I’m an out-and-out striker. It’s my job to hold the ball up, to get in the box and to score goals. And, yes, I keep count. Glenn Murray Read Quote
It was through the Hammerheads that I got a route into the professional game, via a trial at Sunderland from Mick McCarthy and then an invitation to come back to Carlisle in 2004. Glenn Murray Read Quote
My time in non-league definitely grounded me and taught me to take nothing for granted – there was no glamour involved, that is for sure. Glenn Murray Read Quote
The space between keepers and defenders is referred to as the ‘corridor of opportunity’ – a well-hit pass in there has the goalie questioning whether to come into traffic and defenders unsure of whether or where to clear the ball. Glenn Murray Read Quote
I’ve had many strike partners over the years and usually their aim is to outscore you – and take great pleasure in doing so. Glenn Murray Read Quote
The lowest point in my non-league career came when I was a teenage substitute for Workington Reds in a game at Blyth Spartans, and some kids started throwing eggs at me and the other subs when we were warming up. Glenn Murray Read Quote
When I left Carlisle United for the first time at the age of 16 in 2000, I hated football. Glenn Murray Read Quote
It was good I left Brighton on a high, like I left Palace on a high but whether Carlisle to Rochdale or Brighton to Palace, as soon as I left that chapter was closed. Glenn Murray Read Quote
I am taking each game as it comes, enjoying it and taking that little bit of extra time to look around a full stadium, because I know it’s not going to last forever. But I will try and make it last as long as possible. Glenn Murray Read Quote
