Lived next door to me in West Greenwich til his career began to take off, and played for our School team - John Roan. Him and Nicky Love were in the year above me, Wayne Burnett also went to my school (i think) and lived nearby. Think thats all of my football/school connections
You beat me to it. I was going to say he went to my old school Roan. Can't believe razil went there :-)
Listened to the first ten minutes or so last night. Sounded like a decent bloke, I like that show. The presenters are doughnuts but some of the guests are brilliant. Had Chris Sutton on a couple of weeks ago and he was very funny. Terry butcher before that professionals from the era that probably just missed the boat with the insane contracts are normally decent people and much more interesting than your modern day soundbite pro's
Damn right. It was a time when footballers probably still had a few stories. I can imagine today's equivalent with Ashley Cole. Talks about wearing oversized headphones and listening to cheesy hip hop music whilst playing Playstation or some bollocks like that. To me, that just about sums a vast majority up, yet on that basis, they get to publish an autobiography.
To balance things up I remember an interview frank lampard did when he was at West ham and he was being asked about what he did as an apprentice and who hisaid mentor was an all of that stuff.
He said his mentor was John Moncur and how he got brave and he and another young player I think Scott mean vandalised moncurs room on an away trip. Now frank lampard is a footballer of above average intellect and often would read proper books (pages and everything rio, imnit) on the coaches and at bedtime. So Moncur did a shit in his book. Can't see Steven Gerrard doing that to young raheem.
However I can't wait for danny welbeck to commit to print about the countless times Wayne Rooney was not getting the attention he craved from his carer and would poo into his hand, flinging disgusting scouse shite at all and sundry until they reacted
wiki "Morrow became a semi-regular in 1992–93. He played most of his matches in midfield, replacing the injured Paul Davis as Arsenal got to both the League Cup and FA Cup semi-finals. Morrow started the League Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday; after falling behind to a John Harkes goal, Arsenal equalised through Paul Merson, and then Merson set up Morrow to score the winner (which was also his first for the club). In the celebrations after the match, Arsenal skipper Tony Adams attempted to pick up Morrow and parade him on his shoulders, but Adams slipped and Morrow awkwardly hit the ground. He broke his arm and had to be rushed to hospital."
David Hillier went to the same primary school as me (James Wolfe in Greenwich) and was in the 'other classroom' within our school year. Sometimes used to see him in the now closed 'Royal Albert' in Greenwich (when we were young adults, not school kids!)
Him and Burnett also turned out for the now closed Victoria (woolwich road). Quite funny watching an opposing manager say "I am sure I've seen them before" Yeah mate, arsenal and Blackburn
My Dad and his brothers knew him from the West Greenwich area, think they all went to West Greenwich Boys school together (along with Jules Holland and the fella from Squeeze). My Nan told me some great stories about how David, my old man and their mates used to cause havoc in the area they lived in - something to do with knocking over milk bottles.
His son also was in my year at Kemnal Tech College.
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He said his mentor was John Moncur and how he got brave and he and another young player I think Scott mean vandalised moncurs room on an away trip. Now frank lampard is a footballer of above average intellect and often would read proper books (pages and everything rio, imnit) on the coaches and at bedtime. So Moncur did a shit in his book. Can't see Steven Gerrard doing that to young raheem.
However I can't wait for danny welbeck to commit to print about the countless times Wayne Rooney was not getting the attention he craved from his carer and would poo into his hand, flinging disgusting scouse shite at all and sundry until they reacted
wiki "Morrow became a semi-regular in 1992–93. He played most of his matches in midfield, replacing the injured Paul Davis as Arsenal got to both the League Cup and FA Cup semi-finals. Morrow started the League Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday; after falling behind to a John Harkes goal, Arsenal equalised through Paul Merson, and then Merson set up Morrow to score the winner (which was also his first for the club). In the celebrations after the match, Arsenal skipper Tony Adams attempted to pick up Morrow and parade him on his shoulders, but Adams slipped and Morrow awkwardly hit the ground. He broke his arm and had to be rushed to hospital."
Yeah mate, arsenal and Blackburn
His son also was in my year at Kemnal Tech College.