Glenn Murray

When a club shows interest and a manager wants you it is always nice.

I am just a normal bloke. I take my kids to parties, put the bins out.

When you're a kid football is, and should be, sheer enjoyment.

It is well-documented that Bournemouth like to play football. I think I can give them a slightly different dimension when the ball goes into the box.

The archetypal No. 10 is a skillful player who is more interested in being in possession than tracking to get the ball back.

When Carlisle released me, I felt as though the dream of being a footballer was over.

The Championship is a really tough league with a huge prize at the end of it.

I can remember playing for Carlisle and just running around like a headless chicken telling the others boys not to worry, that I'd do their running for them. I was just so eager and so keen and desperate to be a footballer that I did that.

Anyone who's kicked a ball with their mates and played for their local club knows the buzz of being part of a team, playing without fear or pressure.

Teams full of talent and top-flight experience know when to engage a tackle at crucial times, when to compete in an aerial duel or seize on a chance - often resulting in the net rippling.

I know hotel life sounds good but, believe me, it grows old when you have eaten the menu ten times over and you know you've stayed too long when you're on first-name terms with the staff.

Everyone just plays football, don't they? It is just part of life in England. Once I started I just totally got the bug and never lost it.