Guest palnese Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Have any of you ever played with or against someone who's made it in the game? I used to play with Birkir Bjarnasson at this local region team. He's now at Sampdoria, and I'm an average defender playing in the 5th tier of Norwegian football. I also used to play with a guy from the Faroe Islands. He's a starter for their National side. He's now playing in the Norwegian Championship, and had a brief spell at Bristol Rovers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Viktor Lundberg when we were kids, currently at Randers in the Danish league. AIKs current DOF managed our school team for a brief period as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Played with internet movie sensation Ben Alnwick as a schoolboy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Grant Leadbitter. Went to the same summer coaching school I did when I was a kid. Regularly played 5-a-side against Michael Mackay who was playing for Consett at the time. He then got picked up by Hartlepool. He completely took the piss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Jack Colback once, on the school field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Le Tissier hardly celebrated as well. Used to just walk away grinning. Nice bloke as well. Whether or not it comes across on Soccer Saturday, he's very knowledgeable about the game. Dealt with him in my last job regarding his work with Guernsey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Toshiba are the new home shirt sponsor for Barnet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Played against Josh Gatt and Soony Saad, both in non-competitive games. Gatt is at Molde but often injured, would probably in the national team if he was healthy. And Saad plays for Kansas City, he's from near my hometown and frequently drops in at an indoor field where everyone from the area plays. He's having his breakout year now, so not sure if he's going to risk kickabouts with us anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Played with Matthew Kilgannon at a Nigel Carson Soccer Schools event. Sure GeJon has had a kickabout with Joe Cole at a wedding or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Alun Armstrong has his own football 5/7 a side centre. Happens to be a rather funny bloke, if a little egotistical with pictures of him playing for Ipswich v Inter Milan scattered throughout the building. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Played against Sammy once for my Sunday league team. Player from my Sunday team currently plays for the Sunderland reserves, don't think he's played for the first team yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Played with Matthew Kilgannon at a Nigel Carson Soccer Schools event. Sure GeJon has had a kickabout with Joe Cole at a wedding or something? We were page boys for my cousins wedding, that's when I taught him to play football. Jack Wilshere came to my parents house and sat in their conservatory all shy as fuck in his Arsenal tracksuit, barely said a word. That's when I taught him to play football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Alun Armstrong has his own football 5/7 a side centre. Happens to be a rather funny bloke, if a little egotistical with pictures of him playing for Ipswich v Inter Milan scattered throughout the building. Scored twice against them didn't he? Ridiculous fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Smashed six past Gigi Buffon at the lightfoot center before he got his big break. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Alun Armstrong has his own football 5/7 a side centre. Happens to be a rather funny bloke, if a little egotistical with pictures of him playing for Ipswich v Inter Milan scattered throughout the building. If you're Alun Armstrong, wouldn't you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Played against Sammy (he was with Wallsend) for Newcastle 'advanced' (level below academy). Someone told me "he's the black lad", they had 2 black players, stupidly assumed he was the short one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirLes9 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Played against Danny Graham at school level. His team was 9-0 up at half time think he got most of them... Played at complete football v James Marwood, he "only" plays at Conference level but was still miles ahead of anyone else on the pitch technically and mentally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Worthy of a thread, in my opinion. Unai Vergara was my classmate; had his career cut short by injuries but played CB for Villarreal in La Liga and got a single cap with Spain. Also won the silver medal in the 2000 Olympics. Also played against Puyol once in the junior leagues (we're the same age). He played as forward and was a right c*** Played against former Barça captain Vicente Sánchez in the Sunday Leagues, he was like 20 years older than all of us and still was the best player in the pitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymc1 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Ex Mackem Michael Procter plays in the South Shields League on a Sunday morning. My team played against him the other week - he was woeful compared to what I expected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Gary Bennett plays for one of the teams in my dad's over 40s league and apparently he's totally shite now anarl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manosdepiedra Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 5 a side v NUFC all time great Wayne Fereday....thought to myself "I'll half this useless bag of crap if I get a chance".....couldnt get near him in 30 mins of trying, this is years after he knocked playing on the head He was wearing a WBA tracksuit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 James Quinn former Norn Iron international. Andy Blair.Terry Angus. All household names 8) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Worthy of a thread, in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Toshiba are the new home shirt sponsor for Barnet So what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymc1 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Really good mates through school and played on the same team as Christie Elliott who now plays in the SPL for Partick Thistle. Was always a good footballer but ended up playing locally for Jarrow Roofing and Whitley Bay before Partick took him on. Went on holiday 3 year ago with Danny Graham and Gary Madine (now in jail!). Had a few games round the pool and in the football court at the hotel if that counts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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