Plymouth's goalscorer Ryan Hardie on shock 1-0 FA Cup fourth round win over Liverpool
Home Park, Plymouth, UK
Home Park, Plymouth, UK
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00:00Yeah, good mate. What a day. Good. This is getting to be a nice habit.
00:03Well done, Henry. I think you said, did we not say last week, we'll bring him back when he's fully rested now, haven't we?
00:08Yeah, this is it now, yeah. You can't break being, er, the lucky charm.
00:21That's alright, isn't it?
00:22Do you need anything down here?
00:33No.
00:39Is everyone OK at the back? Everyone filming? Thumbs up all round? Good stuff.
00:43Chris, do you want to kick us off?
00:45If you don't mind. Brian, many congratulations.
00:48Where does that win rank in your career, do you think?
00:52It's got to be right up there. Obviously beating the club world number one, I think it is.
00:58It's got to be right up there for sure.
01:00And it's just a bit of a dream come true, to be honest, playing them at this stage of the season where they're in the league, etc.
01:06And to beat them, it's one that we'll never let go.
01:10It's a little while since the game ended now, so I know you did some interviews straight afterwards.
01:15You must be processing everything. Talk to us about your emotions.
01:19How are you feeling, not only for yourself, but for your teammates as well?
01:23Yeah, to be honest, I got kicked off before the game.
01:26My son was mascot today and he came up on the screen doing a little interview.
01:30And it set me off before the game. It obviously brought tears to my eyes.
01:34It was a special, special moment.
01:36And obviously once we got into the game, it was about doing it for the team and to get the win.
01:42I think hopefully it'll set us in good stead for the rest of the season.
01:45That's the most important thing at the minute.
01:47Your son obviously knows about football. He predicted that Argyle would win, didn't he?
01:50Yeah, I think he said that Argyle would win. Ten.
01:53But I'm going to game it. I'm going to say the one and the zero makes ten. So that's fine.
01:57We'll do that.
01:58Well, one goal and your shirt number nine.
02:00Well, that makes it that as well. Yeah, perfect.
02:03Talk to us about the penalty incident. We obviously saw you score one at that end just a few days ago.
02:10Yeah, obviously when we got the pen, I've been practising every day.
02:13I said to you before, you've got to commit to a side and you've got to hit it there.
02:17So today I picked the right side and it went in. So I'm delighted to get it done.
02:22Did you feel the pressure? You're playing against Liverpool in front of a worldwide TV audience.
02:26To be honest, I never at the time. At the time, I don't really get the nerves.
02:30I'm confident every time I'm going to smash it in.
02:33The thing that got me was last night. I kind of thought back to the Chelsea game.
02:37I thought, oh my God, if we get a pen tomorrow, what will happen if the same thing happens?
02:40Obviously to get it and to smash it in, that takes everything away.
02:43I was happy and I was glad it went in.
02:47Does that Chelsea penalty stick in your mind still?
02:49It hasn't. Honestly, it hasn't at all until last night.
02:52I thought about it. I thought it's another primal position.
02:55And if it happens again, what's going to be, what's everyone going to think of me?
02:59So obviously to get that bearing off my shoulder, I'm delighted.
03:02More than made up for it with the one today. Obvious question, do you want in the next round?
03:07Yeah, I'd love Man United.
03:10Take them here and have another go at it.
03:12But as I said, any team will be looking at the draw with close eyes.
03:15But most importantly, Wednesday night is coming around the corner now.
03:18I asked the manager about that after the game.
03:20Everyone before this game said this is one to be enjoyed, but Millwall is really important.
03:25Most important, yeah.
03:26How do you make sure that you get a performance like you put in today against Millwall on Wednesday?
03:31I think today took care of itself.
03:33Whoever was on that pitch, you're playing the game like this with that magnitude.
03:36It took care of itself to be honest.
03:38And everyone on the pitch knew our jobs.
03:40And also we knew once this was over, we're going to immediately need to start thinking about Wednesday.
03:45So as I said, as soon as you go on that pitch, it took care of itself today.
