All Wednesday: Jon Newsome, what it's like to live the dream

  • 4 days ago
We spoke to Jon Newsome to discuss his rise through the academy, the greatness of David Hirst, and the blow of having to retire young.
Transcript
00:00straight after school at like half past five.
00:03So when school finished, I ran home,
00:08got my football stuff, my kit, my boots and pads.
00:12And my parents had their own business,
00:15so their business was the other side of town.
00:18So they weren't home.
00:19So I had to jump on the bus and get myself down to Hillsborough.
00:22And it was like, right, it's the last game of the season
00:25against Blackburn Rovers.

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