QA: Clinton Morrison

Professional footballer, man about town — life must be good.

Yeah, I’ve got no complaints. Being a footballer is the perfect job. I’m usually home by 1 o’clock and I’m doing something that I love, so I wouldn’t change it for the world.

What do you do with all that spare time?

I see my family, I go out with my friends and I love shopping.

Bond Street or Bluewater?

To be fair, I like both. My favourite label at the moment is Artful Dodger — you can’t go wrong with that. Then there’s Dolce&Gabbana and G-Star.

Who’s the worst-dressed Palace player?

Easy. James Scowcroft. He’s got no style. Morning, noon and night he’s in his Diadora freebies. I can understand wearing that stuff in the daytime, but when you are going out at night? I can’t work out people like that.

It’s Saturday night, you’ve scored the winner for Palace and you’re decked out in D&G. Where are you sipping Cristal?

The Embassy in Mayfair. It’s my kind of place. I always have a laugh there and I get no trouble. Girls like footballers, but I’m a bit wary of the attention. Luckily, I’ve got a partner and she trusts me, so I couldn’t be happier.

How easy would it be to pull — if you were single?

Very easy. I’m not saying it wasn’t easy before I became a footballer, but girls like footballers, that’s just the way it is. Some of them are genuine and some of them want fame, so you can never be sure what they’re after. I’ve got a partner and I’m very happy.

And rumour has it that you like your cars.

I’ve got a Range Rover and a Bentley Continental GT. I love cars and you can’t go wrong with a Bentley.

What’s blasting out of the speakers?

Funky house, R&B, anything as long as it’s not techno.

You’ve been scoring for fun since Neil Warnock arrived at Palace. What’s changed?

Lots of things. The training is more intense and the manager is a winner, and that’s rubbing off on the players.

Finally, who’s the toughest defender you’ve faced?

It’s got to be Alessandro Nesta or Fabio Cannavaro when I was playing for Ireland. Cannavaro’s quite short, so you think that you’ve got a chance, but his all-round game is unbelievable.

Interview by Kaveh Solhekol