Le Tiss interview with Barry Glendenning

pap · 29 January, 2015

Good five minute interview with Matty.

pap · 16 February, 2015

This is the full version of the 5 minute interview that Barry Glendenning did with Matty a few weeks ago.

"Better" as Andy Townsend liked to say about football.

25 Highlights:-

1} Matt wasn't hysterical like everyone else when Cortese did the offs. On Cortese: "Did very well spending someone else's money".

2} The weirdness of Southampton still being in the CL places. "They have a realistic chance of staying in that top four"

3} Only game where we've been outclassed this season is Man City.

4} Feelgood factor around Southampton, atm. "People almost don't want to believe it"

5} Soccer Saturday is more fun to do than it looks (and it already looks fun) - lot of detail on a typical day there.

6} Paul Merson is a good guy, bad pronunciator.

7} Jeff Stelling has a statistician!

8} More detail on the Blackburn and Newcastle goals.

9} Chats about the limited England opportunities

10} Lansdowne Road demolition.

11} Hat trick in England B game / finding out about squad announcement via teletext.

12} Career never recovered from disappointment of losing out on that England chance. Blow to ambition. Affected club form. Went downhill from there.

13} The lazy/lack of ambition tag is levelled at him by people who don't know him.

14} Didn't enjoy pre-season training

15} No regrets. Comfortable with his level of fame. Not sure he would be if he'd gone to a big club.

16} Very close to joining Spurs at age 21. Last minute change of mind.

17} Glad he doesn't have to deal with the media exposure of today.

18} Never, ever, once had a McDonalds on the day of the game

19} Malibu and coke is a commitment

20} Favourite manager was Ball. Played his best football under him.

21} Branfoot was polar opposite. Poor appointment.

22} On fans; "a minority that will take it extremely seriously and extremely personally".

23} On grounds; "crowd almost too far away from playing area to be able to generate a fantastic playing atmosphere"

24} Away teams hated the Dell

25} Almost shook the goalies hand at the last game of the Dell, as goalie stopped Marsden from getting the final goal at the ground

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