In 1985, just after Heysel, Everton were in Toronto for an exhibition match against some team I can't remember. Afterward we got to chat with the players on the pitch and I got a few autographs. As I was approaching John Bailey, my aunt Janet...
I vaguely remember being there, but was in the same hotel in London, as the Everton team the night before, I think the charity shield. Me dad stayed up into the night playing pool with the lads. Apparently I was running around the hotel...
Was over at the Everton v Southampton match on St Stephen's day about 11 years ago with a mate from Sligo. My mate told me "my auld lad knows Seimi's auld fella well and I wanna chat him". We were at the pitch hours before kick off so I said to...
Saw Leon osman in my local pub a couple of months back. There was like a private party who’d booked a back room out, but towards the end of the night he was mingling at the bar. Sound fella.
….another one. Dave Hickson managed a team I played for in the ‘70s and he asked me to play in a charity game at Littlewoods in Wavertree. I was only about 18, turned up and Derek Temple is getting changed next to me. I think Brian Harris also...
Gareth Barry tried to get into my ex bird on a night out in Manchester during his Man City days.
It’s always amused me, because he seems like the least likely footballer who would try and shag your missus.
….i was 13yo the night we won the title in 1970 against West Brom. As usual after the game, my dad and uncles took me into the Supporters Club on City Road and the place was bouncing.
Alan Ball snr came in and got his son’s winners medal out of...
Back when I worked for Showcase Cinemas, I was working on a Saturday night on concessions and in walks Tim Cahill with his family and comes over to my exact till to order while his missus was getting the tickets. Took all my will not to freak out...
Everton played Chelsea on New Year’s Day in 1994(got beat 4-2 under Jimmy Gabriel).
I went with my Chelsea supporting mate and we went for a pint post match in the “Ferret and Firkin” on Lots Road.
No sooner had we got to the bar Tony Cortes...
Back in the 80s I managed to get to a schools football function at Goodison where Howard Kendall was the guest speaker. An old student friend who was then teaching in Merseyside got the tickets. I managed to say hello to Howard, then in the...
Got very pissed at a corporate golf day with Graeme Sharp . The next week we played Sheffield Wednesday away and I was invited into their hospitality. After the meal we made our way to.yhe seats just under the press box and Sharpy was doing...
Waiting for the 19 bus outside The Living Rooms, Friday night around October 2003. Minding my own business when suddenly I had to jump back away from the bus stop before I was ran over by a black Mercedes full on mounting the curb. He wasn’t in...
Spent a whole day/night drinking with Ian Bishop in Southport with my then girlfriend,ended up at the end of the night getting engaged………..to said girlfriend not Ian Bishop😉😂it didn’t last long!!!was also at a family do of the same girlfriend at...
Sister went out with Graham Allen when she went Uni. Kicked around with Jon Hills and a certain Michael Ball and their lasses. Ended up at Everton Xmas party circa 1997/8. Met all my heroes. Not jealous of her one bit. Definitely no animosity to...