Man Marking - Episode 53 - Jason Lampkin

Episode 53  Once you’ve had an injury, it’s hard to convince a club that you’re going to be of worth to them. Before Jason Lampkin had even started his GCSE's, Manchester United had paid Tranmere Rovers a fee to take him to their storied and historic academy. By the time Jason was in his late teens he was on the brink of the first team at Aston Villa, having moved there from United a few years earlier.  As a youngster his pace, direct style and finishing had Jason dubbed the new Michael Owen, before his 20th birthday however, his career as a professional footballer was over. A horrific knee injury, followed by 12 months of rejection and abandonment, saw Jason leave Aston Villa with both his career and his mental health in disarray.  In today's episode we get an insight into what can befall a young player beset by injuries, and how damaging that can be to their mental health. We also hear about how Jason recovered from the most difficult period of his young life, including a spell playing football again in New York.  If you enjoy this episode, or any of our other episodes, please pop over to apple podcasts, and give us a rating and a review.  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/man-marking/id1506661828 You can find us on Twitter @marking_man and don't forget to use the hashtag #WheresTheTalkingLads  If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk: Samaritans  Call 116 132 for free https://www.samaritans.org/ Papyrus UK Call 0800 068 41 41 Papyrus Website CALM ZONE 0800 58 58 58 https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/ MIND 0300 123 3393 https://www.mind.org.uk/ The Kaleidoscope Plus Group 0800 059 0123 https://www.kaleidoscopeplus.org.uk/