Robertson: Love with Klopp, Liverpool Glory and Why I Left For Spurs! | Stick to Football Ep 150

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Andy Robertson joins “Stick to Football,” brought to you by Disney+. The Scotland full-back reflects on his trophy-laden Liverpool spell, his ambition to become Scotland’s all-time record appearance maker and his remarkable journey from being told he was too small at Celtic at fifteen to winning two Premier League titles and a Champions League at Liverpool. He discusses his special relationship with Jürgen Klopp, how his departure impacted the club and working under Arne Slot. Robertson also opens up about his move to Tottenham, his ambitions with his new side plus he shares a hilarious exchange with Roy Keane over his famous “baby” comment. If you’re looking for a sports event like no other, watch Max vs 100 on Disney+. © 2026 Disney and its related entities. 18+. Subscription required. This episode is sponsored by Super 6. Visit super6.skysports.com for your chance to win. Terms and conditions apply: https://super6.skysports.com/terms 00:00 Intro 04:54 Life in London at Spurs 06:39 Released by Celtic at 15 12:44 Amateur Wages and Day Jobs 15:35 Belief Breakthrough at Dundee United 20:20 Hull Move and Everton Interest 22:07 Liverpool Doubts and Klopp Meeting 34:51 Klopp vs Slot Training 39:17 Klopp Temper and Standards 44:38 Klopp Exit Day 48:09 Trent Criticism and Genius 56:52 Jota Tragedy Impact 01:09:41 Leaving for Tottenham 01:11:03 Spurs Rebuild Mentality 01:15:31 Quickfire Questions SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/c/theoverlap STICK TO UNITED WITH WAYNE ROONEY ON THE UNITED STAND https://www.youtube.com/@UnitedStand/videos JOIN THE OVERLAP WHATSAPP CHANNEL HERE https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbC3WQvAYlUCoCqZgA45 SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP BREAKDOWN CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapBreakdown SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP NEWSLETTER https://substack.com/@theoverlapnewsletter SUBSCRIBE TO IT WAS WHAT IT WAS PATREON Join here ➡️ www.patreon.com/itwas SUBSCRIBE TO STICK TO RUGBY HERE https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapRugby…

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Oh, do you know something? >> What? >> See, once you have one though, you can't stop going back. That's the problem. >> What's happening, Gaz? >> Good. How are you? >> I'm really good, girl. Really good. See, I'm See, that would be a nightmare for me before, but I'm in a good place now. >> When I'm sat here next to a guest, I'm literally like this to them. >> You're like, it's quite awkward. you. >> Where we going with Andy first? Where are we going with Andy? >> Go back to the beginning or are we starting at the end? >> I think is it, you know, since we've been talking about younger players when he got released from Celtic, I think that's a good >> I got to start with his evations. >> He's great when Ian interviewed him, wasn't he? When we >> He was magnificent. Not getting the same out of him now. That was too good. I was too good. >> He is good. I like him too far. >> I wonder if I wonder if I could just get a lemon. >> Of course you can. >> Oh, >> that's a nice remembered statement. You used to call him a baby, didn't you? No, but what happened? Truthfully, you called him a baby. >> Yeah, I know that. But what happened in the game? He basically >> something happened and then he I think >> I know. But obviously something happened. But what happened? >> I know something happened. >> We'll have to ask him. >> He'll know. [laughter] >> He'll remember. >> No, I'm always thrown under the bus here. I mean, >> was he I'm being told Andy was complaining to the the referee at Halime and you called him a big baby. >> But it must have been more. >> No, it was doing that for your mate again this week as well. It just, you know what? >> Anyone in Liverpool who wants me to put a t-shirt on the old, [laughter] >> just send it in. Honestly, >> at least it gives this a good mate as well. A favor, Jamie. >> I actually uh >> a good friend of mine. >> Does it say Red Rum? >> Red run. >> Red run. >> Red. >> The horse. >> Red run. >> Yeah. >> He's actually the first lad I ever sang school with. >> And there he is. >> Hi, Andrew. >> Andrew. >> Hello, guys. >> Okay. >> How are you? >> How are you? >> How are you? Good. You know what's really awkward cuz we've already met >> I know but it's like >> don't say it. >> Just we're just trying to recollect. >> Cheers. >> He doesn't remember how he why he called you a baby. >> No, I was just glad you're starting with us. [laughter] >> Wow. >> Well, we had you mate on John McGin a few weeks so he called him a pub place. I'm not quite sure [laughter] Scottish. >> Oh no. What I would say is it gave gave my friends up the road a lot of ammunition for [laughter] >> what was what was the actual >> what was it what did you do with >> the lines weren't it yeah >> no the lines were supposed to was it the linesman supposed to hit you >> I thought it was wrong though you know to be fair at the time I was doing the commentary in the game what was wrong >> I thought the linesman hit him I thought it was I thought yeah I do remember it is that's what I would >> the lines men what no the lines I just saved him arguing and the lines nothing brush right >> but you know what players have to remember sometimes [laughter] truth and this this is not an apology I wouldn't expect no no I know but we're in the studio we can have long