1 00:00:02,130 --> 00:00:05,040 Jill Scott: Manchester will always be a very special place to me because 2 00:00:05,340 --> 00:00:08,220 Jill Scott: there's so many memories here, and so many more to make 3 00:00:08,220 --> 00:00:11,910 Jill Scott: as well. Prince William we kind of... Our paths crossed 4 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:15,270 Jill Scott: a few times through football, and I accidentally slipped and wiped 5 00:00:15,270 --> 00:00:18,570 Jill Scott: him out. Sitting next to Boy George washing dishes and 6 00:00:18,570 --> 00:00:20,400 Jill Scott: he's singing Karma Chameleon, I'm like- 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:20,460 Alex Legouix: So surreal. 8 00:00:20,460 --> 00:00:21,299 Jill Scott: ... what is going on? 9 00:00:22,829 --> 00:00:25,529 Alex Legouix: This is Show on the Road brought to you by 10 00:00:25,530 --> 00:00:29,880 Alex Legouix: Autotrader. We're driving famous faces on a personalized road trip, 11 00:00:30,300 --> 00:00:33,299 Alex Legouix: visiting the places that helped shape them, and hearing how 12 00:00:33,299 --> 00:00:36,659 Alex Legouix: the locations turned them into who they are today. We've 13 00:00:36,659 --> 00:00:40,200 Alex Legouix: matched each celebrity with a car chosen specifically for them. 14 00:00:40,620 --> 00:00:44,699 Alex Legouix: So, join me Alex Legouix as we get this show 15 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:49,860 Alex Legouix: on the road. I'm about to meet former England footballer 16 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,690 Alex Legouix: Jill Scott, who had a fantastic 2022 after winning the 17 00:00:54,690 --> 00:00:57,930 Alex Legouix: Euros with the Lionesses, and then ending the year on 18 00:00:57,930 --> 00:01:00,690 Alex Legouix: a real high as she was crowned Queen of the 19 00:01:00,690 --> 00:01:04,800 Alex Legouix: Jungle in I'm a Celeb. We've come to Jill's adoptive 20 00:01:04,830 --> 00:01:07,830 Alex Legouix: home of Manchester where she spent eight years playing for 21 00:01:07,830 --> 00:01:13,320 Alex Legouix: Man City and is amazingly still working here now as... 22 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,100 Alex Legouix: Well, serving guests in her own coffee shop. So, we've 23 00:01:17,100 --> 00:01:21,929 Alex Legouix: matched Jill with a Mercedes G- Class, so I'm really excited 24 00:01:21,929 --> 00:01:25,680 Alex Legouix: to see what she thinks about this very impressive beast. 25 00:01:26,849 --> 00:01:31,620 Jill Scott: No way, is it actually a G- Wagon? Yes, this 26 00:01:31,620 --> 00:01:37,709 Jill Scott: is my favorite car in the entire world. Wow, this 27 00:01:37,709 --> 00:01:41,339 Jill Scott: is so nice. Woo. 28 00:01:43,860 --> 00:01:44,458 Alex Legouix: Well, hello. 29 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:46,979 Jill Scott: Oh my God, I'm so excited that this is the 30 00:01:46,979 --> 00:01:51,751 Jill Scott: car. This is my favorite car in the whole world. 31 00:01:51,751 --> 00:01:51,752 Alex Legouix: What do you think? 32 00:01:51,752 --> 00:01:53,430 Jill Scott: And I knew it was going to be green, so I went for a 33 00:01:53,430 --> 00:01:54,300 Jill Scott: green jacket. 34 00:01:54,390 --> 00:01:55,890 Alex Legouix: You match it perfectly. 35 00:01:56,010 --> 00:01:59,520 Jill Scott: Oh my God, this is so nice. So, when I got out of the Jungle, 36 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,491 Jill Scott: I got one of these for a couple of months and I loved it. 37 00:02:02,491 --> 00:02:02,610 Alex Legouix: No, did you? 38 00:02:02,610 --> 00:02:04,919 Jill Scott: Yeah, but I was trying to get one. I said, " 39 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,010 Jill Scott: Will somebody just let us drive one for literally a 40 00:02:08,010 --> 00:02:11,220 Jill Scott: day?" Because I just think they're brilliant, but yeah, it's my favorite 41 00:02:11,220 --> 00:02:11,791 Jill Scott: car in the whole world, so- 42 00:02:11,791 --> 00:02:12,091 Alex Legouix: Is it? 43 00:02:12,750 --> 00:02:15,480 Jill Scott: Yeah. They say don't get into cars with strangers, but I know you so it's okay. 44 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,741 Jill Scott: Yeah, this is lovely. 45 00:02:19,741 --> 00:02:19,742 Alex Legouix: Isn't it nice? 46 00:02:19,742 --> 00:02:21,090 Jill Scott: It is. Are you liking driving it? 47 00:02:21,090 --> 00:02:22,739 Alex Legouix: Yeah, I love it so far. 48 00:02:22,740 --> 00:02:23,041 Jill Scott: So nice. 49 00:02:23,041 --> 00:02:27,660 Alex Legouix: I know. It's got all sorts of exciting features. Are you 50 00:02:27,660 --> 00:02:28,440 Alex Legouix: warm enough? 51 00:02:28,470 --> 00:02:30,179 Jill Scott: Yeah, because it's got a heated seat. 52 00:02:30,630 --> 00:02:30,631 Alex Legouix: Yeah. 53 00:02:30,631 --> 00:02:31,020 Jill Scott: Yeah. 54 00:02:31,139 --> 00:02:31,500 Alex Legouix: Yeah. 55 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:33,419 Jill Scott: I've got a story about heated seats. 56 00:02:33,510 --> 00:02:33,690 Alex Legouix: Go on. 57 00:02:33,690 --> 00:02:37,110 Jill Scott: So, I took my grandma for a drive once and we were driving for 58 00:02:37,110 --> 00:02:41,699 Jill Scott: ages, and she went really quiet. And I was like, "Grandma, are you okay?" And she was like, " Yeah, I'm 59 00:02:41,699 --> 00:02:43,980 Jill Scott: fine." I said, " I've heated your seat for you." And she was like, " 60 00:02:44,190 --> 00:02:46,799 Jill Scott: So glad you've told us that, I thought I'd weed myself." 61 00:02:48,149 --> 00:02:48,631 Jill Scott: So, that was the first time- 62 00:02:48,631 --> 00:02:48,632 Alex Legouix: That's amazing. 63 00:02:48,632 --> 00:02:51,900 Jill Scott: ... I realised about heated seats. 64 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,430 Alex Legouix: So, we're on our way initially to Platt Lane. 65 00:02:56,610 --> 00:02:57,119 Jill Scott: Platt Lane. 66 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:58,739 Alex Legouix: Your former training grounds. 67 00:02:59,699 --> 00:03:02,430 Jill Scott: Yeah, yeah. It just makes you smile. Look, I just smile when 68 00:03:02,430 --> 00:03:03,240 Jill Scott: you say Platt Lane. 69 00:03:03,300 --> 00:03:03,780 Alex Legouix: Really? 70 00:03:03,780 --> 00:03:06,540 Jill Scott: Yeah, it's great memories. I think when I first signed 71 00:03:06,540 --> 00:03:09,749 Jill Scott: for Manchester City, I was playing at Everton. Everton had 72 00:03:09,750 --> 00:03:13,860 Jill Scott: just started going professional, but we weren't full- time professional. 73 00:03:14,099 --> 00:03:18,090 Jill Scott: Whereas when I heard that Manchester City were reforming the 74 00:03:18,210 --> 00:03:22,680 Jill Scott: women's team, they had these big plans. Platt Lane was 75 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:28,439 Jill Scott: where we first went, and yeah, it's an amazing facility. 76 00:03:28,469 --> 00:03:29,940 Jill Scott: I wonder if it'll look any different though to when I first went there. 77 00:03:30,389 --> 00:03:32,790 Alex Legouix: Yeah, so you haven't been back for a while? 78 00:03:33,089 --> 00:03:35,339 Jill Scott: No, I haven't been back. I think it has changed 79 00:03:35,340 --> 00:03:38,460 Jill Scott: a little bit. What I remember vividly about it in my mind 80 00:03:38,460 --> 00:03:40,350 Jill Scott: is when we pulled up into the car park, there's 81 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,460 Jill Scott: a football cage, which is like a really small football 82 00:03:44,460 --> 00:03:47,849 Jill Scott: pitch. And after training, our manager who was Nick Cushing 83 00:03:47,849 --> 00:03:50,579 Jill Scott: at the time, we were so lucky that we got him. 84 00:03:50,580 --> 00:03:52,770 Jill Scott: He came from the boys' game, and he'd always let 85 00:03:52,770 --> 00:03:54,660 Jill Scott: us have a little game of five- a- side in 86 00:03:54,660 --> 00:03:57,090 Jill Scott: this cage. So, it was like tricks and flicks. I 87 00:03:57,090 --> 00:04:00,150 Jill Scott: didn't have many of them, but it was just... I think 88 00:04:00,150 --> 00:04:03,449 Jill Scott: sometimes football can be too serious when you're full- time 89 00:04:03,450 --> 00:04:06,150 Jill Scott: professional, but he always let us have that just going 90 00:04:06,150 --> 00:04:08,549 Jill Scott: back to being kids and just having a mess about 91 00:04:08,549 --> 00:04:09,269 Jill Scott: in the cage. 92 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,130 Alex Legouix: As a child was it football straight away? 93 00:04:14,220 --> 00:04:18,988 Jill Scott: Yeah, yeah, from my earliest memories. My grandma reckons that 94 00:04:18,990 --> 00:04:21,089 Jill Scott: on my christening day when I was six months old, 95 00:04:21,089 --> 00:04:23,639 Jill Scott: my legs were just doing this the whole time. And she 96 00:04:23,639 --> 00:04:25,828 Jill Scott: reckons, I don't know if she's telling the truth, that she said 97 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,099 Jill Scott: to my mum, " She's going to be a footballer." Which 98 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:31,950 Jill Scott: is mad because girls weren't even playing football. 99 00:04:32,010 --> 00:04:34,589 Alex Legouix: Yeah, so did you get it from anyone? Is there anyone 100 00:04:34,589 --> 00:04:36,960 Alex Legouix: in your family who was a keen footballer? 101 00:04:37,470 --> 00:04:40,500 Jill Scott: Everyone tries to have a little claim to it, I think. They're like, " 102 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:42,750 Jill Scott: I used to play at school." My dad used to 103 00:04:42,750 --> 00:04:46,080 Jill Scott: play, to be fair. My brother's quite a good player. My 104 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,118 Jill Scott: brother was always faster than us, it used to do 105 00:04:48,119 --> 00:04:50,850 Jill Scott: my head in. He still is. But yeah, I think it was just 106 00:04:50,850 --> 00:04:54,630 Jill Scott: a mixture. My mum used to do a little bit 107 00:04:54,630 --> 00:04:57,330 Jill Scott: of running, my dad was quite fit, so I think 108 00:04:57,330 --> 00:05:00,629 Jill Scott: the fitness gene was probably in us. But as my 109 00:05:00,630 --> 00:05:03,059 Jill Scott: career went on, that used to really annoy us because 110 00:05:03,059 --> 00:05:06,988 Jill Scott: people used to say, " Yeah, well, you're not naturally fit." But if 111 00:05:06,990 --> 00:05:10,680 Jill Scott: you imagine being 35 and having to keep up with 18, 19- year- 112 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,589 Jill Scott: olds, I had to do a lot of work on my fitness. 113 00:05:13,650 --> 00:05:15,540 Jill Scott: So, I was like, " I know I'm naturally fit, but 114 00:05:15,540 --> 00:05:16,979 Jill Scott: I am working hard as well." 115 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:17,580 Alex Legouix: Yes. 116 00:05:17,580 --> 00:05:22,379 Jill Scott: So, yeah, there was probably an element of both genetics 117 00:05:22,379 --> 00:05:24,599 Jill Scott: but then also working hard as well. 118 00:05:24,869 --> 00:05:29,010 Alex Legouix: And that work ethic as well, I think if you 119 00:05:29,010 --> 00:05:31,349 Alex Legouix: were around it or your family has it and it 120 00:05:31,350 --> 00:05:33,779 Alex Legouix: becomes a bit of a natural thing. Did you find that? 121 00:05:33,779 --> 00:05:37,470 Jill Scott: Yeah. Yeah, definitely. My mum's very fit and healthy now. 122 00:05:37,830 --> 00:05:40,139 Jill Scott: It annoys us when I go home, I'm like, " Is 123 00:05:40,139 --> 00:05:42,660 Jill Scott: there no chocolate in this house?" And she's like, " I've 124 00:05:42,660 --> 00:05:45,510 Jill Scott: got a bit of dark chocolate." And I'm like, "It's just not the same, 125 00:05:45,510 --> 00:05:51,210 Jill Scott: is it?" But everything was like light butter, light Philadelphia. So, I think we were 126 00:05:51,750 --> 00:05:56,428 Jill Scott: always quite healthy in that sense, and even now having 127 00:05:56,428 --> 00:05:58,680 Jill Scott: a glass of fizzy pop to me is a treat 128 00:05:59,070 --> 00:06:01,560 Jill Scott: because we didn't really have it as kids. So, I 129 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,580 Jill Scott: think we were grown up in probably a healthy lifestyle 130 00:06:05,580 --> 00:06:07,919 Jill Scott: without really knowing it at the time. 131 00:06:07,980 --> 00:06:12,630 Alex Legouix: What do you think your strongest memories are of Platt Lane and- 132 00:06:12,990 --> 00:06:16,948 Jill Scott: Yeah, Platt Lane, my memories... My first two years at 133 00:06:16,949 --> 00:06:19,499 Jill Scott: Manchester City I fell in love with the game all 134 00:06:19,500 --> 00:06:23,130 Jill Scott: over again, I really did. I remember turning up and 135 00:06:23,130 --> 00:06:25,349 Jill Scott: I was like, " Oh my God, we'll get our kit 136 00:06:25,380 --> 00:06:28,200 Jill Scott: washed," and our kit was just ready for us. We 137 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,229 Jill Scott: went into Platt Lane, we had breakfast, and I was like, " 138 00:06:31,230 --> 00:06:34,109 Jill Scott: Is this really my full- time job?" And this is at the 139 00:06:34,109 --> 00:06:36,630 Jill Scott: age of 26, so I'd had a lot of years 140 00:06:36,660 --> 00:06:39,750 Jill Scott: of traveling, but for the first time when I got 141 00:06:39,750 --> 00:06:42,450 Jill Scott: to Platt Lane, I was like I'm settled, I'm living 142 00:06:42,450 --> 00:06:45,719 Jill Scott: in Manchester, I haven't got this long journeys to do, 143 00:06:45,719 --> 00:06:50,729 Jill Scott: and it just felt professional. Honestly, every morning I woke 144 00:06:50,730 --> 00:06:53,249 Jill Scott: up I was just buzzing that I was a full- time 145 00:06:53,250 --> 00:06:55,050 Jill Scott: footballer, so yeah. 146 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,620 Alex Legouix: Did you feel like... You mentioned luck earlier, did you 147 00:06:58,620 --> 00:07:02,460 Alex Legouix: feel like you carved your luck? Were you just permanently 148 00:07:02,460 --> 00:07:04,980 Alex Legouix: grateful? What did that mean to you in that sense? 149 00:07:05,010 --> 00:07:08,460 Jill Scott: Yeah, I was always grateful. I'm still grateful for every 150 00:07:08,460 --> 00:07:11,939 Jill Scott: opportunity I get now. I'd like to think that if people 151 00:07:11,940 --> 00:07:15,239 Jill Scott: meet us, they think I'm grounded, and I think it's just 152 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,090 Jill Scott: because I do think along the way of any journey, 153 00:07:18,090 --> 00:07:21,929 Jill Scott: sporting journeys, work journeys, there is an element of luck. 154 00:07:21,929 --> 00:07:24,629 Jill Scott: But I always believe that if you don't try and 155 00:07:24,630 --> 00:07:27,689 Jill Scott: cut corners, if you treat people right in day- to- 156 00:07:27,690 --> 00:07:30,690 Jill Scott: day life, whether it's your manager, whether it's someone you 157 00:07:30,690 --> 00:07:33,720 Jill Scott: pass on the street, if someone's struggling, if you can 158 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:37,050 Jill Scott: help them. And I think you just create your own 159 00:07:37,050 --> 00:07:39,300 Jill Scott: luck along the way. And I've always been a big 160 00:07:39,300 --> 00:07:42,870 Jill Scott: believer in what did I want my career to look like? 161 00:07:43,020 --> 00:07:47,129 Jill Scott: Yeah, it's great that I've represented England over 150 times, 162 00:07:47,129 --> 00:07:50,940 Jill Scott: it's a massive honor for me. But I think also that element 163 00:07:50,940 --> 00:07:54,239 Jill Scott: of just if I give 100% wherever I get to, 164 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,330 Jill Scott: I'll have no regrets, and that was always the case. 165 00:07:57,870 --> 00:08:00,179 Jill Scott: When you talk about Platt Lane, it was a chance 166 00:08:00,179 --> 00:08:02,759 Jill Scott: for me to get my head down, just put all 167 00:08:02,759 --> 00:08:05,670 Jill Scott: my energy into football. And I was like whatever that 168 00:08:05,670 --> 00:08:08,760 Jill Scott: outcome is, I know that I'm in a position where I can 169 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,370 Jill Scott: eat well, I can sleep well, I can look after 170 00:08:11,370 --> 00:08:13,980 Jill Scott: myself, I can train full- time. And I knew I 171 00:08:13,980 --> 00:08:17,460 Jill Scott: was going to get every ounce of ability out of 172 00:08:17,460 --> 00:08:21,540 Jill Scott: myself. Wherever that road ended, that would have been the 173 00:08:21,540 --> 00:08:23,849 Jill Scott: case, but I knew I want to give it my all, and I 174 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,810 Jill Scott: think that's why Platt Lane is so relevant to the 175 00:08:27,810 --> 00:08:29,850 Jill Scott: start of my professional football journey. 