Arrive Alive Women’s Premier League interview with Belinda Seers
1) Your name and occupation?
Belinda Seers, Operations Manager
2) Your favoured playing position?
Centre midfield
3) What was your first junior club?
Blacktown United; I started playing when I was 4 years old
4) What made you take up football?
My big brother Raymond was my idol and I grew up kicking a ball with him every day in the backyard
5) Who has been your most positive influence on your football career?
All of my team mates over the years who have inspired me to keep loving the game
6) Which footballer do you admire most?
Roy Keane, because he works hard from kick off until the final whistle and gives one hundred percent in everything that he does on the field
7) Do you have any match day superstitions (lucky socks, left shoe before right, etc)?
Sleep in, brunch with Aimie, keep busy reading the newspaper or studying so that I don?t get pre match nerves. I try to get to watch our juniors and reserve grade as much as I can to support the club
8) If you could have a dinner party with any three famous people who would they be? Why?
Thom Yorke (Lead singer of Radiohead) ? because they are my favourite band and could play some music while they?re at dinner
Sir Alex Ferguson ? because he?s the best football manager in the world
Ronaldinho ? because I respect him immensely as a player; extremely skilful, clever, cheeky and has a good attitude
9) What song best describes your approach to football?
?Kicking and Screaming? – The Presets
10) Is there a particular pre game meal you like to eat?
A latte, a BLAT (bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato sandwich) and heaps of water. And when it is cold, a Lemsip works a treat!
11) What is your favourite football memory?
Scoring a screamer in the UEFA Women?s Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark. I played for Kilmarnock FC in the Scottish Women?s Premier League in 2003-04. Also playing in a charity match against Arsenal Ladies in the UK was pretty sweet.
-By Ross Anderson
