Hereford Football Club's management team: Aaron Downes and Harry Pell

About this episode

Aaron Downes and Harry Pell discuss their journey from players to management at Hereford FC and their friendship.

'Aaron Downes and Harry Pell on making their friendship a winning partnership with The Bulls, the challenge of managing semi-pro players, and the respect they hold for Cheltenham boss Steve Cotterill. ' Aaron Downes met Harry Pell when they were players together at Cheltenham Town FC more than a decade ago. They became fast friends. And so in the spring of 2026 when phoenix club Hereford FC offered Downes his first shot at football management, who else to be his assistant than his best mate? It's a captivating story so far - let's hope it's just the start. *******************

People in this episode

Host: Teddy Draper

Guests: Aaron Downes, Harry Pell

Topics covered

• football management
• friendship
• semi-professional players
• Hereford FC
• Cheltenham Town FC
• coaching

Keywords

• Hereford FC
• Aaron Downes
• Harry Pell
• football management
• Cheltenham Town
• Steve Cotterill
• semi-pro players

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hereford FC, Cheltenham Town FC

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