176 00:08:30,150 --> 00:08:34,110 Alex Legouix: So, we're now not far at all. How are you feeling? 177 00:08:34,139 --> 00:08:36,179 Jill Scott: Even coming down... You know what I'm getting as we're 178 00:08:36,179 --> 00:08:39,510 Jill Scott: driving down this road? A bit of anxiety because- 179 00:08:39,630 --> 00:08:39,631 Alex Legouix: Oh, really? 180 00:08:39,631 --> 00:08:43,440 Jill Scott: ... my timekeeping was never great, so I was always 181 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,179 Jill Scott: a little bit later for training, and- 182 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,640 Alex Legouix: So, normally when you're down here you're powering- 183 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,130 Jill Scott: Yeah, I'm thinking, " Oh my God, I'm going to be 184 00:08:50,130 --> 00:08:52,348 Jill Scott: late, I'm going to be late." And as we just come past here on 185 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,700 Jill Scott: the left, I could always say if the girls... There's 186 00:08:56,700 --> 00:08:57,901 Jill Scott: the cage. The cage is still here. 187 00:08:57,901 --> 00:09:00,960 Alex Legouix: So, on our left, for our listeners, we've got the 188 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,750 Alex Legouix: pitch. Talk us through what you can see. 189 00:09:04,170 --> 00:09:07,320 Jill Scott: Yeah, so on the left is the main pitch. That 190 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,559 Jill Scott: was where we would have a few friendly games just 191 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,889 Jill Scott: between ourselves. And then I can see the football cage 192 00:09:13,889 --> 00:09:17,250 Jill Scott: as well, and then also the big indoor facility. So, 193 00:09:17,250 --> 00:09:20,130 Jill Scott: yeah, even that indoor facility I'm just thinking about all 194 00:09:20,130 --> 00:09:24,030 Jill Scott: the passing drills we used to do, all the... When 195 00:09:24,030 --> 00:09:26,280 Jill Scott: I went to Manchester City, I was opened up to this 196 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,460 Jill Scott: whole technical side of the game that I'd never really 197 00:09:29,460 --> 00:09:33,480 Jill Scott: realized. So, I used to just hang on every word 198 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,359 Jill Scott: that Nick Cushing used to say to us because I was learning 199 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,689 Jill Scott: all the time. But yeah, there's that cage. I'd love 200 00:09:39,690 --> 00:09:41,458 Jill Scott: to go and have a kickabout. Have you brought your boots? 201 00:09:42,780 --> 00:09:44,250 Alex Legouix: Oh, I was hoping you'd lend me a pair. 202 00:09:45,570 --> 00:09:47,218 Jill Scott: Mine'll be too big for you, I take a size 203 00:09:47,219 --> 00:09:48,540 Jill Scott: nine in football boots. 204 00:09:48,599 --> 00:09:48,929 Alex Legouix: Do you? 205 00:09:48,929 --> 00:09:53,219 Jill Scott: Yeah, so I'm a size eight in trainer and nine in football boots. They'd definitely 206 00:09:53,219 --> 00:09:53,429 Jill Scott: be too big. 207 00:09:53,969 --> 00:09:54,269 Alex Legouix: You're a tall girl, aren't you? 208 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:58,650 Jill Scott: Yeah. So, yeah, this would be me, I'm just thinking 209 00:09:58,650 --> 00:10:02,189 Jill Scott: I've got a coffee in my hand, probably half a 210 00:10:02,190 --> 00:10:04,260 Jill Scott: banana because I'm trying to have a little snack as 211 00:10:04,260 --> 00:10:07,799 Jill Scott: I come into training. But yeah, just frantically looking for 212 00:10:07,799 --> 00:10:10,828 Jill Scott: a car park space and thinking I've got to run into training. 213 00:10:10,980 --> 00:10:12,510 Alex Legouix: There's actually football going on. 214 00:10:12,510 --> 00:10:15,570 Jill Scott: That's great to see though because already we've seen the 215 00:10:15,570 --> 00:10:19,590 Jill Scott: cage, the outdoor facility, another outdoor facility, which is the 216 00:10:19,590 --> 00:10:22,770 Jill Scott: astroturf pitch. And then you've got the indoor facility as 217 00:10:22,770 --> 00:10:25,828 Jill Scott: well, so there's so much room just to play football, 218 00:10:26,340 --> 00:10:29,429 Jill Scott: and that's why it really felt like home being here, 219 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:30,300 Jill Scott: it really did. 220 00:10:30,539 --> 00:10:35,010 Alex Legouix: And just watching the players now, when you spend time... 221 00:10:35,010 --> 00:10:38,458 Alex Legouix: I know you do a lot with upcoming players, can 222 00:10:38,460 --> 00:10:44,069 Alex Legouix: you spot talent, or can you spot people who have 223 00:10:44,070 --> 00:10:46,649 Alex Legouix: potential quite quickly and easily? 224 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:50,400 Jill Scott: I always tend to look for potential really, and I 225 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:54,330 Jill Scott: used to like coaching the players that weren't the best. 226 00:10:55,020 --> 00:10:57,509 Jill Scott: If I could see that, I taught them one thing, 227 00:10:57,750 --> 00:11:00,360 Jill Scott: even a little six- year- old checking her shoulder before 228 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,389 Jill Scott: she receives the ball, I would be so fulfilled after 229 00:11:03,389 --> 00:11:06,720 Jill Scott: that coaching session. The sun's out. We're in Manchester, the 230 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:10,110 Jill Scott: sun's out, but just look at how people are playing football, 231 00:11:10,740 --> 00:11:13,920 Jill Scott: and I think that's the most pleasing thing for me. 232 00:11:14,309 --> 00:11:16,139 Alex Legouix: They probably wouldn't know what to do with themselves if 233 00:11:16,139 --> 00:11:16,949 Alex Legouix: you got out and went to play with them. 234 00:11:18,570 --> 00:11:20,370 Jill Scott: I want to join in, I want to join in. 235 00:11:20,670 --> 00:11:24,809 Alex Legouix: Thinking back to when you started, what sort of thing 236 00:11:24,809 --> 00:11:28,530 Alex Legouix: would you tell your younger self now with the experience 237 00:11:28,530 --> 00:11:29,550 Alex Legouix: that you have today? 238 00:11:30,330 --> 00:11:33,450 Jill Scott: I think my younger, younger self just that it is 239 00:11:33,450 --> 00:11:36,929 Jill Scott: going to be a tough journey. But I always say 240 00:11:36,929 --> 00:11:40,409 Jill Scott: that through them tough times, if you keep going, I 241 00:11:40,410 --> 00:11:42,269 Jill Scott: always think of yourself a bit like a bow and 242 00:11:42,269 --> 00:11:45,958 Jill Scott: arrow and all that pressure's taking you back and you're 243 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,410 Jill Scott: losing games and things aren't going well. Just at that 244 00:11:49,410 --> 00:11:51,270 Jill Scott: moment where you think you're going to give up, you're 245 00:11:51,270 --> 00:11:54,840 Jill Scott: going to shoot into the air. And that's what I think I'd 246 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,529 Jill Scott: tell myself that all them low moments are building up 247 00:11:58,529 --> 00:12:00,929 Jill Scott: that pressure of where you are going to have them 248 00:12:00,929 --> 00:12:04,080 Jill Scott: high moments. And when you get them high moments after 249 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,620 Jill Scott: so many lows, they mean so much. I look at that 250 00:12:07,620 --> 00:12:10,920 Jill Scott: Euros medal now and without the tough days here at 251 00:12:10,950 --> 00:12:14,519 Jill Scott: Platt Lane I would never have got that gold medal. So, it's 252 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,660 Jill Scott: like all that journey added up to that one moment really. 253 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,550 Alex Legouix: The learning that you did along the way. 254 00:12:20,670 --> 00:12:24,570 Jill Scott: Yeah, definitely, and I think that's the thing for young players. 255 00:12:24,780 --> 00:12:29,968 Jill Scott: I think sport is brilliant. Just for being outside, how 256 00:12:29,969 --> 00:12:33,240 Jill Scott: many friends I've made through sport. You learn about winning 257 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,449 Jill Scott: and losing as well. Sport can be tough, but life 258 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,449 Jill Scott: can be tough as well, can't it? So, it's like if we 259 00:12:39,450 --> 00:12:42,958 Jill Scott: shelter kids from that winning and losing feeling, when they 260 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,240 Jill Scott: get older and things happen in life, they're not going 261 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,940 Jill Scott: to be equipped for it. So, I think sport can 262 00:12:47,940 --> 00:12:49,620 Jill Scott: just teach you so much. 263 00:12:49,710 --> 00:12:53,340 Alex Legouix: Yeah, I think so, that like you say, is transferable skills. 264 00:12:53,609 --> 00:12:57,900 Alex Legouix: Did you have to learn how to deal with rejection, 265 00:12:57,900 --> 00:13:01,410 Alex Legouix: the sense of failure or loss, and how was that 266 00:13:01,410 --> 00:13:01,890 Alex Legouix: for you? 267 00:13:02,190 --> 00:13:04,590 Jill Scott: Yeah, there's a lot of rejection along the way. When 268 00:13:04,590 --> 00:13:08,250 Jill Scott: I was 14, I got picked for England under 16s, 269 00:13:08,549 --> 00:13:10,949 Jill Scott: went away on a camp, and to be fair, I wasn't 270 00:13:10,949 --> 00:13:13,350 Jill Scott: good enough, I wasn't at that level. And I think 271 00:13:13,350 --> 00:13:15,809 Jill Scott: when I look back, that was a very pivotal moment in 272 00:13:15,809 --> 00:13:19,290 Jill Scott: my career. Do I give up, look to do something else, or 273 00:13:19,290 --> 00:13:22,050 Jill Scott: do you keep going? And I kept going and made 274 00:13:22,050 --> 00:13:26,370 Jill Scott: my England debut four years later. But yeah, it is tough. There 275 00:13:26,370 --> 00:13:28,679 Jill Scott: was moments I'd text my mum and go, "I just don't 276 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:32,280 Jill Scott: think I'm good enough. We've lost another game, training's not 277 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:36,420 Jill Scott: going well." But I learned to surround myself with people 278 00:13:36,420 --> 00:13:41,579 Jill Scott: who would give you criticism, constructive criticism, they were really 279 00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:44,429 Jill Scott: wanting the best for you. So, over the years I've 280 00:13:44,429 --> 00:13:47,580 Jill Scott: had Mo Marley, Nick Cushing, Hope Powell, and I felt 281 00:13:47,580 --> 00:13:51,780 Jill Scott: like they were great managers who really pushed me but really 282 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,410 Jill Scott: had my best needs at heart, and I think that's 283 00:13:55,410 --> 00:13:57,389 Jill Scott: the biggest thing. There's a lot of younger players now 284 00:13:57,389 --> 00:14:01,139 Jill Scott: who they rely on social media for their validation and 285 00:14:01,170 --> 00:14:03,660 Jill Scott: it's quite a sad world to live in sometimes. Whereas 286 00:14:03,660 --> 00:14:06,660 Jill Scott: I think your coaches and your teammates are the most 287 00:14:06,660 --> 00:14:07,890 Jill Scott: important people really. 288 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,020 Alex Legouix: Who were your idols at the time? 289 00:14:10,230 --> 00:14:12,929 Jill Scott: Oh, growing up, I was obsessed with David Beckham. 290 00:14:14,610 --> 00:14:14,611 Alex Legouix: Were you? 291 00:14:14,611 --> 00:14:18,299 Jill Scott: I've got to admit that, yeah. I was just... Everything about him, the way he played. I managed 292 00:14:18,300 --> 00:14:20,580 Jill Scott: to meet him once and he went round... He was 293 00:14:20,580 --> 00:14:23,579 Jill Scott: probably the most famous footballer out there and he signed every 294 00:14:23,580 --> 00:14:26,940 Jill Scott: single autograph. He stayed out there after an England game 295 00:14:26,940 --> 00:14:29,820 Jill Scott: for hours and I always said if I ever got 296 00:14:29,820 --> 00:14:32,489 Jill Scott: in the position... I used to practice my autograph when 297 00:14:32,490 --> 00:14:34,920 Jill Scott: I was a kid actually, I think because I was bored in 298 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,920 Jill Scott: school sometimes. And I always thought, you know what? If anybody 299 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,309 Jill Scott: ever asks for my autograph, I'll stay until that last 300 00:14:41,309 --> 00:14:44,190 Jill Scott: minute and sign them all because I think it's so 301 00:14:44,190 --> 00:14:47,130 Jill Scott: important. If you can put a smile on someone's face 302 00:14:47,190 --> 00:14:49,650 Jill Scott: just by scribbling your name on a piece of paper 303 00:14:49,650 --> 00:14:52,590 Jill Scott: like David Beckham did for me that day, and it's one of 304 00:14:52,590 --> 00:14:55,710 Jill Scott: my most favorite childhood memories to think that I might 305 00:14:55,710 --> 00:14:59,129 Jill Scott: be able to give a child even 10% of that, 306 00:14:59,250 --> 00:15:01,859 Jill Scott: then I think it's just such an important thing to 307 00:15:01,860 --> 00:15:03,840 Jill Scott: do. A lot of things going on in the world 308 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,990 Jill Scott: where people do need help, and I just think if you're in 309 00:15:06,990 --> 00:15:09,900 Jill Scott: a position to do it, then it's a very important thing 310 00:15:09,900 --> 00:15:10,350 Jill Scott: to me. 311 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,229 Alex Legouix: I really get the sense that you've always had a 312 00:15:13,230 --> 00:15:14,279 Alex Legouix: lot of perspective. 313 00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:18,570 Jill Scott: Yeah, yeah. I think naturally, but when I was at 314 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,989 Jill Scott: Everton before I came to Manchester, I was surrounded by 315 00:15:21,990 --> 00:15:26,699 Jill Scott: great role models: Rachel Brown, Lindsay Johnson, Jody Handley. Players 316 00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:30,119 Jill Scott: like that who were playing for England, and they just 317 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,659 Jill Scott: had a really good perspective on life, on values, on 318 00:15:33,660 --> 00:15:37,440 Jill Scott: morals. So, I think, again, you're learning from them, aren't you? As we're 319 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:41,280 Jill Scott: driving away from Platt Lane now, I'm relaxed, I'm ready 320 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,280 Jill Scott: for my coffee. This is where I'd usually go for my coffee. 