Raised by Sir Bobby Robson and playing as one of the stars in a Trinidad and Tobago team which included a young Dwight Yorke, Russell Latapy was largely unknown when he first arrived in Scottish football in 1998. Over the next decade with Hibernian, Rangers, Dundee United and Falkirk, the little playmaker would prove to be one of the Scottish game’s great entertainers and an inspirational talisman for his clubs. Joining Chris Sutton, Kris Boyd and James McFadden for the latest Big Interview on The Warm-Up, Russell tells the comprehensive story of his life, from his formative years in the Caribbean, to joining Porto under the great Sir Bobby. He talks of his encounters with a young Jose Mourinho and Andres Villas-Boas in Portugal, of his move to Scotland and time playing under some of the game’s great characters, including Yogi Hughes and Dick Advocaat. The interview also covers his friendship, nights out and managerial partnership with Yorke, a possible return to Scotland and includes a carnival invite for Boydy, Sutty and Faddy. 0:00 STARTS 02:20 Football, cricket and where it all began 06:00 Playing the game with Brian Lara 08:25 A Letter from America 10:15 Porto bound 12:05 Meeting Sir Bobby 13:08 The best player I played with 16:15 The Special One 19:00 AVB leaves a note 22:00 Trials with Aston Villa 23:00 Scotland bound 27:30 A love affair with Yogi 28:45 Setting The Record straight 29:50 A move to Celtic? 32:40 Catching the plane home 35:30 I have no problems with Alex 37:50 A phone call to the beach house 40:00 Time for one more 42:10 Aiming for the World Cup 45:10 “Has Terry mellowed?” 48:30 Me and Dwight 52:00 Still going at 40 54:00 An invite to the Carnival 57:30 “He chased Dirk all over the pitch” 58:10 I’d love to manage in Scotland 59:05 What kind of manager would they get? ENDS 🎧 Listen to The Warm-Up wherever you get your podcasts.
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