I Did Not Want To Play Football Anymore - Isaiah Jones

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 139 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ISAIAH JONES - We discussed the career of Isaiah #Jones with the man himself. We discussed; playing in the non-league circuit, breaking through at #Middlesborough, Chuba #Akpom's rise, his battle with mental health + much more.

0:00 Intro

2:40 Guest intro

4:04 Humble beginnings

6:04 Joining Lambeth All stars

7:45 Growing up in Peckham

8:45 Falling in love with football

9:51 Trial at Charlton

12:25 Tooting and Mitcham

15:26 Playing in Non-League

17:04 Joining Middlesbrough

21:28 Adapting to a pro environment

23:44 Training with the first team

25:10 Going out on loan to St Johnstone

35:50 Queen of the South loan

40:05 Altercation with Neil Warnock

42:46 Redemption under Neil Warnock

44:00 Shining in debut season at Middlesborough

49:08 Time under Chris Wilder

54:05 Start of 2022/23

55:40 Chuba Akpom

59:10 Isaiah’s Mental health challenges

1:10:05 Middlesborough’s end to the season.

1:14:19 Michael Carrick message after play off defeat

1:17:39 International future

1:19:21 What’s next for Isaiah?

1:21:53 Cameron Archer

1:22:50 Off the Pitch

1:26:13 Guest recommendations

1:27:38 Outro

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