321 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,309 Jill Scott: Training would be done, I've got a big green tick, and 322 00:15:47,309 --> 00:15:50,280 Jill Scott: I could go and have a flat white. I think 323 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,069 Jill Scott: that's the good thing about going for a coffee. It's like 324 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,400 Jill Scott: a social element to it as well because we'd all 325 00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,630 Jill Scott: go and socialize, maybe talk about the training session. Plus, 326 00:16:00,630 --> 00:16:03,030 Jill Scott: as well, when I first went to Platt Lane signing 327 00:16:03,030 --> 00:16:06,030 Jill Scott: for Manchester City, I was with a lot of players that 328 00:16:06,030 --> 00:16:09,480 Jill Scott: I didn't even know. So, I think sometimes you don't get to 329 00:16:09,690 --> 00:16:13,110 Jill Scott: know people through training and playing football. But I think 330 00:16:13,110 --> 00:16:15,960 Jill Scott: going for them coffees and just saying, " Oh, have you got a 331 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,180 Jill Scott: brother? Have you got a sister?" We had players that 332 00:16:18,180 --> 00:16:22,469 Jill Scott: were coming from New Zealand and different places, and just 333 00:16:22,469 --> 00:16:24,719 Jill Scott: getting to know about their life as well, I think 334 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:26,969 Jill Scott: then it would help when you stepped over that white 335 00:16:26,969 --> 00:16:29,279 Jill Scott: line, and you were going to play games. You felt 336 00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:31,260 Jill Scott: like you knew your teammate a little bit better. 337 00:16:31,980 --> 00:16:36,180 Alex Legouix: That's really interesting. I think you're right, it makes people more human, 338 00:16:36,180 --> 00:16:37,890 Alex Legouix: doesn't it? Or seeing that side of them. 339 00:16:38,010 --> 00:16:41,639 Jill Scott: Yeah, and I think sometimes when it's like work, it's like 340 00:16:41,639 --> 00:16:44,970 Jill Scott: football, it's like any sport. You can just go into 341 00:16:44,970 --> 00:16:49,320 Jill Scott: training, you can play football, go into your job, do your job, 342 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,050 Jill Scott: and just go home. But I think it's so important 343 00:16:52,050 --> 00:16:54,930 Jill Scott: that you get to know your work colleagues, your teammates. 344 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:59,099 Jill Scott: Can you sit down and have a different conversation rather 345 00:16:59,099 --> 00:17:01,590 Jill Scott: than work, and I think it's so important that you 346 00:17:01,590 --> 00:17:04,529 Jill Scott: can do that because everybody's a human being. They're not 347 00:17:04,529 --> 00:17:08,938 Jill Scott: defined as a footballer, they're not defined as someone that 348 00:17:08,940 --> 00:17:11,908 Jill Scott: works in an office or whatever job you have. That's 349 00:17:11,910 --> 00:17:14,908 Jill Scott: not the definition of them as a person. I find 350 00:17:14,910 --> 00:17:18,450 Jill Scott: people so interesting, I really do. Everyone has a story, don't 351 00:17:18,450 --> 00:17:18,690 Jill Scott: they really? 352 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:29,129 Alex Legouix: Okay, so we're not far. I guess memories around here as well from 353 00:17:29,130 --> 00:17:30,210 Alex Legouix: Etihad Stadium. 354 00:17:30,270 --> 00:17:33,990 Jill Scott: Yeah. Yeah. Driving along here, so basically, when I first signed 355 00:17:33,990 --> 00:17:37,679 Jill Scott: for Manchester City, I remember they had all these plans on 356 00:17:37,679 --> 00:17:42,209 Jill Scott: PowerPoint presentations about this new facility that we're building, this 357 00:17:42,209 --> 00:17:44,908 Jill Scott: new academy, and how the women's team were going to 358 00:17:44,910 --> 00:17:48,900 Jill Scott: move there. And if I'm being completely honest, growing up 359 00:17:48,900 --> 00:17:52,440 Jill Scott: in girls' football, women's football at that time, there was 360 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,530 Jill Scott: a lot of empty promises. So, I would look at 361 00:17:55,530 --> 00:17:58,408 Jill Scott: these models of this fantastic stadium, they were going to 362 00:17:58,410 --> 00:18:01,350 Jill Scott: build these facilities, and in the back of my head, 363 00:18:01,350 --> 00:18:04,230 Jill Scott: there was always this element of doubt of is it 364 00:18:04,230 --> 00:18:06,840 Jill Scott: going to happen? Is it really going to happen? Are 365 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:10,410 Jill Scott: they just trying to sign you with these big plans 366 00:18:10,410 --> 00:18:12,898 Jill Scott: just to get you to put pen to paper and you're 367 00:18:12,900 --> 00:18:14,790 Jill Scott: going to stay at Platt Lane for the whole time? 368 00:18:15,150 --> 00:18:17,398 Jill Scott: But you know what? I was content with that. I 369 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,800 Jill Scott: was content with that. It was never the plans of 370 00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:24,718 Jill Scott: this fantastic facility being built for the women's team, for 371 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,630 Jill Scott: the boys' academy, for the men's team. It was never 372 00:18:27,630 --> 00:18:30,450 Jill Scott: that drew us to playing for Manchester City. 373 00:18:30,570 --> 00:18:34,350 Alex Legouix: I guess you had a level of having to have 374 00:18:34,559 --> 00:18:36,388 Alex Legouix: different expectations as well. 375 00:18:36,420 --> 00:18:39,930 Jill Scott: Yeah, definitely, especially in the women's game. There was talk 376 00:18:39,930 --> 00:18:42,420 Jill Scott: all the time we're going to play on better pitches 377 00:18:42,420 --> 00:18:45,059 Jill Scott: when I was at previous clubs and you're going to 378 00:18:45,059 --> 00:18:47,040 Jill Scott: get your own kit. And it ended up being the 379 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,940 Jill Scott: men's old kit and stuff like that. So, my expectations 380 00:18:50,940 --> 00:18:54,449 Jill Scott: kind of... In a sad way, it lowered throughout football, 381 00:18:54,449 --> 00:18:57,480 Jill Scott: so when we'd been at Platt Lane maybe about 18 382 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,210 Jill Scott: months, and then we'll be pulling up to it soon. 383 00:19:00,210 --> 00:19:03,930 Jill Scott: It still gets us excited, and you see that little model 384 00:19:04,109 --> 00:19:07,259 Jill Scott: that I'd got shown and it's come alive, and it's probably 385 00:19:07,259 --> 00:19:09,898 Jill Scott: even bigger and better than the plans that I got shown 386 00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:15,090 Jill Scott: originally. Driving into here, honestly, it's just a completely different 387 00:19:15,090 --> 00:19:18,750 Jill Scott: ball game, and this was when I realized the turning 388 00:19:18,750 --> 00:19:19,531 Jill Scott: point for women's football, I think. 389 00:19:19,531 --> 00:19:24,540 Alex Legouix: I was going to say was there a moment where you 390 00:19:24,540 --> 00:19:27,510 Alex Legouix: really saw a sliding doors moment, I guess? 391 00:19:27,540 --> 00:19:31,290 Jill Scott: Yeah, I think when you drive into here. I remember our 392 00:19:31,290 --> 00:19:35,670 Jill Scott: motto was one team together, our time is now. I 393 00:19:35,670 --> 00:19:39,630 Jill Scott: remember they had this big... Must have been about six foot, 394 00:19:39,630 --> 00:19:42,000 Jill Scott: which is my height, and it was a big picture 395 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,790 Jill Scott: of me, and it said our time is now. And 396 00:19:44,790 --> 00:19:47,069 Jill Scott: I remember looking that picture in the eyes and I 397 00:19:47,070 --> 00:19:51,570 Jill Scott: was like, " Yeah, our time's now." Look, here's a young Manchester City- 398 00:19:51,780 --> 00:19:52,140 Alex Legouix: Oh, look. Yeah, amazing. 399 00:19:52,650 --> 00:19:55,590 Jill Scott: I would have waved. Look, a young Manchester City academy 400 00:19:55,590 --> 00:19:58,170 Jill Scott: player, but look how happy she is. She's walking down 401 00:19:58,170 --> 00:20:01,290 Jill Scott: the street in her kit, and it just gives you that sense 402 00:20:01,290 --> 00:20:04,168 Jill Scott: of I belong to something. So, yeah, that was probably my 403 00:20:04,170 --> 00:20:07,648 Jill Scott: sliding doors moment when I seen we're all going to 404 00:20:07,650 --> 00:20:09,930 Jill Scott: be treated the same, we're all going to be training 405 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,869 Jill Scott: at the same facility. And you'll see the difference now 406 00:20:12,869 --> 00:20:18,359 Jill Scott: from Platt Lane to this facility, it's amazing. And as 407 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,759 Jill Scott: you drive in, obviously, you'll see the academy is on 408 00:20:20,759 --> 00:20:23,428 Jill Scott: the right. And then you just look over the road 409 00:20:23,429 --> 00:20:28,859 Jill Scott: and there's the Etihad Stadium joined by this bridge, which 410 00:20:28,859 --> 00:20:31,980 Jill Scott: is just... You know what it reminds us of? Did 411 00:20:31,980 --> 00:20:35,039 Jill Scott: you ever play the game Sims on the computer, and 412 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,948 Jill Scott: you could just build your own little world? There was 413 00:20:37,950 --> 00:20:39,780 Jill Scott: another game as well, what was it? Where you could 414 00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:41,699 Jill Scott: have the theme park and everything. 415 00:20:41,699 --> 00:20:43,379 Alex Legouix: Yeah, that's right. 416 00:20:43,379 --> 00:20:46,770 Jill Scott: And that's what I feel like. I feel like this is what it's like. 417 00:20:46,980 --> 00:20:53,551 Alex Legouix: God, you can really feel the difference in stature, can't you? 418 00:20:53,551 --> 00:20:56,009 Jill Scott: Yeah, you really can, you really can. And the way that I looked at 419 00:20:56,009 --> 00:21:00,990 Jill Scott: it was like... So, when we were at Platt Lane, 420 00:21:01,020 --> 00:21:03,240 Jill Scott: we used to play at the Etihad, but on a 421 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,810 Jill Scott: little athletics track, and there'd be a pitch in the center 422 00:21:06,810 --> 00:21:09,809 Jill Scott: of an athletics track and that was our football pitch. 423 00:21:09,809 --> 00:21:13,440 Jill Scott: But now on the right- hand side, you see we've got 424 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:17,369 Jill Scott: a stadium. It was like seat 8, 000 people and 425 00:21:17,369 --> 00:21:21,478 Jill Scott: it's like a proper stadium. And driving up here on matchday when 426 00:21:21,510 --> 00:21:24,690 Jill Scott: I had a game and seeing fans come in, and 427 00:21:24,690 --> 00:21:27,599 Jill Scott: their numbers would just get bigger and bigger and bigger. 428 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,718 Jill Scott: And look, this is John here, we'll see him in 429 00:21:30,719 --> 00:21:34,379 Jill Scott: security. It's still the same guy that was at Platt Lane. 430 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:34,948 Alex Legouix: Will he let us in, do you think? 431 00:21:35,129 --> 00:21:36,600 Jill Scott: Yeah, he'll let us in, he'll let us in. 432 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:37,950 Alex Legouix: Yay, how exciting. 433 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,280 Jill Scott: He used to be the security guy at Platt Lane, 434 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,888 Jill Scott: so he'll definitely... You know what? I used him the 435 00:21:43,890 --> 00:21:46,500 Jill Scott: other day because I went to a Man City men's game. I said, " John, can 436 00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:48,271 Jill Scott: I get a car park space?" So, yeah. 437 00:21:48,271 --> 00:21:49,680 Alex Legouix: Good old John. 438 00:21:53,219 --> 00:21:56,670 Jill Scott: Hi, John. Well, how many years have you been here now? 439 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:57,571 John: 12 years. 440 00:21:57,571 --> 00:22:00,300 Jill Scott: 12 years, yeah, and mine's... Well, obviously, I'm not here now, but it 441 00:22:00,300 --> 00:22:01,379 Jill Scott: was nine years ago. 442 00:22:02,309 --> 00:22:02,879 John: Yeah, you were one of the first there, weren't you? 443 00:22:02,879 --> 00:22:02,938 Jill Scott: Yeah. 444 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,410 John: (I remember when the girls literally had to pay to come to football. 445 00:22:04,410 --> 00:22:04,411 Jill Scott: Yeah, did. 446 00:22:04,411 --> 00:22:04,412 Alex Legouix: Wow. 447 00:22:04,412 --> 00:22:04,532 John: You was playing Wright Robin, didn't you? 448 00:22:09,450 --> 00:22:11,250 Jill Scott: Yeah, we did, Wright Robinson. 449 00:22:11,250 --> 00:22:11,369 John: Many, many years ago. 450 00:22:11,369 --> 00:22:14,910 Jill Scott: Yeah, I remember doing the Bleep test on Wright Robinsons. 451 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,890 Jill Scott: I don't know why this memory's just come to my head 452 00:22:16,890 --> 00:22:19,350 Jill Scott: but didn't we used to get meat and stuff at 453 00:22:19,590 --> 00:22:20,310 Jill Scott: Platt Lane? 454 00:22:22,619 --> 00:22:27,180 John: Yeah, you used to get it off Abby. It was her brother used to work in a butcher's. 455 00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:27,181 Jill Scott: Yeah. Yeah, her brother used to work in a butcher's. 456 00:22:27,181 --> 00:22:28,002 John: You used to buy steaks . 457 00:22:28,650 --> 00:22:30,898 Jill Scott: Yeah, I remember, and we'd be like- 458 00:22:30,898 --> 00:22:31,589 John: Long time ago that was. 459 00:22:31,648 --> 00:22:31,649 Jill Scott: Yeah, yeah. 460 00:22:31,649 --> 00:22:33,330 Alex Legouix: I feel like we should put John in the back of 461 00:22:33,420 --> 00:22:33,930 Alex Legouix: the car. 462 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:34,291 Jill Scott: Thanks, John. 463 00:22:34,291 --> 00:22:34,292 John: See you later. Have a nice time. 464 00:22:34,292 --> 00:22:34,620 Alex Legouix: Thank you. 465 00:22:35,070 --> 00:22:37,109 Jill Scott: Take care, bye, bye, bye. Bye. 466 00:22:37,290 --> 00:22:42,148 Alex Legouix: That's amazing. How is it to see old, very familiar faces? 467 00:22:42,270 --> 00:22:42,451 Jill Scott: Oh, you know- 468 00:22:42,451 --> 00:22:44,520 Alex Legouix: He would have been really pivotal, I guess. 