| 8. For how long do you want to carry on playing football? |
| For as long as I can, as long as I'm still enjoying it. |
| 9. What will you do after the end of your playing career? |
| Hopefully get more involved in goalkeeper coaching and I am hoping to become a Strength & Conditioning coach. |
| 10. What were the best and the worst games of your career? |
| Worst games - any games were we have lost. Best games Winning games, keeping clean sheets and winning cups, leagues and trophies are all memorable, but from a personal point of view I thought I had a good game in the Setanta final versus Drogheda this year. |
| 11. What are your main goals to reach in your career? |
| To go as far as I can, be the best I can and reach the highest level I can as a player. |
| 12. How do you prepare yourself for a game? |
| I try to focus on the game but also try and stay relaxed. I go through all the things in my mind I want to do well in the game making saves, taking crosses, kicking, etc. |
| 13. How many times a week do you train? |
| Typically 3-5 football training sessions, 1-2 matches, and 1-2 strength training sessions. |
| 14. What gloves and football boots do you wear? |
| Gloves - Sells Adhesion Ultra Surround, boots Puma V Konstruct. |
| 15. Who is the best footballer in the world? |
| Petr Cech, Iker Casillas or Edwin Van Der Sar. |
| 16. Who brought you into football (friends, family, ...)? |
| My dad. |
| 17. What do you think of ladies football? |
| Ive been involved in coaching some of the NI ladies goalkeepers I think they are and can be every bit as good as males. |
| 18. What are your hobbies apart from football? |
Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.
I'm also very interested in Strength & Conditioning so I spend quite a bit of time reading books and articles on that.
I also enjoy spending time with my girlfriend, my friends and my family. |
| 19. What was your most serious injury? |
| Fractured wrist when I was about 12 I saved a shot and the power of it bent my hand back and fractured my wrist. |
| 20. Are you superstitious? |
| No. |
| 21. What do you think about the high wages of professional footballers? |
| I'd love to be earning what they do who wouldnt? |
| 22. What car do you drive? |
| A grey one. I'm not into cars - as long as it gets me about I'm not fussed what make it is. |
| 23. Who is the best player in the Irish Premier League? |
| Paul McAreavey. |
| 24. Are you careful to eat a healthy diet? |
| Yes, I think its important to have healthy nutrition habits. It's easy to sit down and eat something thats good for you. Doing all the training is the hard bit why do all the training (hard bit) and then waste it all by eating rubbish (easy bit)? |
| 25. What would you change today in your football career? |
| I have no regrets and thats a philosophy I believe in and follow No excuses, No regrets. |
| 26. Are you married? |
| No. |
| 27. Do you have any children? |
| No. |
| 28. Do you have any pets? |
| No. |
| 29. What do you think about forming an all Ireland league? |
| I think the Setanta cup is very good and is getting better every year. But to form an all Ireland league means the so called smaller teams would unfortunately suffer, so it may be good for the bigger teams, but not the smaller teams. |
| 30. What are your characteristics? |
| I think I have got to where I am now because I work hard, I am determined, I train smart, I have a willingness to win and be the best, and I have got thick skin (which you need to have to be a Linfield keeper). |
| 31. What has been your favourite holiday destination? |
| Orlando Florida, Cyprus and Toronto Canada, where I was born. |
| 32. How much is your monthly mobile phone bill? |
| My phone is 'pay as you go' so I'm not sure how much I put in to it, maybe 10 20. |
| 33. Are you a good loser? |
| I will show respect if I get beaten but I hate losing and it affects me a lot if I do. |
| 34. Do you have a good luck charm? |
| No, although I like to feel comfortable in the gloves I am wearing so it's important I wear the right ones for me. |
| 35. How long have you been playing at Linfield ? |
| I've been with Linfield for 9 years. |
| 36. How did you feel when you won your first full international cap? |
| It's something I never thought would happen so I felt very, very proud. |
| 37. What are your targets at Linfield this season? |
| To play as many games as I can, win every single game, win every competition, keep as many clean sheets as possible, concede as few goals as possible, go as far as we can in Europe, and for us to play quality football the way I know we can. |
| 38. What do you think of the boss David Jeffery? |
| I think the amount of trophies, leagues, cups and shields he has won shows how good a manager he is. He is a very good motivator and he has surrounded himself with the right people (coaches and staff). |
| 39. Which player in your team has the most powerful shot? |
| Tommy Stewart and Steven Douglas can hit the ball pretty hard. |
| 40. What is your target for the 2007/08 season? |
| Same as my answer to no. 37. |
