I bet at the World Cup he gets called a hopeless wanker. But his record-breaking career is more a platform to enable Southall to raise awareness of "a number of issues I consider to be important.". Sex workers, for example, have had no help whatsoever. [113] An embarrassing 32 defeat to Moldova was followed by a heavy 50 loss to Georgia. [92] He signed with Wes Saunders's Torquay United of the Third Division in December 1998. Southall and his Everton team-mates with the FA Cup after the 2-0 victory over Watford in the 1984 final. If many people become parochial and dogmatic as they grow older then Southall is on a quest to open himself up and learn. Well does anybody? Ive done a lot of Open University courses this summer. [72] It was also the second match of seven consecutive games Everton went without conceding a goal another club record. I wasnt sure his followers would respond because they say men dont talk and suicide bereavement is taboo. "But there is too much of an us and them, or a rich and poor divide. Mind Games by Neville Southall is published by Harper Collins. We need a government for all of the people, not just the wealthy, and Id love to see a proper debate about racism, immigration, gender and sex workers. 72 Hour home sale. [161][162][163][164] He was voted FWA Footballer of the Year in 1985, making him the last goalkeeper to be given the award. As a player you're in that bubble, kind of cut off from the real world. Go to work. I was surprised that the first thing Neville asked upon learning what I do for a living is: What do sex workers want to make their lives better? Jones reveals. The problem is that the FA are not proactive. 2 Beds. [114] Two defeats to Bulgaria ended faint hopes of qualification and cost Smith his job.[115]. Were far too immature in this country to put our fingers on anything without having a massive argument. Gary Speed was a league title winner with Leeds, Dean Saunders a prolific goalscorer at any level. As the conversation goes on, it becomes clear Southall won't be heading up the queue any time soon to become President of the Boris Johnson or Donald Trump fan clubs. But when you talk to them they become real. "I drove into training in Liverpool one day with Toxteth on fire. I want to concentrate not so much what youve got but how we can move forward. Jan 11 Part 2 of my @90MinsWithNev podcast with Jamie Carragher is out now @Carra23 open.spotify.com FOOTBALL TODAY : Jamie Carragher Listen to this episode from 90 Minutes with Neville Southall on Spotify. He played in a Wales era of truly great players, a side possessing a larger crop of world class individuals than even the Euro 2016 semi-final aces. What gives him the right to say what can be on your body? But I felt the same after making a mistake against Coventry or Leicester. Fans coming down from the north for a game are writing off a whole day. He allows his account to be taken over some nights by experts in mental health, addiction, transgender issues, sex work, disability, knife crime and suicide bereavement, while encouraging debate to combat racism and homophobia. Were not asking for people to love the sex industry. If you tell them a joke they laugh sometimes. Why would you go to a country where human rights are shit? Yeah, but Ive blocked a few. I used to think shed be a bit more compassionate but shes colder than all the others., Southall supports Labour, even if they frustrate him, and he says: Jeremy Corbyns done all right. Alex Ferguson picked youngsters, Ryan included, and look how successful Manchester United were. The above perhaps sums up Big Nev to a tee. People engaged positively and sensibly. He has been named as one of the 100 'Greatest Players of the 20th Century' by World Soccer magazine. "My role? I thought: If he dont look like a politician, great. [87] He made 9 appearances in a brief stay at Roots Hall. Neville Southall was born on 16 September, 1958 in Llandudno, United Kingdom. Im quite happy. [62] He then received a phone call from Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, but Southall's hostile phone manner put Ferguson off the idea of signing him, and Ferguson instead bought Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel. [88] He joined Chris Kamara's First Division Stoke City in February 1998. Before he begins talking animatedly for two hours about sex workers, mental health, skeletons, transgender issues, Theresa May, the agony of Loris Karius, Neville Southall: I like Twitter because it brings me into contact with people Id never meet. [117] A month away from his 39th birthday, he won his final cap against Turkey on 20 August 1997; the Turks won 64. "As goalkeeper of Everton and Wales I suppose I was doing a job I loved, worked really hard at it to get better, was well paid, had no worries. [47] However, he twisted his ankle ligaments on international duty with ten league games left to play. of 6. The day May killed me was when she spoke about JAMs people who are Just About Managing. In the UK the The Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. The former Everton and Wales footballer went into coaching once he hung up his boots, but soon entered the field of education. It's disgusting. A plaque at Goodison Park shows the regard Neville Southall is held in at Everton. Some know of my football background, sometimes might look at the internet, come in and say 'You played for Wales and Everton. Mentally it takes incredible courage. Youve still let everybody down. Over the course of the season they beat Liverpool both at Anfield and at Goodison, and recorded a 50 win over Manchester United. They failed to win a game and finished bottom of the group, though Southall did get the chance to play against some of the world's best