Goalkeeper Lionel Perez is the latest 'victim' of the Cambridge United club website Q&A, and he answers your questions here.

"What was your reason for coming to England and what is the biggest/most high profile game you've ever played in?"
Alex, Saffron Walden

Lionel: "That would be the play-off final against Charlton in Wembley. I came to England because I knew I was going to love this country and I always followed the football here."

"How would you feel about staying with the team should they get relegated to the third division?"
Ben, Cambridge

Lionel: "I am very optimistic for the future and for staying in this division."

"Firstly, thank you and congratulations for everything you have done since joining the club. What made you decide to join Cambridge when you did? Was it the management team or just simply the opportunity of first team football?"
Simon Howse, Bedford

Lionel: "It was a little bit of both, but it was exactly what I wanted, to be wanted by a club in their first team. So it was to be playing and the management too."

"Have you got any desires to return to France to finish your career there when the time comes?"
Simon Howse, Bedford

Lionel: "No, not at all. I think I will finish in England but it is a long time. I will finish at 41 so I am near the beginning of my career!"

"It has been said many times that you love living in Cambridge with your family. Was the fact that Cambridge is a very beautiful and historic city, one of the reasons that you chose to come to Cambridge United?"
Emma Camps

Lionel: "Definitely, it's a combination of everything."

"You are obviously a very passionate guy and the commitment and emotion running through you during a game is clearly there for all to see - and the fans love you for it - however, do you feel that your strong emotions can, and do, sometimes get the better of you and cause you to make mistakes? In particular, I am thinking of the fact that you have now been sent off three times in just over a year for the same offence."
Karen, near Cambridge.

Lionel: "I don't think it's about passion, it's a little bit more about perhaps not taking so much risk, but I'm going to address that."

"What are your feelings on the departures of Roy McFarland and John Beck? Do you think that they have helped or hindered the club long term?"
Ben, Cambridge

Lionel: "Everybody brings something in the Club and I think they bring some very good stuff. I was of course closer with Roy but I think John Beck bring some stuff as well, but we are very happy now to have Shaggy and Brooksy and Ali with us."

"When you were sent off against Wycombe, you must have known you were going to be shown the red card. What was going through your mind as you walked off the pitch?"
Karen, near Cambridge

Lionel: "I was very disappointed for the team because we are 1-0 in front and I thought 'oh no it's ten men and it's going to be very difficult', but afterwards I was very happy with the result."

"How easy or difficult was it for you to settle down to life at Cambridge United and in England in general when you first came over here?"
Simon Howse, Bedford

Lionel: "It was very easy because I had just met some people who are fantastic with all of us, and I didn't have any trouble to settle down."

"If you were offered a renewed contract at the end of the season, and United were (but hopefully not) to be relegated to the third division, would you still want to stay, or would you be looking to move to another club?"
Karen, near Cambridge

Lionel: "In football you never know, depending on what would be the position of myself, the club, and the new chairman."

"What are the main differences between French and English football?"
Karen, near Cambridge

Lionel: "It's about more people in the stadium, it's about the fan, it's about the passion around the people in the crowd."

"Was there any truth in the rumours that Norwich City were after your signature at the beginning of the season?"
Ben, Cambridge

Lionel: (laughs) "I think the fans know more than me!"

"Have any other clubs been interested in your services whilst you have been here?"
Ben, Cambridge

Lionel: "Yes." (smiles and no further comment)

"When your playing career ends, do you want to remain in football, perhaps as a coach or manager, or do you have other ambitions you wish to fulfil?"
Karen, near Cambridge

Lionel: "I don't know really. Depending on the opportunity and I don't know if there is one because I want to play. I really don't decide which direction I'm going to give to my life after football - after I'm 41 - and it's like six years away."

"Do you have any regrets in your footballing career?"
Richard from Cambridge

Lionel: "Yes. What I really wanted to do was to wear the French shirt. When I was young, 24, and when I started to play in the Premier League in France, I was with Barthez and one friend of ours told us we would be coached by the French FA to be involved in a reserve French team for young lads, but he didn't take us, he took an old goalkeeper and after that it was ended."

"What do you like to do to relax?"
Karen, near Cambridge

Lionel: "I like to walk, I like to go to the cinema, I like to see some live bands like rock and roll. Cambridge is a very good place for that and London is not so far."

New Chairman Gary Harwood is the subject of the next Q&A, which will be published weekly from now on so you must hurry to send your questions! If you have any questions for Gary about any aspect of the Club or his own involvement with the Club, please send them by Thursday 14th February including your name, town and 'Gary Harwood' in the subject field.

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