This brand new podcast gives an all-access insight into Rotherham and Oxford’s seasons…Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a football manager? Beyond simulation computer games, that is.A new podcast on BBC Sounds takes listeners into a world of sleepless nights, imposter syndrome and the obsessive behaviours of two managers in League One – the third tier of English men’s football.Listen to Moment of TruthMoment of Truth follows Oxford United’s Karl Robinson and Rotherham United’s Paul Warne, who both agreed to wear microphones for the final stages of the 2021-22 season.In 2010, Robinson – at the age of 29 – became the youngest Football League manager when he took the MK Dons job. He has since led Charlton and Oxford, where he’s been since 2018.Warne, meanwhile, was named caretaker manager of Rotherham in 2016, becoming permanent boss in January 2017. Rotherham was the club at which he spent most time as a player, making 292 appearances before retiring in 2012.Over 15 episodes, the first six of which were released on Thursday, we get a real sense of what goes on behind the scenes – from torment over squad selections to compulsive good-luck superstitions.Here are just a few takeaways from episodes one to five.Robinson and Warne didn’t want to become managersKarl Robinson and Paul Warne let us into the emotional life of a professional football managerRobinson’s promotion from assistant to manager while still in his 20s surprised plenty of people – and in episode three of the podcast he… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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