But if Roeder really did do this as a prematch team talk, then my respect for him is really growing.
“When I was talking to the players before the game I said: 'Ched, whatever happens tonight you will remember this for the rest of your life. Even me now, I can remember my first game - for Orient; at home; Brisbane Road; we lost 1-0 to Notts County; the Sunday People gave me six out of ten which I thought was outrageous because I thought I was worth a seven.
“And I turned to Dion Dublin who is 38 and I said to Dion: 'Well, do you remember your debut?'
“And he said: 'I do boss, I scored a hat-trick...'
Posted By: Old Git, Dec 5, 16:40:21
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