Between The Lines with Melissa Reddy
By Stak
Between The Lines is a podcast that talks to the biggest names to discuss the subjects most interesting to fans including the behind the scenes insight that underpins everything across the top of the game.
From Premier League managers attempting to coach their team while dealing with personal tragedy, to the thorny subject of online abuse and trolls, and from world-class footballers pursuing other interests away from the game, or attempting to bounce back from career-threatening injury, listeners will learn something new in every episode.
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Latest episode
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The 2020/21 season: When Everything Changed
When we look back at perhaps the most challenging season in English football history, we probably won't remember the goals or the games. This was the campaign of meaningful action, of meaningful change. On our final episode of the season, we tak... -
Football ownership in focus: the greed, the bad, the ugly
Football may have undergone its most seismic shift ever over the last few weeks. The threat of European Super League finally materialised and had evaporated just two days later, blown up in a blaze of fury from an unrivalled unity of football stakeho… -
From life-ending thoughts to personal triumph
In March 2019, Leigh Nicol - then playing for Charlton Athletic - was made aware that her iCloud had been hacked and some intimate footage had been shared online. In an instant, her life was shredded and she struggled to see how she could piece it ba… -
No more silence: Women in football speak up
For ages, women in football have accepted the unacceptable: sexual and verbal harassment, constant questioning of their abilities, their work cut down by accusations of having intimate relationships with players and managers, not feeling safe in thei… -
The evolution of the fullback: An interview with Glen Johnson
What was it like to be the first signing of the Roman Abrahomovic era at Chelsea? How much can playing under such contrasting managers - Jose Mourinho, Rafa Benitez, Brendan Rodgers, Mark Hughes, Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson - affect how you function … -
All eyes on referees
Remember a time when VAR was being pushed for to reduce the time spent talking about refereeing decisions? The technology is in, but the focus on the officials has never been greater, taking the spotlight away from the football itself and leading to … -
The psychology of pandemic football
Football has been altered in so many ways due to coronavirus, but the game - the form of players, the record of managers - is still being discussed as it was pre-pandemic. There has been little to no willingness to appreciate all the different circum… -
An announcement about this week's episode
Hi everyone! Just to let you know, this week's episode of Between The Lines will be available this Friday. In the meantime, why not listen back to some of our previous episodes? You can hear from the likes of Alex Scott, Mauricio Pochettino, Dan... -
The art of defending: An interview with Joleon Lescott
Why are recovery tackles celebrated more than being in the right position to make an intervention? Can a mistake at the back actually come from the right decision? On this episode of Between The Lines, we get stuck into the art of defending - a top… -
From blogging to the management big time: An interview with René Marić
At 28, René Marić is already established as one of the sharpest coaching minds in football. He is the assistant manager to the coveted Marco Rose at Borussia Mönchengladbach, but his path to being in the dugout was anything but conventional. ..…