And I think they loved me because I loved being part of their team, you know, and I quite often say to kids, that I was the worst player in the world's best football team - and that was good enough for me.
Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer. - Craig Johnston
Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer.
- Craig Johnston
And I think they loved me because I loved being part of their team, you know, and I quite often say to kids, that I was the worst player in the world… - Craig Johnston
And I think they loved me because I loved being part of their team, you know, and I quite often say to kids, that I was the worst player in the world…
We were having a trial game against Leeds, and Jack Charlton was the boss of Middlesbrough at the time. - Craig Johnston
We were having a trial game against Leeds, and Jack Charlton was the boss of Middlesbrough at the time.
You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the ti… - Craig Johnston
You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the ti…
I've been ignored for 20 years but now it's heartening to get some recognition. - Craig Johnston
I've been ignored for 20 years but now it's heartening to get some recognition.
The main thing I do now is I coach kids, and all of these stories along the way are based in reality. - Craig Johnston
The main thing I do now is I coach kids, and all of these stories along the way are based in reality.
OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes. The player using it makes mistakes. An… - Craig Johnston
OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes. The player using it makes mistakes. An…
So I did in fact spend two and a half years in the Middlesbrough car park practising skills. But if you spend four or five or six hours a day practis… - Craig Johnston
So I did in fact spend two and a half years in the Middlesbrough car park practising skills. But if you spend four or five or six hours a day practis…
I've always had an inquisitive mind about everything from flowers to television sets to motor cars. Always pulled them apart - couldn't put 'em back,… - Craig Johnston
I've always had an inquisitive mind about everything from flowers to television sets to motor cars. Always pulled them apart - couldn't put 'em back,…
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