Episodes
Saturday May 18, 2024
Saturday May 18, 2024
Ryan Yates, Morgan Gibbs-White, Neco Williams, Chris Wood & Matt Turner join our host, Rachel Stringer, for a special episode focusing on mental health during Mental Health Awareness Week.
Topics:
- Settling in to a new team
- Cultural differences between countries in football
- Mental health and mechanisms to help
- Social media and its effects on mental health
- The stigma around speaking openly about your mental health in football
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Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/B5rm8UAuMNQ
Thursday May 11, 2023
#09 | STUART BROAD | ASHES, PREMIER LEAGUE, & BIRTHDAY PRESENTS
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
England cricketer, Stuart Broad, joins our host, Rachel Stringer, for another episode of On & Off The Pitch: The Official Nottingham Forest Podcast. Rachel talks to Stuart about The Ashes, promotion, how he follows Forest all over the world and much more. We also gift Stuart's newly born baby (and Forest fan) a Forest baby grow.
Topics:
- Stuart's love for Nottingham
- How Stuart became a cricketer
- Following Forest all over the world
- Wembley
- Becoming a father
- The Ashes
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Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/-fjZSSUHWDE
Thursday May 04, 2023
#08 | LYNDSEY HARKIN | LEAGUE CHAMPIONS, LIONESSES & NOTTINGHAM CHIPPIES
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Armed with recently acquired trophies in both hands, Nottingham Forest Women captain Lyndsey Harkin is the latest guest on the Official Nottingham Forest Podcast: On and Off the Pitch.
A mum of two and a Forest fan through and through... What's her journey in the Garibaldi Red been like? And whether the team that's just become champions of the Women's National League North and won the WNL Cup can seal a play-off victory to be in the Championship next season?
Topics:
- Current situ & celebrations
- Captaincy role
- Whakapapa
- Andy Cook and the rest of the coaching staff
- Training schedule and structure
- Football psychology
- Play-off
- Fans' support
- Lifelong Forest fan
- Evolution of the women’s game
- Playing for England youth teams; Lionesses
- Being a mum
- Food chat
- Teammates; ’Social committee’
- Leaderboard
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Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/EIGHs7we_Cg
Friday Apr 28, 2023
#07 | ROBERT EARNSHAW | ICE BATHS, PLAY-OFFS, & PLAYING ABROAD
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
#07 | ROBERT EARNSHAW | ICE BATHS, PLAY-OFFS, & PLAYING ABROAD
Former Nottingham Forest Striker, Robert Earnshaw, joins our host, Rachel Stringer, for another episode of On & Off The Pitch: The Official Nottingham Forest Podcast. Rachel talks to Robbie about ice baths with Chris Cohen, the play-off semi final defeats, his time in Israel playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv during the conflict, and much more.
Topics:
- Favourite quotes
- Family life in Africa
- His mother playing football
- Cardiff City
- Learning to play chess
- Self discipline
- THAT Manchester City game
- Play-off semi-final defeats
- Playing in Israel during the conflict
- Chris Cohen and Dion Dublin stories
- Leaderboard
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Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/KU7OttmwEVg
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
#06 | JASON LEE | EUROPA LEAGUE, ’PSYCHO’ & RACISM IN SPORT
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Former Nottingham Forest forward Jason Lee is our latest guest to talk about his footballing career spanning more than 20 years.
Topics:
- Post-Clough era
- Playing in Europe 1995/96
- Stuart Pearce behind the scenes
- Watford and Graham Taylor
- Notts County & ageism in football
- Peterborough and Barry Fry
- Career threatening injury and upskilling
- Role at the PFA & dealing with racism
- Story time - Barry Fry, Jimmy Bullard, Elton John
- Leaderboard
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Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/nf-DJozFZMs
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
#05 | HARRY TOFFOLO | WEMBLEY, LOAN SPELLS & POOLSIDE SIGNING
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Harry Toffolo joined The Reds in the summer of 2022 from our play-off final rivals, Huddersfield. Rachel talks to Harry about his Italian heritage, his various loan spells across the English football leagues, and last season's play-off final against Forest.
Topics:
- Italian heritage
- Signing for Lincoln
- Danny & Nicky Cowley
- Playing at The City Ground
- Wheel of fortune at Huddersfield
- Wembley
- Lewis O'Brien
- Joining Nottingham Forest
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Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/o5KbWhE7vT0
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
#04 | MICHAEL DAWSON | GARETH BALE, WORLD CUP & COLD PIZZA
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
The former Reds' captain and England international Michael Dawson reflects on his 20-year footballing career at Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City. He also talks about some off-the-pitch experiences such as being a milkman and getting lost in the field in Essex.
Topics:
- Managerial material
- Media career
- Coming back to Forest - COVID years
- Retirement
- Social media
- Younger generation of players and managers - Sabri Lamouchi
- Paul Hart - Christmas party
- Ryan Yates
- Being a milkman
- Breakthrough to the Premier League
- Relationship with Andy Reid
- A move to Tottenham Hotspur - dressing room full of superstars
- Gareth Bale
- World Cup - Rio injured, last minute call-up
- Story time - Classic Cash, Ben Osborn forgetting his passport, Joe Lolley eating cold pizza
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Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/D_KXAIQPUsw
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
#03 | TAIWO AWONIYI | BREAD BAKING, BUNDESLIGA & BUSINESS DEGREE
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Taiwo Awoniyi was The Reds' first summer signing of 2022, joining from Bundesliga side Union Berlin. Taiwo scored Forest's first Premier League goal for 23 years in the first home game of the season against West Ham. Rachel talks to T about growing up in Nigeria, his relationship with Union Berlin, and his cooking skills.
Topics:
- Growing up in Nigeria and family life
- The complications with Taiwo's visa at Liverpool
- The Union Berlin and Forest fans
- Cooking for Emmanuel Dennis and friends in Belgium
- The difference between the Bundesliga and the Premier League
- Getting his business degree
- Joining Nottingham Forest
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Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/53VIQxnBx6Q