Published On Dec 5, 2023
We’re BACK with another episode of I Had Trials Once!
Jordan & Gaz are joined by current FC United of Manchester manager Neil Reynolds as they discuss what playing non-league football is really like.
Reynolds also speaks about the time his Clitheroe team got into a brawl on their Christmas party and how he accidentally ghosted Kelly Brook on a date.
The guys also talk football superstitions and what really happened to Bobby Grant's move to FC United?
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0:00 Neil Reynolds intro.
4:10 Bobby Grant transfer saga.
6:55 Early football life.
9:00 Pre match shots.
12:10 Early impression of non-league football.
15:20 'Where's my £1,000?'
17:10 Moving into management.
20:10 Meeting Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley for the first time.
22:20 THAT Christmas brawl story.
26:45 Ghosting Kelly Brook on a date.
31:35 Becoming a player manager.
34:20 Moving to Bamber Bridge.
36:35 Being rescued on the back of a tractor.
41:30 Getting the FC United job.
46:55 Life at FC United.
49:15 Signing players at non-league level.
50:45 Proudest moment at FC United & dealing with Covid.
54:00 Best player Neil Reynolds has managed.
58:30 Future ambitions.
01:02:00 Football superstitions.