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Claim To Fame!

Not that good mine

 

Against

 

Matt Derbyshire - Blackburn

Simon Whaley - Preston

Glen Keeley - Ex Pro

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Played footy with Neil Howarth (ex Burnley, Macc and Chelt) and Ronnie Irani.

 

Played against the Ryan Giggs (Wilson at the time), two eldest Flitcrofts, Alan Stubbs, Mike Pollitt plus many other minor YTS rejects at footy and Ronnie Irani at cricket (including getting him out with a very dubious LBW that won us the U15 league title).

Played footy with Neil Howarth (ex Burnley, Macc and Chelt) and Ronnie Irani.

 

Played against the Ryan Giggs (Wilson at the time), two eldest Flitcrofts, Alan Stubbs, Mike Pollitt plus many other minor YTS rejects at footy and Ronnie Irani at cricket (including getting him out with a very dubious LBW that won us the U15 league title).

And Carlo Nash, presumably.

Played as goalkeeper in the same team as Super John and later mangaed Super John for a futher 2 seasons for the same team :D

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Played as goalkeeper in the same team as Super John and later mangaed Super John for a futher 2 seasons for the same team :D

 

that will take some beating :drinks:

Played as goalkeeper in the same team as Super John and later mangaed Super John for a futher 2 seasons for the same team :D

white horse?

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white horse?

 

Lord Rag, Halliwell

"Snucker" as he pronounced it with Cliff Thorburn*

 

 

*It mainly consisted of me replacing the colours during his breaks, though I did pot a few

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Lord Rag, Halliwell

 

Veterans league?

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yeah Andybwfc ran it John played

Played footy with Neil Howarth (ex Burnley, Macc and Chelt) and Ronnie Irani.

 

Played against the Ryan Giggs (Wilson at the time), two eldest Flitcrofts, Alan Stubbs, Mike Pollitt plus many other minor YTS rejects at footy and Ronnie Irani at cricket (including getting him out with a very dubious LBW that won us the U15 league title).

 

You must be the same age as me!! You didnt net for Sharples did you?

 

Played with Gary Flitcroft, Mick Pollitt, Neil Howarth, Paul Sixsmith (ex-Malta captain!!)

Played against them all as well - along with Jason Lydiate, Ronnie Irani (really was just a lot bigger than us - cried when you kicked him!), Alan Stubbs, Mick Bennett, Nico, Greavsie, Andy Mason (Lee 'premier ref' Mason's brother), Lee Mason )if that counts), and countless other minor footballers

Played against the Ryan Giggs (Wilson at the time), two eldest Flitcrofts, Alan Stubbs, Mike Pollitt plus many other minor YTS rejects at footy and Ronnie Irani at cricket (including getting him out with a very dubious LBW that won us the U15 league title).

 

 

i take it the ronnie irani cricket was for bradshaw yatesy

 

played with

simon whaley p.n.e

the flitcrofts at schoo

 

cricket

both neville's not bad players

ronnie irani

steve ogrizivic

paul bradshaw wolves goalie 70's

andy goram

 

all down at bradshaw

Supa played first at the Lord Rag Vets then the Belle Vue Vets in the Over 35's league before jetting off to pastures new in America! Albeit on his return visits home he feckin' expected a game :D He started up front but later played at centre half! He was quality and a superb bloke! Top Man! :good:

Supa played first at the Lord Rag Vets then the Belle Vue Vets in the Over 35's league before jetting off to pastures new in America! Albeit on his return visits home he feckin' expected a game :D He started up front but later played at centre half! He was quality and a superb bloke! Top Man! :good:

 

and you forgot to add he said that you where the worst manager he had worked with :good:

 

I mean what manager substitutes Super John? AndyBWFC

 

What manager substitutes Super John leaving only 10 men and then asks him to go back on? AndyBWFC

 

 

:rofl:

 

Sorry I'm spoiling the book :roll:

Roy Greaves.

 

I also faced a couple of balls from Devon Malcolm once.

Roy Greaves.

 

I also faced a couple of balls from Elton John once. I took them on the chin.

TrafTravel members will understand that one.

Played wing against Jason Robinson.

 

Had him in my pocket for 80 minutes.

footy in charity events against steve heighway and terry mcdermott

 

played 11 a side against Jim Steele just after he left tranmere,i have never seen anyone head a ball as hard in my life.

TrafTravel members will understand that one.

 

 

But only for a fiver? :D

 

Forgot to add to mine, I won a Bobby Charlton (spit) soccer school thingymybob ala David beckham, but the main difference is my career went better than his. :blink:

 

Had to score penalties past Bobby (had an argument with him about Munich / 58 cup final etc as a 12 year old) the old cuunt andour soon to be keeper at the time Shilts - and yes he went down as slowly against (as opposed to on) me like he did at the Victoria ground a few years later for us...

And you didn't kick them to f?ck? Shame on you, Frankie boy! :nea:

 

they were just some lads on uniteds books, never knew how important to the munchen they'd turn out to be at the time!

 

If i could see into the future, knee high tackles would've been the order of the day!

Megged Alan Kennedy, he got up and wouldnt shake mty hand after we beat his team 8-0 in the final of a a side torney!

I've played Leighton Rees and Bobby George at darts

Steve Macauley when I was 11. He rose to the dizzy heights of Crewe.

Football

Bagged hat-trick at school against Nicky Hunt in a cup match!

 

Cricket

Played in Lancashire yoof sides til i was 21 with the likes of James Anderson, Saj Mahmood and Paul Horton........bastards! Not jealous at all! :roll: Smashed Anderson all round Burnley CC and Saj at Astley Bridge, i think the beer and illegal fags had summat to do with my downfall!???

Played with and against Mick Bennet many times (at school).

 

Raced Carl Fogarty (through the traffic in Preston - he was in some fancy assed beemer and I was in a Transit minibus).

 

Raced against Neil Hodgson (admittedly it was on mountain bikes in the IOM End to End mtb race - er, he beat me...)

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