Retiring Early At 22 Years Old, Neil Aspin's Copa Mundial's & Becoming A Gaffer! | Lewis Hardcastle
I Had Trials Once...Show Notes
This episode of IHTO was filmed last year as a Patreon exclusive, but we thought with Lewis taking over at Avro, it would be the right time to release it for free!
Lewis sits down with the boys to discuss all things football from starting out at Blackburn to retiring early at 22 because of a heart condition.
The lads start the pod talking about Lewis' time at Blackburn Rovers in the academy with Willem Tomlinson, John Buckley & Lewis Travis.
Lewis then talks about dropping into non-league on loan where he played with Gaz & Jordan at Salford and why playing men's football at a young age is so crucial.
Lewis chats about his bad decision to join Port Vale on loan where he had issues with manager Neil Aspin, struggling to cope mentally with not being the team and why the move set his career back.
The trio then discuss Lewis' move to Barrow, working with Ian Evatt and David Dunn as well as early heart issues starting to affect his career.
Lewis openly talks about how heart issues forced him to retire early at 22 years old, how he struggled to deal with his health issues and what life looks like after he hung up his boots.
Finally they discuss Lewis journey into coaching and his aims of becoming a first team manager in the near future.
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📲 Follow us on social! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: / ihadtrialsonce Instagram: / ihadtrialsonce TikTok: / ihadtrialsonce ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro with Lewis Hardcastle 14:25 Moving into coaching. 18:00 Early life at Blackburn Rovers. 24:08 Dropping into non-league. 35:30 Port Vale loan move. 46:25 Fresh start at Barrow. 52:06 Retiring at 22 with a heart issue. 1:01:15 Becoming a coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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