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We’re proud to announce the launch of the Second Half Trust Club Partner Programme — a new initiative designed to bring sporting clubs together in a shared commitment to wellbeing, identity, and life beyond the game.
I’ve got a bit of difficult news to share. After everything I’ve been through with my Achilles, I was finally feeling like I was getting somewhere. My recovery from the reconstruction has been going really well, and I’d started looking ahead to something that has meant a huge amount to me.
Football. Music. Community.
If you had asked me years ago what my life would look like, I would have said football would always be at the centre of it.
For years, matchday came with familiar rituals. Lacing up your boots, pulling on your shirt, taping up wrists, and stepping onto the pitch alongside teammates who had your back through every single minute. But when the final whistle blows on a playing career, those rituals disappear overnight. The dressing room chatter fades, the structure vanishes, and the quiet sets in. We created The Second Half Trust wristband to bring back a daily ritual of unity and connection—a tangible reminder that hanging up your boots doesn't mean walking alone.
