Steven Reid

Steven Reid played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers, West Brom and Burnley as well as winning 23 caps for the Republic of Ireland.

He started his coaching career with Reading and has gone on to have first-team roles with Crystal Palace, Scotland, West Brom and, most recently, Nottingham Forest. Last month the 41-year-old announced he was leaving newly-promoted Forest to become a confidence, wellbeing and leadership coach and revealed his own challenges with anxiety and mental health.

Reid was our guest on Episode #41 of the TGG Podcast and told us what his new role involves, why it’s needed and gave insights into his playing and coaching career to date. You can listen via the player below and read an edited transcript after that.