Glenn Murray

It was through the Hammerheads that I got a route into the professional game, via a trial at Sunderland from Mick McCarthy and then an invitation to come back to Carlisle in 2004. ”

Managers can sometimes hold players back for their own benefit. ”

As a teenager, I was in the Carlisle schoolboy scheme and while I was excited to join at first, I look back on it as a tough few years. ”

It's always nice to go and play the big teams at the big stadiums. ”

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. ”