Random Questions About Me

Well earlier on +Danièlle Owen did a questionnaire, I thought it would be cool if I did this too. So I have, so yeah, you can learn some random rubbish about me and maybe work out my intentions of watching a few matches of Wimbledon in the next fortnight while you're at it...and the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who....

1. SEXUALITY
I am a heterosexual male

2. IF YOU COULD MEET ANYONE ON THE PLANET, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
If we include dead people probably JRR Tolkien because of how much imagination it would have taken for him to create his books. I mean The Lord Of The Rings…wow. If we’re on about people alive, Russell Brand would be hilarious, especially if we did a few phone calls!

3. GRAB THE NEAREST BOOK TO YOU, GO TO PAGE 23 LINE 17...WHAT DOES IT SAY?
Due to the fact that I’m in a car I don’t have a book on me…I’ll do this later from the book I’ve been reading for a long time which is Steve Jobs’ biography.

4. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE MOST?
That I need a job, how to get money, will my life be success of a failure

5. WHAT DOES YOUR LAST TEXT SAY?
"I love the U20 team" – this was from Danielle, declaring her love for some Welsh rugby players, I moved this conversation to tennis on Facebook…

6. DO YOU SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES?
Depends on the heat, doubt you wanna know, but usually an old tour tshirt and my boxers. I have slept in a onesie before though!

7. WHAT IS YOUR STRANGEST TALENT?
Umm, being a mug, not the china things, the too forgiving kind. I think I’ve changed that though.

8. FINISH THE SENTENCES: GIRLS.......... BOYS..........
Girls can be tempermental. Boys will be boys.

9. EVER HAD A POEM OR SONG WRITTEN ABOUT YOU?
Yep, Rusty James and St Jimmy are both poetic songs wrote about me! Nah in all seriousness I have not L 

10. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU PLAYED THE AIR GUITAR?
1^st June 2013 at the Emirates Stadium. Green Day!

11. DO YOU HAVE ANY STRANGE PHOBIAS? 
Mushrooms. They feel horrible, taste horrible and make me vomit.

12. EVER STUCK A FOREIGN OBJECT UP YOUR NOSE?
The Germans haven’t tried to bomb my nose

13. WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION?
The religion of the lost and damned.

14. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE, WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO BE DOING?
Going to a club, pondering a pasty or fish and chips, commonly with Josh.

15. DO YOU PREFER TO BE BEHIND THE CAMERA, OR IN FRONT OF IT?
Umm when I’m drunk I am shocked at the amount of photos I find myself in and what they look like, however sober behind the camera.

16. FAVOURITE BAND?
Green Day

17. WHAT WAS THE LAST LIE YOU TOLD?
“I’m leaving” – I was getting out of bed.

18. DO YOU BELIEVE IN KARMA?
Karma’s a bitch, although Karma is life, so life is a bitch.

19. WHAT DOES YOUR URL MEAN?
That I have a blog and I am a God?

20. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS?
Strength – I can beat my weaknesses. Poor balance, take up rowing. Struggling cycling proficiency, go out for a few hours until I know I can pass.
Weakness – “Love”,

21. WHO IS YOUR CELEBRITY CRUSH?
Jenna-Louise Coleman & Laura Robson.

22. HAVE YOU EVER GONE SKINNY DIPPING?
Nope.

23. HOW DO YOU VENT YOUR ANGER?
Punch walls, bed and stuff. Shout about it online, can’t do that too much with parents looking on my twitter…@jamesmartinlfc

24 DO YOU HAVE A COLLECTION OF ANYTHING?
I used to collect TY beanie babies when I was little

25. DO YOU PREFER TALKING ON THE PHONE OR VIDEO CHATTING ONLINE?
Have to see myself on a video chat, so on the phone of course.

26. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE PERSON YOU'VE BECOME?
In the last year, I’ve grown up emotionally, so yeah. I speak my mind and people have to deal with that. Because it’s important to stand up for what you believe and not go with the crowd.

27. WHAT SOUND DO YOU HATE, AND WHAT SOUND DO YOU LOVE?
I hate the sound of people eating with their mouths open, my fist starts to feel a magnet in it being attracted to their face. Regarding sounds I love it depends, I’ve always liked the sound of a beach, or like a festival noise before the music, just the anticipation and excitement that can be sensed.

28. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST "WHAT IF"?
What if I got rid of you when I should have?

29. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS AND ALIENS?
Ghosts yes. You know when you suddenly randomly shiver briefly but it’s warm, yeah, that’s a ghost. Extra Terrestrial life, yes, but I doubt if we met them we’d be like “shiiiit aliens!”

30. STICK YOUR RIGHT ARM OUT - WHAT DO YOU TOUCH? SAME WITH LEFT ARM.
The car seat in front of me

31. SMELL THE AIR. WHAT DO YOU SMELL?
I can smell the outdoors, every now and again some cow shit. Or is it horse shit? What’s in my burgers nowadays?

32. WHAT IS THE WORST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO?
Manchester.

33. EAST COAST OR WEST COAST?
In Britain the west, in the USA I don’t know, isn’t NYC the east? In which case east.

34. MOST ATTRACTIVE SINGER OF THE OTHER GENDER?
Taylor Momsen from The Pretty Reckless

35. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?
Carpe Diem

36. DEFINE ART.
Something you can physically see that makes you think. Although I hate art.

37. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LUCK?
Yeah, well kinda, look at the people who have the talent that has given them everything.

