Adam Virgo is a man many will know now for his TV punditry across the leagues in this country.

He's also got a pretty decent CV from his playing days too, though, and so, in the first of a handful of interviews with the former Brighton and Celtic man, here at Football League World we've started by looking back at his career and some of his best moments...

Virgo on his best moments...

His debut...

I think making your debut is always something that you kind of look back on because that's always a moment where you consider that your parents have sacrificed everything for you to become a professional footballer and paid for your boots as a kid and everything, driving all over Sussex in my case.

I made my debut in the LDV Vans trophy (Now Checkatrade Trophy) away at Brentford. I came on as a sub and it went into extra time. I came on in the last 15 minutes of the game and had an extra half an hour and we lost on penalties that night but that was a realisation of a dream come true.

Then a game later I made by full debut against Mansfield that I got man of the match in and we won the game and got a clean sheet. I always think making your debut takes some beating.

On the play-off final...

The play-off final against Bristol City for Brighton was another one. I was gutted that it wasn't at Wembley because that was being refurbished but we played in front of close to 70,000 at the Millenium Stadium and that was still a great experience and we won so that always helps.

I cover lots of play-off finals now and it's not a day for losing because you are escorted out of the stadium as soon as possible and you see the other team celebrating.

Thankfully I've only had that experience once where I've lost but I've won one and that was a real pleasure. We had a good team as well and I scored a goal in the semi-final that got us there so that was a proud moment for me.

On the Old Firm...

I think playing in the Old Firm Derby in Scotland for Celtic is another thing that I'm very proud of - not many people have that on their CV. We lost the game that day but it was still an amazing experience of one of the biggest derbies in the world. That was an amazing experience it really was and I had a lot of friends and family there that day which was extra special.

So I'd probably say those three, making your debut, play-off final and Old Firm Derby. Those are the memories I look back on fondly and that stick out the most.

On the best players he played with...

It's always really difficult, I've played with loads of great players.

When I first came into the Brighton team I played with Charlie Oatway, Richard Carpenter and Danny Cullip. Probably not household names but they had good careers in the Football League. We had a centre-forward in Bobby Zamora who was head and shoulders above every one else.

We won the league twice in a row (now League Two and League One) back to back and we literally just tried to keep clean sheets because we knew we had a goal scorer in Bobby. His movement in the final third was brilliant, his work rate was phenomenal.

We actually played 4-2-3-1 when most played 4-4-2 and he lead the line on his own, his fitness level was phenomenal and he scored 72 goals in 2 seasons and he was only 21. Him and I were similar ages and I'd quite openly say he was head and shoulders above me you could tell he was an extra special talent.

When I moved up to Celtic I played with some world class players - Roy Keane, Stilyan Petrov, John Hartson Chris Sutton, Alan Thompson but we had a player we signed in the summer that I arrived that came from Japan called Shunsuke Nakamura and if you YouTube his goal v Man United that sums him up.

I didn't realise how good he was but in training he'd always practice.

When I practiced free-kicks I'd hit eight in the wall, one scuffed bottom corner and one might go in the top corner where I wanted it. I reckon nine out of ten were unbelievable from him, though. I stood there and watched and could not believe how good he was at playing football. He had such a great turn, two great feet but he wasn't the fastest of players, if he had Ryan Giggs' pace I dread to think where he could have gone right at the top.

In Japan he was a god. We played a friendly against the Japanese all stars and he was the centre of attention. It was like David Beckham and Justin Bieber, the interest was phenomenal, I could not believe that he was that famous in Japan. Nice guy as well and talent wise by far and a way the best I played with.

I also played with Teddy Sheringham at Colchester but he was 42 and I'll put him and Roy Keane in a bracket of most well known in terms of international career and their Premier League experience and titles. Roy was 35, Teddy 42 but Roy was still first in and last out in training, very disciplined.

Teddy was just a relaxed and nice guy but his finishing was phenomenal and when I played with those two in particular I had an idea of what they were like in their prime.

I got them at the end of their careers but I could imagine what it would be like with them at 25 or 26. I'm a Brighton fan but Tottenham are my other team and when he played with Klinsmann that season they were unbelievable. To have even shared the pitch was a great honour and I truly saw how great they were. It was like watching Nick Faldo play golf now, he can still strike it but back in the day you can imagine how good he was.

The best two were Bobby Zamora and Shunsuke Nakamura, but I was privileged to play with Roy Keane and Teddy Sheringham too.

Be sure to check back here on Football League World later this week for more from Adam Virgo!