Calling all grassroots footballers, every club and every community has its grassroots

goat.

You know, the players who are out at 7 a.m. putting the nets up whatever the weather.

The coaches who dedicate their spare time to teaching kids the beautiful game, the managers

that deal with last minute dropouts and the people washing the kit.

The Athletic recognises these unsung football heroes and we want to hear about them.

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What's up welcome in Hogan John's with you in Florida.

Thank you for listening up north for the goggles.

Sounds like Chicago's having second winter right now, third winter still on the way, fourth

winter on the horizon.

And we feel so bad about it right now as we come to you from Palm Beach in the ocean.

But hey, we got a special episode for you today because new bears head coach Matt Eber

Fluss is with us excited or you thought we were jumping right in, you're jumping right

in.

No, no, we still got to say hi, there's an awful pause there, but yes, extremely excited.

We, I mean, it's not our first awkward pause here on the spot, yes, that's right here.

Welcome in.

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