38. WHAT IS THE WEATHER LIKE?
Dry and cool.

39. WHAT IS THE TIME?
10pm

40. DO YOU DRIVE? IF YOU DO, HAVE YOU EVER CRASHED?
Nope, failed twice, wish I did crash in either test though, would be a good reason I failed rather than stupid faults by other drivers or being 4mph over the limit

41. WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?
My Booky Wook 2 – Russell Brand

42. DO YOU LIKE THE SMELL OF PETROL?
It’s addictive

43. DO YOU HAVE ANY NICKNAMES?
God! Nah I don’t  have any.

44. WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW?
It’s either Iron Man 2 or the Hunger Games 

45. WHAT IS THE WORST INJURY YOU HAVE EVER GOT?
It’s either a broken toe from playing football in the hallway when I was 7ish or the scar I got drinking. 

46. HAVE YOU EVER CAUGHT A BUTTERFLY?
No, no I have not.

47. DO YOU HAVE ANY OBSESSIONS?
If I say no someone will comment about Green Day and Liverpool so…

48. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
Yes, although I’m still waiting for my letter from Hogwarts that must have got lost in the post.

49. HAS ANYONE SEEN YOU IN YOUR UNDERWEAR IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS?
I don’t think so….

50. IS THERE ONE PERSON WHO CAN ALWAYS MAKE YOU SMILE?
Yeah, Milky, Elliot, Steve, Josh, Andy, Danielle, Vikki et al all in their own ways haha.

Well I hope you learn't something new, do it yourself if you want, it would be interesting! If you have anything to say, comment or tweet me!

Toodles!

What can Liverpool FC learn from the success of LeBron James and the Miami Heat?

So last night was a predictably late night for me with the Confederations Cup followed by Game 7 of the 2013 NBA finals. As many know a year ago, I'd have given the NBA a miss but the Olympic's changed my perception from it being a boring, pointless sport to a sport full of drama, big moments, tense moments and the insane. LeBron James' recent interest in Liverpool FC gave me a team to support in the Miami Heat. But really I only started watching matches and not just keeping an eye on the standings until early this year. Quite soon after I'd started watching some matches the Miami 27 game winning streak started.

So last night Miami won their second NBA title in a row and rather than looking at the success Miami had, I want to move the elements of their success and think about how certain elements could be replicated by Liverpool to try to create another amazing period for the football club. Five different elements will be discussed and I'll look to see if Liverpool have or can fill these elements.

1. The Tactical Coach - Both Miami and Liverpool share one thing here, each team has a young coach, admittedly after the last couple of years Miami's coach Erik Spoelstra has less to prove than Liverpool' Brendan Rodgers. Although this is now the case, Spoelstra did have to wait a few years to get the success that has helped him prove himself as a coach, Brendan Rodgers has not had that time at a club with the ability to eventually get success. Both also had come through to their jobs by assisting head coaches who have gone down in history as some of the best in their respective sports. So hopefully in this section Rodgers can prove his worth and lead Liverpool to success.

2. The On Pitch Leader - Less needs to be said regarding this, Miami Heat get a lot of motivation and leadership from Wade and James, Liverpool have Steven Gerrard, possibly the best captain in his sport currently. Until the end of last season Liverpool also had Jamie Carragher, this has left a gap that does need filling as having that second leader on the pitch is more needed today, plus he was a player that could organise the defence to a high level, Liverpool will miss this if they can't fill it.

3. Experience - This is where there is a bit of a gulf, Miami have title winning experience in players like Ray Allen and lets be honest Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and LeBron James have been playing for a number of years before you go into some more fringe players like Miller, Battier etc. Liverpool lack this experience to a degree now with a lot of players in their early days such as Sterling, Coutinhio, Ibe, Wisdom etc. However Liverpool do have a few experienced players around, such as Gerrard and Johnson, but considering the amount of players on the pitch compared to a basketball court there is a gulf in the experience Miami players have and the experience of Liverpool players. It is also worth pointing out that Kolo Toure is coming in to help with this but the other possible signings are all pretty young.

4. Top Young Players - This is where Liverpool may be better than Miami to an extent, although it is yet to be seen or proven, with many players gradually getting a chance in the Liverpool first team and actually proving their worth. Coutinhio is very good in this section and Sterling, Ibe, Wisdom, Henderson and more look like they can prove theirs too. In Miami there are less younger players, but not too many vetrans either, Cole is a good young player, but if you look at how old some basketball players play till you could argue that Chalmers and James still aren't too old.

5. Fans - Now this is where both teams do well, they both have very good, loud, passionate fans. Both have some of the best in the country and that is what makes these teams great, although it must be said I know a lot more about Liverpool fans and some Miami fans, admittedly like myself have been swayed by either a player (namely LeBron James) or the success, whereas with Liverpool, people still support them today through the rougher times. It is my belief that Liverpool fans are at the very top, along with teams like Dortmund and possibly Newcastle when it comes to passion. This is something many teams lack, like Real Madrid and Manchester United where the fans may as well be at a funeral gathering.

So what can Liverpool learn from Miami's success? Well the never say die attitude appeared in game 6 with the 6 points caught up in the last 28 seconds, otherwise the NBA right now would be in Texas. But Liverpool could also learn the right mix of experience and youth from the Miami Heat as well as giving the young coach Rodgers a chance as long as there is a steady progression, because as Miami proved, you sign the right experience, the right talent to go with the players you have already got together, some for the entirety of their careers, like Gerrard for Liverpool and Wade for Miami then you can build a team to win titles and maybe, just maybe, it may not be decades away.

Thanks for reading guys!