I Had Trials Once... is a weekly football podcast and YouTube show hosted by Gareth Seddon and Jordan Hulme, featuring a range of guests from Premier League to Non-League, sharing stories you are unlikely to hear elsewhere, talking through their unique careers and much more!
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Why I QUIT Avro For Radcliffe FC: Grant Shenton EXCLUSIVE | NLOTO
jeudi 8 octobre 2026 • Durée 56:44
Grant Shenton joins Gaz Seddon, Gary Stopforth and the NLOTO lads to reveal the inside story behind his move from Avro into the Radcliffe manager’s seat, including how the opportunity came about, what he’s been asked to do and whether Jordan Hulme will remain captain.
There’s plenty more chaos too, including the Gateshead “bomb squad” and players being removed from the WhatsApp group, the bizarre Ben Mayhew and anonymous Twitter account (undercover chairman?) row at Bury Town, and Kerry Katona’s alleged video doing the rounds in non-league group chats.
The lads also debate whether clubs should prioritise an FA Cup run or chasing promotion, before getting stuck into some classic non-league stories, social media aliases, ringers and a few football games to finish.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:51 Grant Shenton: The Inside Story of Radcliffe Move
7:06 Grant’s Expectations At Radcliffe
8:45 Will Jordan Hulme Stay Captain?
10:38 Grant’s First Game In Charge
14:23 Kerry Katona Alleged Video & The Non-League WhatsApp Groups
15:26 Gateshead’s Bomb Squad & WhatsApp Chaos
21:47 Gateshead’s Finances & Club Structure
22:44 The Undercover Chairman & Ben Mayhew Row
26:40 Fake Accounts & Non-League Twitter
30:06 Parents, Aliases & Social Media
31:32 Social Media Clips & Player Hype
34:33 The Ringer Story
38:18 The Fan Who Scored
40:32 FA Cup Earnings & Jordan Hulme’s Form
44:46 FA Cup Money, TV & Gate Receipts
46:38 FA Cup Run Or Promotion?
48:36 Blind Ranking Footballers
52:05 Name That Player
52:24 The Footballer Link Game
54:16 Outro
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📈 From the Premier League and EFL to Non League, grassroots football and beyond, if you love football stories, football interviews and proper football banter, you're in the right place.
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Non-League GANGSTERS, DODGY Contracts & BRUTAL Sackings! | Danny Meadowcroft
mercredi 30 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:36:52
Danny Meadowcroft joins I Had Trials Once to tell some incredible stories from a career that took him from Stockport County into the professional game & deep into the chaos of Non-League football.
Danny discusses playing at Stockport alongside future stars including Ashley Williams & Rickie Lambert, working under Carlton Palmer, his remarkable 40-yard goal, a wild tour of China, becoming captain at just 19 & making the jump into full-time football with Morecambe.
He also opens up on the reality of Non-League contracts, including contracts being left in the “top drawer”, discovering he wasn't actually under contract after an injury & the chairman who the hosts describe as a bit of a gangster.
There are stories about Steve Morison, Jamie Vardy, Christmas bookings, dressing-room drinking games, Chester, Colwyn Bay & Danny's experiences in management.
Then comes the unbelievable finale: Danny takes over at Barnton, wins the League Cup, wins the play-offs... and gets sacked.
0:00 Intro
6:36 Danny Meadowcroft
7:55 Stockport County & Carlton Palmer
12:19 Ashley Williams & Rickie Lambert
17:16 Danny Shittu: “The Beast”
20:20 Danny’s 40-Yard Goal
24:00 Mossley Captain at 19
25:07 Non-League Dressing Room Chaos
31:39 Morecambe Move & Failed Medical
38:39 Bradford Park Avenue Contract Drama
44:50 Steve Morison Battle
46:16 Jamie Vardy in Non-League
58:35 Shoulder Injury & No Contract
1:00:35 Non-League Drinking Challenges
1:07:18 10/1 Bet & Pitch Invasion
1:14:11 Colwyn Bay & Welsh Football
1:31:47 Management: Won the Cup & Got Sacked
1:34:30 Outro
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⚽ I Had Trials Once is the football podcast where the best stories from the game get told. Every week we sit down with former footballers, current players, managers, coaches, journalists and some of football's biggest personalities for honest conversations, hilarious dressing room stories, untold career moments and behind the scenes insight.
📈 From the Premier League and EFL to Non League, grassroots football and beyond, if you love football stories, football interviews and proper football banter, you're in the right place.
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I Cut My BROKEN LEG Cast Off To Play (BIG MISTAKE) + Spice Girls RANKED & Is Chester REALLY Welsh
jeudi 24 septembre 2026 • Durée 50:10
Gareth Seddon is joined by Grant Shenton and Daniel Atherton for another episode of I Had Trials Once.
The lads discuss Chester FC, Cole Palmer withdrawing from England duty due to load management, Peterborough’s manager sacking and those bizarre text messages, Kristi Montgomery’s Scotland call-up, football bonuses, plus some questionable Spice Girls stories.
