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You’ve Got Mail – Callum Davidson

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Have you got a pair of Nugent’s shooting boots on loan?
Stephen Hollinghurst, Farington
I don’t think so but I think he is getting a bit worried that I am going to catch him soon so I think he will stop passing to me.

Can you recommend a good night out in Scotland?
Mike Scully
To be honest with you, I’m married with two kids and I don’t really know.

If you were to choose another profession what would that be?
Christine Falconer
A professional golfer or it would have to be something to do with sport, there’s nothing else I can do really.

When you play on the Playstation what is your favourite game?
Dave Ralph
Never played on it and I never will.

After your recent purple patch, do you think you can steal the boots from Dave Nugent at the end of the season?
Ben Gooderham
Absolutely no chance, I think I will leave that one for him.

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If you had to go on karaoke what would you sing?
Scott Mould
Considering I can’t sing a single note and I don’t know a single song I would probably have to sing Flower of Scotland as it is the only one I know the words to.

Do you prefer to play left-back or left-wing?
Adam and Alan Kenyon
To be honest with you I don’t really mind, I’ve played left-back all of my career but I am quite enjoying playing on the left-side of midfield at the moment, obviously getting the goals is not too bad either.

What song did you choose as your first dance at your wedding?
Alan Myers
Have I Told You Lately by Van Morrison

What do you think of the new song which was sung to you at Crewe?
Mike
I thought it was great. To be honest with you I didn’t realise we had that many supporters there I thought we just had the one end and then we had all of one side as well, it was great, a good atmosphere, especially when we went 2-0 up, the fans were that close that I actually enjoyed it.

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How frustrating is it seeing Grezza playing in your position for Scotland?
Emma Baldock
Not frustrating at all, Graham has done fantastically well, especially when he has been playing for Scotland he has been brilliant. It would be nice to get on the bench and play a few games and push him but I think Graham has done excellent there, maybe he can move to the right and I can go on the left, that would be better.

Why are you scoring so many goals
Sean, Bacup
And what’s it like being a goal machine?
Charlie Yates
I have absolutely no idea why I am scoring so many goals but long may it continue.

Do you think Scotland can qualify for the World Cup ever again?
Caaren Loten
Of course, if we get England, Wales and Ireland in the group then I think we will qualify.

Are you in favour of Celtic and Rangers playing in the Premier League?
Dan Shaw
It’s a difficult question. I think it would ruin Scottish football if they joined the Premier League but on the other side of it I think they are too big for Scotland. They get 60,000 fans per game and the rest only get 10,000, the gap is massive but I think if they left then it would be very difficult for teams in Scotland to survive.

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What does it feel like to walk out of the tunnel at Deepdale?
Matt Carr, Preston
It’s a great feeling walking out on any tunnel at any game, playing a game is a great feeling in front of the fans on the pitch. Deepdale is a great footballing surface so it is really good.

Who in your opinion is Scotland’s greatest ever player?
Ed Monkey
I think it is Kenny Dalglish. He played for his country all through his career, over 100 caps and 30 goals and he never let his country down. There may have been better players but he was always there playing for Scotland whenever he could and did it all for Liverpool as well.

Where would you prefer to live Edinburgh or Glasgow?
Andy Fishwick
Neither, I’d prefer to live in Dunblane where I am from. I actually lived in Edinburgh for two and a half years so I would probably go with that one.

Who is the trickiest winger you have ever had to play against?
Gary, Walton-le-Dale
Brian Laudrup because he was so quick and strong, I couldn’t really get near him when he was playing for Rangers. Also a young Iain Anderson when he was 17 years old playing for Dundee he was absolutely on fire, he was another player I had difficulty against.

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You have obviously been very successful throughout your career, but does coming north for the Spicy Cup every summer and going home empty handed every year mean that you find it hard to motivate yourself for the long season ahead?
Gary Gruber, Head Greenkeeper, The Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle
I’m sure that will change this year when we go north. I’ll need to get practicing a bit more and my team-mate Ian McCallum has got to improve but we will go into it with full of confidence and we are going to absolutely dust you!

What is your favorite thing on television?
Gabriel Malherbe
The TV series 24.

If you had to choose anyone to leave Preston who would it be?
Josh Gardner
It would probably be the Gaffer going to AC Milan and then he could take me with him.

Have you got any over the top celebrations planned if you keep on scoring?
Paul, Morecambe
No chance, I’ll be lucky if I score another one!

Can you cook haggies, neeps and tats?
Warren Haddy
Of course, all Scots can.

Have you ever played golf at St Andrews and if so what is your best round?
Ian Whittel
I’ve played all the courses except the old one but I can’t remember what my best round is there.

What is the highlight of your career so far?
Bernadette Pye
Winning the leagues with St Johnstone and Leicester and coming second and getting promoted with Leicester and beating England at Wembley.

Do you agree that PNE are better than Blackburn Rovers?
B Pye
I don’t think that league tables lie, at the moment Blackburn are better but hopefully in a couple of years time Preston will be better.

As a youngster starting out in the the game you tried to be a physical player but were a bit weedy and had to rely on your older brother to look out for you on the pitch if you upset other players with your reckless tackling.
Who, at Preston, have you got that special relationship with where they will step in to help you when you get yourself into trouble with some of the bigger players in the league like, Dennis Wise.
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I have probably to say that I looked after my older brother but at Preston any of the big guys I will try and be friendly with. Cressy was always one that would stick up for me, I would probably have to get my travelling partner Danny Dichio to stick up for me, he’s 6ft 6 inches.

