Hugh Robertson portrait.

Chris Green Interview.

Every Boy’s Dream was the combination of many years of research into the English football academy system for several radio programmes, reports and newspaper & magazine articles. In the end I just felt I had to put it altogether into a book.

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Sue Palmer portrait.

An interview with Don Mullan.

‘’There are so many heroes who are quietly working with immense dedication in helping young people to have a healthy interest in sport…… These are the men and women who provide the opportunities for young people to breath and live football and who, in a very real sense, are the real makers of the talent that eventually finds its way onto professional football pitches across the world..”.

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Hugh Robertson portrait.

An interview with Dave Ramzan

“A majority of the FA’s new ideas for youth football mirror the way those who support GUBOG believed the game for children should be played, it is a pity that the FA did not take on board what the GUBOG Campaign was advocating some six years ago when I first encountered them”.

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Sue Palmer portrait.

The next generation depends on people like you.

NCFA founder member Paul Cooper talks with good friend and NCFA Patron Sue Palmer author of Toxic Childhood.

"Play is the natural human learning drive. It comes from within the child (from the moment of birth) and according to developmental psychologists it’s as essential to healthy development as food and sleep. Children are naturally programmed to be active, inquisitive, busy and social – without any help from the grown-ups."...

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Hugh Robertson portrait.

An interview with Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson.

NCFA Founder, Ernie Brennan met up with Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson.

At a recent Grow the Game Football Foundation presentation Ernie Brennan Founder of the National Children's Football Alliance met up with Hugh Robertson Minister for Sport and the Olympics. Via the Minister's department the following questions were answered and promptly returned...

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