Sports Day from FCE: Recent Episodes
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The Sports Day Podcast brings relaxed conversations with some of the biggest names in the sports industry as they chat through their lives, careers and each name their dream sporting day out. first-classevents.co.uk
Cal and Jack are joined this week by professional footballer and Charlton Athletic captain, Jason Pearce. 'Pearcey' has been played for and captained some massive clubs including Leeds United, Portsmouth and now leads the Addicks in their quest to return to the Championship.
The boys delve into Jason's incredibly professional mindset and he explains how he plays a pivotal role in the dressing room including his job as judge of the player's 'kangaroo court'.
Cal and Jack kick off Series 2 by being joined by the esteemed horse racing trainer, Fergal O’Brien. Fergal explains how he’s got to the very top, running one of the best yards in racing. He touches on the feel-good factor that surrounds team FOB and how he counts very himself very lucky to do something he loves every single day
On this music special of the #FCEPodcast, Jack and Cal are joined by Joe Emmett, drummer for the British rock band, The Amazons.
With no festivals this summer, lads chat to Joe about life in lockdown for the band, their recent tour to the US earlier this year and Joe explains the key ingredient for playing the perfect set
It's Episode 10 and the finale of Series 1 of the #FCEPodcast, and Cal and Jack are joined by badminton legend, Gail Emms. Gail chats through her illustrious badminton career including winning a gold medal at the World Championships and silver at the Olympics in 2004 in a very honest and frank conversation. Gail addresses her relationship with playing partner Nathan Robertson, the challenges of retirement and why she wore her Team GB tracksuit to her kid's school sports day! https://first-classevents.co.uk/
On Episode 9 of the #FCEPodcast, Jack and Cal are joined by upcoming boxing star and the pride of Leeds, Jack Bateson. The lads chat to Jack about being born into a boxing family, find out what it's like being trained by his Dad, look back on his amateur career with Team GB and look ahead to what's next in his already illustrious, career. https://first-classevents.co.uk/
This week Jack and Cal are joined by former jumps jockey Noel Fehily and his good mate David Crosse. As racing returns post lockdown, the boys look back on Noel’s stellar career including winning back-to-back King George’s, chat about life after racing and why the champagne was particularly sweet in the bar at Cheltenham this year. https://first-classevents.co.uk/
Week 7 and the boys are joined by former professional cricketer, Adam Ball. Adam chats through his life to date, from his youth days of playing in Arsenal's academy with Harry Kane to playing cricket for England u19s at just 16, and then on to his Kent career being cut short. Adam gives a very candid overview of cricket at the very top and opens up about the mental side of elite sport. https://first-classevents.co.uk/
It's #MentalHealthAwareness Week and Jack and Cal are joined by the most inspiring guest that they could find, David Smith MBE. David joins the boys to tell them his unique story of representing Great Britain at five different sports; winning a gold medal at London 2012; battling multiple health issues and coming to the point in life where he "just wants to live". https://first-classevents.co.uk/
This week Jack and Cal are joined by Charlton Athletic Assistant Manager, Johnnie Jackson. The boys take Jacko on a trip down memory lane and discuss starting his career with Spurs as an Arsenal fan; knowing Charlton would win League One in 2012; last year's Play-off Final after-party and Johnnie's recent rise to musical fame. https://first-classevents.co.uk/
This week, the best footgolfer on the planet, Ben Clarke joins Jack and Cal to chat the unknown world of Footgolf, his rise to No.1 and beating the likes of Paolo Di Canio and Roberto Ayala. https://first-classevents.co.uk/
Two-time Grand National winning jockey Davy Russell is back and joins Crossey, Jack and Cal to chat what may have happened to Tiger Roll at this year’s Grand National and explains a very cheeky mid-race shortcut. https://first-classevents.co.uk/
This week, two-time Grand National winning jockey Davy Russell joins Crossey and Cal to tell us about life in lockdown with five kids, how he got the nickname ‘no swallow Russell’ and what his dream ‘Sports Day’ would be. https://first-classevents.co.uk/
The first guest on the Sports Day podcast is quick-witted and opinionated, jumps jockey David Crosse who gives us a behind the scenes look at life as a professional jockey, chats life in lockdown and explains why AP McCoy could be the worst jockey of all time. https://first-classevents.co.uk/