469 00:22:44,670 --> 00:22:44,730 Jill Scott: Yeah. 470 00:22:44,790 --> 00:22:47,519 Alex Legouix: Can you remember the first time coming in here? 471 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,760 Jill Scott: Yeah, I do. It was so special. It was literally 472 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,638 Jill Scott: so special, and do you know what? As the years 473 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,488 Jill Scott: went on, this was just driving into work, and I'm 474 00:22:56,490 --> 00:22:59,218 Jill Scott: not saying you take it for granted, but them days 475 00:22:59,219 --> 00:23:03,030 Jill Scott: where you were just having a bad day, training wasn't going right. And 476 00:23:03,030 --> 00:23:06,750 Jill Scott: I remember the days I went training, this became just 477 00:23:06,750 --> 00:23:10,980 Jill Scott: the norm. So, yeah, this was just the norm of coming to work, but- 478 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,140 Alex Legouix: It's mad, isn't it? How that sort of thing can 479 00:23:13,140 --> 00:23:14,520 Alex Legouix: happen and yet- 480 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,530 Jill Scott: Yeah, it does because I think as a human you're 481 00:23:16,530 --> 00:23:20,639 Jill Scott: just like, " Oh, this is my reality now," and whatever else. 482 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:20,641 Alex Legouix: You adapt. 483 00:23:20,641 --> 00:23:23,429 Jill Scott: But it's kind of I used to come back on 484 00:23:23,430 --> 00:23:26,369 Jill Scott: a night and do coaching, and I'd appreciate it so 485 00:23:26,369 --> 00:23:29,250 Jill Scott: much more. It was all lit up and everything, and 486 00:23:29,250 --> 00:23:32,430 Jill Scott: it's just a absolute fantastic facility. 487 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,070 Alex Legouix: And what's it like seeing it through fresh eyes as 488 00:23:35,070 --> 00:23:36,418 Alex Legouix: well with the young girls? 489 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,238 Jill Scott: Yeah, when you see them turning up, and obviously, the 490 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,910 Jill Scott: fact that a young six, seven- year- old can bump 491 00:23:41,910 --> 00:23:45,600 Jill Scott: into Steph Houghton as she's coming out of training and think, " You 492 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,540 Jill Scott: know what? That's who I can aspire to be. I'm 493 00:23:48,540 --> 00:23:52,019 Jill Scott: training in the same place, the same facilities." It's just 494 00:23:52,290 --> 00:23:56,040 Jill Scott: a really good full- circle moment. But yeah, when I 495 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,789 Jill Scott: come back it's just like seeing your mates really. And 496 00:23:59,789 --> 00:24:01,410 Jill Scott: do you know what I'm looking at now? How many 497 00:24:01,410 --> 00:24:04,379 Jill Scott: cars is here. Look, these cars haven't even got car 498 00:24:04,380 --> 00:24:07,410 Jill Scott: park spaces because of how busy it is now because 499 00:24:07,410 --> 00:24:10,290 Jill Scott: of how much it's grown. The staff's probably gone from 500 00:24:10,290 --> 00:24:15,120 Jill Scott: having one physiotherapist when I was here to four. Having 501 00:24:15,150 --> 00:24:18,299 Jill Scott: two coaches to four coaches, so it's like everything's just 502 00:24:18,330 --> 00:24:22,200 Jill Scott: got bigger. But yeah, amazing memories, and you know what? I try and come 503 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:23,190 Jill Scott: back now and then. 504 00:24:24,990 --> 00:24:29,160 Alex Legouix: How much pressure is there being such a strong role model? 505 00:24:29,759 --> 00:24:32,549 Jill Scott: Yeah, you know what? I think the pressure side of 506 00:24:32,549 --> 00:24:35,398 Jill Scott: it, I think especially not in terms of being a 507 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,790 Jill Scott: role model because I feel like you can just be yourself 508 00:24:38,790 --> 00:24:42,420 Jill Scott: and hopefully... I always did think about it in terms of 509 00:24:42,420 --> 00:24:45,418 Jill Scott: just how you conduct yourself in and around... Especially when you're in 510 00:24:45,420 --> 00:24:49,349 Jill Scott: facilities like this, making sure... But then also away from 511 00:24:49,349 --> 00:24:51,029 Jill Scott: here as well, so I wouldn't say that was a 512 00:24:51,030 --> 00:24:54,660 Jill Scott: pressure because it's something that I enjoyed doing really. Just 513 00:24:54,690 --> 00:24:57,930 Jill Scott: trying to set an example, especially to younger players. But 514 00:24:58,260 --> 00:25:02,099 Jill Scott: in terms of putting pressure on yourself to perform, especially 515 00:25:02,099 --> 00:25:04,980 Jill Scott: when you're at a club like Manchester City, I don't think I 516 00:25:04,980 --> 00:25:08,340 Jill Scott: realized until I stopped playing how much pressure I did 517 00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:11,459 Jill Scott: put myself under. Yeah, but I still get little pressures 518 00:25:11,459 --> 00:25:13,530 Jill Scott: now, like I'm doing a little bit of the punditry 519 00:25:13,530 --> 00:25:14,908 Jill Scott: and commentary. 520 00:25:14,910 --> 00:25:14,970 Alex Legouix: Yeah, that's right. 521 00:25:15,300 --> 00:25:18,090 Jill Scott: And I felt like there was little bit of pressure 522 00:25:18,090 --> 00:25:21,210 Jill Scott: to still... I still want that test on a weekend, 523 00:25:21,210 --> 00:25:24,570 Jill Scott: so I do my training in the week, and then gameday 524 00:25:24,570 --> 00:25:27,299 Jill Scott: was do a feel, do a win, and then how do I 525 00:25:27,509 --> 00:25:30,388 Jill Scott: go about it the next week? So, it's like now 526 00:25:30,388 --> 00:25:32,730 Jill Scott: I'll do a bit of punditry and I'm going to 527 00:25:32,730 --> 00:25:35,310 Jill Scott: the producer, " Did I do well? Is there anything I 528 00:25:35,310 --> 00:25:38,010 Jill Scott: need to do better in there?" Probably like, " Okay, nobody 529 00:25:38,010 --> 00:25:40,830 Jill Scott: really asks stuff like this." But I think it's that sports 530 00:25:40,830 --> 00:25:43,259 Jill Scott: mindset of I want to know if I was good, if I 531 00:25:43,259 --> 00:25:45,900 Jill Scott: was bad. And I don't mind either way, but I want 532 00:25:46,170 --> 00:25:49,020 Jill Scott: to improve, I want to get better. So, that attention 533 00:25:49,020 --> 00:25:52,379 Jill Scott: to detail, I never thought I was a logical detail 534 00:25:52,380 --> 00:25:55,770 Jill Scott: person, but even stepping away from the sport, I've realized 535 00:25:55,770 --> 00:25:57,151 Jill Scott: that's just inside of you. 536 00:25:57,151 --> 00:25:59,969 Alex Legouix: You touched on the punditry, I mean how different has 537 00:25:59,969 --> 00:26:02,580 Alex Legouix: that been and how much pressure does that put on you because it's 538 00:26:02,580 --> 00:26:03,839 Alex Legouix: such a different world? 539 00:26:03,929 --> 00:26:06,239 Jill Scott: Yeah, it does put a lot of pressure on you 540 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,760 Jill Scott: because it's not something that I've trained for. 541 00:26:08,790 --> 00:26:09,030 Alex Legouix: No. 542 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:13,198 Jill Scott: Well, not specifically trained for, but I think without realizing 543 00:26:13,230 --> 00:26:16,080 Jill Scott: because of playing football, your knowledge of the game, your 544 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:19,650 Jill Scott: natural knowledge. But you do doubt yourself because you're not 545 00:26:19,650 --> 00:26:21,390 Jill Scott: doing it every single week. 546 00:26:21,420 --> 00:26:23,099 Alex Legouix: Yeah, and it's such a different skill. 547 00:26:23,219 --> 00:26:26,700 Jill Scott: Yeah, so it probably has been a lot of pressure 548 00:26:26,700 --> 00:26:28,650 Jill Scott: I've put myself under. But this is what I love 549 00:26:28,650 --> 00:26:31,650 Jill Scott: about this place, whether it be the groundsmen, whether it 550 00:26:31,650 --> 00:26:34,830 Jill Scott: be... You're seeing Jane Ludlow come out too. Jane Ludlow 551 00:26:34,830 --> 00:26:38,399 Jill Scott: actually, so she's a coach now at Manchester City, but 552 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:42,480 Jill Scott: when I was 18, 19 at Everton, she was a little bit 553 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:44,130 Jill Scott: older than me, and I used to have to play 554 00:26:44,130 --> 00:26:47,220 Jill Scott: center midfield against her. Now she's one of the best 555 00:26:47,220 --> 00:26:50,910 Jill Scott: players Arsenal have ever had ever. I think she's top 556 00:26:50,910 --> 00:26:55,350 Jill Scott: goalscorer, and she was the midfielder that I wanted to be like. 557 00:26:55,559 --> 00:26:58,230 Jill Scott: So, if you look at moments like that, 18- year- old 558 00:26:58,289 --> 00:26:59,849 Jill Scott: Jill was so scared of her. 559 00:26:59,849 --> 00:27:00,329 Alex Legouix: Really? 560 00:27:00,329 --> 00:27:03,000 Jill Scott: And now we're sitting having a chat. Hopefully, we're going 561 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,340 Jill Scott: to be doing some coaching together in the future, and 562 00:27:05,609 --> 00:27:11,400 Jill Scott: it's just moments like that. Football unites you forever, forever, so- 563 00:27:11,460 --> 00:27:12,988 Alex Legouix: Do you still feel like you're learning? 564 00:27:13,859 --> 00:27:17,309 Jill Scott: Yeah, definitely, definitely, and you know what? In this time 565 00:27:17,309 --> 00:27:20,790 Jill Scott: now where I've retired, I could probably just do the 566 00:27:20,790 --> 00:27:25,230 Jill Scott: jobs that maybe put you under less pressure and stuff 567 00:27:25,230 --> 00:27:28,710 Jill Scott: like that, but I'm still wanting to push myself. Like 568 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,460 Jill Scott: the punditry and the commentary, it does push us, but 569 00:27:32,460 --> 00:27:34,709 Jill Scott: I think if you're not being pushed, you're not going 570 00:27:34,709 --> 00:27:36,780 Jill Scott: to grow. If I just live in my little comfort 571 00:27:36,780 --> 00:27:39,060 Jill Scott: zone, I'm not going to get better, I'm not going 572 00:27:39,060 --> 00:27:42,388 Jill Scott: to gain new skills, so I'm constantly trying to push 573 00:27:42,390 --> 00:27:43,619 Jill Scott: myself all the time. 574 00:27:43,770 --> 00:27:47,189 Alex Legouix: How do you cope with the feedback from the trolls 575 00:27:47,190 --> 00:27:48,120 Alex Legouix: in the world of- 576 00:27:49,290 --> 00:27:52,440 Jill Scott: You know what? I've got really good at that probably 577 00:27:53,129 --> 00:27:56,070 Jill Scott: through... I think I was quite lucky that when I was 18, 578 00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:59,310 Jill Scott: 19 that wasn't really the world that existed. 579 00:27:59,310 --> 00:27:59,369 Alex Legouix: No. 580 00:27:59,580 --> 00:28:01,590 Jill Scott: So, I didn't grow up with it. It's a lot 581 00:28:01,590 --> 00:28:04,888 Jill Scott: different for younger players, younger people now. And you know 582 00:28:04,888 --> 00:28:08,908 Jill Scott: what, even older people have got into that world where 583 00:28:08,909 --> 00:28:12,900 Jill Scott: they want validation from people who don't even know them. 584 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:16,678 Jill Scott: So, in terms of mindset- wise, I don't read a 585 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:20,580 Jill Scott: lot of things. My mum still doesn't know actually now 586 00:28:20,580 --> 00:28:23,789 Jill Scott: I've retired, but I used to finish playing football, and 587 00:28:23,790 --> 00:28:26,280 Jill Scott: I used to always just have this one text off 588 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:29,158 Jill Scott: my mum. And it'd be like, "You did well today, Jill," 589 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:30,869 Jill Scott: because she was either watching on the telly or she 590 00:28:30,869 --> 00:28:33,418 Jill Scott: was at the game. And some days I hadn't even 591 00:28:33,419 --> 00:28:37,320 Jill Scott: done well, but she would always say it. And as long 592 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,389 Jill Scott: as I read that text message, she probably doesn't even 593 00:28:39,389 --> 00:28:42,450 Jill Scott: know this, I'd be like, "All right, it's fine." I didn't have 594 00:28:42,450 --> 00:28:45,988 Jill Scott: to check Twitter or anything like that, and that was 595 00:28:45,990 --> 00:28:48,419 Jill Scott: all that mattered really. And you know what, I still 596 00:28:48,450 --> 00:28:50,520 Jill Scott: do it now. I finished on Match of the Day 597 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,070 Jill Scott: the other day and she'd sent us a message saying, "I thought 598 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,460 Jill Scott: you did really well." She'd never be negative in the 599 00:28:56,460 --> 00:29:00,750 Jill Scott: moment, but it's like I don't have to look outside 600 00:29:00,750 --> 00:29:04,590 Jill Scott: for validation. I think if you can get to know 601 00:29:04,590 --> 00:29:07,979 Jill Scott: who your people are, who means the most to you, I 602 00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:09,031 Jill Scott: think that's the main thing really. 603 00:29:09,031 --> 00:29:11,970 Alex Legouix: You obviously have a strong relationship with your family. 604 00:29:12,180 --> 00:29:16,769 Jill Scott: Yeah, family means everything to us really. I think it's 605 00:29:16,770 --> 00:29:20,310 Jill Scott: important, isn't it? They've been there from the beginning, and 606 00:29:20,370 --> 00:29:24,690 Jill Scott: it's nice now my nephews, my niece'll come to games that 607 00:29:24,690 --> 00:29:28,230 Jill Scott: I've played, and obviously, Wembley was such a magical moment. 608 00:29:28,620 --> 00:29:33,240 Jill Scott: But speaking of Wembley, here's Etihad as well, another fantastic 609 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:37,169 Jill Scott: stadium. So, if you look to the left, we used 610 00:29:37,170 --> 00:29:40,169 Jill Scott: to play on that. That's the pitch with the academy 611 00:29:40,619 --> 00:29:42,930 Jill Scott: with the running track around it. So, that was where 612 00:29:42,930 --> 00:29:44,640 Jill Scott: the women's games first were. 613 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:44,911 Alex Legouix: Oh, right. 614 00:29:44,911 --> 00:29:47,490 Jill Scott: And I remember in our first couple of years we got a 615 00:29:47,490 --> 00:29:51,240 Jill Scott: chance to play at the Etihad against Everton actually, which was 616 00:29:51,599 --> 00:29:55,650 Jill Scott: special for me because it was both of my clubs. And yeah, 617 00:29:55,650 --> 00:30:00,600 Jill Scott: stepping into that arena, it's really, really special. But that day 618 00:30:00,630 --> 00:30:03,150 Jill Scott: we probably didn't have that many fans. I had say 619 00:30:03,150 --> 00:30:06,990 Jill Scott: about a thousand, and then fast forward seven years of 620 00:30:06,990 --> 00:30:10,950 Jill Scott: being at Manchester City, we played Manchester City v. United, 621 00:30:10,950 --> 00:30:15,689 Jill Scott: and I think we had 35,000 there. So, I feel like 622 00:30:15,990 --> 00:30:19,980 Jill Scott: I've lived through the growth of the game, but yeah, 623 00:30:19,980 --> 00:30:21,870 Jill Scott: playing at the Etihad was always special, always special. 