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Hello Big Interview fans!

Here is a little piece of my chat with Watford captain Troy Deeney, in which he describes what it’s like to play against formidable Premier League defenders John Stones, John Terry and Virgil van Dijk. He also explains why he believes that the Liverpool man is the best of the lot.

And Troy offers a few tips on how to play centre forward, as well as revealing the lessons he learned from Gianfranco Zola and the seven steps he took – literally – to become one of the best finishers in England.

But this is only a little piece of my chat with Troy. The full interview is available to Socios (there are over 700 of them now, and you can join the party by clicking here) and is just one of the podcasts we have been producing for them.

Subscribe now and you can also listen to Big Interviews with Rafael van der Vaart, Ledley King, Robbie Keane, Jermain Defoe, Roberto Di Matteo, Les Ferdinand and Kevin Kilbane right away!

In March, our Socios received ad-free special episodes, including:

• The Big Interview with Paul Dickov
• Mini-doc: the Chelsea-Barca Wars
• A Socio Q&A Special
• Showtime: PSG v Real Madrid

Every month, the deal gets sweeter and you will also be helping to ensure that we can continue to produce the content you love.

Thanks,

Graham

IN a big week for Liverpool and their manager, I didn’t ask Jurgen Klopp about Manchester City or Pep Guardiola – my guess is he’ll talk plenty about those subjects elsewhere.

Instead, I wanted to get to the bottom of how he leads his team and his club, and why he does it that way.

I don’t think there are many like Jurgen Klopp in elite football – both in his approach to leadership and the openness with which he talks about it. I was very impressed by him, and I think you might be, too.

This very special podcast is free, with this month’s Big Interview with Kevin Kilbane available exclusively at patreon.com/grahamhunter.

Become a Socio and you will unlock that interview as well as my chats with Rafael van der Vaart, Ledley King, Robbie Keane, Kevin Phillips, Jermain Defoe, Roberto Di Matteo and Sir Les Ferdinand, plus exclusive documentary specials and much more! Every month the deal gets sweeter.

Enjoy!

Graham

Hola!

You’re right on time for another special Big Interview clip show. You might recall that we dedicated a previous podcast to guests who had played abroad, and a couple more who have always wanted to.

Well, in Season Two this theme came up a lot, so this episode is all about guests who took the brave decision to move abroad as coaches.

This includes Phil Neville, who joined the staff at Valencia. He explains the lengths he would go to in order to learn Spanish, as well as the contrasts between working in Spain compared to England, while John Collins talks about his time in charge of Charleroi and the reason he had to leave.

Alex McLeish also spent time in Belgium with Genk and he talks about his experiences there, as well as explaining why he turned down an offer to take charge of the Gabon national team.

This special compilation episode is free, with this month’s Big Interview with Kevin Kilbane available exclusively at patreon.com/grahamhunter.

Become a Socio and you will unlock that interview as well as my chats with Rafael van der Vaart, Ledley King, Robbie Keane, Kevin Phillips, Jermain Defoe, Roberto Di Matteo and Sir Les Ferdinand, plus exclusive documentary specials and much more! Every month the deal gets sweeter.

Enjoy!

Graham

It’s time for round two with Paul Dickov in the Big Interview. Finally, Manchester City fans, finally, you’re going to hear about Maine Road, the playoff final, Oasis and what Paul finds most thrilling of this version of City.

If you’re not a Man City supporter, I think you’ll be interested in a glimpse of a point in that club’s history – not so long ago – when they were seconds away from another season in the third tier. If a certain Scottish striker doesn’t score, Gwyneth Paltrow never meets John Hannah and perhaps Pep Guardiola never finds Phil Foden, either.

Before you hear them, I also want to tell you what Paul is up to now. He’s mentoring children in the schools run by the Laurus Trust, in the Manchester area.

The Laurus Trust targets sporting as well as academic excellence and Paul talks to children and teachers, in groups and one-on-one, about managing sporting development, diet and nutrition and laying pathways that give the kids at these free schools the best possible chance of being all they can be.

Find out more at laurustrust.co.uk

Both parts of my conversation with Paul are free, with this month’s Big Interview with Kevin Kilbane available exclusively at patreon.com/grahamhunter.

Become a Socio and you will unlock that interview as well as my chats with Rafael van der Vaart, Ledley King, Robbie Keane, Kevin Phillips, Jermain Defoe, Roberto Di Matteo and Sir Les Ferdinand, plus exclusive documentary specials and much more! Every month the deal gets sweeter.

Enjoy!

Graham

Hello there! Here’s part one of a two-part interview with Paul Dickov, a striker probably best known for his time at Manchester City.

But today you’re going to hear him talk about starting off at Arsenal and this is the part of his career I was most interested in.

Paul will tell you the list of teams who wanted him as he approached his 16th birthday, and why his dad urged him to leave the family home in Livingston, Scotland and go to London.

Then it’s George Graham, Pat Rice, Tony Adams, Ian Wright. You’re going to love these stories.

Before you hear them, I also want to tell you what Paul is up to now. He’s mentoring children in the schools run by the Laurus Trust, in the Manchester area.

The Laurus Trust targets sporting as well as academic excellence and Paul talks to children and teachers, in groups and one-on-one, about managing sporting development, diet and nutrition and laying pathways that give the kids at these free schools the best possible chance of being all they can be. Find out more at laurustrust.co.uk

This was fun to record and, I’m sure, will be entertaining to listen to. My conversation with Paul is free, with this month’s Big Interview with Kevin Kilbane available exclusively at patreon.com/grahamhunter.

Become a Socio and you will unlock that interview as well as my chats with Rafael van der Vaart, Ledley King, Robbie Keane, Kevin Phillips, Jermain Defoe, Roberto Di Matteo and Sir Les Ferdinand, plus exclusive documentary specials and much more! Every month the deal gets sweeter.

Enjoy!

Graham