Aug 10, 2026 · 19 min · 10 segments
David Mooney spoke to former City striker Robert Taylor in 2025. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Robert TaylorGuest
David MooneyHost
Obviously, you played against City in the, uh, in the playoff final with, uh, with Gillingham.
Um, so what, like, what are your memories of, uh, of, of that game in particular, going into that and, and facing City on, on, on that occasion?
The night before the game, there was big thunderstorms going on, and kept most of the team up during the night, and you wake up in the morning, and everyone was talking about it, saying, "How much sleep did you get?" You know, and it's just, it just made a...
Just, just thought we're gonna get there on the day and get stuffed because half the boys didn't get a good night's sleep, so, um...
You know, you turn up in your bus, and then you, you, um, see all the fans around the stadium, and the doors open up, the big double doors open up, and you drive into the ground, and you're in the tunnel area.
Then you think, right, then it starts to hit you, and you think to yourself, you start getting nervous.
It's just, just, just, you know, just that, that feeling there, walk- walking into the changing room, knowing that so many good players have been in there.
You know, legends have been in that dressing room, and you think you're sitting where they used to sit, and that kind of thing.
Obviously, you played against City in the, uh, in the playoff final with, uh, with Gillingham.
Um, so what, like, what are your memories of, uh, of, of that game in particular, going into that and, and facing City on, on, on that occasion?
The night before the game, there was big thunderstorms going on, and kept most of the team up during the night, and you wake up in the morning, and everyone was talking about it, saying, "How much sleep did you get?" You know, and it's just, it just made a...
Just, just thought we're gonna get there on the day and get stuffed because half the boys didn't get a good night's sleep, so, um...
You know, you turn up in your bus, and then you, you, um, see all the fans around the stadium, and the doors open up, the big double doors open up, and you drive into the ground, and you're in the tunnel area.
Then you think, right, then it starts to hit you, and you think to yourself, you start getting nervous.
It's just, just, just, you know, just that, that feeling there, walk- walking into the changing room, knowing that so many good players have been in there.
You know, legends have been in that dressing room, and you think you're sitting where they used to sit, and that kind of thing.
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