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Hello, it's in the dug out on the Anfield rap again with me Mike Caney,

the show where I get to sit down and talk to a guest about football, their experiences in it, coaching, a bit about how they see the game.

Last time I had Ryan Lowe and I was made up to having him, but this time I've got another Scout manager.

John Coleman, Ashington Stanley Boss, John, thanks for coming on.

Yeah, good evening, yeah.

How are you doing you okay?

All right, yeah, yeah.

Getting a bit bored now like we're playing a bit of golf so that helps it.

I think that's a bit of a mad situation at the moment isn't it?

I normally like to start these shows by getting a bit of a and like where it all starts a fee

even football and you know obviously being a local lad born in the

earlier you can't really escape football it's one or the other isn't it and

you know I just you had a you other people might not

know that you had a fairly long playing career in non league didn't you?

So as your whole other means that all starts? Well you know everyone inspires as a kids you know everyone as buyers as a kid you know where everyone comes out and

especially them days you wanted to be a pro you know he wanted to make it it was

it was called making the great then and you know Ryan was blessed that he played in the league.

I was as fortunate in that respect and you know I played for me for my local

sound kaby sound k boys, and then played through school and that.

It was funny really because I didn't really grow much when it was between 11 and 30 and it was quite small and a lot of the

school football was very sized dominated you know you know it was there was large of a

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