The Top of the D

This week I'm lucky enough to be joined by England and Great Britain star Brendan Creed. Brendan is a European and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist and is one of the real characters of the team. A joker on and off the pitch but as I found out, there's plenty more to him than that. We talk injury rehab, Olympics, social media trolls, playing abroad and plenty more besides. Enjoy. Follow me on social media: https://www.facebook.com/TheTopoftheD/ https://www.instagram.com/thetopofthed/ https://twitter.com/thetopofthed?lang=en-gb https://thetopofthed.com/ Brendan's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-stick-together-episode-3/id1510732371?i=1000473757432

With the world on lockdown I've decided to dust off the podcast mic and give you a little slice of hockey content. Today's guest is the Great Wall of Ipswich, George Pinner. George is the Great Britain and England goalkeeper and has almost 200 caps to his name. He's played in the Olympics, the World Cup, the European Championships, the Champions Trophy and plenty more tournaments. He's faced the best, he's played with some incredible players and he's played in some incredible matches. As a break from all the coronavirus chat we take a little walk down memory lane to talk about George's career highs, his memories and of course, his beloved Ipswich Town. So if you want to know who wore the wrong tie to the photoshoot, who George's favourite team mate is, who the best player he's played against is and why he got David Seaman mixed up with Simon Mason (sort of) then this is the podcast for you. Enjoy.

The Olympic qualifiers are here and we have plenty of talking points including Ireland’s heartbreak at the hands of the video umpire. Plus I speak to Hollie Pearne-Webb and Giselle Ansley as part of my look ahead to Great Britain men’s and women’s Olympic qualifiers this weekend. Lots to get through!

The new season is underway so that means it's time for a podcast! Catch up on all the news from the first two weekends of the Men's and Women's Premier divisions in England. There's an exclusive interview with Loughborough Students Head Coach Brett Holland and of course another mystery hockey player for you to guess in the quiz!

Join me as I round up the thrills and spills of Super 6s finals day. Match reports and behind the scenes interviews with some of the main players on the day as East Grinstead were crowned Kings and Queens of the domestic indoor scene.