Alan Tonge
Ex pro footballer Man Utd/ Exeter City. Finished young with injury. PhD. CPsychol. Senior Lecturer. BBC Radio co-comms for ECFC. Man Utd fan. Never give up 🙏 #mentalhealth #autism
‘From Red to Read’ Book link👇
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- If you’re not travelling up to Mansfield tomorrow, we’d love your company on BBC Radio Devon Sport ❤️ Build up from 2pm with the main man James Vickery, and live match commentary from 3pm with the brill Anthony Wareing and my good self 📻 🎤 Cmon The Grecians! 👊👊 #ecfc
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- Never forgotten. RIP The Flowers of English Football, RIP The Flowers of Manchester 🙏🇾🇪 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹
- The next guest on Inside Soccer will be Dr Chris Platts. Chris will draw on his research to discuss challenges and issues within the modern football academy journey. For a tiny amount, rewards can be high. For the majority, dreams can be shattered. Out soon youtube.com/@insidesocce...
- If you’re not one of the Grecians travelling up to Port Vale, we’d absolutely love your company on BBC Radio Devon Sport to guide you through the action. Please join myself and the brilliant James Vickery/ Anthony Wareing for build up at 2pm and live match commentary from 3pm 📻 🎤 #ecfc
- A massive thank you to everyone who supported and donated to the Santa commentary on BBC Radio Devon Sport pre Xmas raising much needed funds for Manchester Mind. Your donations will go towards funding mental health related projects and helping a lot of people 🙏 God bless to you all x
- If you’re not one of the the near 8,000 Exeter City fans travelling to Man City we’d absolutely love your company on BBC Radio Devon Sport as we steer you through the build up and match action 📻 🎤 ❤️ Let’s hope for at least one ‘get in you beauty’ 🙏 Cmon The Grecians 👊👊 #ecfc
- If you’re not travelling up to Huddersfield on Sunday, we’d love your company on BBC Radio Devon Sport 📻 🎤 The manager said it’s about time we went to a big ground and won! Let’s hope it’s this one 🙏 Please join the brill James Vickery, Ant Wareing and my good self from 2pm with live comms at 3pm
- Last shout out pre Xmas for this Man Utd/ Exeter City related story. Potentially a little stocking filler for someone ☺️ 5 hours left at £11.81 and arrives before the big day! Absolute bargain! Have a safe Xmas everyone and God bless to you all ❤️ RT amzn.eu/d/fEkcxG7
- An absolute joy to speak to Kiko Rodriguez, Jay Rodriguez's Dad, around parental experiences from the academy to the PL/ England recognition. Kiko also shares details about his current role, helping both young/senior players progress in the game. Enjoy ❤️ Pls RT youtu.be/FX3W6V_Ut7c?...
- Ho ho ho! Getting ready to set off on my sleigh to The Toughsheet Stadium and deliver some (hopefully) festive cheer 🎅 Cmon The Grecians! #ecfc
- If any Red Devils or Grecians fancy a little stocking filler, why don’t you give this a go! There are 5 left in stock on Amazon! 📕 A limited time Xmas deal of only £11.81! An absolute bargain ☺️ #mufc #ecfc Pls RT ❤️🇾🇪#ecfc amzn.eu/d/hKxMmu0
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- Mental health challenges including anxiety/depression continue to worsen. To raise some much needed funds for Manchester Mind I will dress up as Santa for the Bolton v Exeter City radio comms on 13/12/25 🎅 Any support would be incredible 🙏 Thanks to all who have donated God bless Pls RT
- If you’d told me as a young Man Utd professional trying to make my way in the game, that I’d be back there over 30 years later with a PhD celebrating students graduating, I think I would’ve had you locked up! It’s mad where life takes you, it really is! The twists and turns eh?
- A huge Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter Lauren 🥳 An angel appeared on earth, at 3.37am in the morning, 28 years ago today! ❤️ An incredible human being. Beautiful, talented, clever with such a big heart. Perfection. I’ve been so blessed 🙏
- Just reached my 10 year service anniversary at UCFB Manchester and can celebrate a testimonial! ☺️🥳🍻 I’ve been extremely fortunate indeed to work alongside some brilliant people, make some fantastic friends, have some amazing experiences and teach some inspirational students ❤️
- @vivthesetter.bsky.social thanks so much for your kind donation Paul! Amazing ❤️
- On 13/12/25 I’ll do the radio comms at Bolton Wanderers v Exeter City dressed as Santa🎅📻🎤 It would be incredible if you can support/donate in any small way. You’ll be helping lots of people this Xmas ❤️ Every penny raised to Manchester Mind 🙏 Pls RT www.justgiving.com/page/alan-to...
