Jack Bates: Tackling academy and now men's football

About this episode

Jack Bates discusses his journey from junior football to professional academies and shares insights on his career challenges.

Jack Bates talks about his career so far including moving from Sunday league junior football to the academies of Port Vale, Burnley and Wigan Athletic. He shares how he hasn't always been a defender and how his career hasn't been without its injury challenges. Plus, hear Richard Duffy's reaction to the 2-2 draw against Chasetown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Congleton Town FC, Richard Duffy

Guest: Jack Bates

Topics covered

• football career
• injury challenges
• academy football
• defensive positions
• match reactions

Keywords

• Jack Bates
• football
• Port Vale
• Burnley
• Wigan Athletic
• injuries
• defender
• Chasetown
• match draw

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Port Vale, Burnley, Wigan Athletic

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