The Coventry Sphinx Podcast

Episode 10: Louis Guest

Chris Nee — Mon, 19 Oct 2025 09:00:30 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. This week we’ve given Shaun a night off and spoken instead to Louis Guest after he captained the team against Lye Town. Guesty joined the club at the age of 6 and made his first team debut at 17, and in this episode we talk about his progress from the junior ranks through to vice-captaincy of the first team.

Episode 9: Getting Stuck in

Chris Nee — Mon, 12 Oct 2025 07:40:42 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. In this week’s episode Chris and Shaun are joined by first team coach Jim McClean to talk about Sphinx’s last few matches, including Saturday’s FA Vase Second Round Qualifying victory over Shifnal Town.

Episode 8: Tom Cross on Goalkeeping

Chris Nee — Mon, 28 Sep 2025 10:19:57 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. In this episode Chris gives Shaun the night off to focus on goalkeeping. To that end, he’s joined by Sphinx goalkeeper Tom Cross to talk training, defensive formations and saving seven penalties out of fourteen in the first month of the season.

Episode 7: Winning in the Cup Again!

Chris Nee — Mon, 14 Sep 2025 07:45:24 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. In this episode Chris and Shaun are joined once again by Shaun’s first team management partner, John Woodward, to talk about Sphinx’s FA Cup Preliminary Round win (on penalties again) over Coleshill Town.

Episode 6: Winning in the Cup

Chris Nee — Sun, 06 Sep 2025 13:29:57 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. In this episode Chris and Shaun are joined by the club’s other joint manager, John Woodward, to talk about working together, the penalty shoot-out win over Romulus in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round, and the upcoming MFL Premier Division season.

Episode 5: Pre-Season is Over

Chris Nee — Sun, 30 Aug 2025 21:43:01 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. In this episode Shaun talks about the team’s last two pre-season friendlies — wins over Chelmsley Town and Nuneaton Griff — and looks ahead to the start of the season and the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round clash against Romulus.

Episode 4: Rummaging Through a Mixed Bag

Chris Nee — Sun, 23 Aug 2025 15:30:24 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. In this episode Shaun talks about a couple of pre-season friendly defeats and a much-improved win against Bedworth United as well as three new signings and the importance of the FA Cup and FA Vase.

Episode 3: The Team Behind the Team

Chris Nee — Fri, 14 Aug 2025 08:46:35 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. In this episode Shaun talks about last Saturday’s pre-season friendly at home to Coleshill Town, and introduces us to the coaching staff that enable the players, Shaun and his joint manager, John Woodward, to do what they do.

Episode 2: New Signings and Non-Negotiables

Chris Nee — Fri, 07 Aug 2025 10:22:23 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. In this episode Shaun talks about his role as a coach and the baseline expectations placed on every player at the club, and we welcome four new first team signings. We also look ahead to Saturday’s pre-season friendly at home to Coleshill Town.

Episode 1: Navigating Non-League Uncertainty

Chris Nee — Sun, 02 Aug 2025 21:45:38 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. On the eve of the club’s first pre-season friendly of the delayed 2020/21 season, Chris and Shaun talk about a summer of unusual preparations.

The Coventry Sphinx Podcast: Trailer

Chris Nee — Mon, 13 Jul 2025 20:24:54 +0000

This is the official podcast of Coventry Sphinx Football Club, with programme editor Chris Nee and joint manager Shaun Thomas. First episode coming soon. Available everywhere.