Team mates
Best mate? Adam Yates and Antony Kay, I’d say. Yatesy and I played here together for three or four years before I left. He’s still here and Kaysie’s just come in. We’re quite a good group, though, and everyone gets on, but they’re the main two. Last to buy dinner? Adam Yates, again. He’s never got cash. He normally goes to places where he knows they haven’t got a card machine and then he asks you to get it for him. If you go to the pub, he knows they don’t take a card and he’s never, ever got cash on him. It’s been noted by the lads. Worst dressed? Anthony de Freitas. A French lad and his dress sense is horrendous – really, really bad. Wears a lot of chequered stuff, different tracksuits where the top doesn’t match the bottoms. Everything you can think of. Really awful stuff. It must be a French thing because it isn’t English. Dressing room DJ? We’re taking it in turns, but they’re all terrible, if you ask me. I’m an indie man, so I just want my Oasis, Stone Roses, but the lads are all into their garage, drum ‘n’ bass, house music. It’s really not my cup of tea, but it’s what they’re all into so I’ll probably just leave the dressing room and go and sit in the treatment room or something! Late for training? Jack Stobbs. He’s come on loan from Sheffield Wednesday and was late two or three times in the first week. For a loanee, that’s criminal, really. To be fair, I think there was a crash on the motorway, so it probably can’t be helped but he’s late more than anyone. Teacher’s pet? Adam Yates again. I feel like he’s coming up a lot here, but he’s definitely got ears everywhere, likes to be in the know. He hovers round the staff all the time and he’s never far away from where the talking is. First on the dancefloor? Cristian Montano. We went to Marbella in pre-season and had a night out there. Monty is Colombian so he’s got a few moves, to be fair to him. That South American style. He’s got arms and legs like spaghetti. They’re everywhere! He’s got far more moves than me, anyway. Most likely to disgrace himself at the Xmas party? Antony Kay. He can’t drink – he’s one of those that has three pints and gets all loud and giddy. So, God knows what he could get up to if he’s allowed to. He’s a nightmare. Three drinks and he’s all over the place, laughing at everything and throwing stuff around. Worst tattoos? David Worrall’s got an horrendous one – some horrible tribal tattoo. He said he had it when he was young and drunk. I’ve got to believe him because there’s no way he could’ve had that sober! Who will make the best manager? I’d probably have to put myself down for that! I like giving a clip round the ear and a kick up the backside when it’s needed. Or maybe Michael Tonge. He’s got a lot of intellect. He wouldn’t be the one giving out rollickings but I could be his assistant, I guess.