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RYAN BROOKE
Nickname? Just Brookey!
Outside of football what do you do? Trying to create a football coaching empire!
Club supported as a kid? West Brom
Footballing idol? Fernando Torres
Best player you’ ve ever played with? Dale Stephens who is now at Brighton. How no Premier League team has taken a punt on him I ' ll never know.
Best player you’ ve ever faced? More like team! I played against Southampton when they had Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain, Rickie Lambert etc.
Best goal you’ ve ever scored? The best goal was in a FA Youth Cup game at St James Park v Newcastle. Thirty yard rocket. My favourite goal was on my debut with my first touch.( Not sure I ' ve mentioned it before... haha)..
Best ever footballer? The Brazilian Ronaldo for me. Had he not had three serious knee injuries, there wouldn ' t even be a debate on the best player of the modern era!
First game you can remember watching? One of the group games in the 1998 World Cup. As I remember playing with the McDonalds’ toys in my garden!!
Manager you would most like to play for? Not really thought about it before. As a player I think you will go to where you ' re wanted. Of the top managers, I think I ' d like to play for Jurgen Klopp as he seems a bit of a character. Much like myself.
How would you describe yourself as a player? Erm, an industrious forward..? I believe that if you work hard you will get your rewards. I would like to think I ' m direct with a bit of everything really.
Player you would most like to play alongside and why? I ' ve always followed Fernando Torres, so probably him.
First football kit you owned? I think it was an England strip for the Euros in 1996.
Stadium you would love to play in? La Bombonera in Argentina.
Favourite football boots? Adidas Predator Manias 2002
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