Oh, class.
Look who it is.
- How are you, big man? - Me legs are shaking!
It helped me with anxiety and stuff and helped me get out my shell.
Because for ages I wasn't coping well, but then it was dead positive and stuff,
so I wanted to give back a little bit and help myself.
I left my job, doing the warehousing, to do full-time barbering,
like two days before the government shutdown, so it's a bit stressful now,
because they did the shutdown then my barber's got closed.
It's not just me that you're talking to at the moment,
somebody has been watching your phone call in a different house,
let's just see if you can see him on your screen.
- Oh, class. - Look who it is.
- How are you, big man? - All right, mate?
Good, how are you?
Yeah, I'm not too bad, I've just been listening to you, man.
Me legs are shaking!
First of all, congratulations obviously because you're gonna be a dad.
That's the most important thing, mate.
I know, it's exciting, isn't it?
When is the missus due?
In August.
Enjoy every bit of it right now, it's the most beautiful thing in life.
- Yeah. - You got a name already?
Yeah, Finley, Finley James.
Oh, nice, nice, nice.
Well, good luck to your missus as well, and I've heard you want to be a barber,
it's a bit of a dream, a bit of a goal of yours,
so just go for it, and maybe one day you might come to Melwood
and cut some of the players' hair. You never know.
Oh, that would be sick.
I remember when you first came, and every single time they attacked us, any team,
I'd panic, and I've got bad anxiety as you can tell.
But now, I'm quite chilled about it. You're like a brick wall, aren't you?
We all do it together, isn't it?
Virg, you will have heard Ben speak about the power of football there,
he spoke about some of the problems he was having outside of work and playing football.
It can have so much power to bring people back together,
but it can also make people feel happy as well.
You'll have felt that so many times this season, Ben -
this team helps you feel better, doesn't it?
It's like a bookmark in my week; when I watch the game, nothing else matters.
Your mind just goes somewhere else, doesn't it?
And obviously that's something that we think of as well when we go out on the pitch,
the least we can do is give everything that we've got,
because you guys always give everything for us,
and I think that's the beauty of football with the fans.
The support we have is incredible, it's something that we won't take for granted.
We know how important it is for you guys as fans,
but for us it's the same feeling, how important you guys are for us.
I think that's why this season also has been a success so far,
and hopefully we can finish it off, when the time is there.
I like the passion with everyone, it's just been amazing, to be honest with you.
The most important thing at a football club is that everyone is on the same page.
Yeah, they're all connected.
Whether it's the guys that cut our grass and make sure we can perform,
or you guys that are shouting our names at the games.
Right now, it is like that, and everyone is feeling it as well,
so I think that's the only way to come to success.
Hopefully, what I said - we can finish it off this year.
Yeah, exactly, we will.
Well, good luck to your missus as well, and obviously this is a difficult time anyway,
but focus on the good thing, your missus being pregnant,
and hopefully the baby will be safe and sound
and you guys will have a beautiful time together.
This all will pass, anyway, but we have to do our bit.
Yeah. See you later, mate.
Take care, mate.