Have you ever played with or against someone who's made it?

[Jinky Jim]

 

 

 

He actually played 62 times for Newcastle scoring 18 goals in 6 years.

 

Nearly as prolific as Shola !!

 

I didn't think he played that many, that's a bit of a surprise.

 

 

No did i, had to look it up, and still struggled to accept that he'd put on the famous shirt 62 times, let alone managing to find the net 18 times.

 

Still if Tony Cunningham can score 4 goals then anyone can !!

[madras]

For all you oldies older than 50, used to play in the same school team as Paul Cannell..............He was useless then as well!!

 

Later in life played a staff Football game against (i think) Rutherford school and Dave Hilley was playing for them...........although in his 40's by then, still had all the touches and vision..........i never got near him in 90 minutes.

 

Tony Green, after he retired through injury, became a teacher and brought his Under 13 team to play against my Under 13 from Claremont Middle School.............That was awesome, as he was my hero.

 

When i helped run the Newcastle Boys Team in the late 70's, we had Paul Stephenson and Ian Bogie in the team, although the best player never got picked up by any club............Jimmy Page was his name (A name not to forget).

when was that ?, we (simonside middle) played against claremont in football and rugby, they were notoriously poor at both. I remember beating them 11-0 at their place, that was at footballscore,not rugby, be about 79-80ish.

[geordiemonster]

Claremont were the only team my middle school (chapel House) ever beat on a regular basis

[kager]

Josh Saunders former LA Galaxy keeper now at Real Salt Lake, Scot Thompson who used to be on Portland Timbers and Matt Taylor who I grew up with in Orange County, CA and is now on some second or third division German team. If any of those count.

[Jinky Jim]

For all you oldies older than 50, used to play in the same school team as Paul Cannell..............He was useless then as well!!

 

Later in life played a staff Football game against (i think) Rutherford school and Dave Hilley was playing for them...........although in his 40's by then, still had all the touches and vision..........i never got near him in 90 minutes.

 

Tony Green, after he retired through injury, became a teacher and brought his Under 13 team to play against my Under 13 from Claremont Middle School.............That was awesome, as he was my hero.

 

When i helped run the Newcastle Boys Team in the late 70's, we had Paul Stephenson and Ian Bogie in the team, although the best player never got picked up by any club............Jimmy Page was his name (A name not to forget).

when was that ?, we (simonside middle) played against claremont in football and rugby, they were notoriously poor at both. I remember beating them 11-0 at their place, that was at footballscore,not rugby, be about 79-80ish.

 

I was at Claremont 1974-79, was Dave ? (forgot surname) head of PE then.

 

If not, John Angus definately was. Friday night staff football, we had staff from all the middle schools to make up the team.we called ourselves the Newburn Gnomes. Don't suppose you played,did you???

 

 

[Jinky Jim]

Claremont were the only team my middle school (chapel House) ever beat on a regular basis

 

Chapel House always had a good team but you were crap at Cricket.

 

Can you remember Pete Kirby 1974-81

[geordiemonster]

Claremont were the only team my middle school (chapel House) ever beat on a regular basis

 

Chapel House always had a good team but you were crap at Cricket.

 

Can you remember Pete Kirby 1974-81

 

Not when I was there we didn't.... Could have been cos I was in it! I think I would have have left in 86 or 87 cos I left wallbottle in 91. Seems so long ago now. Mr Nolan was team manager and I don't even remember us having a cricket team

 

[madras]

For all you oldies older than 50, used to play in the same school team as Paul Cannell..............He was useless then as well!!

 

Later in life played a staff Football game against (i think) Rutherford school and Dave Hilley was playing for them...........although in his 40's by then, still had all the touches and vision..........i never got near him in 90 minutes.

 

Tony Green, after he retired through injury, became a teacher and brought his Under 13 team to play against my Under 13 from Claremont Middle School.............That was awesome, as he was my hero.