Daniel Atherton also joins the conversation after starting his career with Liverpool, playing for FC United and now training with Harrogate Town.
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⚽ I Had Trials Once is the football podcast where the best stories from the game get told. Every week we sit down with former footballers, current players, managers, coaches, journalists and some of football's biggest personalities for honest conversations, hilarious dressing room stories, untold career moments and behind the scenes insight.
📈 From the Premier League and EFL to Non League, grassroots football and beyond, if you love football stories, football interviews and proper football banter, you're in the right place.
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I GOT ARRESTED: Jack Mackreth On POLICE CHAOS, Jermain Pennant's HIDDEN UCL Medal & FA Cup Boycott
mercredi 16 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:50:50
Jack Mackreth joins I Had Trials Once to look back on a football career full of unbelievable stories, from non league football and unpaid wages to Wembley heartache with Grimsby Town.
Jack reveals what it was like being paid just £150 a week in non league, before explaining how he and his teammates went without being paid and threatened to boycott an FA Cup tie because of it.
He also reflects on his time at Grimsby Town, including the experience of playing at Wembley in front of 56,000 people and the disappointment of losing on penalties, despite their confidence of winning the showpiece tie.
Jack also tells the tale of being wrongly arrested and taken into police custody after a night out with the Grimsby squad, alongside plenty of brilliant dressing room stories from throughout his career.
There's plenty more too, including the story involving Jermain Pennant and a Champions League medal, his experiences at Macclesfield and Tranmere, the injury that eventually ended his playing career, moving into accountancy and finance, helping former footballers with their finances and the phone call from Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish.
A proper football career full of brilliant stories, unforgettable moments and plenty of lessons from life after the game.
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👀 Join I Had Trials Once on Patreon for just £3 a month for more exclusive, unfiltered content that we simply cannot get away with on YouTube
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👏 A massive thanks to CAPO for sponsoring this week's episode.
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🤑 Use code IHADTRIALS at checkout to save 15%.
🤔 Who should we get on next? Let us know in the comments!
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⚽ I Had Trials Once is the football podcast where the best stories from the game get told. Every week we sit down with former footballers, current players, managers, coaches, journalists and some of football's biggest personalities for honest conversations, hilarious dressing room stories, untold career moments and behind the scenes insight.
📈 From the Premier League and EFL to Non League, grassroots football and beyond, if you love football stories, football interviews and proper football banter, you're in the right place.
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POISONED Lasagne, £10K Non-League Wages, XG on a NIGHT OUT + PITCH INVADING ALPACA! AVRO FC In Focus
mercredi 9 septembre 2026 • Durée 43:54
This week, Gaz Seddon is joined by Gary Stopforth and Avro FC manager Grant Shenton for another trip through non-league football.On the menu we’ve got poisoned Lasagne, a £10K non-league wages debate, talking XG on a night out, football nicknames, blind ranking managers and a pitch-invading alpaca (yes, you did read that right!) plus Avro FC’s fascinating history in our AVRO FC In Focus quiz.Another absolute shambles
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James Norwood RAW! SUSPENDED At Ipswich, REGRETTING Oldham, Micky Mellon & HATING Forest Green
mercredi 2 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:40:31
James Norwood joins Gaz and G Stop to chat about his career, from having trials once at Crystal Palace and missing a lads' holiday to Zante, right through to becoming a goalscoring phenomenon at Tranmere Rovers, playing for and being suspended by Ipswich Town, Joey Barton turning him down at Bristol Rovers, sneaking in an extra year at Barnsley, and regretting ever turning up at Oldham Athletic.
Norwood doesn't hold back either.
He talks about dealing with internet trolls, finding his next club, the managers he's worked under, some of the crazy moments from his career and the realities of life as a professional footballer travlling up and down the country chasing contracts.
There's the story of missing a holiday to sign for Exeter City, some brilliant tales from Forest Green Rovers and why he now hates the club, choosing National League Tranmere Rovers over then-Championship side Burton Albion, scoring in a play-off final, and knocking Forest Green out of the League Two play-offs.
We also get into his time at Ipswich Town, playing with his back to goal, injuries, being suspended and the problems that eventually saw him leave.
And then there's Oldham...
Norwood opens up about joining Oldham Athletic, wanting to leave after just one game, the fallout behind the scenes and why he ultimately regrets making the move.
Plus, there's boozing before Leeds, questionable social media posts, mouldy showers and some brutally honest opinions on managers.
