{"id":10451,"date":"2026-03-13T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=10451"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:39:11","slug":"football-daily-nathan-collins-the-football-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=10451","title":{"rendered":"Football Daily &#8211; Nathan Collins &#8211; The Football Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Available for over a year<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-whitespace-pre-line sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">In this week\u2019s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Brentford and Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins. They discuss his journey into football coming from a footballing family and moving to England at the age of 15 to join Stoke City&#8217;s academy. He talks about being the first in his family to play for Republic of Ireland and their chances of making the World Cup this summer. He also speaks about life at Brentford under Keith Andrews. <\/p>\n<p>0\u201930 &#8211; First memories of playing football and always being around football<br \/>\n1\u201930 &#8211; Could he have ended up in Gaelic football and first football team<br \/>\n2\u201940 &#8211; His first big break and coming over to England at 15<br \/>\n3\u201953 &#8211; What game would he relive?<br \/>\n5\u201900 &#8211; Has he allowed himself to think about making the play off with Ireland?<br \/>\n5\u201930 &#8211; Keith Andrews coming in and his relationship with him<br \/>\n6\u201945 &#8211; What was he like as a youngster and family<br \/>\n8\u201936 &#8211; How he spends his spare time<br \/>\n9\u201940 &#8211; What do people get wrong about him?<br \/>\n10\u201949 &#8211; What would he be if he wasn\u2019t a footballer?<br \/>\n11\u201900 &#8211; Post football<br \/>\n12\u201900 &#8211; Proudest moment and what else he wants to achieve<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-text-brevier\">Programme Website<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-transition sw-ease sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-ml-2 sw-ml-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.9,16.9v11.5H3.7V10.2h11.1V7.6H1V31h23.6V16.9H21.9z M18,1v2.6h10.2l-0.5-1.1L11,19l1.9,1.9L29.6,4.3l-1.2-0.5V14H31V1 H18z\"\/><\/svg><button class=\"sw-group sw-text-pica sw-block sw-w-fit sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-mr-0.5\">Show less<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0.75rem\" height=\"0.75rem\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-ml-1 sw-mt-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M0 18L16 0l16 18z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for over a year In this week\u2019s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Brentford and Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins. They discuss his journey into football coming from a footballing family and moving to England at the age of 15 to join Stoke City&#8217;s academy. 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