The Don Hutchson Interview

ON THE SPOT
Position
I see myself in a kind of Teddy Sheringham role, deep lying, scheming
midfielder likely to come up with a goal.

Date of birth 9-5-71

Place Gateshead

Martital status - Single, well divorced but I have a son, called Max, he`s five.

Former clubs
Wow, is there enough space, Hartlepool, Liverpool, West Ham, Sheffield
United, Everton, Sunderland, West Ham, Millwall and Coventry, at present.

The last car you bought
I`m going to sound a bit flash here, I treated myself and bought myself a Bentley for Christmas, a GT, which is big and black and beautiful.

CDS - Richard Ashcroft

Goal you scored
That would have been the header against Crewe but the 45 yarder against Leeds sounds better so put that.

Time you were sent off.
That would have been for Everton against Arsenal, at Goodison, back in 1999 but I`ve been behaving myself since then although much of that time is down to injury.

Injury.
Probably the cruciate ligament injury I had in 2002, which took some time to get over.

Last trophy won
Would have to be Sunderland Player of the Year, 2001, but my most prized possession is the silver medal I got for winning 25 Scotland caps, and I managed 26.

THE JURY`S OUT
Tea or coffee coffee

Beans on toast or pasta beans on toast

Caribbean with the missus or Magalluf with the lads.
( following raucous laughter) I would have to refer you to the answer above, I would have to say Magalluf with the lads

Eastenders or Corrie. Neither, I hate soaps

Little Britain or Mike Bassett. Mike Bassett because he might pick me but we actually call Micky Adams Mike Bassett.

TIME ADDED ON
Who did you support as a boy?
Newcastle, without a doubt. My favourite player there would have been
`Gazza` but my heroes were Glenn Hoddle and Ray Wilkins, all three were great midfielders.

Who`s the best player you`ve ever played with?
I`ve been very lucky to have played with quite a few very good players and could mention loads but the one that stands out for being a nice guy and a top class footballer is John Barnes. He was an absolute superstar. He knew he was the best but he had a special kind of aura and wasn`t flash where his talent was concerned.

Who`s the loudest manager you`ve ever played under?
Tough to decide but I think it would have to be Graeme Souness.
I remember the `flying tea cups`. It was when Liverpool were away to Bolton in the cup and they turned the undersoil heating off so it was absolutely Baltic. We came in at halftime 2-0 down and the gaffer went `mental` and started throwing the cups everywhere. It worked because we went out in the second half and got a 2-2 result.

Which newspapers do you read?
Probably just what`s lying around the changing-rooms, sometimes that¹s the Sun or the Sport.

Which TV football pundit makes you cringe?
I would probably have to say Graham LeSaux because he doesn`t talk football language. He is quite an articulate guy and goes on a bit and just isn`t my cup of tea.

And who do you really listen to?
I like Alan Hansen, who tells it as it is. If a defender makes a mistake he
hammers them. I like Andy Gray as well.

Superstitions?
The only one I have is when I am driving. When I have the heating on it`s all got to be on the same numbers. So if the left hand side is on, say 29 degrees I cannot have the setting on the right at 30. It has to be exactly the same.

Hobbies?
Snooker, golf and Starbucks!
I like going to Starbucks, sit down with a coffee and watch people.

Which five people would you have round for a dinner party?
Ian Brown and Manni. They used to be in Stone Roses but had a fight and split so I would have them round just to see what happened. My mate Scott Patterson and some supermodels, I don`t suppose you can put my mobile number at the bottom.

And finally
Who`s the worst dressed player at the club?
That would have to be Claus Jorgenson, I think he`s from Denmark. He wears clothes that are just ridiculous. They must be self-assembly clothes from Ikea.