Kris Thackray - Chasing A Dream, Seria A, Tragedy & A New Life.

Kris Thackray was released by Newcastle United at the age of 16, but went onto have a great career out in Italy, Germany & Malta for the likes of Reggina in Seria A, before return to the North East where he is currently playing for Blyth Spartans.

 

With Kris today we discuss the mental health side of football, especially at a young age, where the pressure of academy football & fighting for your dream can have a massive impact on you without you realising.

 

Kris shares his experiences while abroad, the different mentalities of coach’s, players & fans, including some crazy stories of fans taking over the club, raiding his shopping basket & forcing the players to lay their shirts on the pitch after a derby loss.

 

Finally, Kris opens up about a really tough period of his life where he had to deal with the tragic loss of his brother, the breakdown of his marriage, a serious knee injury & looking after his two young daughters, which then forced him to end his professional footballing career early.

 

We appreciate Kris opening up about his story & we hope this podcast may help others out their who are struggling to come forward & open up themselves in their time of suffering.

 

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