Glenn Murray

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. ”

No two managers are the same and I believe how players are man-managed on a daily basis has a huge influence on their performance on the field. ”

I am taking each game as it comes, enjoying it and taking that little bit of extra time to look around a full stadium, because I know it's not going to last forever. But I will try and make it last as long as possible. ”

But I like Harry Kane's robustness and where Harry Kane's come from as well. He dropped down into the lower leagues and learnt his trade on loan. ”

I had some great years at Palace, got supported really well by the fans. ”