At 16 I was probably a little shit. I was really mischievous. I knew that all I wanted to do was play football. But I also knew that it would come at a cost in terms of being able to afford to play. My mum was really supportive, so I chose to work in a supermarket to help pay my subs and buy football boots, as opposed to going to college. I took the risk of wanting to be a footballer, knowing that was all that motivated me, all that excited me.
I was a total street kid. I never watched TV or films and wasn’t Just football. I’m one of four kids, and Friday and Saturday nights were Blockbuster nights. We’d rent a movie, get ice cream, but unless you watched the film, you weren’t allowed the goodies. So I didn’t get to eat the ice cream because I’d be running around the estate.