 

When i helped run the Newcastle Boys Team in the late 70's, we had Paul Stephenson and Ian Bogie in the team, although the best player never got picked up by any club............Jimmy Page was his name (A name not to forget).

when was that ?, we (simonside middle) played against claremont in football and rugby, they were notoriously poor at both. I remember beating them 11-0 at their place, that was at footballscore,not rugby, be about 79-80ish.

 

I was at Claremont 1974-79, was Dave ? (forgot surname) head of PE then.

 

If not, John Angus definately was. Friday night staff football, we had staff from all the middle schools to make up the team.we called ourselves the Newburn Gnomes. Don't suppose you played,did you???

 

 

dave raynor you're thinking of. he left for walker central (?) about 78 or 79. John Angus (great teacher and mackem to boot) and Gordon Lowery (another great teacher) were mainly in charge of our football till Tim Seward came along. I saw John the other day, a regular in a local pub and he hasn't changed a jot (don't think he recognised me as he last saw me when I was 13).

 

I remember going to watch some of those staff games as one or two were played on our (simonside) school field and it was a good excuse to have a laugh at our teachers and what possibly turned out to be, well, you 

[madras]

Claremont were the only team my middle school (chapel House) ever beat on a regular basis

 

Chapel House always had a good team but you were crap at Cricket.

 

Can you remember Pete Kirby 1974-81

chapel house weren't very good 78 tom 80, chapel park on the other hand were our main competition and they started to really pull away from us in the final year of middle school. well we only had about 35 lads to pick from.

[geordiemonster]

Claremont were the only team my middle school (chapel House) ever beat on a regular basis

 

Chapel House always had a good team but you were crap at Cricket.

 

Can you remember Pete Kirby 1974-81

chapel house weren't very good 78 tom 80, chapel park on the other hand were our main competition and they started to really pull away from us in the final year of middle school. well we only had about 35 lads to pick from.

 

When I was there Claremont and Throckley middle schools rivalled us for crap teams whereas the Gosforth schools (was there 3 of them back in 85?) always absolutely trounced us.

[madras]

Claremont were the only team my middle school (chapel House) ever beat on a regular basis

 

Chapel House always had a good team but you were crap at Cricket.

 

Can you remember Pete Kirby 1974-81

chapel house weren't very good 78 tom 80, chapel park on the other hand were our main competition and they started to really pull away from us in the final year of middle school. well we only had about 35 lads to pick from.

 

When I was there Claremont and Throckley middle schools rivalled us for crap teams whereas the Gosforth schools (was there 3 of them back in 85?) always absolutely trounced us.

the gosforths (east,west and central) weren't that good in our time. we won the newburn league and cup first time round, semi of city and county cups. year later we won the newburn cup, chapel park the league, year later chapel park done the double (the league decider at their place, gravel pit of a pitch being a bit of a grudge match after their cheat of a ref started by giving them a pen for a foul on the egde of the "D", they had the entire school lined up on the touchlines and we ended up just braying the ball into them...........remember it as if it were yesterday)

 

there was often trouble at games with throckley for some reason, punches and kicks at school gates and they also had the most mental pitch with about a 10ft slope running from one wing to the other.

[angrypirate71]

Was at Claremont from 1980, We had Bill(?) Stephenson for football, although he was a rugby man mainly. I Remember that the 2 years above us were crap, though we were a bit better. Wasn't much between us, C.House, Throckley or Dumpling Hall. Chapel Park were hard to beat, but the best side in our league was easily Denton Park (or Westerhope for those over 45).

Claremont did always have top notch athletics and cross country teams back then though. All fields now though yeah? Haven't been round that way for years.

[Guest icemanblue]

Josh Saunders former LA Galaxy keeper now at Real Salt Lake, Scot Thompson who used to be on Portland Timbers and Matt Taylor who I grew up with in Orange County, CA and is now on some second or third division German team. If any of those count.

 

Nope. Actual footballers only, sorry. Have another go.

[Fenham Mag]

Had a few in the year above and below who have made it who I played with.

 

Lee Novak at Birmingham City now (battered Coloccini).

