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Radio star: I understand you have been doing a bit of co-commentating of late - much to your team-mates' amusement.

"I've done a bit for local radio while I have been out injured and it's alright. I am more than happy to do it if it helps to raise the profile of the club. I get a bit of stick, but I always have done anyway and always will do. And at least if I'm on radio, James Knowles isn't so I'm doing everybody a favour."

Your the joker in the pack: Discuss.

"There are a few lads in there who I would say are silent assassins, who are not renowned for giving out stick. There are a few dark horses in there, like Gareth Grant and Andy Watson. Me and Simeon do give it out but it's good for team spirit if everyone is on each other's case."

A word on the new boys: How are they settling in?

"They are settling in well. Obviously, with me having the back injury I have not had the chance to get to know them that well but I have spoken to Simeon and a few of the other lads and they have been made to feel really welcome and they have settled in quickly. If they settle early doors it is good for us as a team. And it always helps when there are players they know at the club. Georges Santos knows Stephen Downes and has settled in quickly. He is a big experienced guy and I think he will do great for us."

Novel goals: There was shades of ex-Scotland forward Andy Gray when you stooped low down to head in one of the goals in last season's play-off final. Couldn't you just have used your feet?

"The lads will tell you if I went to kick it it would have ended up out of the ground. It would have been like Chris Waddle in the penalty shootout in the 1990 World Cup! When I stooped down to head it the lads were quite happy because I am far more consistent with my head than with my feet. We were struggling at the time, it brought us right back into the game and the rest is history."

Celebration: You appeared to run towards the dugout after you scored. What was that all about?

"I was just running everywhere to be fair - I didn't know where I was running. Our fans were all at the other end, I had loads of family watching and I think they all thought I would run over that way. But by the time I got to the halfway line I was knackered."

Ricketts: Didn't you drop a breeze block on you foot last season, putting you out of action for a while?

"No. What happened was we had a couple of labourers on site at work and one of them tripped up and dropped the breeze block on my foot. It broke a bone but I was due to go away on my honeymoon so I carried on playing for about six weeks and then just rested it when I went away."

On your head: A nasty injury - sustained before the game - cut short your appearance in the UniBond League play-off final win over North Ferriby a couple of years ago. How did it happen?

"It was not one of my brightest moments. I will give you my story and then my team-mates' story.
In my eyes I get charged up for every game and I jump off the top step coming out of the changing rooms without any problems. I must have been more charged up than normal that day because I jumped too far and as you come out there are big steel bars above you, I caught one and it sliced the top of my head. They strapped it up as best they could but as soon as I headed it the blood started gushing out and I eventually had to come off. The lads will tell you I drunk about four cans of Red Bull before the match. They just exaggerate - I only drank two!"

Simeon Bambrook: Tell us a bit about your team-mate and close pal.

"I have played with Simeon for a long time, he's a good pal and a top man. He's the figurehead at Farsley and rightly so. We have got a lot of young lads at the club and I tell them if they want an example to just look at Simeon. He has done great in the game, he has been a brilliant player at this level, but he is still so laid back."

Skipper: How did it feel to lead Farsley out for their first ever game in the Conference?

"It was a special occasion - it was the biggest occasion in the club's history. It will always be etched in the history books because it is the highest the club has ever been. Just leading the club out anyway is special - there are better players than me who have done it in the past and there will be better players than me who do it in the future - so it was a proud moment."

Left behind: Has it been frustrating to be sidelined since Boxing Day?

"Yes. I still meet with the lads at 1.30pm and it is good to be in the dressing room before the game. Everybody is pumped up ready and I wish them all the best and leave at about 2.45pm. I then kick every ball from the touchline and I go through every emotion, but when the lads are playing well you can't share in the enjoyment and you feel like a spare part. And when it's not going so well, you can't get on to help out. I am not a good watcher of football."

Education: Which team-mate or opponent have you learned the most from?

"The person who has influenced me more than anyone is probably Simeon, and then there is Paul David at Emley and Carl Serrant as well. Simeon has been great for me, everywhere I have been he has helped me a lot. I went to Emley when I was 19 and had just come out of full-time football. You see a lot of people lose their heads in that situation but I was surrounded by experienced heads like Simeon and PD who were big figures in non-league football. When Emley got to the third round of the FA Cup PD was the main stay, and he scored the goal at West Ham. Playing alongside him was fantastic. I then played alongside Carl at Bradford Park Avenue and he was one of the reasons why I joined Farsley. He has great knowledge and he was fantastic to play alongside."

Year ahead: What are your hopes for 2008?

"First and foremost, I obviously want Farsley to stay up, that's the big goal. Getting promotion was one thing but staying in this league is another. It is difficult to compete against full-time players and to stay in this league would be a fantastic achievement and we could then kick on from there. On a personal level, I just want to get back playing well and prove that I can be a good centre-half at this level.
By the way, I have also noticed everyone poking fun at me in this feature and everyone who has given me stick better watch their backs because I will be coming for them!"