🎙️ Go Football Podcast Episode 41 – Ringers, Age Cheating & Wrong Divisions: The Win-At-All-Costs Problem

In this powerful episode, Steve dives into one of grassroots football’s biggest and most damaging issues: coaches signing ringers, playing overage players, and even deliberately entering their teams into weaker divisions just to win trophies.

We unpack why these behaviours are becoming more common, how they harm children’s development, and why fairness, honesty, challenge, and player wellbeing must always come before results.

Steve also looks at how these decisions affect confidence, enjoyment, league integrity, and the long-term future of young players in the sport.

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