Liam Noble at Carlisle (Football League trophy winner, wheyy)

Ryan Donaldson at Cambridge United.

 

 

Fair play to Novak for battling his way through the leagues like he has.

[Jinky Jim]

For all you oldies older than 50, used to play in the same school team as Paul Cannell..............He was useless then as well!!

 

Later in life played a staff Football game against (i think) Rutherford school and Dave Hilley was playing for them...........although in his 40's by then, still had all the touches and vision..........i never got near him in 90 minutes.

 

Tony Green, after he retired through injury, became a teacher and brought his Under 13 team to play against my Under 13 from Claremont Middle School.............That was awesome, as he was my hero.

 

When i helped run the Newcastle Boys Team in the late 70's, we had Paul Stephenson and Ian Bogie in the team, although the best player never got picked up by any club............Jimmy Page was his name (A name not to forget).

when was that ?, we (simonside middle) played against claremont in football and rugby, they were notoriously poor at both. I remember beating them 11-0 at their place, that was at footballscore,not rugby, be about 79-80ish.

 

I was at Claremont 1974-79, was Dave ? (forgot surname) head of PE then.

 

If not, John Angus definately was. Friday night staff football, we had staff from all the middle schools to make up the team.we called ourselves the Newburn Gnomes. Don't suppose you played,did you???

 

 

dave raynor you're thinking of. he left for walker central (?) about 78 or 79. John Angus (great teacher and mackem to boot) and Gordon Lowery (another great teacher) were mainly in charge of our football till Tim Seward came along. I saw John the other day, a regular in a local pub and he hasn't changed a jot (don't think he recognised me as he last saw me when I was 13).

 

I remember going to watch some of those staff games as one or two were played on our (simonside) school field and it was a good excuse to have a laugh at our teachers and what possibly turned out to be, well, you 

 

I used to share a flat with John Angus!

 

The original Middle School Teachers team mainly consisted of Simonside staff, Dave Rayner, John Angus, Gordon Lowery,Colin Jacques and a splintering of players from Cheviot,Chapel House,Chapel Park, Claremont, Dumpling Hall, West Denton, Throckley and Westerhope.

 

Virtually unbeatable on a good day!

 

It was surprising how many ex professionals we came across from other schools. Players who had retired and gone into teaching. I always thought ex footballers in the 60's and 70's became Pub managers!

[Jinky Jim]

Claremont were the only team my middle school (chapel House) ever beat on a regular basis

 

Chapel House always had a good team but you were crap at Cricket.

 

Can you remember Pete Kirby 1974-81

chapel house weren't very good 78 tom 80, chapel park on the other hand were our main competition and they started to really pull away from us in the final year of middle school. well we only had about 35 lads to pick from.

 

When I was there Claremont and Throckley middle schools rivalled us for crap teams whereas the Gosforth schools (was there 3 of them back in 85?) always absolutely trounced us.

the gosforths (east,west and central) weren't that good in our time. we won the newburn league and cup first time round, semi of city and county cups. year later we won the newburn cup, chapel park the league, year later chapel park done the double (the league decider at their place, gravel pit of a pitch being a bit of a grudge match after their cheat of a ref started by giving them a pen for a foul on the egde of the "D", they had the entire school lined up on the touchlines and we ended up just braying the ball into them...........remember it as if it were yesterday)

 

there was often trouble at games with throckley for some reason, punches and kicks at school gates and they also had the most mental pitch with about a 10ft slope running from one wing to the other.

 

Can you remember the West Denton Pitch.

 

They had put so much white lines (mixed with lime) that it burned a trench down the 2 touchlines and they developed wingers who kicked the ball down the wing, ran around the outside of the full back and caught up with the ball 20 yards later.........brilliant tactics.

[Belfast Mags]

Joined in on a training session with the Jamaican under 21 squad once, which was embarrassing 

Did have my Newcastle top on though, have footage of it somewhere as well, must dig that out for a laugh.

[Guest Alexinho]

http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/Kampfakta/?matchId=1684311

 

I was in the starting line-up in this game... Holland vs Norway U17, in 2000!

