New Blackpool midfielder discusses Bloomfield Road move, Leyton Orient exit, and Chariots of Fire video

Blackpool Gazette

Jordan Brown discusses his move to Bloomfield Road and explains why he was keen to join Blackpool.

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00:00So Jordan, obviously just over a week ago you joined Blackpills, how has life been here so far?

00:05Yeah, really good. I've settled in well with the lads. It's a really good group to come into.

00:10They've made it really easy for me. The gaffer and the staff all have been so welcoming

00:15and got their ideas across to me, which was obviously nice to come out and play here today

00:20for the first time as a home player. And yeah, it's just been really good.

00:24Yeah, was it nice to see some of the fans, obviously in two weeks they've seen more of them,

00:27but to see, just get a feeling what the place is like?

00:29Yeah, obviously it's nice. Like I said before, I've played here as an away player

00:32and it's always a tough place to come, so it's nice to experience playing with the home shirt on today

00:37and I look forward to obviously playing in front of them more as the season starts.

00:41What attracted you to Blackpool?

00:43I think obviously the club itself is a massive club, a club that's played in the Premier League in the past

00:48and not so long ago was in the Championship and ultimately I want to make that next step into the Championship

00:53and I believe this is a club on the up. And obviously the gaffer knows how to get promoted.

00:57He's got promoted so many times and so to come and play for him is obviously an honour for me

01:02and I just want to do my best for him really and kick on.

01:05Yeah, obviously last year of Leighton Orient, you experienced some playoffs, you were obviously at Gregor's events,

01:08so it must have been a big pulling power for you to be convinced to leave her.

01:11Yeah, of course, I had some good chats with the gaffer or with Richie, he was really good for me.

01:18I wouldn't be really where I am now as a person, a player without him, he's done a lot for me,

01:22so he was really honest with me and obviously wanted me to stay there,

01:27but he understood also the opportunity they had to come here and obviously also a bit closer to home,

01:32which is nice for me to move back up north.

01:34So yeah, it's just all something that I had a chat with him about and he was really good for me

01:38and I can't thank him enough for that.

01:40You know, to sort of bring that experience of each of the playoffs last year,

01:43bring it to this squad and obviously there's a lot of experienced players there as well.

01:46Yeah, of course, yeah, obviously everyone, you know, as a kid dreams of playing at Wembley

01:49and now I want to go to Wembley and win.

01:52So obviously coming here with that experience behind me,

01:55I feel like I can bring that to the dressing room and you've got other, you know,

01:58lads in the dressing room like Hubby, Evo, who have got that experience as well.

02:02And yeah, I think, you know, look around the dressing room at the moment,

02:05we've got quality, we've got experience, so we're going to have a real go this year.

02:09Well, based on history, Blackburn Valley would be a good place to be for playoff success,

02:12obviously over there as well, the years we've run it,

02:14so is that something that's been salty as well?

02:16Yeah, I mean, I've heard a lot about it.

02:18Obviously, at the time, I didn't really know too much about it before I came here,

02:22but, you know, I know the history of the club.

02:25And yeah, to be able to, like I say, get promoted,

02:27it doesn't matter how you get promoted, whether you win the league, come second,

02:30or if you win the playoffs, you just want to get that over the line

02:32and hopefully this year it can be our year.

02:34Obviously, there's going to be ups and downs throughout the season,

02:36we're still two weeks away, but is there a bit of confidence in that squad

02:39that you are going to be a competitive team in the league one this year?

02:42Yeah, massively, I think you saw that today, you know,

02:44we play on the front foot, we're aggressive,

02:46but, like I say, the quality that we've got in the dressing room is really good.

02:51And if we can play with confidence and we can be consistent over the season,

02:55whether it's home or away, and the fans can back us,

02:57and then we've got a real good chance of getting promoted.

03:00You were involved in the recent kick reveal,

03:02obviously, a Chariots of Fire run on the beach.

03:04Was you aware about Chariots of Fire and that famous scene before you took that?

03:08I didn't have a clue, mate, to be honest.

03:09I just got told to run across the beach and smile,

03:11so that's what I did, but, yeah, it was a good laugh, you know,

03:14the lads had a bit of banter and that about it,

03:17so it was, yeah, nice to be involved in that, it was happy days.

03:20Who got into it more?

03:20So you've considered themselves a bit of a film star while filming it?

03:23I think Evo really enjoyed it, to be fair.

03:26He was at the front, you know, smiling and up and down the beach,

03:29so, yeah, I'd probably say Evo, he had a good day.

03:32Everyone kept their balance, there was no tumbles in the sand if we were near long.

03:35No, mate, no, it was all good, to be honest, it was enjoyable.

03:38Yeah, glad no one fell and got injured.

03:40Maybe a Chariots of Fire film night first along the way game?

03:44Potentially, yeah, I've never seen it myself,

03:46but maybe it's on the cards now, we'll see.

03:49I just found it, yeah, I mentioned before, two weeks ago,

03:52just how excited are you to get competitive action,

03:53now you've had this little bit of taste of football, yeah.

03:55Yeah, buzzing, can't beat it, playing in front of the fans,

03:59yeah, it's what you want to do,

04:02you want to, you know, play in good atmospheres and good stadiums

04:05and you can't beat the feeling of having three points on the line

04:08and giving everything you can to go and get them.

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