[Football] People recalling when they once played against kids who went on to be pros

[METALMICKY]

https://www.facebook.com/338233632988842/posts/3960521447426691/

 

[Guinness Boy]

https://www.facebook.com/338233632988842/posts/3960521447426691/

I played against a future pro a couple of times.

Unfortunately it was Gavin Geddes.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Couple of friends who played with Football Genius. And my ex wife was in his class at school.

Bit of a you know what apparently.


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[big nuts]

Paul Ifill for me. What a school team we had, I think we lost just once in 5 years and often beat teams in school years above. I was only good enough to get in the B team and that was still decent.

Adam El-Abd’s brother Joe was probably the standout player in our year, even above Ifill. The fact he had a beard at 13 and was built like a brick shit house probably helped at that time. He went on to have a very good rugby career.

 

[MORTY]

Played against Kerry Mayo at U14 level.

 

[NooBHA]

I played against and in same team as Gary McAllister at schools levels and Under 16s

Played against Pat Nevin at under 18s

And played in same school team as Tommy Mc Queen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_McQueen

 

[Deanbha]

Played against Glenn Johnson former Chelsea right back and he was class. Also used to play with Gareth Barry and Micheal Standing and Micheal was so much better then Gareth, its weird how things change.

Also play with and against a few players who are non league and very surprised they never quite made it.

 

[albionfan37]

Kicked about with Gareth Barry down wish Park a few times as I was mates with his cousins

 

[AmexRuislip]

Played against Hastings Utd's Terry White, when I was a yoof.
He had a helluva left foot, even then.

On a side note, I had a pre match trg session with Neil Smillie in Germany.

 

[AmexRuislip]

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[albionfan37]

Played against Glenn Johnson former Chelsea right back and he was class. Also used to play with Gareth Barry and Micheal Standing and Micheal was so much better then Gareth, its weird how things change.

Also play with and against a few players who are non league and very surprised they never quite made it.

Yer I played with Micheal too I’d forgotten that until reading your post and you’re right he was much better as a kid

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

lived in the same road as Alan Wells,he was best mates with one of my brothers

my best mate was the older brother of Darren Newman

back then you could play in the street

lamposts as wickets

someone's garage as a goal

 

[Barham's tash]

Adam Virgo and his older brother James. Adam never really stood out.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Couple of friends who played with Football Genius. And my ex wife was in his class at school.

Bit of a you know what apparently.


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That reminds me, not seen any of JCFG on NSC lately

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I played against and in same team as Gary McAllister at schools levels and Under 16s

Played against Pat Nevin at under 18s

And played in same school team as Tommy Mc Queen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_McQueen

I say.

You're a jock, aren't you?

I can tell.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Played in the park with Denis Foreman's boys. Kevin and Michael. It was embarrassing for me. And everyone else. And yet neither of them made it as pro footballers.

 

[AmexRuislip]

That reminds me, not seen any of JCFG on NSC lately

Whilst we're on the subject, didn't you play against Dead Shot Keen





















No asparagus popping up yet

 

[scooter1]

I played in the same boys team as Steve Brown(Charlton, and briefly Albion) and played against Simon Rodger many times

 

[Surrey_Albion]

My childhiid freind played regularly with Nicky Forster

 

[atfc village]

Played against Jonathan Gould as a kid ,he was playing as a striker but went on to make his name as a Keeper .