James Tarkowski

But as I've said, there needs to be so many things in place beforehand to ensure our safety and our family's safety before we can actually go back and play.

No, no, that's going to be interesting.

If I'm two metres away from the striker all the time, the gaffer's going to run me a little bit.

Well, as I say, by that point, if we're playing, everyone should be cleared and deemed that they're all Covid-free by the time you're on the pitch, so it's not something we need to worry about.

No, my own personal view is if I was worried about anything or I didn't feel comfortable playing, I wouldn't be saying that I would be.

Obviously, there's reasons why certain people want to go ahead with certain things.

I just love playing football.

I do want to be out there playing.

Obviously, it's understandable why we're in the situation we are and the reason that the football has to be cancelled and everything's gone into lockdown.

But as I said, as long as we can ensure everyone's safety when we go back out and play, I'm happy to be out there.

It was a good day, that's what I'm there to do.

Win some headers, block a few shots and a positive result in the end.

Yeah, it was a tough day.

A lot of balls coming in, he's a big lad and he's improving at this level, but we've dealt pretty well with him for most of the day.

Come out a bit battered and bruised, but three points is the most important.

Yeah, I've worked with the manager for over a year now, 18 months I've been here, and he knows me very well.

And it's nice of him to give me the chance to prove what I can do, and hopefully I can carry on doing that.