days can't we >> yeah it can be long days and it can be a bit flat and sometimes a player might do something you're like but you're just agitated by having a long day [laughter] the first the first Two babies were like, "The third one was [laughter] >> in my defense." So when I said it, right, okay, we get agitated in traffic all the way to the gate. [laughter] But then none of them are saying anything. I'm looking at them going, "You got to SAY SOMETHING." THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY I drew the last baby in. [laughter] They're all staring at me going say something. Am I right? >> The timing of the last baby. >> Yeah. >> And he [laughter] never said And he never said a word. They were looked at me going, >> "Was there little pools? It was >> silence was killing me." Silence was deafening. >> If the lines were to hit you, you would have kicked off. >> It would have been. >> You would have probably hit them. [laughter] >> This episode of Stick to Football is brought to you by Disney Plus. When you [music] first went to Liverpool, I was really dubious and skeptical. Oh, I know. [laughter] >> The chief scout of Liverpool phoned my [music] agent and says, "Jurgen club wants to meet him." the moment I walked through his door, like you just fall in love with him. Trent is a very, very good defender. [music] I says, "I will never get as high a praise as you, but I'll never get as much criticism as you." We didn't care about football because you've just lost >> one of your best mates in the change room. Maybe we're still guilty of carrying that weight of last season on our shoulders. Mads five aside. Ah, yeah. Yeah. Quality 111 IS [laughter] >> I'M on 97 now. >> Amazing. >> Penny's on 102. So, >> do you just have to sort of like get 101 and then just sort of retire because you can't go past >> I know that's that's what that's what he says. [laughter] >> Andy, what was the reception like going back to >> Oh, that was amazing. >> Was it weird by the way going back in a different shirt? Just obviously we see you in a Liverpool shirt and that's how we imagine you. >> Yeah, it was strange. Um, it was like cuz obviously I looked at the fixtures when they first come out and you look at Liverpool away and it was December. And I'm thinking I'm quite quite happy with that. I can get my feet under the table with Tottenham and and then the cup competition. We beat Chow at home and everyone's running about to change going you're going back. [laughter] But no, it was it was great. You know what I mean? In terms of reception I got off the the home fans. Um so yeah, look it was uh it was a long time there and to go back and to you know be in another color but still get that reception it was uh it was nice. It was nice. >> How are you settling in to London? Have you have you moved down there on your own? Have you gone down with the family? No, as a family, I think we're always better together in my opinion. I mean, the kids are better with our with our dad. So, that was a kind of discussion last, you know, do we keep them up in Manchester where they're so settled or or do we move them down? But no, we've moved them down and to be fair to them, they've they've done well. You know, obviously they miss home. They miss their friends. But, um, no, the kids are robust in London. They're in the best. >> Yeah, exactly. >> I know. We took them to what's the Hamley's first day, so they were all in. They thought they thought Hamley's toy store was a daily occurrence, but uh [laughter] got over that. So, >> do they play football? The kids >> oldest one does, but he's he doesn't move much. >> He's more he wants everyone else to do the running. He tries to take credit. So, he had his first school game on played for the school team on Monday, actually, and he scored. So, that's I'm thinking he's Ronaldo again. [laughter] >> He's good, but the two the two girls don't play yet. But, I think the the youngest the three-year-old started putting football kits and football. Nice. And >> I'm hopeful for her. I'm hopeful. >> Brilliant. >> Going back to school, you 15 years of age. Are you 15 when you get effectively let go by Celtic for being too small? Is that is that right? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I turned 15 in the March and then in the the summer I got let go. I think it was the May May June time. >> How long have you been there for? >> Been there since I was seven. So about seven years. >> So I was in like the kind of like pre youth academy 7 to nine and then I signed when I was like nine. So then I was under 10 the whole way up to under 15s. But the way Scot I don't know if it works the same down here but when you go from Scotland it goes under 15 under 17s so then it's two years kind of mixing together >> in fairness I was pretty small you know what I mean like and um I was slim and everything like that so they made a decision there was a big change at Celtic at that point Tommy Burns had previously just passed away um new people had came in and things like that so they kind of wanted to take in a different direction so but best thing that happened to me really looking back >> seems like you can criticize a club for letting lads go but that's the best thing for a player sometimes in it and go on a different journey. >> Yeah, I look at I look at I look at players that had stayed in you know it and they were maybe still there till their 20 but did they play any first team appearances and then at 20 they're trying to get their career back on track by going to lesser teams in Scotland and things