What were you doing when you were 16 years and 73 days old?... Max Dowman was last seen gliding across the length of a Premier League pitch, scoring a goal that rewrote history… and maybe even tilted a title race.

Max ‘Dowmania’ may be upon us but as the predictable calls start for Dowman to be thrust into England’s World Cup plans for this summer - has football got any better at protecting its prodigious talents?

Ex-Arsenal Head of Academy Sports Medicine & Athletic Development between 2012-2021, Des Ryan, joins Gabby and Mark for an insight into Hale End.

Plus, was this the best Six Nations ever and are Gabby & Mark coordinating their outfits on purpose now?

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Max 'Dow-Mania': How to protect a prodigy?