Best memory and why?
Beating Manchester United on penalties in the FA Cup. At that point we were all convinced that our name was on the trophy, 50 years after our one and only domestic final appearance at Wembley. All that elation and joy, only for it all to fall apart in the next round against Crystal Palace!
Worst moment and why?
That Crystal Palace defeat, for the same reason – and for the meek way in which we lost. Everything was aligned and we just… surrendered. To watch Palace – who like us had never won a major honour – lift the cup was my worst moment in football generally! What could have been.
If I could drink a New Year’s brew with one member of our squad/management it would be…
…Samuel Chukwueze
and I’d ask them…
…if he plans to stay at the club. He was making such an impression before he left for Afcon and seemed to fit in so well at Motspur Park. There is an option, so hopefully it is a foregone conclusion. Him and Kevin on the wings permanently is mouth-watering.
The thing that’s infuriated me in 2025 is…
Our lack of concentration in key moments, whether in the first 10 minutes of a half, or the last. Newcastle’s injury-time winner to knock us out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage was one of so many examples where we mentally fell apart when it mattered most.
My gut tells me 2026 will bring…
A trophy. But it tells me that every year, so I will take that emotion with a pinch of salt.
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