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Dec 2021
48m 30s

Ramble Meets… John Scales

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Today, we welcome one of Andy’s childhood heroes. A fully-fledged member of the Crazy Gang, he is now campaigning to revolutionise football governance: it’s former Wimbledon, Liverpool and Spurs centre back, John Scales!


John lets Andy in behind the scenes at Wimbledon and explains how manager Bobby Gould mastered one of the most difficult and unique dressing rooms in football. They also discuss the state of modern football in the shadow of Tracey Crouch’s fan-led review and John’s involvement with Fair Game, the organisation empowering clubs lower down the pyramid.


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