Lincoln City Academy Manager - Calum Oakenfold ("Playing Arsenal Is Challenge"") - Episode 26 snippet")

About this episode

Calum Oakenfold discusses the challenges faced by Lincoln City's academy teams when competing against top clubs like Arsenal.

I’m joined by Calum Oakenfold the Academy Manager of newly promoted EFL League 1 Champions Lincoln City, on Episode 26 of my podcast. Calum tells me that they play teams like Arsenal, Man United, Man City for a challenge when the under 9s and other age groups are winning consistently to help the development of the academy boys. Full Episode: Friday May 8th 2026

People in this episode

Host: Marvee Woods

Guest: Calum Oakenfold

Topics covered

• youth football
• academy development
• EFL League 1
• challenges in sports
• training with top teams

Keywords

• Lincoln City
• Calum Oakenfold
• academy manager
• youth teams
• EFL League 1
• football development
• Arsenal
• Man United
• Man City

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lincoln City, Arsenal, Man United, Man City

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