players in Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard, Rudi Vller, Andreas Mller, Andreas Brehme, and Jrgen Klinsmann. Its dark outside and Southall, the former Everton and Wales goalkeeper who is now one of the most outspoken supporters of. But we must have that it we're going to build a good society for everybody. These players were so good we had to fit them in somehow, but the current side has specialists in specialist positions and that can make a difference. "I sometimes tell people I never know how Wales has never produced a Formula One world champion. Boris Johnson is a chancer. He moved on to Everton for 150,000 in 1981 and established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper by the 198384 season. Arsenal want to play us. [9], As a teenager, Southall had unsuccessful trials at Wrexham, Crewe Alexandra and Bolton Wanderers. It could be your mum, your daughter, your sister, your brother. [129], He had a spell as Wales under-19 coach, but quit his post in November 2004, claiming he was treated with "a total lack of respect" and that the coaching was compromised because "as always, it's about money. "You have to give a lot of credit to John Toshack for being bold enough to pick so many young players. If you cut them they bleed. But I spoke to a few Trans people about operations. "Back then I just said things as they were, never played those clever political games that I'm perhaps a little better at today," he tells Wales Online from the home just outside Llandeilo he shares with wife Emma and the 16-year-old they foster. This 2story, 1,230. We should all have loads of dreams and ambitions and live our lives to the full. We don't seem to have anyone in power who wants to say 'Enough is enough, let's actually deal with this'. I had visions of talking to myself for two hours. You either keep swimming or you drown. He is a member of the Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame. "After that, every manager brought something else to improve it again. Dominic Cummings can go to Durham but the rest of us cant. [51] Comparing the two title wins (1985 and 1987), Southall said that the latter success was "more rewarding and satisfying" as it had proved to be "more of a struggle" compared to the ease in which the title was won in the former campaign. Southall listens while it is explained that my primary interest is his collaborative work on Twitter. click here and select the newsletter you want. Im quite peaceful. Nearby Recently Sold Homes. I dont want to do that. What are you going to do now? Or they should send an all black team, just to annoy Putin.. "This is not about me, or Neville Southall the footballer, this is about helping others. They might have witnessed some of the worst things possible in the world, deserve better than just being sent back to that again. Look what Covids done to society in the lockdown. There was a time when, during his long career at Everton from 1981-98, Southall was arguably the best goalkeeper in the world. But the mode of transport will be entirely different by then, so what's the point of that? But I'm very much a people's person, would encourage players to just go out and play with no fear. They vote for the party who give them the best deal for themselves. Why? [111], Manager Terry Yorath was replaced by John Toshack, who stuck with Southall but resigned after just 48 days after falling out with the Football Association of Wales. You can say whatever you want, and people will say: Oh, its only him. [134], Southall married Eryl Williams in June 1980. You wear some rainbow laces one day? Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame. [157] He is named on the Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame. They probably wouldnt expect a player from the opposition to stop, would they?. 2 Baths. [77] He remained an ever-present in the 199596 season, though Royle then tried to sign Crystal Palace goalkeeper Nigel Martyn. Something went wrong, please try again later. But because you're in the bubble nothing else seems to matter. If youre a certain type of politician, its acceptable to lie. If a fan says it hes thrown out of the ground. people marginalised by mainstream society, a liar, a racist, a sexist and homophobic, by unilaterally redrafting part of the Brexit deal with the EU, JK Rowlings reaction to transgender women. Britain is not a level playing field. [19] To win a first team place he had to compete with Jim McDonagh (a Gordon Lee signing who would soon leave the club), Jim Arnold (also a new signing), and Martin Hodge (who was injured throughout his time at Everton). You cant change it, he says when asked how he would console Karius. "You just don't have those type of political discussions in the dressing room. That would do me, he adds, with an endearingly sombre gaze after Ive asked him how he would like to change the world for the better after a terrible year. "So Gareth is either off, has a limp or is wary of the next challenge. I try to never talk about my playing days. She above everybody knows what fantasy is. [79] Despite this, Royle dedicated an entire chapter of his 2005 autobiography to decrying Southall as a "potential weak link". [54], Harvey had failed to adequately replace some of Everton's departing star players, and Southall noted how "the mediocrity became habitual" as the club coasted to an eighth-place finish in the 198889 season. We have a 14-year-old Norwegian, well 16 today, Greta Thunberg, speaking out, yet she gets slammed for doing so. "Sex workers, racism, LGBT. No sign of that, is there.". The former Everton hero has dumped Eryl and 10-year-old Samantha to start a new life at the opposite end of the country. 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