"You learn quickly that the support isn't necessarily always there." A straightforward and blunt Graham Potter told Michael Calvin in an extended interview on his Football People podcast last month.
"And you have to be able to pull on something a lot more stable than external support that ultimately doesn't really care about you as a person if we're being honest." Potter is recalling the early setbacks in his career and the criticism young players face from supporters.
When pressed, he reflects on a uniquely ruthless experience in his playing career. Being released by York City in 2003 on his wedding day.