624 00:30:21,900 --> 00:30:25,770 Alex Legouix: Well, you've also been extremely pivotal in the growth of it. 625 00:30:26,309 --> 00:30:29,639 Jill Scott: Yeah, I'd like to think so. I think there's a 626 00:30:29,639 --> 00:30:34,109 Jill Scott: generation of players before me who obviously worked very hard 627 00:30:34,109 --> 00:30:36,480 Jill Scott: and got the game into a place where I was 628 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:40,200 Jill Scott: fortunate enough to be a full- time professional and to 629 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,320 Jill Scott: kind of experience that. But then I'd like to think 630 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:46,740 Jill Scott: that the likes of me, Steph Houghton, Ellen White, that 631 00:30:46,740 --> 00:30:49,590 Jill Scott: next generation have left the game in a better place 632 00:30:49,590 --> 00:30:52,680 Jill Scott: for the next ones. And I think that's how women's 633 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:56,010 Jill Scott: football works, just passing on that baton, but making sure 634 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:57,540 Jill Scott: it's in a better place each time. 635 00:30:57,870 --> 00:31:01,170 Alex Legouix: Do you notice a difference in that because you're women 636 00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:04,889 Alex Legouix: as well? Do you think that there's a different almost a 637 00:31:04,889 --> 00:31:09,150 Alex Legouix: nurturing of the sport almost because of the feminine energy? 638 00:31:09,150 --> 00:31:11,819 Jill Scott: Yeah, I think we're just... I'm not saying the men 639 00:31:11,820 --> 00:31:14,849 Jill Scott: don't care because, of course, they do, but we've had 640 00:31:14,849 --> 00:31:17,730 Jill Scott: to go through an era where we've had to care 641 00:31:17,730 --> 00:31:21,240 Jill Scott: a lot about the development. Whereas the men's game is 642 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,340 Jill Scott: at a point where a lot of them players now 643 00:31:23,639 --> 00:31:26,670 Jill Scott: probably haven't had to have as big a input in 644 00:31:26,670 --> 00:31:31,500 Jill Scott: getting the game to there. So, I think, as females, 645 00:31:31,500 --> 00:31:35,520 Jill Scott: we're very conscious of trusting the process, making sure that we 646 00:31:35,610 --> 00:31:38,760 Jill Scott: don't cut corners because in order for the game to be 647 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:41,040 Jill Scott: where it is now, there's been a lot of hard 648 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:45,599 Jill Scott: work gone into it beforehand. So, we're very, very protective of I 649 00:31:45,599 --> 00:31:51,090 Jill Scott: suppose the status of the game and the legacy that's 650 00:31:51,090 --> 00:31:54,209 Jill Scott: being left behind because we'd like to think that we've had an 651 00:31:54,210 --> 00:31:58,049 Jill Scott: input into it. It took a lot of graft, a lot 652 00:31:58,050 --> 00:32:00,660 Jill Scott: of hard work, a lot of tears, and you don't 653 00:32:00,660 --> 00:32:03,150 Jill Scott: want all of that to be wasted. So, I don't 654 00:32:03,150 --> 00:32:06,119 Jill Scott: know if it's about being a female in that sense. 655 00:32:06,119 --> 00:32:08,850 Jill Scott: I think it's just the journey that female game's been on. 656 00:32:09,060 --> 00:32:10,680 Alex Legouix: How is the journey going to continue? 657 00:32:11,700 --> 00:32:13,950 Jill Scott: Yeah, it's going to be positive, it has to be, 658 00:32:13,950 --> 00:32:16,530 Jill Scott: I think. Especially on the back of the win of the 659 00:32:16,530 --> 00:32:20,489 Jill Scott: Euros. We've finally won something as a national team, and 660 00:32:20,790 --> 00:32:23,819 Jill Scott: still gives us this warm feeling inside. Maybe it's the 661 00:32:24,029 --> 00:32:28,140 Jill Scott: heated seats I've on in the car, but it still gives us 662 00:32:28,140 --> 00:32:34,500 Jill Scott: that warm feeling that along with them successes, it's just 663 00:32:34,530 --> 00:32:35,940 Jill Scott: left the game in a better place. 664 00:32:36,870 --> 00:32:40,140 Alex Legouix: What do you think you'd have done if football wasn't an option? 665 00:32:41,039 --> 00:32:42,690 Jill Scott: Probably being a barista, I think. 666 00:32:42,780 --> 00:32:46,440 Alex Legouix: Do you think so? You were a keen athlete, weren't 667 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:47,310 Alex Legouix: you? A keen runner. 668 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:51,090 Jill Scott: Yeah, I got into running just through my love of football, 669 00:32:51,090 --> 00:32:53,400 Jill Scott: so you know what it's like. You go to senior school, you 670 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:57,389 Jill Scott: do one sport, you suddenly do every sport. And yeah, 671 00:32:57,389 --> 00:32:59,459 Jill Scott: I remember taking part in my first race. It was 672 00:32:59,459 --> 00:33:03,150 Jill Scott: a cross- country race and I won by 30 seconds, 673 00:33:03,450 --> 00:33:07,140 Jill Scott: and everybody was just like, " Wow, how did you win 674 00:33:07,140 --> 00:33:09,989 Jill Scott: by that much?" And I was like, " I don't know, I just ran." I hadn't done 675 00:33:09,990 --> 00:33:13,440 Jill Scott: any specific running training, so again, probably going back to 676 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:16,649 Jill Scott: them natural genetics. But the fact that when I was 677 00:33:16,650 --> 00:33:20,250 Jill Scott: younger, I didn't stop as a kid. If Wimbledon was 678 00:33:20,250 --> 00:33:23,370 Jill Scott: on, I got a tennis racket and played tennis. If 679 00:33:23,370 --> 00:33:26,190 Jill Scott: it was the ashes, I was playing cricket. I just 680 00:33:26,190 --> 00:33:28,890 Jill Scott: loved being outside and loved sports, or I think- 681 00:33:28,890 --> 00:33:33,179 Alex Legouix: And are you naturally gifted? Can you play any sport to 682 00:33:33,179 --> 00:33:33,990 Alex Legouix: a certain level? 683 00:33:34,709 --> 00:33:38,280 Jill Scott: Naturally gifted in the sense that I could, but probably not at a 684 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:42,120 Jill Scott: great level. I think I was a good runner. I won the 685 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:46,260 Jill Scott: Mini London Marathon when I was 14, but I also 686 00:33:46,260 --> 00:33:49,650 Jill Scott: picked up glandular fever around that time because I was 687 00:33:49,650 --> 00:33:52,919 Jill Scott: doing too much. I was racing on a Saturday morning and 688 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,530 Jill Scott: then I had a game on Saturday night, and it was 689 00:33:55,530 --> 00:33:59,280 Jill Scott: just too much. And I think that was my body's 690 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:01,950 Jill Scott: way of saying, " Look, Jill, you need to stop a 691 00:34:01,950 --> 00:34:04,770 Jill Scott: little bit. What are you going to do?" And it was 692 00:34:04,770 --> 00:34:06,750 Jill Scott: always going to be football. I think winning with a 693 00:34:06,750 --> 00:34:09,719 Jill Scott: team rather than winning on your own, it's just such 694 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:13,139 Jill Scott: a special feeling. So, football was always my first love, and 695 00:34:13,469 --> 00:34:15,060 Jill Scott: it was always going to be my last love as 696 00:34:15,060 --> 00:34:23,429 Jill Scott: well. See I'm getting excited now because I know we're 697 00:34:23,429 --> 00:34:26,519 Jill Scott: going where the coffee is, and I'm hoping we've got 10 698 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:28,649 Jill Scott: minutes where I can run out and get a flat white. 699 00:34:28,709 --> 00:34:30,328 Alex Legouix: I think we should insist on it. 700 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,120 Jill Scott: Yeah, I think we should, I think we should. Yeah, 701 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:36,000 Jill Scott: heading into town, you know what? Manchester's such a quirky 702 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:40,020 Jill Scott: place and the fact that I used to stay in... 703 00:34:40,050 --> 00:34:42,900 Jill Scott: So, when I first went to Man City, they were sorting out 704 00:34:42,900 --> 00:34:45,390 Jill Scott: my accommodation of where I was going to live, and I 705 00:34:45,509 --> 00:34:49,230 Jill Scott: got put in an apartment in the center of Manchester 706 00:34:49,230 --> 00:34:53,279 Jill Scott: and they were lovely apartments. It was me and Betsy Hassett, 707 00:34:53,730 --> 00:34:56,670 Jill Scott: and then Steph Houghton and Karen Bardsley lived next door. 708 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:02,160 Jill Scott: And I remember we'd go to the cinema, and I 709 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:04,440 Jill Scott: remember we went to see Wolf of Wall Street, and we 710 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:06,690 Jill Scott: went in on a Saturday and came out on a Sunday. 711 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:09,480 Jill Scott: The film was so long that I think it went 712 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,430 Jill Scott: on for three hours. It started at 10 o'clock on 713 00:35:11,430 --> 00:35:14,099 Jill Scott: the Saturday night and it didn't finish until the Sunday. 714 00:35:14,099 --> 00:35:16,650 Jill Scott: And then I think after we'd done cinema a few 715 00:35:16,650 --> 00:35:20,099 Jill Scott: times we went to the theater. So, I think we're coming up 716 00:35:20,099 --> 00:35:22,021 Jill Scott: to one of the theaters now on the left- hand side, so- 717 00:35:22,020 --> 00:35:22,022 Alex Legouix: That's right, we are. 718 00:35:22,021 --> 00:35:26,340 Jill Scott: Yeah, so I've got a big love for the theater, 719 00:35:26,340 --> 00:35:26,489 Jill Scott: I think- 720 00:35:26,489 --> 00:35:26,640 Alex Legouix: Do you? 721 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:27,121 Jill Scott: Yeah. 722 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:28,739 Alex Legouix: Where did that come from? 723 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:32,370 Jill Scott: I don't know, to be honest. I think Eniola Aluko, 724 00:35:32,370 --> 00:35:34,739 Jill Scott: who played for England, she was my roommate. I think 725 00:35:34,739 --> 00:35:36,960 Jill Scott: she got us into the theater. I think we went 726 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,660 Jill Scott: to see Bodyguard, and I've actually seen that production about 727 00:35:39,660 --> 00:35:43,680 Jill Scott: four or five times now, but... Here's the Palace Theatre as 728 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:47,730 Jill Scott: well, but there's something about seeing how much hard work 729 00:35:47,730 --> 00:35:52,020 Jill Scott: goes into a production, and I just think how in unison 730 00:35:52,020 --> 00:35:55,530 Jill Scott: everybody is. How much they must have rehearsed everything to 731 00:35:55,530 --> 00:35:58,889 Jill Scott: get that perfect performance. And I think it reminds us 732 00:35:58,889 --> 00:35:59,011 Jill Scott: of sport and- 733 00:35:59,011 --> 00:36:01,591 Alex Legouix: I was going to say there are such parallels in that. 734 00:36:01,591 --> 00:36:04,649 Jill Scott: There is, there certainly is, and I remember going to see 735 00:36:04,650 --> 00:36:08,160 Jill Scott: Matilda once, and halfway through the show Matilda had to go 736 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,829 Jill Scott: off and a new Matilda came on. And there was 737 00:36:10,830 --> 00:36:13,590 Jill Scott: a break in the show, and I remember likening it 738 00:36:13,679 --> 00:36:16,500 Jill Scott: to football in my head like that Matilda had to 739 00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:20,489 Jill Scott: be ready. She had to know her role, she had to know everything, and 740 00:36:20,489 --> 00:36:24,450 Jill Scott: even though she didn't maybe get the limelight every single 741 00:36:24,450 --> 00:36:27,480 Jill Scott: night, she was ready to slot in. And it reminded 742 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:31,889 Jill Scott: us of how many times I had to be a substitute and you had to be ready 743 00:36:31,889 --> 00:36:36,329 Jill Scott: if needed. So, yeah, there were so many parallels to that 744 00:36:36,330 --> 00:36:41,370 Jill Scott: about always being ready, always being prepared. So, yeah, it's 745 00:36:41,370 --> 00:36:43,379 Jill Scott: great to go past the theater definitely. 746 00:36:44,219 --> 00:36:48,839 Alex Legouix: So, I guess if we're at Theatreland of Manchester, we're in 747 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:50,790 Alex Legouix: quite a hub area. 748 00:36:51,210 --> 00:36:55,680 Jill Scott: Yeah, it's a lovely area down here actually. Not far 749 00:36:55,680 --> 00:37:00,060 Jill Scott: from here, you have Spinningfields, which I must admit actually 750 00:37:00,060 --> 00:37:02,639 Jill Scott: I'm trying to make out that I'm this perfect athlete, 751 00:37:02,639 --> 00:37:05,429 Jill Scott: theater, and coffee. We did have a couple of nights 752 00:37:05,429 --> 00:37:10,170 Jill Scott: out in Spinning Field, especially in them early days just... 753 00:37:10,350 --> 00:37:12,209 Jill Scott: But I think it was good for team bonding as 754 00:37:12,209 --> 00:37:16,529 Jill Scott: well. I remember actually one night, and this was after... 755 00:37:16,530 --> 00:37:19,260 Jill Scott: So, when I first joined Manchester City, we had a three- 756 00:37:19,260 --> 00:37:21,900 Jill Scott: year plan, and in that three- year plan it was like 757 00:37:21,900 --> 00:37:24,690 Jill Scott: we're going to win the league, the FA Cup. And 758 00:37:24,690 --> 00:37:27,209 Jill Scott: it seemed like so far out of our reach at 759 00:37:27,210 --> 00:37:30,660 Jill Scott: the time. We were just a bunch of girls being 760 00:37:30,660 --> 00:37:34,170 Jill Scott: thrown together, and it was like can we really be champions of 761 00:37:34,170 --> 00:37:38,400 Jill Scott: England? But we did, we did it. We trusted the 762 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:41,429 Jill Scott: process, they built the team each season, and I remember 763 00:37:41,429 --> 00:37:44,489 Jill Scott: that night out when we did that trouble, and oh 764 00:37:44,489 --> 00:37:47,910 Jill Scott: God, it didn't end well, to be honest. But I remember 765 00:37:47,910 --> 00:37:51,330 Jill Scott: the girls because we'd been so disciplined all season, we 766 00:37:51,330 --> 00:37:53,580 Jill Scott: probably only had a couple of drinks. Someone was like, " 767 00:37:53,850 --> 00:37:56,339 Jill Scott: Yeah, we'll get some shots." Obviously, we were allowed, we'd 768 00:37:56,340 --> 00:37:58,019 Jill Scott: won the league, the season was over. 769 00:37:58,080 --> 00:37:58,531 Alex Legouix: I think it's justified. 770 00:37:58,531 --> 00:38:02,999 Jill Scott: Yeah, I think it's justified, and honestly, I remember me, 771 00:38:03,030 --> 00:38:06,779 Jill Scott: Steph Houghton, a couple of the others, and we were 772 00:38:06,779 --> 00:38:10,290 Jill Scott: home by 10 o'clock because our bodies just weren't used 773 00:38:10,290 --> 00:38:15,179 Jill Scott: to the alcohol. So, it was special, or it was good 774 00:38:15,179 --> 00:38:18,690 Jill Scott: just being like, " Look, we had this process for three 775 00:38:18,690 --> 00:38:24,029 Jill Scott: years, everybody gave it their all," and eventually being able to celebrate 776 00:38:24,029 --> 00:38:26,610 Jill Scott: it as a team. You have to celebrate them wins, 777 00:38:26,610 --> 00:38:30,029 Jill Scott: so I think in life in general whether it's work 778 00:38:30,030 --> 00:38:32,969 Jill Scott: and you get a promotion, go out, have a meal. 779 00:38:33,210 --> 00:38:35,759 Jill Scott: Give yourself a pat on the back, else you can just 780 00:38:35,759 --> 00:38:39,299 Jill Scott: go through life looking to the next achievement, but for 781 00:38:39,299 --> 00:38:43,110 Jill Scott: what? So, I think I definitely learnt over the years to 782 00:38:43,410 --> 00:38:46,950 Jill Scott: praise people and make sure that you do enjoy them moments. 