It's all written like its a current player, as if it's in the now, but I don't think it is.
I have a hunch it's a player from the mid 90's -00's who was relegated in the 95-96 season with a large NW club and ended up staying in Lancashire with his new club.
A friend who used to play football with me years ago and has since retired told me a great story from when he was in Dubai at the One & Only Resort. He and his wife had checked in at the same time as another player, who is now an England international, and his wife. You all know him, though his...
Its not a Goal Keeper.
Moments stick in your mind, like the mistimed jump that I made that led to a headed clearance being volleyed in, or the poor goal-kick from our keeper that ended up with us needlessly conceding. In both games we lost by the odd goal. Even as I write this, I feel the...
Looking at this it looks like he played for Man City in the 1995-96 season. Going back a bit.
With five minutes to go of the last game of the season, I knew we were relegated. Where we had longed to hear our fans burst into sporadic fits of cheering as a welcome goal went in at the opposite end...
The bits that caught my eye were:
One club I played for made me their record transfer. I have won back-to-back player of the year awards, trophies and played against all the big-name players that the Premier League can offer.
If I'm honest with myself, for about a year I have been drinking...