Steve Pickford | Growing Up With Ricky Hatton, Paid In Fake Notes & THAT Treble Winning Season!

We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by former Doncaster, Stalybridge, Southport, Hyde & Droylsden player...STEVE 'SYD' PICKFORD! Steve sits down with Gaz & Jord to discuss everything from winning his career in non-league football to growing up with Ricky Hatton. The lads start the pod discussing Steve's friendship with Ricky Hatton, travelling around the world to watch him box and the impact his passing has had on everyone. Steve then talks about his brief glimpse of professional football with Doncaster Rovers and why it wasn't for him at all and why non-league football can often we a lot more enjoyable. The trio then chat in depth about Steve's career in non-league football including winning the treble with Stalybridge Celtic, the characters you come across in the lower leagues and his time at Southport. Finally they end the pod talking about how Steve & Gaz's paths cross, why Ricky Hatton wasn't his biggest fan to begin with and loving life at Hyde. 🔗 Join our Patreon below for as little as £3 a month and get access to all of the best unfiltered and unedited stories that normally have to be cut! 👇 https://www.patreon.com/IHadTrialsOnce/membership 🎧 You can listen to the full episode wherever you normally get your podcasts via the link below! https://podfollow.com/i-had-trials-once 📳 Make sure you Like, Comment & Subscribe & turn on notifications so it lets you know when a new episode drops. Let us know in the comments who you want to see on a future episode of the Podcast! 👇 📲 Follow us on social! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IHadTrialsOnce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihadtrialsonce TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ihadtrialsonce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IHadTrialsOncePodcast/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Growing up with Ricky Hatton 8:18 Early career in football 13:53 Nightmare at Doncaster 23:50 Life in non-league 42:05 Playing with Gaz at Hyde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices