Has anyone on here played professionally?

[Blue and still suffering]

Gary Buckley who played for City around 79/80 was in the year below me at school, only played school yard games against him but even then he stood out above the rest. He used to play in a two man midfield for the school team and people reckoned that the other lad had a better chance of turning professional but it didn't happen for him

 

[Barcon]

I went to school with a lad that ended up playing 6 years for Oldham, went to Luton and ended up getting signed by Keegan for Newcastle where he got injured.

 

[Shirley]

I was paid as a goalkeeper in Spain.........




.........saving penalties on a fairground in Majorca during the summer of 1973.
Score a goal win a prize, what a blast that summer was.

 

[bluebanana83]

I went to school with a lad that ended up playing 6 years for Oldham, went to Luton and ended up getting signed by Keegan for Newcastle where he got injured.

I’m guessing that’s Darren McDonagh from the teams you’ve listed and that he was born in Manchester. This from my hazy memory of my 90’s sticker albums.

 

[salford blue 62]

So,........its still a no then ?

;-)

 

[peoffrey]

So,........its still a no then ?

;-)

I went to Primary School with the son of Mick(?) Hill whose dad played for Sheffield United in the top flight. He worked as a cabbie so players weren’t paid silly money back then.

Darren Blewitt and Rhys Burke have been on West Ham’s books and are from the area I call home.

It happens!

 

[Barcon]

I’m guessing that’s Darren McDonagh from the teams you’ve listed and that he was born in Manchester. This from my hazy memory of my 90’s sticker albums.

That's him mate. He was a year ahead of me. I was friends with his sister.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

I nutmegged Nicky Butt in the school playground once. He was an England schoolboy and at United at the time. Does that count?

 

[salford blue 62]

Peoffrey,the question is,has anyone on here ever played.

 

[peoffrey]

Peoffrey,the question is,has anyone on here ever played.

They might be keeping quiet. I knew people who played guitar professionally who never talk about it.