It used to be standard practice that the pre-match meal consisted of egg, steak and chicken. But I talked them into changing to complex carbohydrates. So now they will sup on porridge, pasta or rice.
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…
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…
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.
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.
It used to be standard practice that the pre-match meal consisted of egg, steak and chicken. But I talked them into changing to complex carbohydrates… - Craig Johnston
It used to be standard practice that the pre-match meal consisted of egg, steak and chicken. But I talked them into changing to complex carbohydrates…
Our football program is bigger than any one person. - Craig Johnston
Our football program is bigger than any one person.
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…
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.
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