Walsall Academy Manager - Martyn Bowles ("We Don't Recruit Only 6ft Player Profiles"") - Episode 25 snippet")

About this episode

Martyn Bowles discusses Walsall FC's player recruitment strategy and the importance of diverse player profiles.

On this episode, I’m joined by Martyn Bowles the Academy Manager of EFL League 2 club Walsall FC, on Episode 25 of my podcast. Martyn lets me know that the club does have a profile when it comes to recruiting players, but he emphasises that Walsall are not only registering 6ft plus players. This only occurs in specific positions.

People in this episode

Host: Marvee Woods

Guest: Martyn Bowles

Topics covered

• player recruitment
• football academy
• Walsall FC
• EFL League 2
• player profiles

Keywords

• Walsall FC
• Martyn Bowles
• football academy
• player recruitment
• EFL League 2
• 6ft players
• player profiles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Walsall FC, EFL League 2

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