Never meet your heroes.....

I was a substitute for Rodney Marsh. Mid 70's City v Utd golf day at Houldsworth GC for Crerands testamonial year. Had a day off work and went down on spec. I was 22 and a fairly handy 10 handicap at the time. I asked the Pro if there was any chance of a game and he said Marshy had just cried off, get your shoes on, your out with Joe Corrigan, in a 4 ball with Steve Coppel and Brian Greenhoff in 10 mins. It was not just footballers but TV and Stage people as well. The last 4 ball out was Crerand, Matt Busby , Gary Sobers, but can't remember the 4th but might have been Joe Mercer, not sure. What a day. BTW, me and Joe battered them.
 
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Mr Partridge said:
I bumped into Kevin Keegan in Hale back in March 2016, it was the day after we lost 1-0 at home to the rags and I got chatting about City to him, I said "we could do with you coming back to manage us Kev" he just laughed and said "not much chance of that when you've got Guardiola on the way!"

Also I knew a lady who worked in a shop nearby and he went in there one day, she got chatting and told him she had a friend who was a massive Newcastle fan and idolised him, so he went back in later that day with a signed shirt and some Newcastle memorabilia and said "give these to your friend"

What a guy!
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After 9/11 the MEN did a fund raiser masters football type thing at the arena for the New York Firefighters.

We bumped in to Keegan afterwards as we hung round to get a few autographs and similar thing he was an absolute gent. He was on his way home but came back a few minutes later as he couldn't find his way out! Seemed a bit eccentric but really down to earth.

When you look at all that he achieved as a player and the fact that he managed England as well as the mighty blues he could be full of himself, but he isnt at all.

On the flip side I met Fat Sam briefly and he was as unpleasant and miserable as you would expect. Fortunately I always thought he was knob, that just confirmed it!
 
Nebuchadnezzar said:
I met Rolando Bianchi at a Morrisons once. I told him I was a big fan but that I didn’t want to be an idiot and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.

He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”
I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Eh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “eh? eh? eh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off.

When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Mars bars in his hands without paying.

The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was said “Excuse me, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.

When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
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Made me chuckle that.

What a shite c*nt he was
 
its grim up north said:
I was a substitute for Rodney Marsh. Mid 70's City v Utd golf day at Houldsworth GC for Crerands testamonial year. Had a day off work and went down on spec. I was 22 and a fairly handy 10 handicap at the time. I asked the Pro if there was any chance of a game and he said Marshy had just cried off, get your shoes on, your out with Joe Corrigan, in a 4 ball with Steve Coppel and Brian Greenhoff in 10 mins. It was not just footballers but TV and Stage people as well. The last 4 ball out was Crerand, Matt Busby , Gary Sobers, but can't remember the 4th but might have been Joe Mercer, not sure. What a day. BTW, me and Joe battered them.
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Yeah, but which of them were right twats?
 
citymike1969 said:
Not a hero of mine, but I once met Emlyn Hughes whilst waiting for a coach to take us from the terminal to the plane at Arecife airport. Speaking ill of the dead is frowned upon, so I'll say no more.
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"Anfield Iron" Tommy Smith apparently hated him.

I thought he was OK, not that I knew him, just what I've seen of him on TV.
 
ColinBellsjockstrap said:
"Anfield Iron" Tommy Smith apparently hated him.

I thought he was OK, not that I knew him, just what I've seen of him on TV.
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A Barrow lad. I went to the same primary school as him although not at the same time. The Headteacher at the time confirmed he was a bit of a c*nt.
 
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