Skip to main content

Stephy Mavididi

Stephy Mavididi

janiejones said:
Did any of them turn out to be any good?
Click to expand...
The only one who turned out for the first team was a young lad called Mark Rodgers who played in that afternoon match when we couldn't afford the floodlights on. Mel tottoh also played in that one.
 
Dirty Harry said:
The only one who turned out for the first team was a young lad called Mark Rodgers who played in that afternoon match when we couldn't afford the floodlights on. Mel tottoh also played in that one.
Click to expand...
I actually went to that game, against Scunthorpe. I remember Neil Pointon played his last game for them, before joining Everton.
 
janiejones said:
I actually went to that game, against Scunthorpe. I remember Neil Pointon played his last game for them, before joining Everton.
Click to expand...
Very dark days for the club, that period, and I don't just mean the lack of floodlights. A couple of young lads who were in digs at my dads were sent back home to the midlands the day Brian Kidd was sacked as they were told the club just couldn't afford to keep them. I was a similar age to the young trialists who had digs at my dads and I used to go for a kick about with some of those youngsters on Waverley park in the evenings which is near where we lived. Many were no better than I was!
The lads used to complain about not getting game time in the reserves while shit players - Nigel Jemson specifically- always did. They said he was crap but seemed to get preferential treatment possibly because of his dad being pushy with the club.
 
Last edited:
janiejones said:
Did any of them turn out to be any good?
Click to expand...
There was one other young lad called Danny ibbotson who I think was from Cumbria. He played in that match against aldershot when we ended up seeking re election. I had just left home but my dad asked me if I'd move back in to keep the young lads company, I was about 19. We used to chat all night about footy and they used to come and watch me play for 55th red rose in the Sunday league. I used to take them to the Grey Horse then the warehouse on Saturday nights. They were young good looking footballers and had no problem pulling Tottie then sneaking them back into my dads. Great days for me cos I used to get their rejects! My dad used to complain about the amount of 'mini skirted, high heeled crumpet' that he used to bump into on the stairs at 7am on most Sunday mornings.
 
Dirty Harry said:
There was one other young lad called Danny ibbotson who I think was from Cumbria. He played in that match against aldershot when we ended up seeking re election. I had just left home but my dad asked me if I'd move back in to keep the young lads company, I was about 19. We used to chat all night about footy and they used to come and watch me play for 55th red rose in the Sunday league. I used to take them to the Grey Horse then the warehouse on Saturday nights. They were young good looking footballers and had no problem pulling Tottie then sneaking them back into my dads. Great days for me cos I used to get their rejects! My dad used to complain about the amount of 'mini skirted, high heeled crumpet' that he used to bump into on the stairs at 7am on most Sunday mornings.
Click to expand...
I forgot about him, he was from Lancaster/Morecambe. Other players I can remember from the Lancaster/Morecambe area, who played for us, were, Ian Stevens, Steven Anderton and Matty Lambert, also a bit before my time, Alan Spavin.
 
Back
Top