The Back Stick Podcast

FROM B&Q FACTORY TO PRO FOOTBALLER 🏭➡️🎓➡️⚽ During COVID, Toby Sims was working at a B&Q factory wondering what his future held... Fast forward - he went back to college for his Masters, which led to a trial at Pittsburgh Riverhounds and his first professional contract! 🔥

💥 "WE DON'T CARE IF YOU STAY OR GO" 💥 That's what the Pittsburgh Riverhounds manager told Toby Sims after an absolutely AWFUL first week on trial! 😬 Most players would've packed their bags and gone home. But not Toby - he secured his first ever professional contract! 🔥

Toby Sims - Harrogate Town, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, and Return to the U... youtu.be/LR2Tb5JTv48?si… via @YouTube

"I CANT LET TOBY GO, HE IS THE BEST TRIALIST I'VE EVER SEEN" 💪 That's what the Harrogate Town manager told Toby Sims' agent after his trial - and it changed everything! The full incredible story is on Episode 28 - out now!

40,000 AT ELLAND ROAD Toby Sims describes playing against Leeds in the FA Cup as "the best day of my life" - and you can hear the pure emotion in his voice when he talks about it. This is what the FA Cup is all about - those magical moments that stay with players forever! ⚽✨

🎙️ ALMOST POD-DAY 🎙️ Tomorrow: @Toby_Sims reveals what it's really like jumping from USL Championship to League Two and back again! From FA Cup magic at Leeds United to the honest realities of making it as a pro - this episode is pure gold.

🎙️ EPISODE 28 🎙️ From League Two with Harrogate Town to USL League One with Greenville Triumph - @Toby_Sims joins Dom in the studio this week! Full episode drops Tuesday - this one's packed with incredible stories! #USLLeagueOne #GreenvilleTriumph #HarrogateTown #TobySims

💥 CHARLIE ADAMS CALLS FOR REFORM IN THE USL 💥 Charlie doesn't hold back on the lack of professionalism he's witnessed across USL clubs 👀 From player care to basic facilities - he says the league needs to step up and enforce real standards. Is he right? Comment below ⬇️

Charlie Adams has an interesting opinion about American sports fans: "US sports fans don't really die for their teams!" What do you think? Would American fans stay loyal through relegation battles like English supporters do? Full episode with Charlie out now!

Charlie Adams - From Brentford to Colorado Springs & The Untold Truths o... youtu.be/5tgQDb0050I?si… via @YouTube

GRAHAM WESTLEY'S TRAINING METHODS 💪 Charlie Adams reveals the MENTAL advice Graham Westley gave him during his Stevenage loan... We were crying with laughter at this story! The man management techniques in the lower leagues are something else 🤣 #GrahamWestley #Stevenage

🎙️ ALMOST POD-DAY 🎙️ Charlie Adams drops some serious truth bombs about life in the USL and what really goes on behind the scenes! From Wrexham's Hollywood takeover to the wild distractions of playing football in Las Vegas - this one's got it all.

EPISODE 27 - Charlie Adams From Brentford to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks - Charlie Adams joins us in the studio this week! The English midfielder opens up about his incredible journey across the pond, sharing stories from Las Vegas Lights, FC Tulsa, and now Colorado.

Premier League 24/25 Awards: Player, Young Star, Manager, Team Of The Se... youtu.be/WvPbgcQcxR0?si… via @YouTube

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER DEBATE! Justin Kluivert 🇳🇱 (12 goals, 6 assists for Bournemouth) Bryan Mbeumo 🇨🇲 (20 goals, 7 assists for Brentford) Who else deserves a shout? Gravenberch's Liverpool transformation? Jacob Murphy's Newcastle heroics? Elanga's Forest magic?

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR DEBATE! Myles Lewis-Skelly vs Dean Huijsen for Young Player of the Year? 🤔 18-year-old Lewis-Skelly's breakthrough season with Arsenal or Bournemouth's 20-year-old Huijsen who has recently moved to Real Madrid? Anyone else in the conversation?

🏆 EPISODE 26 🏆 Jamil & Dom are back breaking down the 2024/25 Premier League season with our End of Season Awards! From Player of the Year to Team of the Season - who deserves the honors? What are YOUR Premier League awards picks? 👇 #PremierLeague #POTY #TeamOfTheSeason

"Ayoze Garcia at Indy Eleven and Mile Jedinak at Sydney United" 🔥 Mitch Osmond reveals the two best players he's shared the pitch with - absolute ballers! Full episode is OUT NOW on all platforms! 🎧 #Ballers #IndyEleven #SydneyUnited #TheBackStickPod

Mitch Osmond talks battling the brutal US weather vs Aussie weather - then Dom shares a hilarious story about getting his FIRST EVER tan during 2015 preseason! 😂 Full episode is OUT NOW on all platforms! 🎧 #AmericanHeat #PreseasonStruggles #FirstTan #TheBackStickPod