Ryan Porteous interview

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00:00Morning, Ryan. Good to see you, mate.

00:02How was Tuesday night?

00:03It looked like a brilliant debut, really.

00:05Are you happy with how it went?

00:07Yeah, it was really good.

00:08I enjoyed it.

00:10Obviously, it was a pretty...

00:13It felt like a long week building into it

00:16because, obviously, I was cup tied for the weekend.

00:17So, you know, I had a lot of time to think about it,

00:20a lot of time to get myself ready.

00:22And no, I think it went well.

00:24Were there any nerves?

00:25The manager said afterwards,

00:27you know, whenever you play a first game for a new team,

00:29there is, but you looked really kind of assured and composed.

00:33Yeah, I think there's always nerves.

00:34I think that fire in the belly,

00:37you know, you should have a majority of games anyway.

00:41But no, the lads have helped me settle in really well.

00:43And obviously, there was a little bit of nerves,

00:46but, you know, they helped me through.

00:48Yeah, I think the club put a video of training out

00:50the day before or something.

00:52It just looks a really good atmosphere of you

00:54kind of being really enjoying your time here so far,

00:57that side of it.

00:58Yeah, it's been really, you know, refreshing for me.

01:01Coming in to this changing room and in this environment,

01:04it's, you know, I think it's perfect for me,

01:07especially for the next three months.

01:09And I think I've always said that, you know, international,

01:13my national team is my priority.

01:15And I think this will be a good three months

01:17to help me build, you know,

01:19and to try to get back into the starting lineup for Scotland.

01:22Yeah, you mentioned the environment there.

01:24I think you mentioned it in your first interview as well.

01:26Has that been a challenge this season

01:28or is it more that you're really excited

01:30by the Preston environment, that sort of side of it?

01:33No, listen, I think, you know,

01:34there's a lot that goes on in football,

01:36you know, behind the scenes.

01:39Sometimes it can affect, you know,

01:42what happens on the pitch, et cetera.

01:43But, you know, I just felt like it was time for,

01:49you know, in the moment to get the best out of me

01:53would be to go on loan.

01:54And because I knew the manager

01:57and some of the players here,

01:58I knew it would be a good fit

01:59and, you know, hopefully it will be going forward.

02:03Was it a surprise to be going out on loan?

02:05Did it catch you off guard?

02:06It happened really quickly, didn't it?

02:09Yeah, listen, you know,

02:12players come and go at Watford quite a lot

02:14and, you know, you kind of sign up for.

02:16So it was also initially a surprise,

02:19but at the same time, it is what it is.

02:23And, you know, my full focus now

02:25is on Preston and trying to finish

02:28as high as possible with them.

02:30Yeah, have you found the Championship,

02:32the last, this third season in it,

02:34have you found it pretty steady?

02:36Yeah, listen, it was obviously a big,

02:38it took a big toll on my body when I first moved down

02:41with the Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday kind of games.

02:43And yeah, but you kind of,

02:48your body develops and getting used to that.

02:50And it's, you know, it's a lot better

02:53because you're constantly playing games

02:54and this is probably one of the best leagues in the world

02:57for the amount of games you play

02:58and, you know, the kind of competitiveness of it.

03:03Did you know any of the lads coming in?

03:04Lindsay, you know?

03:05Yeah, Lindsay, Ali, a couple of the lads.

03:08And, you know, I phoned Big Linz before, you know, I joined

03:12and he sold the club, you know, really well to men.

03:15And he, yeah, he said that he thinks it would be a good move

03:20for a few months and then try to get, you know,

03:24back to that really good level that I want to be at.

03:28And you've worked with the manager before, Bree,

03:30I know you didn't play under him too much,

03:31but was that kind of exciting to reunite

03:33and have a proper go at it for these last three months?

03:36Yeah, when the manager, you know, texted me,

03:39you know, I felt like it was going to be a really good option

03:42because, you know, sometimes if you go into a football club

03:44and you don't know the manager or the players,

03:46you know, it can maybe take, you know,

03:48a lot of time to get used to it and to fit in.

03:51But, you know, I feel like I can slip in here,

03:55you know, pretty well because of the relationship

03:58that I've got with the manager

03:59and some of the players already.

04:01Looking forward to Saturday?

04:03Yeah, I can't wait.

04:03Can't wait.

04:04You know, I played Burnley just before Christmas

04:07and, you know, it was a tough game.

04:11Good side, well-organised, great defensive record,

04:14but, you know, these records are there to be broken.

04:17And, you know, I think we have the quality

04:20in the forward areas to do that.

04:24Yeah, you'll strike me as someone who relishes a derby, really.

04:27Deepdale should be pretty full.

04:28Just got to embrace it, really.

04:31Yeah, listen, we know it'll be a tough game,

04:32but, you know, the fans, you know,

04:36if they come in, their numbers will make a good atmosphere

04:40and make it difficult for Burnley to play.

04:43Yeah, you mentioned the forward players.

04:44Has the quality kind of impressed you a bit, Preston?

04:47They're sort of in that 15th position,

04:49but, I mean, not a million miles away, really,

04:51if you could get on a run of winning games.

04:53Yeah, listen, I was impressed at the two games

04:55that they played against Watford this season.

04:59Obviously, I watched them from the bench,

05:01but I was really impressed with everything,

05:05with the willingness to run, you know, all over the park,

05:09put your body on the line in front of everything

05:11and get forward, score goals.

05:14And, you know, this kind of epitomises the whole,

05:17like, a championship team.

05:19You know, this is what it should be.

05:20This is what wins you games,

05:21and hopefully we can continue that.

05:24Yeah, I mean, the manager bangs on a lot

05:26about that sort of stuff, mentality.

05:28You could sort of share all of those views.

05:30You can't be your ideal boss, really, in that regard.

05:33Yeah, listen, it's, you know, all coaches are different.

05:37All coaches will, the best coaches will change,

05:41you know, what they do based on the players they have.

05:44And, yeah, I think the manager's done that really well.

05:47Do you have any thoughts beyond the summer, mate?

05:49The manager said you've not really discussed it at all.

05:51Is it just 15 games, play as well as you can,

05:54and then whatever happens, happens?

05:56Yeah, that's the plan.

05:57As I said, my, you know, short-term goals are Scotland.

06:02And if I can play here really well,

06:04finish as high as possible, then, you know,

06:06my goal is to get back in that Scotland team.

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