783 00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:48,360 Alex Legouix: Do you feel proud of yourself? 784 00:38:49,530 --> 00:38:52,469 Jill Scott: Yeah, I think when we're driving now when we're reflecting on the 785 00:38:52,469 --> 00:38:55,919 Jill Scott: journey and the tough times, the good times, I've just 786 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:57,990 Jill Scott: got a big smile on my face, to be honest. 787 00:38:58,559 --> 00:39:02,310 Jill Scott: I'm proud not of myself, I think just of the teams 788 00:39:02,310 --> 00:39:05,190 Jill Scott: that I was part of really. I'm proud of them 789 00:39:05,190 --> 00:39:08,130 Jill Scott: teammates when I think about people like Steph Houghton who 790 00:39:08,130 --> 00:39:11,340 Jill Scott: still play now. Girls like Demi Stokes who's one of 791 00:39:11,340 --> 00:39:14,309 Jill Scott: my best friends, and I actually coached Demi when we 792 00:39:14,309 --> 00:39:17,549 Jill Scott: were both up in Sunderland. And now, to see the 793 00:39:17,549 --> 00:39:20,549 Jill Scott: journey we've been on together, I think I'm more proud 794 00:39:20,550 --> 00:39:23,759 Jill Scott: of Manchester City as a club, and it's just been such 795 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:27,089 Jill Scott: an honor to be part of such a great team. 796 00:39:27,090 --> 00:39:30,929 Jill Scott: And even the staff now, there's Mark Rees who worked 797 00:39:30,929 --> 00:39:33,599 Jill Scott: there for years, and I've got a few charity games 798 00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:37,680 Jill Scott: coming up and me and him's been going and playing football. It's just 799 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:42,089 Jill Scott: them connections, maybe the club put you together, but it's 800 00:39:42,090 --> 00:39:46,349 Jill Scott: friendships that'll last far past playing for Manchester City, and I 801 00:39:46,349 --> 00:39:47,251 Jill Scott: think that's the main thing really. 802 00:39:47,250 --> 00:39:50,609 Alex Legouix: I feel like you should all be put in an old people's home at 803 00:39:50,609 --> 00:39:56,580 Alex Legouix: the very end of the days as a team. Just continue that team reflection. 804 00:39:56,580 --> 00:39:59,700 Jill Scott: Yeah, maybe the pressures we've put ourselves under we might end up 805 00:39:59,700 --> 00:40:02,760 Jill Scott: in there a little bit earlier. A little bit earlier maybe. 806 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:08,250 Alex Legouix: You were, of course, awarded an MBE. What was it 807 00:40:08,250 --> 00:40:10,140 Alex Legouix: like to get that call- up? 808 00:40:10,559 --> 00:40:13,470 Jill Scott: Yeah, I got that call whilst I was shopping in Marks & 809 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:16,350 Jill Scott: Spencer's. Apparently, they couldn't get hold of us and I 810 00:40:16,350 --> 00:40:20,339 Jill Scott: was shopping for Christmas decorations with my partner Shelly, and 811 00:40:20,610 --> 00:40:22,979 Jill Scott: I think I nearly dropped the decorations all over the 812 00:40:22,980 --> 00:40:25,410 Jill Scott: floor. She was like, " What is it? What is it?" And I was like, " 813 00:40:25,590 --> 00:40:27,359 Jill Scott: I think I'm getting an MBE." She was like, " You 814 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:29,549 Jill Scott: think, or you are?" And I was like, " Well, I 815 00:40:29,549 --> 00:40:32,910 Jill Scott: am." So, yeah, getting that call, it was just such 816 00:40:32,910 --> 00:40:36,210 Jill Scott: an honor really. Obviously, it was for services to football, 817 00:40:36,210 --> 00:40:40,679 Jill Scott: and people that had got them previously, Casey Stoney, Kelly Smith, Fara 818 00:40:40,679 --> 00:40:45,239 Jill Scott: Williams, my idols, Rachel Yankey, and it was just great 819 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:47,129 Jill Scott: to think that I was going to be on that list. 820 00:40:47,129 --> 00:40:49,470 Alex Legouix: Yeah, how was Will? 821 00:40:50,550 --> 00:40:53,370 Jill Scott: Well, I didn't actually get to meet him at that 822 00:40:53,370 --> 00:40:57,030 Jill Scott: point because the day that I was meant to be 823 00:40:57,540 --> 00:41:01,979 Jill Scott: going to pick up the MBE, COVID hit. So, basically, 824 00:41:01,980 --> 00:41:03,689 Jill Scott: I think I was meant to be going to collect 825 00:41:03,690 --> 00:41:06,449 Jill Scott: it on the Thursday and we went into lockdown on the 826 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:11,760 Jill Scott: Wednesday. Yeah, so I've told this story before, but my 827 00:41:11,790 --> 00:41:15,630 Jill Scott: MBE, I got a letter from just the Royal Mail 828 00:41:15,630 --> 00:41:19,440 Jill Scott: sorting office, and it was like, "Your parcel's at the Royal Mail sorting 829 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:21,629 Jill Scott: office." So, I went to collect it and it was my 830 00:41:21,630 --> 00:41:26,520 Jill Scott: MBE just literally in a box. So, yeah, but I've 831 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:31,410 Jill Scott: had some special moments since Prince William. Our paths crossed 832 00:41:31,410 --> 00:41:35,759 Jill Scott: a few times through football. The first one being we 833 00:41:35,759 --> 00:41:38,700 Jill Scott: were opening a pet shop in Sunderland, and I accidentally 834 00:41:38,700 --> 00:41:42,689 Jill Scott: slipped and wiped him out. So, he always remembered us 835 00:41:42,690 --> 00:41:45,660 Jill Scott: for that girl that took him out whilst playing football. 836 00:41:46,290 --> 00:41:49,020 Jill Scott: And then through tournaments, he would always come and greet 837 00:41:49,020 --> 00:41:52,860 Jill Scott: the England team. So, when I retired, he actually wrote us a 838 00:41:52,860 --> 00:41:56,459 Jill Scott: lovely letter, it was handwritten as well, just saying, " Well 839 00:41:56,460 --> 00:41:59,789 Jill Scott: done on your career." So, I would love for him to present 840 00:41:59,789 --> 00:42:02,400 Jill Scott: my MBE maybe in the future, but I feel like I'm 841 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:04,799 Jill Scott: being greedy. I've got this letter and it's one of 842 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:06,450 Jill Scott: my most prized possessions really. 843 00:42:07,050 --> 00:42:10,020 Alex Legouix: You must have met some interesting people through your journey. 844 00:42:10,380 --> 00:42:12,900 Jill Scott: Yeah, really interesting people actually. 845 00:42:13,830 --> 00:42:16,560 Alex Legouix: Has anybody surprised you or shocked you? 846 00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:20,580 Jill Scott: You know what? In a good way, I've met my heroes really. 847 00:42:20,580 --> 00:42:24,180 Jill Scott: Frank Lampard, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard. I did the England 848 00:42:24,180 --> 00:42:27,839 Jill Scott: game with Steven Gerrard recently, and just lovely down- to- 849 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:31,440 Jill Scott: earth people. Sometimes they say don't meet your heroes, don't let... 850 00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:35,609 Jill Scott: But they definitely haven't disappointed us in any way. But 851 00:42:36,359 --> 00:42:38,610 Jill Scott: them are the players that I grew up watching, and 852 00:42:38,610 --> 00:42:42,989 Jill Scott: to think that I'm standing next to them talking about football, 853 00:42:43,380 --> 00:42:45,840 Jill Scott: it's kind of... I've definitely had a lot of pinch- 854 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:51,090 Jill Scott: me moments, a lot of pinch- me moments. Being on Ant and Dec and 855 00:42:51,179 --> 00:42:54,329 Jill Scott: obviously doing the Jungle. The Jungle was a lot of pinch- 856 00:42:54,330 --> 00:42:58,109 Jill Scott: me moments in general. Just sitting next to Boy George 857 00:42:58,110 --> 00:43:01,440 Jill Scott: washing dishes and he's singing Karma Chameleon, I'm like- 858 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:01,530 Alex Legouix: So surreal. 859 00:43:01,530 --> 00:43:05,219 Jill Scott: ... what is going on? What is going on? But you know 860 00:43:05,219 --> 00:43:07,439 Jill Scott: what, through the Jungle I've made so many good friends 861 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:10,830 Jill Scott: like Owen will be a friend for life. And again, when I 862 00:43:10,830 --> 00:43:14,279 Jill Scott: talk about this journey and memories, I think what you'll 863 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:17,160 Jill Scott: find that I keep saying is, " Yeah, they're a friend for 864 00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:20,400 Jill Scott: life." So, yeah, I think them are the most special 865 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:24,539 Jill Scott: things that come from this journey 100%. The people that I've met 866 00:43:24,929 --> 00:43:26,580 Jill Scott: and the friends that I've made really. 867 00:43:27,299 --> 00:43:29,489 Alex Legouix: Was there anyone in the Jungle that surprised you? 868 00:43:29,850 --> 00:43:33,839 Jill Scott: Yeah, lots of them really. I think I didn't... I 869 00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:37,680 Jill Scott: knew Sue, who's Eileen in Coronation Street, and I was 870 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:40,139 Jill Scott: a bit starstruck when I seen her because I'm a 871 00:43:40,139 --> 00:43:43,440 Jill Scott: massive Coronation Street fan, I really am. So, I didn't 872 00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:46,440 Jill Scott: want to be like, "Oh my God, it's Eileen." I got 873 00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:50,370 Jill Scott: to know her for Sue, and she was a very different person. But yeah, 874 00:43:50,430 --> 00:43:54,930 Jill Scott: Sue, Charlene, we got on really well. Chris Moyles as 875 00:43:54,930 --> 00:43:57,540 Jill Scott: well, I got on really well with Chris, and I don't 876 00:43:57,540 --> 00:44:00,870 Jill Scott: think they actually showed a lot of mine and Chris's 877 00:44:00,900 --> 00:44:05,819 Jill Scott: relationship, but he was so caring and so kind. Babatunde, just 878 00:44:05,820 --> 00:44:08,520 Jill Scott: the most chilled- out guy ever, but yeah, we got 879 00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:11,850 Jill Scott: on really well as well. So, yeah, I think probably 880 00:44:11,850 --> 00:44:15,030 Jill Scott: everybody surprised us to a certain point because I think 881 00:44:15,030 --> 00:44:17,010 Jill Scott: we had a really good group that just seemed to 882 00:44:17,010 --> 00:44:20,009 Jill Scott: get on, and that's what made it really nice as well. It 883 00:44:20,009 --> 00:44:23,399 Jill Scott: definitely had that home away from home feeling. 884 00:44:23,730 --> 00:44:27,839 Alex Legouix: Was it better or worse the experience than you expected? 885 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:33,150 Jill Scott: It was better upon reflection for the experience that I had, 886 00:44:33,540 --> 00:44:37,679 Jill Scott: but it was more difficult in there than I thought. You don't 887 00:44:37,679 --> 00:44:40,499 Jill Scott: want to whinge about being hungry because there's a lot 888 00:44:40,500 --> 00:44:43,379 Jill Scott: of people in the world a lot less fortunate than 889 00:44:43,380 --> 00:44:46,320 Jill Scott: we are, but you didn't get a lot of food, 890 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:49,049 Jill Scott: so you are depleted of energy a lot of the 891 00:44:49,050 --> 00:44:53,879 Jill Scott: time. So, that was difficult. Missing home as well, that 892 00:44:53,880 --> 00:44:57,420 Jill Scott: was difficult. Not necessarily not seeing people because I was 893 00:44:57,420 --> 00:44:59,669 Jill Scott: used to being on England camp where I wouldn't see 894 00:44:59,670 --> 00:45:03,570 Jill Scott: people for four, five weeks. But you had your mobile 895 00:45:03,570 --> 00:45:06,000 Jill Scott: phone, and I could check in with Shelly and say, " 896 00:45:06,420 --> 00:45:08,969 Jill Scott: Are you okay?" I could check in with my family, 897 00:45:08,969 --> 00:45:13,799 Jill Scott: my grandma. I'd ring them most days. So, that was 898 00:45:13,799 --> 00:45:16,589 Jill Scott: difficult, just the element of not knowing how people were 899 00:45:16,590 --> 00:45:20,759 Jill Scott: at all. And also, you think if I'm coming across 900 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:24,120 Jill Scott: as a bad person, then are they getting grief back 901 00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:26,699 Jill Scott: home? But I think you just lived in this bubble. I 902 00:45:26,700 --> 00:45:30,450 Jill Scott: forgot about the cameras. You forget that 10 million people 903 00:45:30,450 --> 00:45:33,479 Jill Scott: are watching the show until you get out and you're 904 00:45:33,479 --> 00:45:36,569 Jill Scott: walking down the street, and some people will just come 905 00:45:36,570 --> 00:45:38,910 Jill Scott: and give you a hug because I feel like they 906 00:45:38,910 --> 00:45:42,390 Jill Scott: got to know you whilst you were in the Jungle. And it's lovely, 907 00:45:42,390 --> 00:45:45,030 Jill Scott: it really is. I love having conversations with people, but 908 00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:47,730 Jill Scott: when you're in there, you just forget about that really. 909 00:45:48,120 --> 00:45:50,579 Alex Legouix: Are there any other reality shows that you would do? 910 00:45:50,910 --> 00:45:56,969 Jill Scott: Well, I turned down Love Island six times, obviously. I 911 00:45:56,969 --> 00:45:58,950 Jill Scott: don't know really. I don't know if it's a bit 912 00:45:58,950 --> 00:46:01,800 Jill Scott: of a one- off thing, is it? I'm quite good 913 00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:04,109 Jill Scott: at ice skating, so people keep saying, " You should do 914 00:46:04,110 --> 00:46:06,960 Jill Scott: Dancing on Ice," but I don't know. I'm not somebody 915 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:09,390 Jill Scott: that plans for that next step. Did I ever think 916 00:46:09,900 --> 00:46:12,179 Jill Scott: if you'd asked this, this time last year, that I 917 00:46:12,180 --> 00:46:14,070 Jill Scott: was going to... Or told us I was going to 918 00:46:14,070 --> 00:46:16,530 Jill Scott: be retired in July, I was going to be living 919 00:46:16,530 --> 00:46:19,290 Jill Scott: in a jungle in November, I would have said, " You're 920 00:46:19,290 --> 00:46:23,219 Jill Scott: lying." So, I don't know. I don't know what this year's going to 921 00:46:23,219 --> 00:46:26,309 Jill Scott: hold, but I think if I can just keep being true to 922 00:46:26,309 --> 00:46:31,110 Jill Scott: myself, keep doing things that I enjoy, then I'm sure 923 00:46:31,260 --> 00:46:33,420 Jill Scott: it should turn out to be a good journey, so 924 00:46:33,810 --> 00:46:36,480 Jill Scott: we'll see. But at the minute, if you asked truthfully, 925 00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:39,569 Jill Scott: I'd probably say, " Is a reality show a one- off?" I don't know, 926 00:46:41,010 --> 00:46:43,350 Jill Scott: I wouldn't go in the Jungle again, definitely not. 927 00:46:44,460 --> 00:46:47,550 Alex Legouix: I noticed that you have some really lovely tattoos, and 928 00:46:47,550 --> 00:46:47,850 Alex Legouix: I wondered what- 929 00:46:47,850 --> 00:46:47,940 Jill Scott: Yeah, a lot of tattoos. 