Paul Dawson | Winding Up Adam Wharton, Tarot Card Transfers & Big Brentford FA Cup Clash! |

I Had Trials Once...

Sports, Comedy, Soccer

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by Macclesfield captain...PAUL DAWSON! Paul sits down with Gaz & Jord to discuss everything from the magic of the FA Cup to why he loves hard tackles & jumping into 50/50's. The lads start the pod talking in depth about Macclesfields FA Cup run, knowing the Crystal Palace players weren't up for it and clearing the snow to make sure games were still on. Paul then talks us through his iconic goal against Crystal Palace, how he managed to rattle Adam Wharton by getting into his head all game & a serious Marc Guehi. The trio then chat in about facing Brentford in the next round, who Daws would have liked to have played and why it's important to stay focused on the next game. Paul then talks about how his move to Macclesfield came about, why a tarot card reading swayed his decision and his love of jumping into tough 50/50 tackles. Finally they end the pod talking about working under different managers at Macclesfield from Robbie Savage to Cleggy and now Adam Rooney! WE'RE DOING ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! 🎤 Full information: 📅 Date: Friday 27th February 2025 ⏰ Time: Doors open at 6:00pm 📍 Location: Radcliffe Football Club (M26 3PE) Tickets are on sale now so get them before they're gone! Get your tickets here 📲 https://fatso.ma/3bxC 🔗 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 A HUGE shout out to CAPO for sponsoring this weeks episode of the podcast - Check them out 👇 https://capouk.com/ 🎧 You can listen to the full episode wherever you normally get your podcasts via the link below! https://podfollow.com/i-had-trials-once 📳 Make sure you Like, Comment & Subscribe & turn on notifications so it lets you know when a new episode drops. Let us know in the comments who you want to see on a future episode of the Podcast! 👇 📲 Follow us on social! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IHadTrialsOnce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihadtrialsonce TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ihadtrialsonce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IHadTrialsOncePodcast/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro with Paul Dawson 3:35 FA Cup clash with Crystal Palace 24:41 Brentford game 30:45 Early days at Macclesfield 46:50 Playing for Robbie Savage 49:51 Loving life under Cleggy 56:24 Incredible John Rooney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'll now hand you over to my best man, Eddie.
0:04.0	Wow, wow, wow, second time's a charm, eh, Billy Boy?
0:09.0	Oh God.
0:10.0	Substitution, courtesy of Paddy Power, embarrassing Eddie, makes way for sensible Samuel.
0:15.0	Cool, that was close.
0:16.0	You might not always pick the right starter, but your sub can still deliver.
0:19.0	Because with Paddy's super sub, your bet rolls over to the player coming on. Paddy Power. Valid on selected leagues and markets only. Prematch and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome selections only. T's and Clusions apply. 18 plus scumannware. Dot. All right, pal. You're looking smart today, pal. I'm all right. Capo number on. Capoed up, aren't I?
0:37.7	Yeah.
0:38.3	Sponsored.
0:39.0	Athlete.
0:40.3	Is that what it is?
0:42.3	Well, just me, yeah, but... I'm not sure I agree with the athlete bit, but... They might sponsor you at golf soon. You're fucking pissed it yesterday, didn't you? I did play very well yesterday, but I absolutely crumbled on the back.
0:53.8	What about the 18th?
0:55.8	Fucking.
0:57.8	How that was... very well yesterday, but I absolutely crumbled on the back of the night. What about the 18th?
0:55.8	Fucking.
0:57.7	How that window's not going through?
0:59.4	Oh, man.
1:00.9	So, the first time I've played golf since October, I think it were,
1:04.9	but I've been like practicing loads in the sim and the driving.
1:08.6	I guess it won't be a golf, but there's no place, so.
1:10.7	No, no. So, yeah, it was two over after nine, and then started pretty well on the bike nine, but then quadruple bugger the 18th and nearly put the... What happened there? Do you have to pay for that window, if it was... I would have to pay, yeah. Would you? So there's a big fucking windows.
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