 

Van Persie, Van der Vaart, Huntelaar etc - guess you can say they made it...

 

For me? All downhill from then:)!

[Guest firetotheworks]

A couple that I forgot to mention. Went to school with and played on the yard against David Borely, who ended up at Burnley (I think) and is still the best player that I've ever played against or with. He was absolutely ridiculous. Absolutely no one could get the ball off him. Also played on the yard with Mark Rassmussen who I think played for Newcastle Under-whatever and definitely played for England Under-whatever. Totally class like, the year above me in school won pretty much every tournament and league going. iirc they got to a European final and lost.

Is David Borely from Killingworth ?

I have a feeling that's my cousin's son. If it is, he went to Bury

 

That's the one. I dunno if it was just age or whatever, but I could tell at 10 that he would end up being a professional, like. I thought he would have gone higher, because like I said, literally no one could get the ball off him. You just couldn't do it.

 

Mark Rassmussen and later Stewart Nicholson (who played for West Brom) and Jack Colback all went to the same school, but David Borely was comfortably on another level to all of them at school. It's canny surprising how things turn out, because I would have bet anything that he'd up playing on at least the same level as Jack Colback, like.

[basjen]

Played against Jonathan Parr (Now Crystal Palace) with my mate (who went to school with him) once.

 

Played him as well, had the pleasure of knocking his team out of a two-legged tourney. He was a striker at the time, but not all that. I also met the best player i've ever played in that tournament, Glenn Roberts, he was a fucking beast, but amounted to nothing.

 

I also beat Norwegian international Moa (now Stuttgart) and his little brother Mos (FC Copenhagen) in poker.

 

[KaKa]

http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/Kampfakta/?matchId=1684311

 

I was in the starting line-up in this game... Holland vs Norway U17, in 2000!

 

Van Persie, Van der Vaart, Huntelaar etc - guess you can say they made it...

 

For me? All downhill from then:)!

 

This guy wins.

[Andymc1]

Had a few in the year above and below who have made it who I played with.

 

Lee Novak at Birmingham City now (battered Coloccini).

Liam Noble at Carlisle (Football League trophy winner, wheyy)

Ryan Donaldson at Cambridge United.

 

 

Fair play to Novak for battling his way through the leagues like he has.

 

When did this happen?

[Guest Alexinho]

http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/Kampfakta/?matchId=1684311

 

I was in the starting line-up in this game... Holland vs Norway U17, in 2000!

 

Van Persie, Van der Vaart, Huntelaar etc - guess you can say they made it...

 

For me? All downhill from then:)!

 

This guy wins.

 

They won, I was at my best then... The only thing i can brag about..!

[basjen]

http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/Kampfakta/?matchId=1684311

 

I was in the starting line-up in this game... Holland vs Norway U17, in 2000!

 

Van Persie, Van der Vaart, Huntelaar etc - guess you can say they made it...

 

For me? All downhill from then:)!

 

This guy wins.

 

They won, I was at my best then... The only thing i can brag about..!

 

Do you know how many of these guys made it to Eliteserien? I don't recognize many names, only Olsen and Strand.

 

And out of curiosity, do you remember anything in particular from the now world-class dutch players?

[Guest Alexinho]

http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/Kampfakta/?matchId=1684311

 

I was in the starting line-up in this game... Holland vs Norway U17, in 2000!

 

Van Persie, Van der Vaart, Huntelaar etc - guess you can say they made it...

 

For me? All downhill from then:)!

 

This guy wins.

 

They won, I was at my best then... The only thing i can brag about..!

 

Do you know how many of these guys made it to Eliteserien? I don't recognize many names, only Olsen and Strand.

 

And out of curiosity, do you remember anything in particular from the now world-class dutch players?

 

Kristoffer Hæstad, Martin Wiig, Anders Østli plays there now... But many of us gave up and now just plays for fun..!

 

The dutch superstars, ofcourse good... Van der Vaart miles ahead of the others! Jordy Rinerkins was outstanding as well, but never heard of him since...