Just a heads up before we start, this podcast contains discussion about alcohol and gambling addiction,

which some listeners may find triggering. If you have been affected by issues in this interview

coming up, there is a range of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support.

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Hello, I'm Joe Tomlinson.

And I'm Juliett Ferrington.

And welcome to a very special edition of the one-on-one podcast from Sky Sports,

because we're doing something a little bit different this week.

Yes, because we're going to hear from a player who has overcome a lot in his career. Jack Whatmore is a defender at Preston

North End in the championship. He was Wiggins player of the year in 2022 and came through the ranks

at Portsmouth and he's also played for England at youth level. But as with many footballers,

injury affected his early career. And as you'll hear from Jack, that's when his problems with

alcohol began to take hold. However, Jack was able to get the help needed and turn his life

and career around, married now with a family and he's much loved in the Preston dressing room.

So I sat down with him for this podcast a couple of weeks ago in a park near the club's

training ground. He talked openly and honestly about the place he found himself in, and I hope

you find this conversation as inspiring as both Joe and I did. Here's Preston Defender, Jack

Whatmore. Jack, thanks for your time. Thanks for doing this. Can you just talk us through

what happened in your career to lead you to where you are now and have an understanding of what you've been through?

I suffered three big injuries quite close together and I was young and half naive to understand what I was going to go through,

what my body was going to go through, and more importantly, how my mind

would react to having football taken away from me. And I did, I suffered quite a lot and football's

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