The Best of Goals on Sunday - 7th April
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What stories does Neil Ruddock share about his football career?
Hi there, welcome to the Goals on Sunday podcast. Joining Cammy and me on the sofa this weekend was the one and only Neil Razor Ruddock. He had some wonderful stories to share about his time playing at top level football and also to reflect on what has been a very interesting weekend in the Premier League, not least his thoughts on whether Liverpool could go all the way and win the title this season.
Enjoy.
It's lovely to see you, Razor.
I thought this was my debut. Yes. But it's not.
How did 'Harry's Heroes' impact viewers and participants?
But you've still not been on before.
You have been on.
So that's how unimportant you two are in my life that I cannot remember.
I think it was 12 years ago.
I remember coming up with you two. 12 years ago. 12 years ago.
Yeah, yeah.
What health lessons did Neil Ruddock learn from his experiences?
Wow.
You've hardly changed. Thanks, Ben. Look, most recently around the country, but particularly in our house, Mark, I've got boys that are 12 and 14 and they watched Riveted to Harry's Heroes.
Yeah, I think everyone, the women coming up to me and enjoyed it because I think it was, it was a show about men's health. It was the football secondary, it was about getting fit, you know, in your late 40s, 50s. But even women enjoyed it. I think women were going to thought it was just another, you know, husband's going to watch another football show and... I think the women got into it.
How did Neil Ruddock feel about his England debut?
It was gripping. It was incredibly brilliant to watch you all get back together, to recreate a little bit of that chemistry.
Some of us haven't seen for 10 years. Johnny Barnes and Robbie and Mark Wright. I haven't seen them for... I live in Kent, so... To get together, it's the same old, the stories, you know, two-minute stories, no, five-minute story. Yeah. More people are in the story. You know, you were there, Razor, weren't you? Yeah, of course we were.
But you know what it's like when you... But to qualify for the programme, you had to have played for England.
Yes. Yes.
And, of course, you did.
What was the emotional significance of David Ginola's interview?
Just.
I think people might forget that you got your England cap, this is it, against England, took on Nigeria, November 1994. Do you remember? Have you got good memories of this?
Yeah, yeah. Well, not really, because it goes so... You know when they say, take it all in, and... It just goes, just flies past, and, you know, I can't remember doing that tackle. I've seen it a couple of times. No, I can't remember. David Platt scored the goal. We won 1-0.
How has Neil Ruddock changed his lifestyle after health scares?
Yeah, I remember it. Platt took it off my head. I remember thinking that. I would have scored and been really, really famous, but Platt got in front of me and nicked it like he used to, innit? I was there, it was just on my head, that far away, I'm just about to end it, come in here and end it in. That was my chance, but I was subbed for loads of times in 96, Euro 96, because I was going to get in the squad and I'd done the splits, and I can't do the splits when you play football, don't do that. No, don't, don't, don't. And then Sol Campbell took my place and that was the end of mine. I was even the big captain and I played for... So you had a big career within the... I played for 17s all the way, every team from 17-year-old to the first team, so...
One of the important parts of Harry's Heroes, though, and as you were saying... It was a serious stuff. It was about men's health and there was a very emotional interview that you had with David Ginola because David was talking about his heart and, you know, David is in very good shape and he still had this heart issue and he was pleading with you to try and take your fitness seriously and your healthy eating.
What humorous stories does Neil Ruddock share about his time at Liverpool?
How's that all going?
So I've lost another stone since then, so... But seeing David was fit, as you said, and for him to just drop... He was dead for six minutes. That's the thing that really hit home, he was fit, he was just playing football and he'd just scored a goal. Yes. Just run, just jogging back to South Wales and just, and all his mates thought he was playing, thought he'd just scored a goal. So that, you know, it was serious, serious. And not only, you know, I went to see the doctor and I'd come out of it better than a footnote because I thought I was going to be a lot worse off actually.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What stories does Neil Ruddock share about his football career?
0:09–0:37
2
How did 'Harry's Heroes' impact viewers and participants?
0:37–0:47
3
What health lessons did Neil Ruddock learn from his experiences?
0:47–1:16
4
How did Neil Ruddock feel about his England debut?
1:16–1:48
5
What was the emotional significance of David Ginola's interview?
1:48–2:11
6
How has Neil Ruddock changed his lifestyle after health scares?
2:11–3:05
7
What humorous stories does Neil Ruddock share about his time at Liverpool?
3:05–3:42
8
Can Liverpool win the league this season?
3:42–9:55
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