Chapters
00:00 - James Norwood Interview
02:28 - Usain Bolt Signs for Wythenshawe Vets
04:00 - James Norwood on Dealing With Internet Trolls
05:50 - James Norwood's Next Career Move
08:15 - James Norwood's Football Back Story
11:18 - James Norwood: “I Had Trials Once at Crystal Palace”
12:30 - Missing the Lads' Holiday to Zante
14:52 - James Norwood's First Season at Exeter City
15:13 - James Norwood on Boozing Before Leeds
18:46 - James Norwood Goes on Loan to Sutton United
19:30 - James Norwood at Forest Green Rovers
22:11 - James Norwood Playing Left Midfield
22:36 - Forest Green Rovers' Weird Training Rituals
30:35 - Why James Norwood Left Forest Green Rovers
37:27 - The Craziest Transfer Story
38:10 - James Norwood's Worldie Against Cardiff
39:04 - Why James Norwood Chose Tranmere Over Burton
44:06 - James Norwood on Tranmere Rovers
45:52 - James Norwood's Incredible Tranmere Goalscoring Record
48:30 - Scoring in the Play-Off Final
52:48 - Knocking Forest Green Out of the Play-Offs
53:45 - Leaving Tranmere Rovers
55:48 - James Norwood's VERY Dodgy Social Media
56:50 - James Norwood Signs for Ipswich Town
59:49 - Playing Through Injury
1:01:18 - NorwoodMania Wrestling & Paul Lambert
1:04:08 - Problems at Ipswich Town
1:07:12 - Why James Norwood Was Suspended
1:08:55 - The CEO, Paul Cook & James Norwood
1:13:54 - Working With Kieran McKenna
1:17:57 - James Norwood Signs for Bristol Rovers
1:19:24 - Choosing Between Oxford United and Barnsley
1:20:10 - James Norwood at Barnsley With Michael Duff
1:21:24 - James Norwood Turns Up at the Wrong Wedding
1:25:14 - Signing for Oldham Athletic
1:25:17 - From Championship Football to Mouldy Showers
1:26:22 - Why James Norwood Wanted to Leave Oldham After One Game
1:31:32 - James Norwood on Tactically Inept Managers
1:32:00 - The Most Enjoyable Part of James Norwood's Career
1:34:12 - James Norwood Regrets Signing for Oldham
1:35:25 - The Oldham Fallout
1:37:34 - James Norwood's Football Future
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In this week’s episode of Non League Of Their Own, Gaz, G Stop and Shents review the craziest happenings around non-league football, within the UK and internationally, including sacrificing chickens before making a sub to win a game and more.
Elsewhere we discuss Bernard Morley’s departure from Radcliffe FC, Gaz reveals his dirty tricks dropping urinal blocks into his mates pints, non-league pitch wars, podcast banter for Jordan at Hereford and York City bidding half a million for AFC Fylde’s Danny Ormerod.
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0:00 Intro - Non League of their own
02:30 Curzon Ashton’s season so far with Grant Shenton
3:53 News segment with G-stop
6:00 Bernard Morley has left Radcliffe FC reaction
09:27 Bobby Kamwa celebration
15:28 Jordan Hulme being booed at Hereford
18:30 Apologising for the pitch at Hereford
20:08 Non-League pitch wars
27:12 Wythenshawe Vets sign Usain Bolt
32:46 John Terry’s booking skullduggery
42:50 York City bid £500k for AFC Fylde’s Danny Ormerod
52:30 Questions from viewers: Seagull vs Chip
57:20 Outro
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“HE WAS RAGING!” Duncan Ferguson’s Broken Toe & Everton Academy Stories | Russell Griffiths
mercredi 19 août 2026 • Durée 01:10:15
We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by former Everton, Motherwell and Chester goalkeeper...Russell Griffiths! Russell sits down with Gaz & G Stop as he discusses his time in football from playing with our very own G Stop, to having balls blasted at him by Lukaku.
The lads start the pod talking about Michael's early life in football, playing in Evertons academy and starting off as a defender. They then talk in depth about training in the first team for Everton, as well as some cracking Duncan Ferguson story's
The trio then chat about his time at Motherwell and playing against Celtic Finally, Michael talks about his turbulent time at Chester and Jonno's hatred for goalkeepers.
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RONALDO’S A BAD PINT?! 🍺 Non-League Witchcraft & Semi-Pro Release Clauses!
mercredi 12 août 2026 • Durée 30:46
We're back with another episode of A (Non) League Of Their Own! Join us every fortnight where we discuss the best Non-League stories from up & down the country, from The National League to The Dog & Duck & everything in between.
This week it's just the lads as they discuss the first week of fixtures in Non-League as well as a new segment from G-Stop discussing some of the more obscure footballing story's from around the world.
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I Had Dominic Calvert-Lewin on Toast! Playing with G Stop & THAT Phil Collins Story | Michael Clarke
mercredi 5 août 2026 • Durée 01:03:16
We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by former Stockport striker...MICHAEL CLARKE!
Michael sits down with Gaz & G Stop as he discusses his time in football from playing with our very own G Stop, to battling with Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the FA Cup.
The lads start the pod talking about Michael's early life in football from playing grass roots to joining Stockport.
They then talk in depth about Michael's time at Woodley Sports playing with Antoni Sarcevic for 30 pounds a week The trio then chat about his time at Stockport playing with our very own Gary Stopforth and what it was really like to play under Jim Gannon.
Finally, Michael talks about how his career came to an end and why Phil Collins was to blame!
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