Fantastic for us to sit down with our friend Robert Smethurst, Macclesfield FC Owner for our upcoming leading interview.

We dive into all things football ⚽️, padel 🎾, his BBC series 🎥, and the many projects he’s driving as the true entrepreneur that he is.

Padel has become Rob’s escape, playing a huge role in both his physical and mental wellbeing with running a football club and his 5 other businesses, while tackling his open struggle with addiction.

Hear Macclesfield's fantastic FA cup journey beating Crystal Palace in 3rd round and the subsequent global media attention he and the club received..

Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen

Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport.

Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife!

We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.

Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!!

You know how we do… let’s get into it!

NB and JD xx

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