John Barnes
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
First, third game ever.
And I've just been in there everything.
But Graham Taylor was always one for giving youngsters a chance.
And, you know, because Watford was never about the team.
It was also about the group and the way your players are.
Because, you know, that team, we finished second in the league to Liverpool that year.
Second in the league.
And I would say 75% of those players
would have been in the fourth division.
Luther played in the fourth division.
Steve Simms, all of them.
Brought them up from the fourth to the top division.
Finished second in the league when Liverpool won the league.
And 75% of them played in the fourth division.
Because it doesn't say how good you are.
It's about your attitude.
How many games did you play that season?
From that, I played every game.
I wasn't out of the team.
After that Chelsea game, third game of the season, I played every single game.