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Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Matt Le Tissier: Local Hero

Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Graham Hunter

Soccer, Football, Sports

4.5863 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2016

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Matt Le Tissier was the ultimate Local Hero (great film, btw). He signed for Southampton at 16 and stayed for his whole career. His exquisite talents would have allowed him to grace a higher stage, but trophies and money were never his motivation. In part one, Matt talks about his End Blyton-esque childhood on Guernsey, his passion for cricket, the art of penalty-taking and scoring the last-ever goal at the Dell. Guys like Matt are a reminder of why we all love football so much. And I hope you enjoy this conversation with a legend of the British game as much as I did. GrahamThis episode was made possible by Nordoff Robins. We met Matt before Nordoff Robins’ annual football fundraising dinner in London. It’ s a charity we’ d like you to think about. Nordoff Robins offer music therapy to help children with a wide range of acute difficulties. As always, this podcast is free, but if you think this chat is worth £1 or more, please go to www.nordoff-robins.org.uk and hit ‘ donate’

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0:00.0

You're going to. Malatissier was the ultimate local hero. Great film by the way. Thank you for calling Knox Island Gas.

0:24.0

Matt loved that rabbit. It had a name. It had two names.

0:28.0

Okay, enough.

0:31.0

Simply exquisite talent. Matt could have played for any team in England, really, truthfully, for any team in Europe, but instead opted to stay at Southampton during his whole career. Why? Well, listen to part one and part two which comes

0:46.2

next Monday and you'll find out. In the first part, Matt explains his Enid Blitanesque childhood on Guernsey, how much it formed him and shaped his attitudes

0:56.0

for the rest of his life, his passion for cricket, the art of penalty taking, and that moment

1:01.6

when almost as if it was scripted he scored the last ever goal at

1:06.2

the Dell before Southampton moved to St Mary's. This episode was made possible by Nordoff Robbins. We met Matt on a glorious

1:14.4

afternoon in London before the Nordoff Robbins annual football

1:17.7

fundraising dinner in London. It's a charity that all of us at the big

1:21.4

interview would like you to think about.

1:24.0

Nordoff Robbins delivers music therapy to change the lives, to change the experience

1:30.0

of vulnerable children and adults across the UK.

1:33.9

As always, this big interview podcast is free, but if you think that this chat is

1:38.7

worth a pound or more, please do go to to www dot Nordoff

1:44.8

dash robins dot org

1:47.4

dot UK

1:48.8

then hit tonight

1:50.4

for the moment

1:51.8

just luxuriate in Mattitier, sensational footballer, substantial, Enjoy. same way all the time because this is what it makes me sincerely feel. It's a privilege

2:16.0

to meet you and to be able to chat soccer with you. I'm actually to say it because you had gifts that so few people in football over my entire lifetime possessed and used them brilliantly.

2:31.0

We're here in the Groenner Hotel. You can explain how you did it all.

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