My wife is from Brighton so I got a bit of stick for going to Palace even though in my first three-and-a-half years at Brighton I didn't actually face them. So I don't think I completely understood the rivalry.
— Glenn Murray
Obviously, I don't have any real speed to work with so I have to use other things. The modern game is very speed based so as soon as managers see that you haven't got that pace it can be tough.
I grew up desperate to be a professional footballer and I was willing to do anything to be one.
I need balls put in the box and I need chances to be created for me.
It was through the Hammerheads that I got a route into the professional game, via a trial at Sunderland from Mick McCarthy and then an invitation to come back to Carlisle in 2004.
The lowest point in my non-league career came when I was a teenage substitute for Workington Reds in a game at Blyth Spartans, and some kids started throwing eggs at me and the other subs when we were warming up.
The archetypal No. 10 is a skillful player who is more interested in being in possession than tracking to get the ball back.
It was good I left Brighton on a high, like I left Palace on a high but whether Carlisle to Rochdale or Brighton to Palace, as soon as I left that chapter was closed.
When I was young, I would dwell on games and beat myself up about a result. I would lock myself away in the house, almost punishing myself and those around me.
Rather than just sit there, I would prefer to get out and play football. Brighton have let me do that.
I have learned a lot over the years. I have learned how best to use my attributes. That comes with a bit of knowledge and a bit of wisdom.
I want to continue to play and score as many goals as possible for as long as possible.
I am what I am. I can't change that.
My time in non-league definitely grounded me and taught me to take nothing for granted - there was no glamour involved, that is for sure.
The space between keepers and defenders is referred to as the 'corridor of opportunity' - a well-hit pass in there has the goalie questioning whether to come into traffic and defenders unsure of whether or where to clear the ball.
I'm never going to be one of these players who dribbles past three and bends it into the top corner from 25 yards. That's not me.
I've only ever moved on when I've not been wanted. Experience has told me, when your time's up, you have to go. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed my time at all the clubs I've been at, and they've all got a special place in my heart.
The only thing that got me to believe in myself was scoring goals.
I think there was a time where the target man went out of fashion and it was all about the small and quick striker.
I can remember playing for Carlisle and just running around like a headless chicken telling the others boys not to worry, that I'd do their running for them. I was just so eager and so keen and desperate to be a footballer that I did that.
For a striker, the goals never move. Whatever division you're playing in.
I'm an out-and-out striker. It's my job to hold the ball up, to get in the box and to score goals. And, yes, I keep count.
When I left Carlisle United for the first time at the age of 16 in 2000, I hated football.
I've had many strike partners over the years and usually their aim is to outscore you - and take great pleasure in doing so.
It just wasn't the right fit at Bournemouth. I wasn't suited to their style.
I am taking each game as it comes, enjoying it and taking that little bit of extra time to look around a full stadium, because I know it's not going to last forever. But I will try and make it last as long as possible.
