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Luther Blissett interview: Golden Boys and the legend of the lost tape

by Christian BrookesPosted onDecember 1, 2020

Under a young manager by the name of Graham Taylor, Watford had just about all the pieces to the jigsaw. Nevertheless, the Hornets’ all-time leading scorer and appearance-maker Luther Blissett remembers one vital ingredient that was nowhere to be seen…

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Richard Lee interview: Team playlist choice seals Eger’s fate!

by Christian BrookesPosted onFebruary 18, 2012March 31, 2012

Brentford goalkeeper, vice-captain and all-round entrepreneur Richard Lee names German defender Marcel Eger as the main culprit for dodgy music choice at the club, acknowledging it was perhaps harsh but citing his contribution to the team playlist as the overriding…

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Jay DeMerit interview: US star’s colossal rise backed by archetypal soundtrack

by Christian BrookesPosted onFebruary 6, 2012March 31, 2012

While there was nothing typical about Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit’s staggering rise from the English Sunday league to the World Cup, the USA defender and former Watford star does derive inspiration from a song universally associated with triumphing against…

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Steve Kabba interview: No indie in the gym please!

by Christian BrookesPosted onJanuary 20, 2012March 31, 2012

Barnet striker Steve Kabba, who represented Sheffield United and Watford in the top flight, is steadily progressing in his comeback from injury but a certain choice of music doesn’t quite cut it for him as a source of motivation during…

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Film review: ‘Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story’ (Interview with director Nick Lewis)

by Christian BrookesPosted onJanuary 9, 2012March 31, 2012

USA international defender and former Watford captain Jay DeMerit transcended the barriers that so often hold back potential professional footballers, breaking through numerous setbacks to paint a true tale of persistence overcoming all.

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A Beats & Rhymes FC message from Germany midfielder Julia Simic

Beyond just the dance celebrations and headphone-clad emergences from a team bus on match day, there is a whole world more connecting football and music. Beats & Rhymes FC tells the stories of how a song lights the fuse for a player, how bands and artists colourise their lives outside the game, and how music itself can bond an entire team.

The nostalgia of a first album, the weakness in the knees before an initiation song, or even those who’ve swapped the stadium for the studio. Since 2011, the performers and personalities from all around the men’s and women’s game have shared their soundtrack, along with career talk, teammates, memories and lessons learned from a life in the sport.

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