- The latest episode of Inside Soccer is out! I chat to Dr Tom Buck about mental health and UK football academies Please like/ subscribe/ RT 🙏 Thank you ❤️ youtu.be/Hn63t_6yXIo?...
- Brilliant to see this over the line. Top collaborative work from Dr Tom Buck and Dr Gary Souter ❤️
- If you’re not travelling to Halifax v Exeter City tomorrow, we’d love your company on BBC Radio Devon Sport ❤️ Live FA Cup 1st round build up and match commentary with the main man Anthony Wareing and I from 2pm 📻 🎤 Cmon The Grecians! 👊👊 #ecfc
- Happy Halloween! 🎃
- 100%! The road less travelled is the path of a warrior!
- I will be recording Episode 2 of Inside Soccer over the next week or so 👍 🎤 The next guest is Dr Thomas Buck and we will be discussing the topic of mental health/ mental health support within football academies. Please give us a listen ❤️
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- The first episode of Inside Soccer is out! The guest is Dr Mark Nesti, a sport psychologist who has worked extensively with players in the Premier League🎙️ The link to Mark’s new book that we discuss is below: amzn.eu/d/bCKObCe Pls RT ❤️ youtu.be/a2wuxQRmH_I?...
- Remembering my dear twin brother Kev who tragically lost his life to sepsis 5 years ago today, 16th October, 2020 💔 An absolute hammer blow for all the family as he was only 48 years old 😢 I hope we’re all making you proud and may you stay Forever Young. RIP 🙏🌹
- A huge heavyweight club tussle taking place in the North this weekend……..…….…..Stockport County v Exeter City ☺️ Please join myself and the brill James Vickery/ Jed Penberthy for build up and live match commentary on BBC Radio Devon Sport 📻 🎤 Cmon The Grecians! 👊👊 #ecfc
- I’ll be recording my first episode for youtube.com/@insidesocce... tomorrow evening. It’s with Dr Mark Nesti, a psychologist who has worked with PL players. We’ll discuss Mark’s work and also his new book. It will be posted on the site over the next few days 👍 #InsideSoccer
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- I’ve set up a You Tube channel called Inside Soccer ❤️ I’ll have a chat with a guest each week (or bi-weekly) about current topics within the game. First up is Dr Mark Nesti and supporting players psychologically in the PL. Mark will also discuss his latest book. Coming soon 👍
- Looking forwards to getting back behind the mic on Saturday with the brilliant Ant Wareing and James Vickery for Lincoln City v Exeter City live on BBC Radio Devon Sport 📻 🎤 The Grecians desperately need something to get their season moving! I hope we can bring some luck 🍀 Cmon 👊👊
- When entering a club full time at 16 (incorporating the 4 football leagues), it’s approx 6/100 (6%) who will go on to make at least 25 league/ cup appearances. If starting the journey from under 9s, it’s approx 1/1000 (0.1%) who will do it. An incredibly tough industry!
- Very humbled to pick up an unsung hero award at the 2025 UCFB Manchester staff conference ☺️ Everyone at UCFB is an unsung hero! This is for all of us! I’m privileged to work in a fantastic team alongside some brilliant academics, top people and some super talented students! ❤️
- Word Suicide Prevention Day Pls RT 🙏
- If you’re not heading up, we’d love you Grecians to join us for Rotherham v Exeter City on BBC Radio Devon Sport 📻 🎤 Build up starts at 2pm with the main man James Vickery and then into live commentary from 3pm with myself and the brill Anthony Wareing. Cmon The Grecians 👊👊 #ecfc
- The ‘glorious twelfth.’ Grouse shooting commences if that’s your bag! What better way to celebrate its anniversary by digging out this banger of a goal from the Charity Shield of 1967. How can you not smile at Denis Law’s body swerve ☺️ What a goal and what great commentary! ❤️🇾🇪
- While Man Utd/Exeter City fans are in a good mood re The Snapdragon Cup/ a superb 3 league points, I’ll throw in a shameless plug ha ha! ☺️ There are only 5 books left ‘From Red to Read’ on Amazon! It would mean the absolute world to sell these out! A bargain at £12.72! 🙏❤️ amzn.eu/d/04AxQm6 Pls RT
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- Really looking forwards to Doncaster Rovers v Exeter City tomorrow. I love the 1st game of the season! Passion, hope, anticipation, wonder, optimism! Join myself and the brill Ant Wareing for build up/ live match commentary on BBC Radio Devon Sport with James Vickery 📻 🎤 Cmon The Grecians! #ecfc
- If you fancy a read in the garden, the park or at the side of the pool this summer please give this a shot! 📕 ✈️ ☀️🏝️ Only 13 left in stock! Limited time deal! A % of any royalties made are donated to @ManchesterMind every year Pls RT 🙏 #mufc #ecfc amzn.eu/d/i754B0r
