Deezer Originals.

Hello, I'm Joey Barton and welcome to the bonus edition of The Edge Podcast, exclusive to you DISA subscribers.

In this week's episode, I spoke with Saracen's legend, Alex Goode.

We didn't have time to fit everything into the main show,

so here's a little extra something from our conversation just for you.

So I've read that Saracens actively encouraged their players to be engaged in education.

Two-thirds of Saracen's players have completed a degree or are in the process of completing a degree.

You completed your own degree at the University of Hertfordshire. Well, that's not entirely true. I'm in my final year here.

That's what my research is. Yeah, well, Wikipedia, it's my mum writing it again, isn't it?

No, I mean, I left eight years ago. Unfortunately, I missed too much. It's not open news, so I was missing

too many lectures. No, I was unfortunately, I was away with like England Saxons and then I couldn't

do my exams and my beloved French teacher at the time was going to fail me on attendance.

So what was you studying?

Marketing. Okay. But I'm actually back there now.

So I'm finishing my final year as we speak in marketing, which I'll tell you, it's very refreshing

though, because everyone, sort of, my friends laugh at me and said, it's only taking

you 12 years to do a degree, which is true.

I like to point I had a break.

I wasn't doing like half a module every year.

Yeah, you didn't get set back down. Yeah, with my crayons.

No, but I find it quite really interesting now

because I've done a bit of work experience in different places

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