<p>After last weeks chat with Darius Charles, we stay on the football theme with another ex Professional footballer, Robbie Elliott. Robbie had almost two decades as a professional footballer, playing over 140 times for his beloved Newcastle United and over 250 appearances in total, which also included spells at Sunderland, Leeds, Hartlepool and an eventful four years at Bolton Wanderers.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Over his career, he’ worked under some iconic managers including Ossie Ardiles, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Sam Allardyce and Sir Bobby Robson and we chat about all of those managers and the twists and turns Robbie had across his career and his learning from that.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>I met Robbie first when he was working for the Nike research lab and he’s forged a career in sports technology, innovation and performance since his retirement. All of that we will chat about in part two next week, but as we sat outside the bustling Westfield shopping centre in West London, we started with Robbie’s time in the Newcastle academy and how that compares to the modern-day set-up.</p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:&nbsp;</p><p>Southampton Football Club -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southamptonfc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.southamptonfc.com/</a></p><p>Alan Shearer -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shearer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shearer</a></p><p>Gateshead Stadium -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gogateshead.com/article/5829/Gateshead-International-Stadium" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.gogateshead.com/article/5829/Gateshead-International-Stadium</a></p><p>Newcastle Football Club -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nufc.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nufc.co.uk/</a></p><p>Ossie Ardiles -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Ardiles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Ardiles</a></p><p>YTS -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Training_Scheme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Training_Scheme</a></p><p>Alan Thompson -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Thompson_(footballer,_born_1973)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Thompson_(footballer,_born_1973)</a></p><p>Lee Clark -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Clark_(footballer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Clark_(footballer)</a></p><p>Steve Watson -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Watson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Watson</a></p><p>Jim Smith -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Smith_(footballer,_born_1940)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Smith_(footballer,_born_1940)</a></p><p>Middlesborough Football Club -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mfc.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mfc.co.uk/</a></p><p>Bobby Saxton -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Saxton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Saxton</a></p><p>Roy Aitken -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Aitken" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Aitken</a></p><p>John Burridge -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burridge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burridge</a></p><p>ACL Injury -&nbsp;<a href="https://mayocl.in/3MuoxcM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mayocl.in/3MuoxcM</a></p><p>Lilleshall -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lilleshallnsc.co.uk/nsc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lilleshallnsc.co.uk/nsc/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Kevin Keegan -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan</a></p><p>Newcastle promotion against Grimsby -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNk_W6CFJKw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNk_W6CFJKw</a></p><p>Rob Lee -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lee</a></p><p>John Beresford -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beresford_(footballer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beresford_(footballer)</a></p><p>Les Ferdinand -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Ferdinand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Ferdinand</a></p><p>David Ginola -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginola" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginola</a></p><p>Brian Kilcline -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kilcline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kilcline</a></p><p>Kevin Sheedy -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Irish_footballer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Irish_footballer)</a></p><p>David Kelly -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(association_footballer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(association_footballer)</a></p><p>Steve Howey -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Howey_(footballer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Howey_(footballer)</a></p><p>Faustino Asprilla -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustino_Asprilla" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustino_Asprilla</a></p><p>Barry Venison -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Venison" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Venison</a></p><p>Peter Beardsley -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Beardsley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Beardsley</a></p><p>David Batty -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Batty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Batty</a></p><p>Zone Of Optional Function -&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3Nk3YzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3Nk3YzD</a></p><p>Kenny Dalglish -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Dalglish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Dalglish</a></p><p>Alex Ferguson -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson</a></p><p>PLC -&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3wuJKMU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3wuJKMU</a></p><p>Bolton Wanderers Football Club -&nbsp;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.</p><p>Steve Black -&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/38woNJm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/38woNJm</a></p><p>Earl Barrett -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Barrett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Barrett</a></p><p>Michael Appleton -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Appleton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Appleton</a></p><p>Colin Todd -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Todd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Todd</a></p><p>Sam Allardyce -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Allardyce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Allardyce</a></p><p>Charlie Brown -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown</a></p><p>MLS -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mlssoccer.com/</a></p><p>Arsene Wenger -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger</a></p><p>Sir Bobby Robson -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Robson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Robson</a></p><p>Freddie Shepherd -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Shepherd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Shepherd</a></p><p>Northumbria University -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/</a></p><p>Bike for Bobby -&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3wlhNYZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3wlhNYZ</a>=</p><p><br></p><p>More About Robbie Elliott:</p><p>Twitter -&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/robbieelliott3?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/robbieelliott3?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor</a></p><p>LinkedIn -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-elliott-6971383b/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-elliott-6971383b/</a></p><p>Wikipedia -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Elliott" rel="noopener noreferrer" 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