930 00:46:48,660 --> 00:46:50,191 Alex Legouix: What they meant to you. 931 00:46:50,191 --> 00:46:53,400 Jill Scott: It's a very good question, so my tattoos, I once 932 00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:55,440 Jill Scott: read something, and they were like your body should be your 933 00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:59,400 Jill Scott: journal and you should decorate it with memories throughout your 934 00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:01,080 Jill Scott: life. And I always thought that was a good way 935 00:47:01,080 --> 00:47:03,839 Jill Scott: of looking at tattoos. So, my first one I got 936 00:47:03,839 --> 00:47:08,910 Jill Scott: was actually my first call- up in 2007 to a 937 00:47:08,910 --> 00:47:12,660 Jill Scott: World Cup in China. So, I've actually got a Chinese 938 00:47:12,660 --> 00:47:16,650 Jill Scott: symbol on my ankle that means success. And my older 939 00:47:16,650 --> 00:47:19,230 Jill Scott: sister's also got a Chinese symbol on her ankle, so it had 940 00:47:19,500 --> 00:47:21,870 Jill Scott: a bit of a double meaning. I wanted to be 941 00:47:21,870 --> 00:47:25,770 Jill Scott: like her. I was going to my first tournament. And then, 942 00:47:25,770 --> 00:47:31,109 Jill Scott: yeah, all my tattoos reflect sport and life. Then the 943 00:47:31,110 --> 00:47:33,989 Jill Scott: one on my wrist actually means a lot, so it's 944 00:47:33,989 --> 00:47:36,450 Jill Scott: Whitney Houston lyrics, so it's step by step, day by 945 00:47:36,450 --> 00:47:39,270 Jill Scott: day, mile by mile. And that was before I went to the 946 00:47:39,299 --> 00:47:45,239 Jill Scott: 2009 European Championships, and I think that quote has actually 947 00:47:45,239 --> 00:47:49,260 Jill Scott: defined my life without realizing it. I don't long- term 948 00:47:49,260 --> 00:47:51,960 Jill Scott: plan as I said, so it's like everything step by 949 00:47:51,960 --> 00:47:54,719 Jill Scott: step, day by day. And then the mile by mile 950 00:47:54,719 --> 00:47:57,360 Jill Scott: is I feel like I've run a lot of miles across 951 00:47:57,360 --> 00:48:01,740 Jill Scott: the journey. So, even though this tattoo it's not great 952 00:48:01,770 --> 00:48:04,770 Jill Scott: in terms of the quality now, but it does mean 953 00:48:04,770 --> 00:48:08,279 Jill Scott: a lot. I've got the Olympic rings on my side. I've 954 00:48:08,730 --> 00:48:13,949 Jill Scott: been fortunate enough to represent Team GB 2012 and 2021. 955 00:48:14,520 --> 00:48:17,129 Jill Scott: And then I've got my nephew's and my niece's name 956 00:48:17,129 --> 00:48:19,739 Jill Scott: on my foot. Obviously, they mean the world to us. 957 00:48:19,739 --> 00:48:22,200 Jill Scott: When they were born, I got the names, and then 958 00:48:22,200 --> 00:48:25,140 Jill Scott: someone said to us, "What about if you have kids and then your brother and your 959 00:48:25,140 --> 00:48:27,719 Jill Scott: sister have more kids?" And I was like, " God, I'm 960 00:48:27,719 --> 00:48:29,730 Jill Scott: just going to have all these random names over my 961 00:48:29,730 --> 00:48:33,359 Jill Scott: body," but that symbolizes family. And then, yeah, my most 962 00:48:33,360 --> 00:48:35,429 Jill Scott: recent one. I do have others but my most recent 963 00:48:35,430 --> 00:48:39,209 Jill Scott: one is a lioness on my arm, and it's got 964 00:48:39,210 --> 00:48:42,989 Jill Scott: the date that we won the Euros and also 1- 6- 965 00:48:42,989 --> 00:48:45,389 Jill Scott: 1, which is the amount of cups that I got for 966 00:48:45,389 --> 00:48:48,570 Jill Scott: England. So, yeah, I never thought I was cool enough to 967 00:48:48,570 --> 00:48:51,029 Jill Scott: have a big tattoo on my arm, but I was going to get it 968 00:48:51,509 --> 00:48:53,609 Jill Scott: on my side and Shelly was like, " Jill, it's such 969 00:48:53,609 --> 00:48:57,720 Jill Scott: an important moment, you need people to see it." So, yeah, 970 00:48:57,780 --> 00:49:00,149 Jill Scott: that one means a lot and sometimes if I just 971 00:49:00,150 --> 00:49:04,469 Jill Scott: glance down and I see this lioness looking at us, it's just 972 00:49:04,469 --> 00:49:06,810 Jill Scott: a proud moment of what it represents really. 973 00:49:06,810 --> 00:49:17,130 Alex Legouix: We're just on the motorway at the moment. You must 974 00:49:17,130 --> 00:49:20,520 Alex Legouix: have had a lot of long old journeys that you've taken 975 00:49:20,520 --> 00:49:21,030 Alex Legouix: in your life. 976 00:49:21,090 --> 00:49:23,700 Jill Scott: Yeah, this is why now if I ever go in 977 00:49:23,700 --> 00:49:26,699 Jill Scott: the car people class a three- hour journey as a long 978 00:49:26,700 --> 00:49:29,910 Jill Scott: journey. For me, that's just a normal journey because it 979 00:49:29,910 --> 00:49:33,750 Jill Scott: was just so... I remember getting that first car and 980 00:49:33,750 --> 00:49:36,660 Jill Scott: signing for Everton, and I literally set off from Sunderland 981 00:49:36,660 --> 00:49:39,509 Jill Scott: to Liverpool with a road map. Remember road maps? 982 00:49:39,540 --> 00:49:40,170 Alex Legouix: Yeah. 983 00:49:40,260 --> 00:49:43,319 Jill Scott: And I was like, right, I'm going down the A19, then 984 00:49:43,320 --> 00:49:49,710 Jill Scott: the A1, then the M62, and I just remembered these three roads. So, it's mad 985 00:49:49,710 --> 00:49:52,380 Jill Scott: that a lot of my life has been spent on 986 00:49:52,380 --> 00:49:53,189 Jill Scott: the motorways. 987 00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:54,900 Alex Legouix: What do you do to pass the time? 988 00:49:55,950 --> 00:49:58,170 Jill Scott: You know what I used to do? This is quite embarrassing, 989 00:49:58,170 --> 00:50:00,840 Jill Scott: but when I was 18 and 19, I hadn't played for England 990 00:50:00,840 --> 00:50:04,440 Jill Scott: at this point, but I used to practice getting interviewed, 991 00:50:04,709 --> 00:50:07,680 Jill Scott: so I'd be like... And I could do any interview I wanted, 992 00:50:07,680 --> 00:50:10,020 Jill Scott: so I'd be like, " Jill, you had a good game today..." 993 00:50:10,320 --> 00:50:13,410 Jill Scott: My cassette player was always broke, so it was just three hours 994 00:50:13,410 --> 00:50:16,170 Jill Scott: of just me and my thoughts. And I used to 995 00:50:16,170 --> 00:50:18,030 Jill Scott: be like, " Jill, you had a good game today, what 996 00:50:18,030 --> 00:50:20,340 Jill Scott: did you think of the game?" And I'd be like, " Yeah, 997 00:50:20,340 --> 00:50:23,070 Jill Scott: yeah, I thought my team played really well," and I used to 998 00:50:23,070 --> 00:50:25,440 Jill Scott: just interview myself, which is so sad to admit 999 00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:25,441 Alex Legouix: Wow, that's great. 1000 00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:25,442 Jill Scott: ... isn't it really? 1001 00:50:25,441 --> 00:50:31,260 Alex Legouix: That's like a... Is there a manifestation there as well, isn't it? 1002 00:50:31,620 --> 00:50:34,650 Jill Scott: Maybe, I think I'd just started doing interviews at Everton, 1003 00:50:34,650 --> 00:50:36,989 Jill Scott: and I thought, " Jill, you need to get a little bit better." 1004 00:50:36,989 --> 00:50:41,100 Jill Scott: So, obviously, well, I think I'm okay at talking now. I don't have a lot 1005 00:50:42,450 --> 00:50:46,380 Jill Scott: of long words, but I'm very comfortable talking because us doing 1006 00:50:46,380 --> 00:50:49,380 Jill Scott: this now is probably me just talking to myself when 1007 00:50:49,380 --> 00:50:55,469 Jill Scott: I was 18 year old. But you're better company. Yeah, so 1008 00:50:55,469 --> 00:50:58,529 Jill Scott: this road, this brings back a lot of memories. A lot of memories. 1009 00:50:58,529 --> 00:50:58,799 Alex Legouix: Does it? 1010 00:50:59,730 --> 00:51:03,270 Jill Scott: Yeah, so when I talk about when I first signed 1011 00:51:03,270 --> 00:51:07,080 Jill Scott: for City, and we got put in this posh apartment 1012 00:51:07,080 --> 00:51:09,120 Jill Scott: for about a month because they were trying to sort out 1013 00:51:09,120 --> 00:51:14,609 Jill Scott: our accommodation. So, basically, along here we'll hit where my 1014 00:51:14,610 --> 00:51:20,819 Jill Scott: first proper, I suppose place that I could call home really. Because 1015 00:51:20,820 --> 00:51:22,800 Jill Scott: the apartment I was in was more like living in 1016 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:26,400 Jill Scott: a hotel really. So, Betsy Hassett, she was from New 1017 00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:31,169 Jill Scott: Zealand, and we just got put together in this little apartment. 1018 00:51:31,170 --> 00:51:33,960 Jill Scott: And when I say little apartment, it's like a little 1019 00:51:33,960 --> 00:51:36,900 Jill Scott: flat, and I don't want to sound like I'm not 1020 00:51:36,900 --> 00:51:41,160 Jill Scott: grateful, but it was the smallest place ever. It literally had 1021 00:51:41,610 --> 00:51:45,059 Jill Scott: a really small living room, two bedrooms, one for her, 1022 00:51:45,059 --> 00:51:48,540 Jill Scott: one for me, a bathroom, and a tiny, tiny kitchen. 1023 00:51:48,660 --> 00:51:51,541 Alex Legouix: This all feels a lot leafier around here. Where are we in the grand scheme of things? 1024 00:51:51,540 --> 00:51:55,859 Jill Scott: Yeah, so we're in Sale. God, this is bringing back so many 1025 00:51:55,860 --> 00:51:59,399 Jill Scott: memories. Yeah, basically, if you turn left here, we'll go 1026 00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:01,920 Jill Scott: into where I lived. Oh no, it might be further 1027 00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:04,349 Jill Scott: up. Sorry, I'm getting the directions wrong. It's been a 1028 00:52:04,349 --> 00:52:07,259 Jill Scott: long time since I lived here. Yeah, sorry that was 1029 00:52:07,259 --> 00:52:09,090 Jill Scott: my bad. Yeah, so if you just go further up 1030 00:52:09,090 --> 00:52:13,589 Jill Scott: here, we're in Sale and it's got lovely canals. And 1031 00:52:13,590 --> 00:52:16,710 Jill Scott: basically, there's just this little turning off the main road, 1032 00:52:17,640 --> 00:52:20,879 Jill Scott: which takes you into the flats where I was. And 1033 00:52:21,239 --> 00:52:25,020 Jill Scott: opposite it was an old people's home. I loved the 1034 00:52:25,020 --> 00:52:27,450 Jill Scott: area, people were really friendly, and as I said we 1035 00:52:27,450 --> 00:52:31,110 Jill Scott: could just go to the canal and go for walks. Again, 1036 00:52:31,530 --> 00:52:33,989 Jill Scott: used to go for a walk along the canal for my 1037 00:52:33,989 --> 00:52:37,590 Jill Scott: coffee. So, this is a little petrol station opposite and if 1038 00:52:37,590 --> 00:52:40,710 Jill Scott: I forgot to get my meals and stuff like that, 1039 00:52:40,710 --> 00:52:42,989 Jill Scott: I would quickly run over and get some veg and 1040 00:52:43,380 --> 00:52:45,840 Jill Scott: just a little bit of greenery here to the right. 1041 00:52:46,170 --> 00:52:47,759 Jill Scott: And when the sun was out, I used to just 1042 00:52:47,760 --> 00:52:50,399 Jill Scott: go and take a blanket or something and just sit 1043 00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:51,000 Jill Scott: in the sun. 1044 00:52:51,690 --> 00:52:51,780 Alex Legouix: Nice. 1045 00:52:51,780 --> 00:52:55,200 Jill Scott: So, yeah. Wow, this is crazy looking at this. 1046 00:52:55,739 --> 00:52:57,239 Alex Legouix: Brooklyn's Crescent. 1047 00:52:57,630 --> 00:52:59,279 Jill Scott: You know what is mad though is I pull up 1048 00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:02,730 Jill Scott: here, it doesn't remind us of having to go and 1049 00:53:02,730 --> 00:53:05,549 Jill Scott: do training because now if I was to pull up 1050 00:53:05,820 --> 00:53:08,670 Jill Scott: at my house in Warrington, it would remind us for 1051 00:53:08,670 --> 00:53:11,700 Jill Scott: going for runs and stuff. But because we were so well looked 1052 00:53:11,700 --> 00:53:13,650 Jill Scott: after at Man City, I didn't have to do any 1053 00:53:13,650 --> 00:53:16,709 Jill Scott: extra training. So, when I came back here, you see this is it on 1054 00:53:16,710 --> 00:53:19,559 Jill Scott: the right. If you look at that, I always think 1055 00:53:19,559 --> 00:53:22,140 Jill Scott: it looks like where old people would live, doesn't it? 1056 00:53:22,200 --> 00:53:22,950 Alex Legouix: Yeah, it does a bit. 1057 00:53:22,950 --> 00:53:26,430 Jill Scott: It does. So, I'm guessing this is still the old 1058 00:53:26,430 --> 00:53:28,170 Jill Scott: people's home on the left. 1059 00:53:28,739 --> 00:53:29,549 Alex Legouix: Yeah. 1060 00:53:29,549 --> 00:53:30,988 Jill Scott: Yeah, this is still it, so yeah. 1061 00:53:31,380 --> 00:53:35,639 Alex Legouix: So, we're outside a big block of flats, East View. 1062 00:53:35,639 --> 00:53:40,080 Jill Scott: Yeah, and on that middle floor, that was mine now 1063 00:53:40,559 --> 00:53:41,248 Jill Scott: on the middle floor. 1064 00:53:41,279 --> 00:53:42,870 Alex Legouix: Literally there where the bird boxes are now? 1065 00:53:42,870 --> 00:53:46,050 Jill Scott: Yeah, it's got bird boxes. It definitely didn't have that when 1066 00:53:46,050 --> 00:53:46,290 Jill Scott: I was there. 1067 00:53:51,599 --> 00:53:54,719 Alex Legouix: We're now on our way to Boxx2Boxx. 1068 00:53:54,899 --> 00:53:56,610 Jill Scott: Yes, Boxx2Boxx. 1069 00:53:56,610 --> 00:53:58,229 Alex Legouix: Tell us how this came about. 1070 00:53:58,559 --> 00:54:01,770 Jill Scott: You know what? It's actually mad that the shop is so close 1071 00:54:01,770 --> 00:54:04,530 Jill Scott: to where I first started living in Manchester because this 1072 00:54:04,530 --> 00:54:08,370 Jill Scott: isn't Central Manchester by any means, so it's like my 1073 00:54:08,370 --> 00:54:12,870 Jill Scott: journey's done another full circle. It's mad actually because Manchester 1074 00:54:12,929 --> 00:54:17,580 Jill Scott: is a big circle board on that M60, and I 1075 00:54:17,580 --> 00:54:19,890 Jill Scott: feel like that's what my life's done in Manchester. But 1076 00:54:19,890 --> 00:54:22,620 Jill Scott: yeah, the coffee shop, obviously, I've spoken about my love 1077 00:54:22,620 --> 00:54:27,179 Jill Scott: for coffee naturally. And then my partner moved from Birmingham 1078 00:54:27,179 --> 00:54:31,889 Jill Scott: area up to Manchester and COVID hit pretty soon after 1079 00:54:31,889 --> 00:54:34,919 Jill Scott: that. So, she didn't have a job at the time, 1080 00:54:34,920 --> 00:54:38,669 Jill Scott: but I remember thinking just let her get settled in. 1081 00:54:38,670 --> 00:54:40,560 Jill Scott: Obviously, it's a big thing, isn't it to move house, 1082 00:54:40,560 --> 00:54:44,489 Jill Scott: but she's a bit of a workaholic like me, which I 1083 00:54:44,489 --> 00:54:47,429 Jill Scott: don't think it's a good combination to have sometimes because 1084 00:54:47,429 --> 00:54:50,759 Jill Scott: you can both be so fixated just on your jobs. 1085 00:54:51,210 --> 00:54:53,219 Jill Scott: And she wanted to get back to work, and at 1086 00:54:53,219 --> 00:54:55,410 Jill Scott: the time of COVID, the only thing you could really 1087 00:54:55,410 --> 00:55:00,060 Jill Scott: do once the rules, guidelines started to loosen up a 1088 00:55:00,060 --> 00:55:02,460 Jill Scott: little bit was you could walk and have a coffee. 