David Dunn | Training Ground Bust Ups, Calls With Sir Bobby Robson & The Nearest Thing To Gazza!

I Had Trials Once...

Soccer, Comedy, Sports

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

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This week Jordan & Gaz are joined by former Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City and Oldham Athletic midfielder...DAVID DUNN! A huge shoutout to CAPO for sponsoring the pod, check them out below 👇 https://capouk.com/ David sits down with the boys to discuss all things football from his life growing up and representing his boyhood club Blackburn Rovers to his time as a football manager and coach. The lads start the pod by discussing how David and Gaz know each other from their youth football days in Lancashire before Dunny reveals he actually started out at Blackburn's rivals Burnley before making the switch. David then talks about his time in the England set up playing alongside Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and John Terry in the U21s, being on standby for the 2002 World Cup and finally receiving his senior England cap. Dunny then speaks in great depth about his time at Blackburn Rovers, from his making his first team debut to training ground bust ups with Martin Darlin and why Paul Gascoigne said a young David Dunn was the nearest thing he'd ever seen to himself! They then chat about the hard decision to leave Blackburn, accidentally telling Sir Bobby Robson to f**k off on a phone call and almost joining Valencia & Chelsea before eventually settling at Birmingham where he eventually struggled with injuries throughout his time. The trio then discuss Dunny's move back to Blackburn and how he almost joined Big Sam's Bolton Wanderers, what nights out with Roque Santa Cruz & David Bentley were like and why Patrick Vieira is the toughest player he's ever payed against. Finally they end the pod chatting about Dunny's move in to coaching with spells at Oldham, Blackpool, Barrow, Fleetwood and Port Vale. 🔗 Join our Patreon below for as little as £3 a month and get access to all of the best unfiltered and unedited stories that normally have to be cut! 👇 https://www.patreon.com/IHadTrialsOnce/membership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.2	The stage is set. Another massive performance needed.
0:18.9	Look at this, Jason. They're outwarming up already.
0:38.6	Listen to that. Pitch perfect. George, they just keep going. The best fans in the world? Probably. Carlsberg. Proud supporters of Irish football. Get the facts. Be Drinkaware. Visit drinkaware.com. All right, Jordan. Sadden. Back on the podcast today And we have a belter
0:41.1	It's a good and too fair
0:42.1	He'll be really good because he's a class lad
0:45.0	And he's had a brilliant career local as well, isn't he?
0:47.5	Local, David Dunn.
0:49.0	Yeah, see how long it takes him to mention
0:51.6	Oros to mention that Robona.
1:29.8	No, it'll be good I don't think you'll mind speaking about it because he loves a laugh. But before we get into it, a massive shout out to Capo. Yeah, flying at the minute the boys. They've sponsored the pod. I've obviously got the merchandise on. It's best of seeing you as well, so they must be doing something. They must be doing. If they can make me look all right, they must be doing something. But yeah, and they've got some big news coming soon. So, and obviously Adam morning, local lad, mate to me. Yeah. And he's doing really good. So I had a meeting with him every day. who's like, just, I don't want you trying to sell shit. Don't try and sell shit. It's all you do that. So he's like, just keep it natural, have a chat. Tell him we're sponsoring, yeah, that'll do us. That's it, but yeah, so big thanks. Cheers morning, cheers Capo. Cheers, boys. The best young player I've ever known. David Dunn. half time and, I'm just banging my head against the wall because I'd be that bad.
1:46.0	The only player actually to have played for England and Italy on the same day.
1:50.0	I like the Benny Hill show for about five minutes.
1:53.0	I was just running around, just like running around the training down for five minutes.
1:57.0	PC World, fucking 50 tellies, and I'm on every one of them.
2:01.6	And it keeps on my god, it's so embarrassing.
2:04.6	But it was the time on the radio, people were pranking her.
2:07.6	Oh, it's Bobby Robson.
2:09.6	I'm like, fuck off, mate.
2:11.6	I'm going to put the phone down anyway.
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