Do you think you could win one of the celebrity reality TV shows like Big Brother, I’m A Celebrity or Celebrity Love Island?
Jamie HartI would probably only go on one of those if my career started to fall.

Which of your team-mates is most likely to pull on a night out?
Kate Fallows
Any of the single lads.

I hear you were a pretty good golfer. But due to being hen pecked you no longer play. Is there any chance of you selling your driver?
Andy Davidson
That’s my brother. No doubt if I go up the road he will probably take it off me.

Jordan once rated you as the ugliest player in the Scottish Squad, in fact
compared you to Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars how do you feel about this
and is there anything you would do plastic surgery wise to improve or are
you happy with your lot?
Duncan, Dunblane
Well Duncan I think you would have to take a look at yourself first and try and stay off the pies.

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If you had to be a tag team in WWE wrestling which player would you take as your tag-team partner?
Laraine Atkinson
I’d probably take Brian O’Neil, ‘Big Chunky’, he’s my big chunky team-mate and I think that he’d be pretty good in the wrestling ring.

Could you still play in the Premier League?
Paul G
Yes I think so if I can stay fit and hopefully I will have a chance to do it with Preston.

Do you consider that you are now playing some of the best football of your career? Stephen, Penwortham
I wouldn’t say so. I would say that I have been pretty consistent throughout my career. I feel that I am the fittest I have been for three or four years and hopefully that is beginning to come through in the games and hopefully I can keep going the way I am going and maybe bang in a few more goals.

If you could ask a question to any player in the squad who would it be and what would you ask them?
I’d probably ask Brian O’Neil where he got his clothes from and Danny Dichio has he got a car?

You’ve Got Mail: Carlo Nash 22nd July 2005

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There’s a lot of competition in the squad this year, do you ever find that hard being a goalkeeper, especially with Andy Lonergan back in training this season?
Sami Clegg, Longridge, Preston
I don’t really find it hard. Obviously with Andy coming back then there is going to be three of us vying for a first team place, that’s good for competition and it makes us work harder.

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What’s your favourite country and why?
Billy Meredith, Manchester
My favourite country would be Bali because you can pretty much do anything you want there. The beaches are great, everything is great about the country, the people are nice, so I would have to say Bali.

Do you speak in foreign languages?
Duncan Adams, Preston
My main language is Italian as people might know from last week’s bit on the website. I also speak a little bit of French and a little bit of German, I did A’ Level German.

Having been a keeper for a number of years do you find that modern-day balls have made your job much tougher in terms of the dip/swerve players now seem to be able to get from them, and has this affected your style of play?
Simon Hornby
The new balls do move about a lot more, I just find that these days there is a lot more concentration involved, you have got to watch the ball right into your hands.

Carlo why did you choose to come to PNE?
Mark Pickles
The reason I came to PNE was because I was on the bench a lot at Middlesbrough and no matter where I have been I have always wanted to play. There was a chance to come down here and play games and that has continued to be my aim really.

How does Preston rate compared to your previous clubs?
Steve Jenkinson, Australia
Obviously the Premiership clubs that I have been involved with because of the money situation they have had more facilities but as far as the club goes as a whole, the players are magnificent, we all get on great and it is a nice club to play for. The fans are brilliant and the manager is very ambitious and hopefully he can take us where we belong, back in the Premiership.

What is it like coming out to thousands of fans every week and signing autographs?
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Coming out to all those people and signing autographs is a dream come true. If you would have asked me years ago what I wanted to be and it would be a professional footballer so it’s great.

Who did you support as a boy?
Mark Rees, Chorley
Everton was my team when I was younger basically because my next door neighbour was one of the players’ brothers and he used to take me to the games. It was Billy Wright so it was a long time ago, it was before Neville Southall, I think Jim Arnold was in goal.

If an outfield Preston player was forced to play in goal then who would be the best choice?
Tom Wilcock, Euxton, Chorley
It would probably be Danny Dichio based on his height.

What are you going to do when you retire from football?
John Kirkland
When I retire from football I hope to stay in the game if I can, either on the coaching side or maybe even assistant manager or something like that. I’ve not really decided yet, I do obviously want to do my coaching badges, I’m going to do my UEFA B this year.

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On the play-off final game how did you feel when the final whistle went and you realised you were the best player in that game?
David Holland
Being the best player in that game doesn’t mean anything because we didn’t win the match. I was absolutely gutted for everyone in the team and at the club as well, the good thing is that we can learn from the experience and try and improve on that this year and hopefully try and get automatic promotion.

What kind of car do you drive?
Darren McDuff
At the moment I’m driving a BMW 120 diesel.

Do you think a fairer allocation of TV revenue would allow all professional players to earn a fair wage or do you think market forces will always mean the top players earn obscene amounts and the players in League Two struggle?
Tristan McCooey
To be honest as far as wages go there is a big gap between Premiership wages and even Championship wages, it is only the top sides that seem to yo-yo up and down that tend to pay the bigger wages. It isn’t just League Two, a lot of people have this idea that even Championship players are on a lot of money but in fact that is not actually true. A fairer spread of the TV money would balance that up but it is always difficult because that is regulated by what people want to watch, people want to watch the top players in the top division.