Who were you in the playground?

[Napster]

In reality, I was a slightly better version of Drewe Broughton who could clap my hands and shout encouragement with the best of them, but could control a ball further than I could kick it and had the mobility of an asthmatic ant weighed down with shopping. Its a sobering thought to think that if I had worn wrist bands I could have been a professional footballer.

I'm afraid I can't see you scoring the goal that took us to Cardiff.

;)

 

[southend_shrimp]

I was Simon Royce or Mel Capelton < the white version lol !!

When i played on pitch i was Scott Houghton

 

[Groyne Strain]

I liked to think I was Steve Tilson an all-action goal-scoring left-sided midfielder, who could also play up front, central midfield and left-back, maybe even in goal at a push with a sweet left-foot and the greatest ever slide-tackling technique.

In reality, I was a slightly better version of Drewe Broughton who could clap my hands and shout encouragement with the best of them, but could control a ball further than I could kick it and had the mobility of an asthmatic ant weighed down with shopping. Its a sobering thought to think that if I had worn wrist bands I could have been a professional footballer.

You are Tony Richards and I claim my £10 reward.

 

[Van Whale]

Being a right sided midfielder at the time I looked up to the barnstorming performances of Paul Byrne before he got fat and disappeared!
If I keep up my current beer intake Im going to start looking like him.

 

[stevietheshrimper]

David Crown for me.

 

[Angell Delight]

Paul Byrne before he got fat and disappeared!

Surely an oxymoron ;)

 

[Firestorm]

Jimmy Greaves

 

[Cricko2]

George Best, but I was better than him of course.;)

 

[leeblue]

Kenny Dalglish during formative years then brett angell

 

[Bluesmanager]

Sad to say that I didn't really get into SUFC until the Wignall year(s?), thus I was *failing* to be one of Berkamp, Owen, Gerrard, Beckham, Cantona, Giggs or any other top-notch midfielder/attacker.

Suffice to say that my complete inability at the time to kick a ball straight meant it all went a little pear-shaped.

 

[ShrimperOT]

When very small I followed QPR, so I was always Dave Thomas or Don Givens.
After discovering SUFC in my teenage years then I would become Martin Ling or David Crown. Unfortunatley I never had thier dribbling skills and so all attempts at spectacular solo efforts tended to end with me flat on my face.

 

[canveyshrimper]

I was Steve Whitworth, Leicester City and England Left Back.
On the odd occaision I ever got near the goal I became Frank worthington.

...but you aren't ginger?:D

 

[Shrimper Neil]

Dave Martin for me. All action, goal scoring midfielder who liked to put the boot in a bit as well. He also had the best song 'Oh Martin takes no...no sh&t..'

 

[callan]

...but you aren't ginger?:D

True...but a lot of the kids thought we were related so it was good way of kidding them on, plus it also helped blank out the only real sporting personality I actually had any real familiy connection with at the time.
In fact this is bringing on a lot of bad childhood memories!

 

[BoyWonder2]

David Beckham.

Now I'm gonna be in goal next season, I'll be Flahavan.

 

[Blue Streak]

I was George Best. Everybody was. Whether they supported Man U or not. There was a damn lot of 8 year olds with beards in those days IRRC. lol.
Fave SUFC player at the time was his namesake Billy Best.

 

[Ricky Otto]

I was always Ricky Otto, Then when he left and I started watching spanish football I was Predrag Mijatovi&#263;

 

[JoshC]

Mark Overmars- don't know why but always was, 24 goals in a season from LM isn't a bad turnover :)

 

[GrimmRobes]

Me and my brother were obsessed with the giants of international football from an early age, so I was always Paulo Rossi, Michel Platini, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Eder or Zico

 

[Andy_S]

In junior school, Andrei Kanchelskis.

That was due to a mixture of the first names being similar, me being a fast right winger with a powerful shot and the fact I liked to wear similar boots with the big white floppy fold over tongue. ;)