dean austin

[JKiF]

few anti-voices on the other board

 

anyone know why?

[Greg_Dyke]

What about Tony Roberts as Manager ?

 

I think there is some problem about him playing for Dagenham next season, due to his retirement through injury, a few years ago, so he cant play in the Football League.

 

I think he has good coaching credentials, but is of course un-proven !

[AFF]

You obviously weren't around when he left us, Greg.....

 

He is ceratinly "proven" as far as most on the terraces at t'Park are concerned.

[Greg_Dyke]

oh dear, I sense a little sarcasm....

 

Not a fan favourite then !

 

 

[AFF]

Others can speak for themselves Greg, but I don't think that Tony Roberts was rehearsing his aceeptance speech for Supporters' Player of the Season, nor Players' Player come to that, when he left us.

[Laz]

..or at any time that he's played against us!

[JKiF]

I would guess that 1 STH would do that thing where you run on the pitch and rip it up* (the ST) in front of him (Roberts) if that happened, Greg.

 

 

 

anyway about bloody Dean Austin, why the animosity?

[Hatboy]

Originally Posted By: Greg_Dyke

What about Tony Roberts as Manager ?

He can F.O.A.D

[Greg_Dyke]

I'm learning everyday here !

[AFF]

Can anyone remember the name of the 'keeper who was called up that day to take Roberts place? Was it at Billericay? A bro, as I recall?

 

[Two out of three of the facts isn't bad, but what about his name?]

[GHA EFM]

Alastair Joslin, Heybridge, we lost 2-1. Not a bro.

[AFF]

Even though Heybridge is in Essex, nought out of three for me then, GHA.

 

Are you absolutely sure, by the way?

 

[GHA EFM]

93% sure, although I could be wrong.

[Rob_the_Saint]

Not Noel Imber then, against Purfleet?

 

94% sure on that one.

[GHA EFM]

Joslin was called up that Tuesday when Roberts went AWOL, 100% sure on that one.

[AFF]

Noel Imber was the following season as I recall, Rob. Played in the side against 'The Legends XI' for Steve Clark's testimonial. Is Noel still at cash-rich, The Woood, I wonder?

 

AWOL, GHA? Whaddyamean AWOL? Surely he was genuinely injured that day? Rumours that he said he wouldn't play unless he was given a 200% pay rise, notwithstanding his contract with the club were surely unfounded. The rumour that he couldn't get to a telephone and let the Manager know that he was injured is a problem that anyone could encounter, surely.

 

Similarly I'm sure that his announcement that he was to leave these shores and join the .... [now do I remember this one].... Los Angeles Pirates, was surely a typo on the part of the newspaper. They didn't exist! He meant Garry Hill's Dagenham & Redbridge all along. I blame these local hacks for all of it.

 

Great club and team man, Tony Roberts. Perhaps Gibbo should include him on the short-list for Manager, after all.

[Laz]

Who was the keeper at Hastings in the Trophy?

[AFF]

1928, 1957 or 1971 Laz?

 

Come on Laz, you must have been at that game where Roberts pulled his temporary disappearing act. I was sure that it was Billericay.

 

I don't mind deferring to that whippersnapper GHA as he has a clear mind, devoid of the minor incosequentialities of life like Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions, mortgage repayments, children, work etc., but it would be good to get another view.

[AFF]

I've just spoken to our anorak to satisfy myself.

 

Heybridge Swifts it was, Alastair Joslin it was and we did, indeed, lose 2-1. GHA didn't get our scorer which was Paul Turner and no, he wasn't a bro. Joslin wasn't. Nor was Paul Turner, but yoou knew what I meant anyway.

 

January 18th 2000.

 

Hi Laz. If you mean the 3-0 triumph on January 25th 1999, when we won 3-0 with goals from Clark, Turner and Gentle D., the Saints' custodian was:

 

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[YELLOW]

Was Noel Imber the guy who used to date Victoria Beckham's sister? Seem to remember him getting some stick off our lot when he was playing at Boreham Wood.