Midfielder Byron Lawrence continues our Get To Know Q&A series, and also discusses his return to injury after 2 years out.
Quickfire Questions:
Favourite Hot Drink: Hot Chocolate
Favourite Cold Drink: Orange Juice
Favourite Snack: A chocolate flapjack
Favourite Takeaway/Dinner: Cannelloni
Favourite TV Show: Friends probably all time favourite, but The Bear is my current favourite.
Favourite Hobby (other than football): Walking my dogs
Favourite Video Game: Don’t play it anymore but Crash bandicoot was the best game.
Team you Support: Manchester United
Favourite Professional Player (current/all time): Wayne Rooney
Favourite sport other than football, and why? It changes but i started playing golf earlier this year and I love it, even though I’m still crap!
Favourite moment in a Needham shirt so far and why? My one and only adult Hatrick, against Hitchin. Luke was a legend for giving me the penalty that day for my third.
If you could’ve been involved in any sporting event ever, what would it have been and why? I’m probably a rubbish United fan for saying this but it would have been class to be Aguero scoring that winning goal in 2012.
If you could swap places with anyone else in football who would you pick and why? Its got be Messi, won’t ever be a player as good!
Player Profile:
How would you describe yourself as a player? A midfielder that likes to get on the ball and start attacks, who can chip in with the odd goal or assist.
What’s the one thing you think you’re personally known best for playing wise and why? Maybe hitting the ball as hard as I can from distance and hoping it goes in the back of the net.
What are your standout moments from your career so far and why? Probably waking up in the ambulance the day I got injured, I was high as kite! I've played in some really good teams but I haven’t got a promotion yet so hopefully I can achieve that at some point, fingers crossed its with Needham!
What inspired you to be a footballer? Probably watching my older brothers play football every week, I've always loved playing football.
Best Player Played With and why? Thats a tough question as I’ve played with a load quality players. But I’ve never played with or against a better goalie than the main man, Marcus Garnham!
Being back playing:
How did you find it being back out there for the first team against Long Melford, must've felt good? Yeah its been a long process getting back to football and I still need to manage my ankle moving forward. But I loved playing again, I've missed it a lot these last two years.
Did it make it any more special being captain? That was nice of Kev to do that. Kev's been great with me throughout my injury and I know how pleased he was to see me back on the pitch. Even if he had to close his eyes every time I went into a tackle!
How do you think you did, as you got a couple of good shots off at goal? Those shots weren’t my finest! But yeah I thought I did alright. I just wanted to make sure my ankle coped with the game which it did, so I was happy with how it went.
We've spoken about it over time, but how did you find the recovery process over all? Full of ups and downs. Its been frustrating at times, especially when I wasn’t sure if I would make it back onto the pitch again. But that makes me proud of myself that I’ve got to this point. So I’m going to try and enjoy every minute I get to play because it can easily be taken away. Jenks and Bex have been really helpful through every step. Day to day having my girlfriend and dogs keeping my mind healthy has been the most important thing.
The support you had during your recovery must have made it even more special to be back playing both with the 23s and first team? Yeah I’ve had incredible support from so many people willing me to get back on the pitch, so it feels great to finally get there.
With our start to the season, did it make your return back to the team more seamless? Yeah the boys are flying this season which makes it a really enjoyable team to get back involved in. Hopefully as time goes on I can contribute to a successful season!
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