The opportunities for black cultures need to change and we need to get more culture in higher positions in football, because I think the racism that happens on football fields hasn't been addressed properly and it's been brushed under the carpet.

Us, as footballers, are in a very privileged position.

I've got to a point where I've done everything that I set out to do and more. I'm living my dream. It's just about now, finding that other level to go push for. That's what I've been doing and that's what I want to do.

I made the step up from the Conference North to the Conference Premier. The difference in standard is quite big in those two leagues.

I believe I can be a Premier League player.

I'll never forget where I came from or who my friends are. But I know there is a time and a place to be with them. That's not being with 20 or 30 people in a nightclub or walking around the streets.

I was in clubs with the wrong crowd who were still in bad trouble with other people. But sometimes it's hard when they're your friends to get away from it.

Before, if I'm in the wrong situation I tended to fight back and react in a way I know I shouldn't. If I feel backed into a corner or threatened, I will defend myself. Obviously it's wrong.

It's difficult for my mum because she doesn't know half of the things that happened. She might think the sun shines out of me. That's the case with a lot of parents and their children - they don't really know what goes on when they leave the house.

I've learned from my mistakes and wrongdoings.