1089 00:55:02,880 --> 00:55:07,020 Jill Scott: So, we found a local coffee shop and they said, " 1090 00:55:07,020 --> 00:55:10,500 Jill Scott: Oh, well, do you want to do some hours here?" And she enjoyed it 1091 00:55:10,500 --> 00:55:12,840 Jill Scott: to be honest. She really did, and I remember her 1092 00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:14,820 Jill Scott: coming back on the first day. She didn't really know 1093 00:55:14,820 --> 00:55:17,790 Jill Scott: that much about coffee, but she'd been making the coffees, 1094 00:55:17,790 --> 00:55:20,130 Jill Scott: and I was like, that's a really big thing. I think 1095 00:55:20,130 --> 00:55:22,469 Jill Scott: she probably wouldn't admit it, but she was pretty good 1096 00:55:22,469 --> 00:55:26,099 Jill Scott: at it. And then they were looking to open up 1097 00:55:26,099 --> 00:55:29,039 Jill Scott: a second shop, franchise their shop out because it was 1098 00:55:29,039 --> 00:55:31,980 Jill Scott: doing well, and she was going to run it. And then 1099 00:55:31,980 --> 00:55:36,719 Jill Scott: I was like, "Why don't we just do ours?" But very, very naïve 1100 00:55:36,719 --> 00:55:39,690 Jill Scott: to that, to be honest. We were very naïve to 1101 00:55:39,690 --> 00:55:43,949 Jill Scott: the fact that you lease the property, but you have 1102 00:55:43,950 --> 00:55:46,649 Jill Scott: to buy the business. So, a lot of businesses to 1103 00:55:46,650 --> 00:55:51,810 Jill Scott: buy are very expensive, and then randomly, I feel like it 1104 00:55:51,810 --> 00:55:54,359 Jill Scott: was just meant to be. About five minutes from here, 1105 00:55:54,719 --> 00:55:57,599 Jill Scott: we met a lovely lady who was looking to do... 1106 00:55:57,630 --> 00:56:00,449 Jill Scott: She'd had a coffee shop and she was looking to 1107 00:56:00,450 --> 00:56:04,559 Jill Scott: go to university, go back to university, and she was 1108 00:56:04,559 --> 00:56:07,680 Jill Scott: looking for a quick sale. And it was a lovely 1109 00:56:07,680 --> 00:56:09,719 Jill Scott: little coffee shop and as soon as we walked in, 1110 00:56:09,719 --> 00:56:12,810 Jill Scott: we fell in love with it, and we were like, " Right, we'll buy 1111 00:56:12,810 --> 00:56:16,649 Jill Scott: it." So, it did all happen very quickly. I think 1112 00:56:16,650 --> 00:56:19,830 Jill Scott: I nicked off to football, and Shelly ended up working 1113 00:56:19,830 --> 00:56:22,830 Jill Scott: 93 days in a row, so yeah. 1114 00:56:22,830 --> 00:56:24,538 Alex Legouix: I don't imagine that was in the plans. 1115 00:56:24,570 --> 00:56:28,109 Jill Scott: No, it definitely wasn't. I think she still holds that 1116 00:56:28,110 --> 00:56:30,960 Jill Scott: against us now, to be honest, but you know what? 1117 00:56:31,290 --> 00:56:34,679 Jill Scott: We've built up a lovely little shop. You'll see the 1118 00:56:34,679 --> 00:56:38,880 Jill Scott: community when we go by it. But again, it's all about 1119 00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:42,360 Jill Scott: that sense of community and people just being able to 1120 00:56:42,360 --> 00:56:45,660 Jill Scott: come and have a coffee and chat. We have a 1121 00:56:45,660 --> 00:56:48,690 Jill Scott: lot of elderly customers as well, and it's just nice to 1122 00:56:48,690 --> 00:56:50,849 Jill Scott: be able to pour them a coffee, and you see 1123 00:56:50,849 --> 00:56:53,219 Jill Scott: a lot of people catching up with old friends, catching 1124 00:56:53,219 --> 00:56:56,400 Jill Scott: up with family. We've had babies that have just been 1125 00:56:56,400 --> 00:56:59,249 Jill Scott: born coming into the coffee shop and now they're two year 1126 00:56:59,250 --> 00:57:02,279 Jill Scott: old and you've seen them grow. And eventually, they can 1127 00:57:02,280 --> 00:57:06,420 Jill Scott: have a little babyccino and stuff like that. So, yeah, it sounds 1128 00:57:06,420 --> 00:57:09,810 Jill Scott: dead cheesy, but there are so many good stories just within that coffee shop. 1129 00:57:10,139 --> 00:57:12,629 Alex Legouix: You've had some quite interesting guests as well, haven't you? 1130 00:57:13,950 --> 00:57:18,570 Jill Scott: Yeah, so I had to be that annoying person at the beginning where you 1131 00:57:18,570 --> 00:57:22,620 Jill Scott: go on Instagram, look at the celebrities that live in Manchester, 1132 00:57:22,620 --> 00:57:24,990 Jill Scott: and try and get them to pop down for a coffee. 1133 00:57:24,990 --> 00:57:29,310 Jill Scott: So, to be honest, the Manchester City football players were 1134 00:57:29,370 --> 00:57:33,929 Jill Scott: really supportive. We've had Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden just 1135 00:57:33,929 --> 00:57:36,209 Jill Scott: pop in and have a coffee. And to them, it 1136 00:57:36,209 --> 00:57:39,060 Jill Scott: might seem such a little thing, but if they then 1137 00:57:39,060 --> 00:57:42,420 Jill Scott: put a little post on their Instagram and just say, "I've been to Boxx2Boxx 1138 00:57:42,420 --> 00:57:45,359 Jill Scott: for a coffee," then you get a lot of people like, " 1139 00:57:45,389 --> 00:57:47,729 Jill Scott: Oh, if Kevin De Bruyne can have a coffee there 1140 00:57:47,729 --> 00:57:51,299 Jill Scott: then I will." So, I'll be forever grateful to them 1141 00:57:51,299 --> 00:57:55,650 Jill Scott: players for giving us the opportunity to serve them a 1142 00:57:55,650 --> 00:57:58,560 Jill Scott: coffee, and then for them to promote the shop as well 1143 00:57:58,560 --> 00:58:02,280 Jill Scott: because it's hard starting up a business, and we realized that 1144 00:58:02,280 --> 00:58:03,510 Jill Scott: in the first year as well. 1145 00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:05,999 Alex Legouix: Yeah, I imagine there are things that you came up 1146 00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:09,509 Alex Legouix: against that there was just no way of knowing them 1147 00:58:09,509 --> 00:58:09,989 Alex Legouix: before you actually do it. 1148 00:58:09,989 --> 00:58:14,610 Jill Scott: Yeah, there's loads of things and there's still people now that don't want 1149 00:58:14,610 --> 00:58:17,160 Jill Scott: to make it easy for you. And I suppose that's 1150 00:58:17,160 --> 00:58:20,789 Jill Scott: just like anything with business, isn't it? As you grow, 1151 00:58:21,090 --> 00:58:24,570 Jill Scott: there's still some people who want to make things difficult, 1152 00:58:24,570 --> 00:58:27,389 Jill Scott: and I still don't understand that because it goes back 1153 00:58:27,389 --> 00:58:30,210 Jill Scott: to the point of wanting to help. Wanting to help 1154 00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:33,480 Jill Scott: small businesses. I've always been someone that would help people 1155 00:58:33,480 --> 00:58:37,080 Jill Scott: in general, but you also have to realize that not 1156 00:58:37,080 --> 00:58:40,559 Jill Scott: everybody thinks like you in the world, and I think 1157 00:58:40,559 --> 00:58:43,590 Jill Scott: you've got to still try and bring the best version 1158 00:58:43,590 --> 00:58:46,799 Jill Scott: of yourself. And sometimes when you meet them people who, 1159 00:58:47,190 --> 00:58:49,440 Jill Scott: in my opinion, maybe aren't very nice, you've got to 1160 00:58:49,440 --> 00:58:52,170 Jill Scott: try and kill them with kindness. And again, that's probably 1161 00:58:52,170 --> 00:58:54,750 Jill Scott: something I've learned through sport. But at the same time, 1162 00:58:55,200 --> 00:58:57,840 Jill Scott: on the flip side, we've had so many people that 1163 00:58:57,840 --> 00:59:01,829 Jill Scott: want to support the shop that have introduced us to 1164 00:59:01,830 --> 00:59:04,980 Jill Scott: other people. We do a walk- in group on a Wednesday, 1165 00:59:04,980 --> 00:59:08,280 Jill Scott: and when we first started it, the local council would buy 1166 00:59:08,670 --> 00:59:11,400 Jill Scott: these five, six people a coffee. And then they'd go 1167 00:59:11,400 --> 00:59:14,459 Jill Scott: for a walk and come back have the coffee. And 1168 00:59:14,460 --> 00:59:17,940 Jill Scott: now that group must have about 20, 25 people, and they've 1169 00:59:17,940 --> 00:59:23,160 Jill Scott: joined the local choir. They come in, they've made their own friends, so it's nice 1170 00:59:23,160 --> 00:59:26,940 Jill Scott: just to see how the shop's grown, but also, people 1171 00:59:26,940 --> 00:59:30,240 Jill Scott: have grown within the shop. We've had people who've been 1172 00:59:30,240 --> 00:59:33,389 Jill Scott: going through really tough times have opened up over a coffee 1173 00:59:33,389 --> 00:59:36,599 Jill Scott: and now we class them as friends. So, yeah, the 1174 00:59:36,599 --> 00:59:40,169 Jill Scott: coffee shop, it's like a big bowl of happiness. There's 1175 00:59:40,170 --> 00:59:42,210 Jill Scott: a lot of hard work goes on behind it, but 1176 00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:45,120 Jill Scott: when you can sit there, have a coffee, and call 1177 00:59:45,510 --> 00:59:47,880 Jill Scott: your customers friends, it's very special. 1178 00:59:48,720 --> 00:59:50,730 Alex Legouix: And there's a real... I mean you work in there, 1179 00:59:50,910 --> 00:59:57,059 Alex Legouix: so as an observer, it's an eye- opening, ear- opening 1180 00:59:57,059 --> 01:00:03,930 Alex Legouix: thing to hear that as an ex- England footballer, you 1181 01:00:03,930 --> 01:00:08,280 Alex Legouix: work in the coffee shop. But that's so grounding and humbling. 1182 01:00:08,400 --> 01:00:11,309 Jill Scott: Yeah, I wanted to call the coffee shop Grounded actually. Would 1183 01:00:11,309 --> 01:00:12,060 Jill Scott: have been a good name that, wouldn't it? 1184 01:00:12,060 --> 01:00:13,200 Alex Legouix: It would have been a great name. 1185 01:00:13,200 --> 01:00:14,190 Jill Scott: Grounded coffee. 1186 01:00:14,610 --> 01:00:16,080 Alex Legouix: What did inspire the name? 1187 01:00:16,080 --> 01:00:19,980 Jill Scott: The name Boxx2Boxx came from because I played midfield, so I 1188 01:00:19,980 --> 01:00:23,220 Jill Scott: did a lot of box- to- box running. And again, 1189 01:00:23,220 --> 01:00:25,410 Jill Scott: that was just me and Shelly sitting in the front 1190 01:00:25,410 --> 01:00:29,219 Jill Scott: room of the house scribbling down ideas. I actually wanted 1191 01:00:29,219 --> 01:00:32,009 Jill Scott: to call it Jillattes and Shelly was like, " Well, that's 1192 01:00:32,009 --> 01:00:33,869 Jill Scott: all about you." And I was like, " Yeah, it is." 1193 01:00:33,870 --> 01:00:38,610 Jill Scott: But I suppose Boxx2Boxx still refers to my football career, 1194 01:00:38,820 --> 01:00:41,550 Jill Scott: but it's not in- your- face football. So, when you 1195 01:00:41,550 --> 01:00:44,099 Jill Scott: go in... I sound like I'm being big- headed here, 1196 01:00:44,099 --> 01:00:48,120 Jill Scott: but somebody has actually painted a mural of me on 1197 01:00:48,120 --> 01:00:51,839 Jill Scott: the wall, and it's a really nice image actually. But yeah, I 1198 01:00:51,839 --> 01:00:54,029 Jill Scott: think we need to get one of Shelly in there as well. 1199 01:00:54,810 --> 01:00:57,840 Alex Legouix: Is Shelly as passionate about football as you are? 1200 01:00:58,650 --> 01:01:02,520 Jill Scott: Not about football. So, I met Shelly because her sister was 1201 01:01:02,520 --> 01:01:06,809 Jill Scott: my roommate at England. So, Rachel Unitt, absolute legend of 1202 01:01:06,809 --> 01:01:09,509 Jill Scott: the game, and I think Shelly got dragged to a 1203 01:01:09,509 --> 01:01:13,470 Jill Scott: lot of football as a kid. So, she grew up 1204 01:01:13,470 --> 01:01:15,480 Jill Scott: being a bit sick of the sport, and then she 1205 01:01:15,480 --> 01:01:18,090 Jill Scott: probably thought, " Oh, I don't have to go to football again." And 1206 01:01:18,090 --> 01:01:20,459 Jill Scott: then met me and then had to do it all over again. 1207 01:01:20,460 --> 01:01:23,459 Jill Scott: So, yeah, she's been very supportive, she really has, but 1208 01:01:23,759 --> 01:01:26,309 Jill Scott: I'd be totally lying to you if I said that 1209 01:01:26,370 --> 01:01:29,730 Jill Scott: she loves football. So, yeah, there's the shop on the 1210 01:01:29,730 --> 01:01:30,330 Jill Scott: right, Boxx2Boxx. 1211 01:01:30,390 --> 01:01:30,720 Alex Legouix: Wow. 1212 01:01:32,400 --> 01:01:35,040 Jill Scott: Yeah, if you look in the center of the name, 1213 01:01:35,460 --> 01:01:39,330 Jill Scott: that's a little center circle, but people don't realize that. 1214 01:01:39,330 --> 01:01:42,209 Jill Scott: As I say, it's not in- your- face football, which 1215 01:01:42,210 --> 01:01:42,480 Jill Scott: is good. 1216 01:01:42,480 --> 01:01:42,780 Alex Legouix: It's a nice sign. 1217 01:01:43,230 --> 01:01:46,410 Jill Scott: Yeah, it is a good sign actually. Paid a lot 1218 01:01:46,410 --> 01:01:47,400 Jill Scott: of money for that sign. 1219 01:01:51,870 --> 01:01:55,050 Alex Legouix: How has it been to go to the old haunts? 1220 01:01:55,110 --> 01:01:57,419 Jill Scott: You know what, it's been really good because I've done 1221 01:01:57,420 --> 01:02:00,900 Jill Scott: a few podcasts recently, but I feel like this has brought 1222 01:02:00,900 --> 01:02:04,289 Jill Scott: out different stories. Because when you do on podcasts, you're 1223 01:02:04,289 --> 01:02:07,140 Jill Scott: sat in a room and you're just going from your memory. But as 1224 01:02:07,140 --> 01:02:10,020 Jill Scott: we're driving round, I'm like, "Oh my God, I just think 1225 01:02:10,020 --> 01:02:12,630 Jill Scott: of traffic when I hit here. Oh my God, I think 1226 01:02:12,630 --> 01:02:15,539 Jill Scott: of Betsy doing yoga when we're there." As soon as 1227 01:02:15,540 --> 01:02:17,309 Jill Scott: I met John, I was like, " Why am I just 1228 01:02:17,309 --> 01:02:20,129 Jill Scott: thinking of the butchers?" But it's because we used to 1229 01:02:20,400 --> 01:02:22,799 Jill Scott: get our chicken and stuff like that, and then we 1230 01:02:22,799 --> 01:02:25,050 Jill Scott: all used to go home and cook our dinner. So, 1231 01:02:25,260 --> 01:02:27,960 Jill Scott: it's been nice just to drive round and it does 1232 01:02:27,960 --> 01:02:30,390 Jill Scott: really jog your memory, doesn't it? So, I think that's 1233 01:02:30,390 --> 01:02:33,599 Jill Scott: why Manchester will always be a very special place to 1234 01:02:33,599 --> 01:02:36,690 Jill Scott: me because there's so many memories here, and so many 1235 01:02:36,690 --> 01:02:37,980 Jill Scott: more to make as well. 1236 01:02:38,670 --> 01:02:42,329 Alex Legouix: It's been such a privilege to go through that experience 1237 01:02:42,330 --> 01:02:42,720 Alex Legouix: with you. 1238 01:02:42,809 --> 01:02:45,900 Jill Scott: Oh, thank you. Thanks. Well, you made it very easy. 1239 01:02:46,200 --> 01:02:48,810 Jill Scott: I've lost my voice too much talking, so I do apologize. 1240 01:02:48,810 --> 01:02:49,740 Alex Legouix: It's time for a coffee. 1241 01:02:49,800 --> 01:02:51,150 Jill Scott: Yeah, shall we go for brunch? 1242 01:02:51,179 --> 01:02:51,780 Alex Legouix: Yes, let's. 1243 01:02:51,780 --> 01:02:54,390 Jill Scott: Yes, brunch. Sounds good to me. 1244 01:02:58,709 --> 01:03:01,530 Alex Legouix: Thanks so much to Jill Scott for giving me such 1245 01:03:01,530 --> 01:03:05,070 Alex Legouix: a great insight into her life in Manchester. You can 1246 01:03:05,070 --> 01:03:07,620 Alex Legouix: see exclusive footage of the drive by heading to the 1247 01:03:07,620 --> 01:03:11,520 Alex Legouix: Autotrader socials. Look at the episode page for links. You'll 1248 01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:14,069 Alex Legouix: also be able to see the Mercedes G- Class that 1249 01:03:14,070 --> 01:03:17,010 Alex Legouix: Jill loved so much. And if you're looking for a 1250 01:03:17,010 --> 01:03:21,330 Alex Legouix: new vehicle, you can find your perfect match at autotrader. co. 1251 01:03:21,600 --> 01:03:24,750 Alex Legouix: uk. This is a new show and I'd love you to 1252 01:03:24,750 --> 01:03:28,079 Alex Legouix: follow on your favorite podcast platform. 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