"Beardsley was best player of KK’s nearly men" - Tino

[Guest firetotheworks]

I think our region does, but it doesn't seem to be nurtured in the way that it was. Maybe that's just wishful thinking, but I remember the year above me at school won the league, the national cup and the european cup and 4 or 5 players went on to be professionals, and I think one or two played for England, they were both fucking unreal and they were all in one year of one school. They're all nowhere now, you'd think that the talent would have been handled better than that.

[Tooj]

Which region does, though? The fact Rooney's considered the most technically refined English player of his generation speaks volumes.

 

Not one particular reason does anymore, but my point was referring the North East. The calibre of players that was produced back then was fantastic, yet we haven't produced a world class player since Shearer. Something has to be wrong - I suppose you could say the same about Scotland too.

[Frazzle]

We were lucky to have Shearer, Waddle, Gascoigne and Beardsley all from the same region.  To keep producing the same quantity of top class players would be mental.  How many other regions in the world, the same size as the NE, have produced top player upon player.

[Guest firetotheworks]

I remember going to England vs Brazil U15s when I was about 10 and the team had Michael Owen, Wes Brown and a couple of others in, and yet the player that was seen as being the next big thing was a lad from up here called Jamie Burt. He was mint in that match, so I dunno where he went from there, but it obviously wasn't onwards and upwards.

[Tooj]

I remember going to England vs Brazil U15s when I was about 10 and the team had Michael Owen, Wes Brown and a couple of others in, and yet the player that was seen as being the next big thing was a lad from up here called Jamie Burt. He was mint in that match, so I dunno where he went from there, but it obviously wasn't onwards and upwards.

 

I'm sure I read somewhere he had drug problems.

[Mick]

Beardsley was born in the wrong country, if he was from Brazil he would have been hailed as one of the all time greats.

[Ronaldo]

I remember going to England vs Brazil U15s when I was about 10 and the team had Michael Owen, Wes Brown and a couple of others in, and yet the player that was seen as being the next big thing was a lad from up here called Jamie Burt. He was mint in that match, so I dunno where he went from there, but it obviously wasn't onwards and upwards.

 

I'm sure I read somewhere he had drug problems.

 

Heroin.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

I remember going to England vs Brazil U15s when I was about 10 and the team had Michael Owen, Wes Brown and a couple of others in, and yet the player that was seen as being the next big thing was a lad from up here called Jamie Burt. He was mint in that match, so I dunno where he went from there, but it obviously wasn't onwards and upwards.

 

I'm sure I read somewhere he had drug problems.

 

 

Am I remembering right that his brother went to prison for dealing?

[Liam Liam Liam O]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/how-heroin-deprived-a-budding-football-star-of-his-talent--and-then-claimed-his-life-at-21-526715.html

[Guest firetotheworks]

f***ing hell, I had no idea that he died like.

 

EDIT: Ah reet, that's a different person. Still though, shocking.

[Thespence]

Jamie Burt is not dead.

[Ronaldo]

He played for Whitby and Scarborough. His career certainly died a while ago.

[Mick]

Jamie Burt is not dead.

 

Did he post on here at some time?

[johnnypd]

Jamie Burt is not dead.

 

Did he post on here at some time?

 

yeah, burtyboy. works in grainger games.

[Guest firetotheworks]

The chasm between us and what's needed is unbelievable like. I remember Mark Rassmussen at my school wasn't allowed to play on the yard in case he got injured, but every now and again he would and he was just fucking unbelievable. David Borley too, and they never got to where you'd have thought. I've heard stories about Walker bringing on Shola in the last 10 minutes of matches if they were behind and he'd just walk past the opposition and score as well. Basically, if Shola's doing against us mere mortals then we're all absolutely shit footballers tbh.

[Incognito]

Beardsley was truly fantastic...aside from his sublime skills,his effort in chasing down opponents never failed to amaze me.

[Guest firetotheworks]

I think I'm the football fan equivalent of being born with a silver spoon in my mouth, starting supporting Newcastle when Beardsley and Lee were in midfield. To have one player of that quality again would be an achievement.

[Fenham Mag]

The lad who died was also a promising footballer, John Courtney. Supposedly a pretty close friend of Cheryl Tweedy. Died after taking Heroine and the picture of him dead with the syringe in his hand was released by his family to warn others  of drugs abuse. Pretty horrible picture.

[Fenham Mag]

Back to the thread though , as a young lad , me and my brother always idolised Beardsley, magical player.

[Thespence]

The lad who died was also a promising footballer, John Courtney. Supposedly a pretty close friend of Cheryl Tweedy. Died after taking Heroine and the picture of him dead with the syringe in his hand was released by his family to warn others  of drugs abuse. Pretty horrible picture.

 

The last picture of JC:

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/10/12/article-0-027F16490000044D-294_468x365.jpg

 

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1076837/The-horrific-photo-dead-friend-Cheryl-Cole-drugs-forever.html

[Ronaldo]

Good job i'm not sqeamish, was chomping on a doughnut when that image appeared without warning.

[Mick]

Good job i'm not sqeamish, was chomping on a doughnut when that image appeared without warning.

 

Aye, the carpet is minging.

[Guest firetotheworks]

I like his trainers, maybe I should start taking heroin.

[OzzieMandias]

We were lucky to have Shearer, Waddle, Gascoigne and Beardsley all from the same region.  To keep producing the same quantity of top class players would be mental.  How many other regions in the world, the same size as the NE, have produced top player upon player.

 

The Netherlands.

[Frazzle]

We were lucky to have Shearer, Waddle, Gascoigne and Beardsley all from the same region.  To keep producing the same quantity of top class players would be mental.  How many other regions in the world, the same size as the NE, have produced top player upon player.

 

The Netherlands.

 

The population of the Netherlands is a fair bit bigger than the NE, tbf.