like that. So I was quite happy that mine had kind of started earlier than I could kind of that was in the >> And did they did they say anything about like when you were leaving cuz obviously you'd been there a while and you're still slight and did they say you have to do anything you have to to get yourself to maybe come back. Did they give you any advice or anything? >> Like not not overly because I think there was so much change. So the coaches that were in then didn't really know me. Do you know what I mean? All the kind of people that know me like Tommy Burns was so good. There was a guy Tony Taylor that came over when Tommy was a bit unwell. he was from Canada and like he got to know all of us. So then when the people I think they only came in in March and we get so like >> to get to know the whole youth academy in that time they didn't I mean they didn't really so it wasn't really more advice it was just >> we'll try and help you on the way out >> we can talk to other clubs and that for you and things like that but um no to be fair you know I kind of looked after myself and that what what's the feeling there when when you you you get let go you still got belief that they've got it wrong I can still go and have a big big career but you know it's Celtic it's it's it's the club in Scotland isn't it? Is it was that a massive thing to get over at such a young age? >> At that point car I wasn't thinking that I'm going to be a footballer and things that I just wanted to play with Celtic. That was my dream. You know what I mean? Like I'm a big Celtic fan. Went had a season ticket. >> Was lucky enough to be ball boy, you know, a couple of games and things like that. So Celtic was, you know, I mean everything. So like when you get let go at that age, it's it's not the nicest. It's not nicer of feelings. And at 15, you're >> you know what I mean? It's a difficult age as it is. So, um, it was difficult, but I had people around me that, um, you know, kind of did believe. Uh, I think I've spoke about it before, but Manny was one of the big people. She I always remember when I came back from Celtic Park after getting let go. Mom and dad in the car, Manny was stood at the top of my steps with the carry out. She she had the takeaway for me, my favorite curry. And [laughter] she was she was convincing my mom and dad to be fair. She went, "No, he he'll make it." I don't know why she had so much confidence in me, but um, yeah, fair enough. >> That's what a family's key in it, friends. just give it that little bit of a boost. >> Yeah. >> What what position were you then when you were at I know obviously you're 15 but did you have a >> So I played center mid. Yeah, I played center mid um at Celtic and then the last couple of months I get moved to left mid and I'd never played winger before. So that's when I kind of >> I kind of knew that >> maybe I mean I'm getting moved about positions then started playing other people. I was thinking >> it's not great when you're getting moved position when decisions are getting made. So >> and then I moved to left mid um and then fell all the way back. We all we all we all >> No one starts at a fullback. >> All the fullbacks started in midfield [laughter] and when you're not good enough >> just kind of come back the pace don't we? Yeah. >> I went back to center back and then but but where was your next step after that? >> Queens Park. Queens Park. >> Was it straight away though? Was it a straight away or was there a gap between sort of Celtic and Queens Park? >> No, no, no. So over the summer I took a bit of time and then um I got a phone call off um one of the coaches at Queens Park cuz he knew my coach at Celtic. They were two good friends and he phoned me. But Queens Parker and they were in League 2 at the time, but they're well reowned in Scotland to have a good youth academy and things like that. So like when Queens Park thinking like my first reaction was like I want to go there like you know what I mean? Like can I not get >> another SPL club or whatever. But to be fair, I went a lot. It was like 10 minutes around the corner from where I live the training and I went for the first week and I just fell in love with the training. The coaches were amazing. the um and I just kind of fell in love with it and I was like no like I I can get on board here, you know what I mean? And I can enjoy it and uh kind of just enjoy football again. And I think >> what position they have they moved you to left back? >> I was No, I played left mid and left back. I kind of was jump I moved out at center mid at that point and I kind of moved left mid, left back and I was kind of jump between the two. Um but then we had a discussion at the end of my first season at Queens Park cuz they kind of rewrite the story now. They say that I was saying I was a left mid and not a left back when it was actually the other way about. But I let them have their moment. [laughter] >> Yeah. Thought you were a left back. >> Yeah. Because I was I've always been better at coming on to the game. Gary mean I've not got a skill. I think we can see that now. I've played for I don't think I've ever done a trick or a skill. I had a bit of pace but I was always better coming on to the game and always thought I was better from from deep. >> That was always my opinion. >> And then what how long you at Queens Park for? So I would have done I would have done what four four years at Queens Park. I made my so I made my first team debut when I was 18. Yeah. Um remember I got I was on my sixth year holiday in uh Malia and I got a