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Teammates with Ben Herd
With still no action for Aldershot Town since we last spoke to Ben, this week BigTips gives Ben a SoccerAM style ‘Teammates’ interview – on his dressing room colleagues past and present!
Best Trainer:
I know I am probably being a bit vain but whichever club I have been at, I have always made it my aim to be the hardest trainer, it would pain me not to be! However, if I was pushed on the matter, then I would probably have to say Ashley Young. I have so much respect for him because when we were both 15, he wasn't offered a YTS scholarship but instead carried on at school, only coming into train at Watford a couple of times a week. “Youngy” always worked so hard after training, constantly working on his set pieces and it has obviously paid off, a good lesson for any young pro.
Quickest Player:
Well, this is constantly a changing room debate down here at Aldershot, Dean Howell, Marvin Morgan and Anthony Charles are the main culprits in declaring that they are the quickest at the club. It cracks me up because when we do have some sprint tests during training, pretty much all of them will cheat, either going well before the whistle or cutting massive chunks out of corners. However, once again I have to go back to my Watford days and say Hameur Bouazza, he may have a funny shaped head but the boy is like lightning.
Slowest Player:
This one is a toughie, there have been so many....but after some careful consideration I would have to say Colin Murdoch, who incidentally is my solicitor and he isn't as slow at sorting legal matters out!
The Joker:
It definitely has to be Gavin Cowan. I used to give him the nickname Roald Dahl, because he had a story about everything! GC had it all; I suppose at the time he was the Jimmy Bullard of the team, constantly up to mischief. I remember a time when he left dog poo in my trainers, only for me to....well you can imagine. He wasn't laughing so hard when he once appeared in the match day programme; he dressed up to the nines complete with a champagne glass in one hand, only for the manger, Gary Peters, to have come into the changing room before any of the lads and pinned up the programme on the wall with a note saying, "You flash southern window cleaner", making reference to his trade before Gary Peters signed him, classic!
Best Friend:
It would have to be my "brother from another mother" Kelvin Langmead. When I first moved to Shrewsbury he came to live with me, not only was this a touch with the bills, but he also proved to be a dab hand with a sander, helping me doing up my flat. At Aldershot I would say that I get on most with Anthony Charles who is also my room mate.
Most Skilful:
Let me tell you by the time players reach the lower echelons of the league; they have had most of the skill they possessed knocked out of them! One player who had a lot of skill when I played with him was probably Lee Cook who now plays for QPR.
Most Intelligent:
This is pretty easy as footballers aren't really renowned for their intelligence. Ben Smith I would say was the brightest player I have played with; I think like myself, he has aspirations of working in the City when his playing days are finished.
Least Intelligent:
This is definitely a two horse race between Marc Pugh and my current team mate Danny Hylton. After some of “Pughy's” thick statements, like trying to explain "Roper dope" when asked what it meant by our manager at the time - the best attempt of trying to talk about something convincingly and not having a clue what you’re going on about!
Biggest Moaner:
Take your pick from a few of my current team mates! Lewis Chalmers without a doubt, he moans about absolutely everything especially the training sessions!
Hard Man:
Graeme Coughlan- I am not sure about hard but easily the dirtiest. Even in training he would leave an elbow on you if it meant you not scoring!
Best Dancer:
There have been a few who have thought that they are, Gavin Cowan had the best moonwalk I have seen. Paul Murray is the stiffest man on the dance floor and reminds me of your uncle dancing- not a good look. The best though, would have to be Dean Howell - to be fair he's got a bit of rhythm.
Worst Dancer:
Me! I am terrible, and generally just stand at the bar! Dave Hibbert is definitely on par with me though!
Worst Dress Sense:
Chris Blackburn is a Buddhist and buys his clothes from charity shops, so I will exclude him on religious grounds. Once again, I would have to say Marc Pugh, I am not picking on him but his gear is rascal. Seriously, if a top had a big designer label on the front of it, he would buy it.
Worst Taste in Music:
Moses Ashikodi, likable lad but I caught a lift with him back to London once and I haven't a clue what I was listening to, not only that my head was banging when I got out because he has every tune turned right up!
Who’s the longest in the Shower:
Richard Lee, put it like this he doesn't have to get up to change the channel on the tele.....lucky git!
Posted: Friday, January 15th, 2010 @ 10:01 am by Ben Herd
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