Team mates
Best mate? I couldn’t just say one. There are three because we all travel every day in the same car – Tony McMahon, Matthew Kilgallon and Alex Gilliead. As Tony and Alex are the youngest, Matt and I do the most driving but we have a good laugh in the car. Last to buy dinner? I’d have to say Tony McMahon. Even though he’s got loads of money, I’ve never seen him go into his pocket and get the lads anything! Worst dressed? Definitely Matt Kilgallon. He’s bought loads of expensive gear over the years, especially when he was in the Premier League, and it’s looking pretty out of date now! He wears a green leather jacket. It must be from the 90s or 80s but it’s definitely past its time! Dressing room DJ? Adam Chicksen – and to be fair to him, it’s been unbelievable. He’s only been in since the start of the season but the tunes have changed dramatically. He started off with Beyonce and all the lads got on his case. The next week, he came in with a nice mix on Spotify, so we’ll give him that. Always late for training? I wouldn’t say anyone’s late, but the captain, Romain Vincelot, always gets there with a few minutes to spare, even though he’s on everyone else’s case about being late. I think the fines are too heavy for anyone to be late. It’s £50 normally but £200 on matchdays, so you don’t need that! Teacher’s pet? Nicky Law – a million per cent. He’s been with the gaffer three times now, does what he wants in training, and gets stick from all the lads. When he does something wrong, the gaffer’s always like: “Ah, it’s all right, son.” First on dance floor? It’s got to be Tony McMahon or Adam Chicksen – he likes a little dance. Macca (McMahon) is a bit of a joker. We all went to a charity do last year and there was a scooter and helmet there. Everyone was looking the other way so he went behind us, got the scooter and the helmet on, and was straight on the dance floor busting some shapes and doing skids on the scooter. He likes to be in the limelight! Most likely to disgrace himself at a Christmas party? Macca again! He’s not bothered about anything. At the end of the season, he was causing chaos, jumping on tables and all sorts. He can get himself into scrapes! FIFA king? We’re all playing Call of Duty, but young Omari Patrick thinks he’s the king at FIFA. I’ve not played him yet, but him or Tom Field I reckon. Tom reckons he’s in the top ten on FIFA in the world but there’s absolutely no chance of that. I haven’t seen the evidence! Worst tattoos? Tom Field, again. I think he went to Magaluf or Ayia Napa and got a girl’s name, Holly, done on his hip. He’s tried to hide it from us! It’s an ace of spades card and is absolutely huge, one of the worst I’ve seen. I’ve got no idea what he was thinking! Likely to make the best manager? There are a few older lads who could do a good job, like Matt Kilgallon and Romain Vincelot. I think’s doing his coaching badges, going to Wales every other Sunday. One of those two. They’ve got the experience.