Big news ! The Bill Edwards Testimonial

[Jeff Trice]

Bill's wife Nicky has asked me to officially announce that Bill's long-awaited testimonial match is taking place on Saturday 12th May at Hartsdown Park. Kick-off 3.00 pm.

 

Bill will feature as part of a Margate Legends side who'll be taking on an Ex Pro's X1.

 

A host of familiar names will be taking part, I'll announce some of the likely participants in the next few days.

 

Please attend if you can and make the effort to spread the word so that the man who made 475 appearances in ten years with Margate has a day to remember.

 

It's actually Bill's 40th birthday on the very day of the match.

 

There's a Facebook group dedicated to the game which can be found at...

 

http://www.facebook.com/groups/billedwardstestimonial/#!/events/254172351344488/

Edited March 26, 2012 by Jeff Trice

[Cookie]

At long last!

Edited March 26, 2012 by Cookie

[Coffin Ender]

Great stuff.

[hangthedj]

Brilliant news. Something to smile about at the end of the season.

[Chris1]

Excellent! Better get practising the chant 'got no hair, we don't care...' etc.

[BlueGate Alan]

Arrrrgghhhh what a clash!

 

My team where I was born (Newport County) are at Wembley that day in their centenary season.

[dannyriding]

Arrrrgghhhh what a clash!

 

My team where I was born (Newport County) are at Wembley that day in their centenary season.

 

No contest IMO......... BILLY EDWARDS all day long.. absolute legend

[BlueGate Alan]

No contest for you maybe Andy, but for me very different!

[Jeff Trice]

Isle of Thanet Gazette article from 24th September 2004...

 

http://www.margatefchistory.com/Bill%20400.jpg

 

...you'll probably need to click on it to make it a readable size and then move around using the scroll bars.

 

Any chance this thread could be 'stickied' ?

[BlueGate Alan]

Done Jeff

[Jeff Trice]

I now have a list of potential participants that I'll post up tomorrow morning.

[Jeff Trice]

Ok, the Margate squad is scheduled to include the following....

 

Charlie Mitten

Lee Williams

Jake Leberl

Paul Lamb

Leon Braithwaite

Mark Munday

Phil Collins

Lee Turner

Graham Porter

Greg Oates

Adrian Clarke

James Donovan

Dean Standen

Robin Trott

Sam Sodje

Akpo Sodje (possibly)

Elliot Martin

Jay Saunders

Karl Emerick

John Keister (if in the UK at the time)

Tony Dixon

Dean Yorath

Charlie MacDonald

Danny Hockton

Lee Shearer

Paul O'Brien

Lee Spiller

Martin Buglione

Phil Hanford

Mo Takaloo (possibly)

Mark Harrop

 

...I think Bill Edwards is pretty likely too....

 

Obviously nothing's guaranteed with these kind of matches but at the moment it seems likely that's the Margate squad.

 

Will post info on the possible Ex Pro's side late this afternoon / early evening.

[SteveB]

Forget the ex-pro's, there is two pretty decent squads there!

[Jeff Trice]

Last bit of info for the time being - here's some of the potential players in the Ex Pro's X1...

 

Marcus Gayle (ex Wimbledon, Rangers etc)

 

Pete Smith (ex Brighton)

 

Nicky Forster (ex Gillingham, Brentford etc)

 

Tony Finnigan (ex Crystal Palace)

 

Jamie Lawrence (ex Bradford, Leicester etc)

 

Neil Smith (ex Tottenham, Fulham, Gillingham etc)

 

Richard Carpenter (ex Fulham)

 

Neville Southall (ex Everton)

 

Liam Brady (ex Arsenal, West Ham etc - to be confirmed)

 

Dave Beasant (ex Wimbledon, Chelsea etc - to be confirmed)

 

...apart from the last two all these players have said they'll take part but obviously you never know with these kind of things. So there's no guarantees that all the above will be there but hopefully they will. More potential players to be announced all being well.

 

Please try and spread the word.

[Blue Banshee]

so glad I managed to swap my Saturday shift!

[marksandwell]

Can I remind you good people that the Margate FC History site would appreciate any donations to keep the site going. Remember when

it was closed for a few months, mayhem reigned!!!!!

You can donate via the site or just slip Jeff a couple of quid at the game.

Use it or Loose it...........

[Blue Banshee]

Can I remind you good people that the Margate FC History site would appreciate any donations to keep the site going. Remember when

it was closed for a few months, mayhem reigned!!!!!

You can donate via the site or just slip Jeff a couple of quid at the game.

Use it or Loose it...........

 

Mark can you remind me at the game saturday and pass on the folding stuff for me please?

[Jeff Trice]

Genuinely appreciate the thought Terry but there's really no need - my top tip for the day is for people to save their money for the Bill Edwards Testimonial !

[Blue Banshee]

hoping for Dave Beasant.....

[BlueGate Alan]

In what way Terry