GLENN MURRAY

I'd rather walk off the park with two goals instead of one.

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.

I think there was a time where the target man went out of fashion and it was all about the small and quick striker.

We know the English market is quite high and I think that sometimes puts clubs off. I think there is a lot of hype around the Premier League.

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.

When a club shows interest and a manager wants you it is always nice.

The only thing that got me to believe in myself was scoring goals.

I had four great years at Palace but just felt it was the right time to start a new chapter of my career.

Players want a manager you feel in your gut you want to play for - they can have the best tactics and philosophy in the world but if you have lost a player in his heart or head, you have lost him in every other department.

It just wasn't the right fit at Bournemouth. I wasn't suited to their style.

I take heart from players around me.

No two managers are the same and I believe how players are man-managed on a daily basis has a huge influence on their performance on the field.

Obviously we've got a lot of science behind football these days and we've got a lot of people that can advise us on how best to look after our bodies.

Stadium tunnels are often tight and filled with testosterone. With that combination of a confined space and emotions running high you get the ideal scenario for confrontation.

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.

I've only ever moved on when I've not been wanted. Experience has told me, when your time's up, you have to go. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed my time at all the clubs I've been at, and they've all got a special place in my heart.

Eddie Howe was the most tactical manager I have worked under.

If you stop learning at any time, you start to fall down the leagues.

To play week in, week out is all I care about.

And I'm not the kind of person to just sit around.

Scoring goals is the best feeling in the world. It's a habit. It's a drug. Everybody runs away in the playground pretending they've scored in front of thousands of people. I do that for real.

If there is ever one thing you learn as a professional footballer, you have a lot of critics and you have the chance to silence your critics.

I must be rubbish as I can only play one sport.

For a striker, the goals never move. Whatever division you're playing in.

Scoring a goal is the best thing in the world because it's the only thing you can't control or predict.