03:48So a win against Liverpool can't do your chances of staying up in the Championship any harm at all?
03:53Because it must give you a massive boost of confidence.
03:55Yeah, the last three or four performances, to be honest, it's given us a massive boost of confidence.
03:59And hopefully we can just continue the run that we're on and get straight to work tomorrow.
04:05One more from me, Ryan.
04:06You mentioned it the other day, but you've been in Plymouth and Argyll for a long time now.
04:09You know what this football club means to the people, not just the fans, but the city of Plymouth as a whole.
04:15You've given this city a great day, a great evening.
04:18How does that make you feel that there's going to be hundreds, thousands of people in the city celebrating tonight?
04:24Yeah, we're immensely proud of it.
04:26Obviously, today is going to be cemented in the club's history, the city's history, and our names are going to be on that.
04:33So to be on that letter of authority, it's going to be brilliant.
04:38It's just one that we're delighted to be on.
04:40And as I said, now we're going to have to enjoy it for now.
04:43But it's quickly going to go out of our minds when we start preparing for Wednesday.
04:46Congratulations.
04:48You talk a lot about visualisation before games.
04:53Did you ever in your wildest dreams think you'd score a winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup?
04:59Obviously, when you start your career as a football player, it's things that you dream of.
05:04Playing against Premier League opposition and to do it and to beat them and to get the winning goal,
05:08it's one that will live with me forever, to be honest, yeah.
05:10Just a quick one for me.
05:11Did Ken O'Hara get a touch on the one that came off the post?
05:14Yeah, he said he touched it with his toe, yeah.
05:16I wish he had shaved his toenails or something when it went in.
05:19But no, he did.
05:20Obviously, that would have been another special one.
05:22But that's the kind of opposition that we're playing against to save things like that.
05:25Brilliant. Thanks for your time.
05:26We'll do Brenton then.
05:27After that, anyone wants to raise a hand?
05:29You talked about that you hadn't thought of the Chelsea penalty until kind of last night.
05:34Yeah.
05:35Talk to me a bit more about what was going through your head last night.
05:37Kind of, God, don't miss it again.
05:39You know, where am I going to put it?
05:41Talk to me a bit about that.
05:42Yeah, well, the most important thing that I did at Chelsea was I changed my mind on my run-up.
05:46So the only thing, it came to me last night because I don't want to be seen as missing the big pens.
05:52So now that I've got that bearing off my shoulder, I'm happy now.
05:55Obviously, I've scored pens since, but I've got it off my shoulder.
05:59And this one went in.
06:01Talk to me about how you felt when that ball hit the back of the net and Debbie-Ann went wild.
06:06It was just a bit of deja vu from three days ago, to be honest.
06:10Of course, it's bigger.
06:13But this time I did a knee slide.
06:15So I think I've got in trouble for the doctors.
06:17My scars now opened up again on my knee.
06:19But it's one that I'm taking.
06:20I'm not bothered with that, to be honest.
06:22We'll get a plaster on it and it'll be all right.
06:26Anyone else?
06:27Over here, yeah.
06:28Congratulations, Ryan.
06:30Which Liverpool player have you got the shirt off?
06:32Yeah, I've got number nine.
06:34Darwin, yeah.
06:35It's going to be one where it'll go on the wall.
06:38One of the great shirts that I've got.
06:41Obviously, he's a fantastic player.
06:43To get the number nine shirt, it's a good swap for me.
06:45How are you going to celebrate tonight?
06:47It'll be a quiet one for me.
06:49Obviously, the family are here, so we'll spend it wisely.
06:53We've got to start preparing for Wednesday.
06:56Anyone else?
06:58All good?
06:59Thanks, everybody.
07:00Yeah, go on.
07:01Wear his one.
07:10All right, thanks, everybody.
07:11Thanks, Ryan.
07:12Cheers, Ryan.
07:13Do we have any other people come through?
07:15You have an exhausted Liverpool down there,
07:17so we're done in here.
07:20Thanks, Robbie.
07:21Cheers, Rob.