Rob Mcglone

[Joner Football @jonerfootball]

🧠 Defending is becoming a lost art.

The best defenders do not wait for the tackle. They read the body, get low, and make the attacker run out of options.

What is the first defending detail you teach?

[Paul Spacey ⚽️ @PaulSpacey]

Defenders deserve their flowers too. This is perseverance.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

I speak for a lot of men when I say this:

A man can be running on 4 hours of sleep.

He can stay up until 2 AM and still wake up at 6.

He can have more bills than money in his account.

He can be buried in debt.

He can be broke as hell.

He can be carrying problems he hasn't told a single person about.

He can be lonely.

He can feel like nobody notices his effort and nobody is coming to save him.

Yet somehow, he keeps moving.

He goes to work.
He shows up.
He keeps trying.
He keeps building.

Because deep down, most men carry a stubborn belief that things will get better.

Not today.
Maybe not tomorrow.

But eventually.

The business will grow.
The debt will get paid.
The hard work will pay off.
The bad season will pass.

It's not always confidence.

Sometimes it's pure faith.

Faith that if they keep showing up, keep grinding, and refuse to quit, one day everything they've been fighting for will finally work out.

And honestly, that quiet faith is what keeps a lot of men going.

[TheSecretScout @TheSecretScout_]

Developed at Blackburn Academy.

Top players can come from anywhere. Lot of talent across academies. Here to be corrected, but I’m sure he was no where near England teams at u15 or u16……(don’t worry if your son isn’t involved in those ages)

[The Grassroots Gaffer. @TheGRGaffer]

Academy football isn’t a race……it’s a journey.

Some kids sprint early, others jog steadily and find their stride later.

Don’t measure your child against another.

Support their pace, not someone else’s progress.

[Barry @TheBazGaz]

@Rovers @academy_brfc Brilliant season lads, congratulations to you all, and the fabulous team looking after them! 👏

[Daily Loud @DailyLoud]

Mike Posner sang a “healed” version of his hit song “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”

[BloodyLoveLeh @No2ofTheBLB]

BloodyLoveLeh Memories Watt ☺️👌#Tune

[TheSecretScout @TheSecretScout_]

WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE PERFORMANCE FROM AYDEN HEAVEN!!!!!! 🔴 #MUFC

Absolute colossal at the back! Too much is made about defenders being comfortable on the ball. Priority job is can you DEFEND! Win headers, make tackles, put body on the line! Do the ugly side of the game! Great to see!

[📸 @THINGEO]

🤣🤣🤣

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

Do you think it should be up to clubs and competitions to restrict the use of the micro shin pads or should players be free to decide themselves?

[The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource]

“The quiet ones aren’t disengaged, they’re processing.”

Every coach has seen them, he ones who nod more than they talk.
Who blend into the background of sessions, steady, silent, unnoticed.

⛔ People mistake that silence for disinterest.
⚠️ They’re wrong.

The quiet ones are learning differently, they’re observing, calculating and reading the room before they speak. While others fill the space with sound, they fill it with understanding.

🔊 Not every player grows through volume.
👀 Some grow through vision.

And sometimes, when they finally do speak they say something that stops you in your tracks.

They’ve been watching you.
Your reactions. Your tone. Your fairness.
They’ve been learning from everything you didn’t realise you were teaching.

So next time a player seems distant, look closer.
➠ They’re not switched off.
➠ They’re switched on in a different way.

Give them safety, and they’ll surprise you.
Give them time, and they’ll transform.

Because when quiet players feel heard, they often become the calmest leaders you’ll ever coach.

[AllAboutLeagueOne @LeagueOne25]

Leyton Orient midfielder Charlie Wellens has signed a new 2 year contract with the club ✍️

The 22 year old who only signed a short term deal in August has committed his future until the summer of 2027

#LOFC #OneOrient

[Derek Kavanagh @ObsessFootball]

Funding academies only works when the right people fill the roles. Too many coaches make players think their way.

The best ones teach players to solve problems for themselves.

Johan Cruyff: “We have many coaches in football, but there are no teachers anymore.” 🧠⚽

[90s Football @90sfootball]

Kick off your Friday with a blast from the past: Euro '96 anthems! 😍

[Advanced Football Academy @AdvFtbAcad]

The reality of being a player.

(That no-one talks about):

[BBC Sport London @BBCLondonSport]

A huge three points for Leyton Orient who beat Port Vale 3-2 thanks to a last minute winner from Charlie Wellens 💪

His manager Richie, who happens to be his dad, says he doesn't want that to be the sole focus of the result 🔴

#LOFC #BBCFootball

[Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball]

Charlie Wellens wins it for Leyton Orient in the 95th minute! 🤯

[Leyton Orient FC @leytonorientfc]

What a way to secure all three points 😮‍💨

#LOFC #OneOrient

[Leyton Orient FC @leytonorientfc]

90+5' OHHHHH MY GOODNESS CHARLIE WELLENSSSSSSS! 😍

#PVFC 2-3 #LOFC