Wednesday, 29 October 08, 07:37 AM · Comments (2)
HH:Billy, you're a Spurs fan. What happened there, mate? How did you get hooked?
BW:My family are all big spurs fans, and grew up about 300 yards from the ground. My dad even played for spurs when he was younger so there was only ever one team for me.
HH:If I had to push you for your fave all time Tottenham Player?
BW:Gascoigne - without doubt.
HH: Your first /or most memorable Spurs game?
BW:Has to be the 5-1 against Arsenal last year, as me and my agent watched it in an Irish Bar in New York, sitting next to the only 2 gooners out there! We went bananas at every goal that went in - surprised they didnt throw us out. First game was against coventry - we lost so not one to remember really.
HH: You've rubbed shoulders with some of the world's greatest footballers. What a job. But who'd be best to go for pints with?
BW: Currently it would probably be Ledders, he's a top fella. past players I get on really well with would be Keane, Defoe, Redknapp. Outside of spurs it would be Ronaldinho or C Ronaldo. But to go for a pint the one I see the most is Razor Ruddock! He's still as mad as ever.HH: No two ways about it. Spurs are in trouble at the moment. What's your take on the recent fiasco and the appointment of 'Arry?
BW: Right now I feel really confident with all the Redknapp arrival and the buzz it's caused, it's just what we all needed. There was obviously a confidence problem before, because all those good players don't just become bad over night. It's hard to put your finger on really. Lack of confidence can easily spread through a side just as quickly as confidence can grow in a side like Hull at the moment. We'll be fine though, Harry's a great manager and we'll soon start climbing the table.
HH: Any thoughts on Berbatov & Keane that are fit to publish?
BW: I think we all knew Berba wanted to go towards the end. You can't knock him, he's gone to the European and Premiership champions and walked straight into the side so it just shows what a top player he is, but maybe he could have shown the fans a bit more time and thanked them for their support when he left.
Keano was a real shock to us all. I always thought he'd see out his days at spurs, losing him is probably the bigger blow as he did so much on and off the pitch for the club, and it wouldn't have been so bad if we hadn't let Defoe go in January. I can understand people feeling let down by Robbie given all he used to say about loving the club and wanting to stay, but if Liverpool are his team then fair play to him, I'd do the same if I played for Liverpool and spurs came in for me.
You may only get one chance to play for your club and at 28 this was it for him, plus they're top of the league and we're bottom so we can hardly have a go at him for it. It was also a good deal for us and the chairman made sure we got a great price for a 28 year old who'd given us a good few years in service.
HH: What player(s) would you buy for Tottenham come January?
BW: DEFOE! We really need him back at the moment, he looks so sharp and hungry. Love to see him back. Diarra is another good name mentioned for a defensive midfielder. Would love to see David Villa but I think we have to start climbing the table a bit first.
HH: I am a forty year old physical wreck. I recently made it from the pub to an ATM then to the off licence before it closed last Saturday night without the aid of oxygen. But for livelier readers, what are your three top tips for working on their own FreeStyling?
BW:Practice, Practice and practice ( and buy my DVD :) Anyone can learn it as long as they have the patience to learn a trick and keep on practising it until they crack it. You have to be fairly fit though, so going to the pub is a bit of a no no.
HH: Where's the most unusual place you've FreeStyled? I recently had to do tricks balanced on a hand rail on a stair case in Germany! Another strange one was on an escalator in a train station.
HH: Christiano Ronaldo's talent is the size of planet. What was he like to work with?
BW:Great bloke. Very professional too. Some footballers don't want to try tricks with me because they think I might want to show them up. But I don't, I know they're talents are way above mine on a football pitch, so I don't do anything too difficult to follow. But he wanted to try all my best tricks and he doesn't mind trying them in front of everyone again and again until he gets it. Plus he has got some great tricks.
HH: Best footballer in the world today?
BW: Ronaldo for sure.
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What a talent BW is by the way. "Me and my agent sitting in a bar in New York watching the Spurs Arsenal game"....hard life mate!!! Get in contact if you get a chance Bill.
Did anyone notice he's left footed?
If he can cross too, get him in the side.