The Douglas James-Taylor Interview: Jamaica aspirations, certainty, faith and the possibility of a future in claret-and-blue
The striker says there are conversations to be had around whether he will stay at Drogheda United beyond the expiry of his Walsall contract in June.
‘Certainty is the great enemy of unity. Certainty is the deadly enemy of tolerance. Even Christ was not certain at the end - my God, my God, why has he forsaken me? - he cried out in his agony at the ninth hour on the cross. Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand in hand with doubt. If there was only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery and therefore no need for faith.’
These lines form the centre piece of a speech given by the fictional Cardinal Lawrence, played by Ralph Fiennes, in the critically acclaimed, Academy Award-nominated Conclave - a drama about a papal election, held in light of the death of the Pope.
Douglas James-Taylor and his Drogheda United housemates have been working their way through lots of movies lately - some new, some classics. The Brutalist “had some dodgy scenes” and at three-and-a-half hours, required a snack break in the middle.