kachina Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Theo Walcott is actually from Compton a little village in Berkshire near West Illsey and Newbury. He was spotted by Mick Channon by accident, Channon trains racehorses in the next village and was asked to come and open the new pavillion in Compton one Sunday morning when the Under 14s were playing. Channon in awe of Walcott's talent rung up Southampton the team he supported and recommended a scout go watch this lad. The rest they say is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 I see the club have read my post and signed that young 'un "Sam" Monella from the Mangos . Next i am mostly going to recommend a little fella who plays for Barca ; 0) Killa went to Preston, Not Barca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bristol Born & Red Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Rob Newman (b. Bradford-On-Avon) played in the first Premier League season for Norwich, who actually finished third. Jamie Cureton (b. Bristol) played in the Prem in 1994-95 also for Norwich (in the same squad as Newman). I think Steve Yates (QPR) and Keith Curle (Man City) (both born in Bristol) have also played in the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 This is going back a bit and won't mean anything to the younger ones but what about Tony Book? He played nearly 400 games for Bath City. Malcolm Allison became the Bath manager and was so impressed with Book that he took him with him when he moved to manage Plymouth. Allison then managed Man City and signed Book who made his league 1 (pre premiership) debut aged 32! Book then played over 200 games for Man City and subsequently managed them for several seasons. There are plenty of players out there in the lower leagues who could play at a higher level but never get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tins Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Shame there isn't a team like London based Senrab F.C. Many a good footballer started there before turning pro including Jermaine Defoe, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Ledley King, Sol Campbell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senrab_F.C.#Former_players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Going back a few years Jason Dodd played regularly for Southampton in premier league i believe. He is from Writhlington nr Radstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i hate you butler Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Going back a few years Jason Dodd played regularly for Southampton in premier league i believe. He is from Writhlington nr Radstock.his old man called ken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Julian Dicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Dyer at Swansea is from Trowbridge. Got done for thieving when he was younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bristol Born & Red Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Sorry to taint the forum with these names but...Nick Tanner (Liverpool), P*nrice & H*ll*way (QPR)...all Bristolians who have played in the prem...oh, and Gary Mabbut (Spurs).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Larry Lloyd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Lloyd James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggot Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Andrew Johnson. Ex Forrest and WBA. I know his sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Nice topic connection there... West Brom "kids" is now being run by Jamie Shore. Bristolian born and bred AND he played in the prem. Missed by City, snapped up by rovers. There is today's fact. Yeah the guy who was running the initial trial mentioned that, I think it was something along the lines that Jamie Shore started his own coaching programme/scheme which was then bought by WBA with Jamie staying on to run/manage the course??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince82 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Yeah, Jamie's soccer school has been running very successfully now for a number of years, getting kids into the professional game WBA bought into it recently, so JS is now predominnatly coaching kids specifically for WBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl22 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Yeah, Jamie's soccer school has been running very successfully now for a number of years, getting kids into the professional game WBA bought into it recently, so JS is now predominnatly coaching kids specifically for WBA Several boys came to City from Jamie before his tie up with West Brom. Herbie Kane and Joe Morrell amongst them. Jack Butland also went from Jamie to Birmingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kaiser Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Larry Lloyd of Liverpool FC My mother dated him for a while.... He's a right fat b***tard now running a pub in Nottingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bristol Born & Red Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 If you include the pre-premier league days...Billy Wedlock, Trevor Tainton & David Rodgers (b.Bristol), Paul Cheesley (b.Easton-In-Gordano)...have all played in the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 If you include the pre-premier league days...Billy Wedlock, Trevor Tainton & David Rodgers (b.Bristol), Paul Cheesley (b.Easton-In-Gordano)...have all played in the top flight. Merrick and Garland as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookey Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Paul Cheesley (Portishead) Played for Norwich and City in First Division Andy Rollings (Portishead) played for Norwich and Brighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kaiser Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Did Keith Fear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kaiser Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Ray Graydon for Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bristol Born & Red Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Did Keith Fear? He left City in Feb '78, but i'm sure he must have played games in 76-77 (someone will know)....Gary Collier & Paul Stevens were also Bristolian and played in the top flight, i'm sure Ray Cashley must have played a few? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robiness Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Gary Mabbut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 He left City in Feb '78, but i'm sure he must have played games in 76-77 (someone will know)....Gary Collier & Paul Stevens were also Bristolian and played in the top flight, i'm sure Ray Cashley must have played a few? Paul Stevens, top flight? Of the Conference maybe!! Always remember him scoring the winner v York in the 4th Division. Tuesday night match in front of 9000 fans, and I'm pretty sure we went top of the league that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 He left City in Feb '78, but i'm sure he must have played games in 76-77 (someone will know)....Gary Collier & Paul Stevens were also Bristolian and played in the top flight, i'm sure Ray Cashley must have played a few? Paul Stevens, top flight? Of the Conference maybe!! Always remember him scoring the winner v York in the 4th Division. Tuesday night match in front of 9000 fans, and I'm pretty sure we went top of the league that night. Looks like I owe you an apology. Stevens did play 1 game in the 1st Division v Middlesborough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Paul Stevens, top flight? Of the Conference maybe!! Always remember him scoring the winner v York in the 4th Division. Tuesday night match in front of 9000 fans, and I'm pretty sure we went top of the league that night. Thought it was over 10k, only a thousand or so less than our lowest crowd (v. Middlesbro'?) in the old First division.Not sure where you can check these things though. Remember that night well, a big group of Parkenders unusually took residence in the back corner of the EE, and I'm sure that win did take us to the top of the league - remember exiting the EE singing about it. It was unbelievable to be top of any league at the time after what we'd been through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Thought it was over 10k, only a thousand or so less than our lowest crowd (v. Middlesbro'?) in the old First division.Not sure where you can check these things though. Remember that night well, a big group of Parkenders unusually took residence in the back corner of the EE, and I'm sure that win did take us to the top of the league - remember exiting the EE singing about it. It was unbelievable to be top of any league at the time after what we'd been through. Bloody hell Noggers, I might be wrong twice on this thread then!! I'll see if I can find it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Right Honourable Les Q Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Sorry to taint the forum with these names but...Nick Tanner (Liverpool), P*nrice & H*ll*way (QPR)...all Bristolians who have played in the prem...oh, and Gary Mabbut (Spurs).... Nicky Tanner. At Liverpool. Signed by one Kenneth Dalgleish. 1988. About the same time Fergie signed our Ralphie. What was going on back then? Liverpool won one more league title, 1990, after signing the Rovers plodder, a season in which Nicky failed to play a sufficient number of games to earn a medal. They are still waiting for the next championship. And Souness picked Tanner for about 40 games in about 91/92. He went under the knife soon after(for his ticker, and probably a bit of cosmetic as well), and then got the chop, after losing gloriously in the cup. Wonder if they ever look back at that slow centre back from Bristol and think, what was that?? They might as well have had TwentyTwenty. The signs were there, way back, that Liverpool were on the slide. And that King Kenny wasnae up tae it. The Kop called Nicky "Elsie," apparently. Don't think they've got a flag with him on it. I seem to remember a long-forgotten City fanzine marking the signing of Tanner by Liverpool at that time with a mildly humorous back page of 'Anfield Legends,' with pics of St. John, Dalgleish, Rush, and lastly, N. Tanner. Wonder what happened to them - "Elsie" and that not-much-missed p1ss-taking City fanscene??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Right Honourable Les Q Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Bloody hell Noggers, I might be wrong twice on this thread then!! I'll see if I can find it anywhere. 10, 800, I believe. Mind, I was counting, so probably 12, 000 really. October half term. Went top that night. Knocked York off the top spot, think. Glory days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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