phone call from the first team manager saying I need you in Lars for the preseason place in Scotland for like came back hung over as anything. To be fair, I've done quite well in the game. Stayed with the first team that whole season and I just done one season in the first team when I was like 18 to 19 and then I moved to Dunded after that. >> How much did they pay for you D United? >> Nothing cuz Queens Park are amateur. So it was like >> I think they they ended up putting like a they put like a percentage if a sale on percentage. So Queens Park got looked after but they didn't they technically didn't have to pay anything. >> We always ask people what they're earning at this point in their life. So when you're at Queens Park it's quite a cheeky thing really. I find it quite fascinating. What what what are Queens Park paying you when you're there? Sort of the So when I was in the first team, I was getting £18 a week >> cuz it's amateur so you only get expenses. They couldn't pay you wages. So because I lived so close to I was 10 minutes from Hampton. So they had like a perimeter. So that was like this perimeter was like6 a night. >> That perimeter was like12 a night and that like so like I was two nights a week training one game. So it was six. >> When you're that close, you can't even bluff the the expenses, can you? >> No. No. Yeah. [laughter] been in a fake address. But yeah, so it was £18. >> So what else were you doing then in that time for >> Oh, I done uh M&S >> worked in Marks and Spencers at one point. Yeah. >> To give them a mention. You >> put IN [laughter] M& I did work in M&S. I was actually put in the the women's lingerie section. [laughter] >> No, it wasn't it was it wasn't what it was made out to be. [laughter] But um and then um I went to I worked in Hamen the like hospitality bit and then I worked in the kit room. I worked in the Scottish kit room doing like the first team and the under 21s and things like that for >> the Scotland first team. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh wow. >> How old was you then? >> I'd have been 19 18 19. Yeah. So I done that between the January and the like the June one and then I was uh I was in the first team in the March the >> So from doing that 19 years old was it 5 years later you're Scotland captain? Were you 24? >> Yeah. >> What? That's a great story though. >> I was like less than a year from working the kit man to then I was in the team >> at Dundy United. >> Yeah Dundy United. I got my first call up for Scotland in the March for Dundy United. and watch your contract at Dundy United when they first sign it. >> You can never get over the Vegas and bullies them into [laughter] asking for a friend. >> Don't worry, I'm not ask you at Liverpool. [laughter] >> I think the first I think my first cont United was like maybe like£300£350 a week. >> Wow. >> And then but to be fair to D United, I played like the first month and they gave me a new contract quite quickly. But we were talking about JJ Gabri Gabriel last week and the fact this 15year-old and obviously the money that obviously young players now at Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United, the command and obviously when you see the saw your story £18 a week that's like >> it's incredible really. >> Yeah. And like we all had to get I mean like all the players were the same. So even like your 25 30 year olds they were we had like PE teachers, we had policemen, we had I mean we had old people and they were all coming in >> and their workies. If we had a midweek game, sometimes we'd go games without like seven or eight players cuz they couldn't get >> Yeah. >> they couldn't they couldn't get out their jobs. I mean, if you're a primary school teacher or can't just leave your job, can you to go and play for so like sometimes midweek games were a problem and things like that? But um yeah, I suppose it gives you a good grounding. >> What's that point where you think I've got something I've got some belief? Is it at Queens Park or is it later on when you get to sort of done the United is is it what's the point where you think actually I'm I'm okay here. I can I can live at this level. I think I was quite lucky at Queens Park because the season I played the first team was the season the Rangers got put down to League Two. So there was a lot of uh there was a lot like our games were on telly against Rangers. Do you know what I mean? So there was a lot of coverage for League Two. >> So I think that helped a lot of people in League 2 like a lot of people in that league moved in the summer cuz all of a sudden people were watching the games a bit more. >> Um >> and in the January I knew there was a couple of teams after me. Particle with Jackie Magnamada who ended up being the Dundy United manager. So I at that point I thought okay I'll maybe make it professional however far I go I don't know but I'll get a chance of being professional and at Dundy United I just loved being I just loved training every day I mean that was the thing I loved I just loved being able to play football every single day and um yeah and then everything just kind of fell into place for me I had a really good season at Dundy United >> and even then were you just getting simple instructions on it just get forward get was it simple as that yeah >> we had such an exciting team like Dundy United we had a young team I don't know like Ryan Gold was really exciting. He went to sport in Lisbon. John Sutter was a young center back. We had Stuart Armstrong, Gary Mai Steven. >> So, we had like really good young Scotti