Interviews - Paul Terry (Aug 2001)
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1. Name - Paul Terry
2. DOB - 3/4/79
3. Position - Centre Midfield
4. Favourite Position - As above
5. Team supported - West Ham
6. Nickname - Ginge or Brother Of

7. Were you suprised at the way the Daggers performed in their first year back in the Conference?
I was a bit, I expected us to do well but not as well as we did.

8. Do think the Daggers can challenge for the Football League soon?
Yeah.

9. What do you think of the team spirit here compared to other teams you've been at (no jokes about alcoholic spirits!!) ?
Great, the camaradaro is excellent!

10. What are the best and worst things about playing for the Daggers?
Best - Playing in a confident and successful side. Worst - It's too far from my house.

11. Are there any players that you try to emulate?
Paul Scholes. His runs into the box and goal scoring record is second to none for a midfielder.

12. Which non-league player would you buy to improve the team?
There isn't a non league player that could improve this side!

13. Which professional player would you buy to improve the team?
Zinedine Zidane.

14. Who is the best player you have ever played with?
Jimmy 'Just The Two' Cushway (Players joke!)

15. How did you end up playing for the Daggers?
Like many other Dagenham players, through the football league 'trap door'.

16. What are your ambitions in football?
To play at the highest level.

17. Who is your room-mate when the Daggers stop overnight?
Mark Janney, he is so untidy.

18. Which aspect of your game would you most like to improve?
Would like to score more goals.

19. What do you rate as your best performance in a Daggers shirt?
Lincoln in last seasons FA Cup, the game was won with a wonderfully hit shot by my room mate!

20. Describe the best goal you have ever scored.
Hendon away, once again, in last seasons FA Cup. A left foot curler into the top corner.

21. What do you think of the Daggers stadium compared to other non-league grounds?
Its definitely improved with the new stand and I would put it in the top 10.

22. What do you think of the Daggers support compared to other teams in the Conference?
The fans are brilliant home and away, sometimes they are worth a goal start.