist
@RizRrehman
with the delivery of the Muslim Player Awareness workshop with Eid Ul Adha approaching. The members engagement and application was first class. Thanks to
@OfficialBWFC
for the facilities & hospitality.
Last week we (Referee Development Group) came together at our 2nd Camp. Great Team Effort from Everyone
@Chris_Smithson
Practical session on Team Shape/Team Approach & Positioning and Movement. Thanks to
@ChesterfieldFC
U18s.
Groundbreaking
@PFA
AIMS event at SGP conduct by
@RizRrehman
Honour to be part of it, as always great to work with
@tomcurtis7313
again and a pleasure to work with these elite players. The network is growing!
Very positive start to the
@ChorleyFCYouth
@chorleyfc
training tonight with the u14s, u15s, u16 and u18s credit to the coaches, S&C staff and Physio for setting a real positive environment. Nice to meet the parents and all players really applied themselves well!
Brilliant engagement and contributions from the learners on today's UEFA C Course, Day 1 Module 1.
- Principals of Play.
- Practice Spectrum.
Well done to the learners. Enjoyed delivering!
@EnglandLearning
⚽️ Looking forward to Day 2 tomorrow!
It's an honour to call this man my colleague and friend. Phil inspires me every week and I thoroughly enjoy being in his company. Great read
@johncrossmirror
@bencampbell86
@FA_PGMOL
Good Core X camp facilitated by
@azds1492
for the Match Officials. Great to connect with the group delivering around when the game can be highly emotionally charged. Thanks to
@Leon_Mann
facilitating a session with
@morrisonclinton
and great for
@jacobviera72
to share his story
Great morning with the 1st team at
@OfficialOAFC
in and around the training session. Interesting to talk Football Insights in relation to the session and an opportunity to raise further awareness about Fasting and Ramadan. Great to catch up with my man
@nickyadams10
Step 2 Referee Conference this weekend at the University of Warwick. Delivering to all Referees, Observers & Coaches at NL North/South. Session around Football Intelligence & Insights and how it can support them holistically to become the best version of themselves.
6 years ago today, never forgotten the one and only late Ronnie Moran. He really was Mr Liverpool! So lucky to have met him and go through his session plans and notes in his notebooks thanks to
@paulmoran62
@johnsonian09
⚽️❤ YNWA!
Great to catch up with
@RizRrehman
reflecting on the
@PFA
AIMS programme and the impact to date. Discussing the next steps and bouncing thoughts and ideas. Teamwork makes the dream work! 🤝⚽️
It was great to catch up with my former boss JFH today and return back to my old club
@burtonalbionfc
. We reflected on our time working together in his 1st stint as manager and the present time. Further information below:
Great time spent with Sheff Utd thanks to my man
@Dannycadz
'Out Run' 'Out Fight' 'Out Play' a mantra that really resonates with me as we have to earn the right, ultimately we are dealing with human beings 1st. Great to connect with
@sallyneed3
Good to see
@QuinnyPaul1
again.
Eve of AFCON. Important to highlight how important this tournament is to the Nations of Africa. Throwback video during my time as assistant coach of Zambia to get us in the groove. Our dressing room minutes before an AFCON qualifier.
2/2 It was great to speak to
@chrisreidy1
from
@SkySportsNews
@SkyFootball
at our Development Group Training Camp talking about how we help develop a deeper understanding of the game for our Match Officials. Great piece put together Chris.
It was great to catch up with ex colleague, manager and mentor Les Ferdinand this week. Key discussion - Authenticity and real life experiences are key in what shapes you as a person and a professional. Third image blast from 2016, great memories! ⚽️
Great to see all the
@chorleyfc
@ChorleyFCYouth
young players back at training tonight at the
@LancashireFA
also great to see the coaches, GK coaches, S&C staff and physio back at it again. Delighted to see the young lads enjoying themselves and developing.
9 years ago today Zambia became Kings of Africa under the leadership of
@KalushaPBwalya
what a group that was. Few years later It was an absolute honour to work with a number of this group. My piece with
@MimosaFawaz
for
@BBCWorld
touching on this experience
@chipolopolodh
Well done to
@MarklandHill
year 5 boys and girls football teams today beating Sacred Heart in both matches and privileged to have had support from ex premier league defender
@OfficialBWFC
@NUFC
@stokecity
Abdulaye Faye with his coaching skills for you boss
@KBdafirst
A real pleasure to he invited as guest speaker
@BootleRefs
meeting last night. A really good turn out! I thoroughly enjoyed connecting with the group. Raising awareness about Holistic Development & Football Insights & Intelligence. Thank you for your welcome & hospitality 👍🏼⚽️
Been a positive first two weeks back to training for
@ChorleyFCYouth
teams. I would like to thank the coaches, players and the parents for their efforts. Some real good feedback on the players attitude and application. Coaches doing some real good work!
@chorleyfc
#magpiefamily
Lots of hard work gone on throughout the summer with our
@chorleyfc
@ChorleyFCYouth
development sides. As the season starts today for the 14 - 18 pathway I would like to wish all the coaches, players and parents the very best.
It was great to collaborate & catch up with colleagues today at St Georges Park on the National Talent Identification & Scouting in Football level 2 course Tutor development day.
We continue to learn, develop and evolve.
@mdportas
@andylivi1
Thanks Matt for facilitating
Development Group in camp with Select Group 2 this week. Practical on Positioning & Movement thanks to Redditch United under 19's. Football Insights session on looking at set pieces from a player/coach perspective delving deeper into the intricacies and tactics.
It was great catching up with
@amirkingkhan
after so long! Reminiscing and moments of nostalgia remembering the early days (BLGC when at Bark St) and his amazing career! Blast from the past walima day 2005! Respect - Olympic silver medalist and 2 time world champion!
The sale of
@EbereEze10
from
@QPR
to
@CPFC
is just one example of the quality work done by
@paulhall22
along with Imps, Chris and Les with the young players at the club. A number of young players have developed and gone into the first team. Player development at it's best!
Started pre season with
@StalyCelticFC
last night. Lads really worked hard and put in the hard yards also great to see the young players putting a shift in. Great to see the staff again always a good crack with the special atmosphere the gaffer
@morgandylan99
creates
Huge thanks to
@OfficialOAFC
& Phil Arbelo Dolan for facilitating work experience for my kids this week. Thanks to the manager David Unsworth to make time to meet them & give them experience of 1st team training. All round good experience of a football club.
@RBHSBolton
ENGLAND 🏴
All the best to former Zambia National Team coach Irfan Kawri [
@IrfanKawri
] currently with Chorley FC [
@chorleyfc
] who will be taking on Peterborough United in an Emirates FA Cup second round encounter tomorrow.
🙌🇿🇲❤