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Kal Naismith: ‘We’re good enough but need to show it’

Not everybody wants to see players celebrating blocks and tackles as if they’ve scored a last-minute winner in the FA Cup final.

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The LeaguePaper Team
2 March 2025

Big Interview: Kal Naismith
By Chris Dunlavy

Not everybody wants to see players celebrating blocks and tackles as if they’ve scored a last-minute winner in the FA Cup final.
Writing in his Times column recently, the former Chesterfield and Rotherham defender Gregor Roberston said the practice was “getting out of hand”.
Over on Sky Sports, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have both taken aim at this modern phenomenon.
But one person you won’t find complaining is Luton Town’s Kal Naismith.
Celebrate
“Na, I love all that,” says the 33-year-old centre-back, who rejoined the Hatters on loan in...

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