Met Gavin Peacock of Chelsea fame back in 2009 in Kent at (of all things) the Martin-Lloyd Jones conference. Obviously quite surprising considering it's a Christian speakers event. He was in seminary at the time and later went on to move to Canada to become a pastor. Still is. Asked him about United, he said the Chelsea players were terrified of playing against Cantona because, "no matter which stadium it is, he had an aura as though he owned the players", and according to him, this was a huge mental issue for any team that played us during that period.
Football people in real life.
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Walked past the late John Motson at midnight up at Bath Rd, Bournemouth. We just nodded and smiled at each other.
Quite bizarre thinking about it.
Quite bizarre thinking about it.
I’ve seen Chris Smalling on the next table to me at Almost Famous. It was the Great Northern one in Manchester… an unexpected place to see a vegan now I think about it, but he didn’t appear to be eating.
Marcos Rojo having dinner with his family at Piccolino in Hale whilst I was there for a work meeting.
I saw Jesse Lingard at a bar in Hale called the Stockyard that has since closed down and is now a restaurant or something.
Most recently I saw Garnacho a couple of months ago outside the Starbucks at Sainsburys in Altrincham. He was on the next table to me for about 20 mins, with a group of Spanish friends whilst I was having coffee and a panini. The local school girls began to clock him though and he decided to make an exit as they started to congregate nearby. I don’t think he wanted the attention.
Marcos Rojo having dinner with his family at Piccolino in Hale whilst I was there for a work meeting.
I saw Jesse Lingard at a bar in Hale called the Stockyard that has since closed down and is now a restaurant or something.
Most recently I saw Garnacho a couple of months ago outside the Starbucks at Sainsburys in Altrincham. He was on the next table to me for about 20 mins, with a group of Spanish friends whilst I was having coffee and a panini. The local school girls began to clock him though and he decided to make an exit as they started to congregate nearby. I don’t think he wanted the attention.
I'm thinking of the Johnny Byrne that played for West Ham in the 1960s. I remember him playing at Old Trafford for them when I was a kid.
I was piss drunk and saw Oli mcburnie, decided to have a laugh.
What happened next shocked me.
He's such a piece of shit. Why can't he be horrible so that we can complain about him?!
I was walking along the road asking men if I could touch their muscles, when I met Purple Aki.
What happened next will shock nobody.
I once saw Rob Earnshaw in front of me in queue to buy cinema tickets at Starcity in Birmingham. He was with some other West Brom player. Ball geezer. I knew his name at the time but I can’t for the life of me remember it now.
Nedum Onouha sat next to me on a flight to Istanbul last year. Lovely chap.
Nedum Onouha sat next to me on a flight to Istanbul last year. Lovely chap.
Served a lot of footballers at HMV in the Trafford centre when I worked there for one Christmas period in the early 10's. Caught Paul Scholes buying some cheap DVD's, De Gea just browsing with some sort of handler a couple of months after he'd signed. Sold Gael Clichy a HMV points membership and one of those rubbish £3 head massagers you see around till areas. Served Robert Huth who inexplicably was wearing the worst tan leather jacket known to mankind, was nice enough though. Also saw Chris Smalling practically shuffling down the wall on the way to the exit of the Trafford Centre, presumably trying to stay out of view but at the same time being so unbelievably awkward about his exit method that you couldn't help but notice him.
Footballers going to HMV is funny for some reason.
As much as I don't like his opinions or his Liverpool associations, you can tell he has some sort of decency about the way he carries himself around. He doesn't seem to like people/platers who don't.
Met Sir Alex close to Old Trafford back in 2013. Chatted to him for about 5 minutes. Probably the greatest moment of my life 
I used to work at a Krispy Kreme when de Gea walked in, what happened next will leave you at death's door.
I saw Gary Lineker in the M&S Foodhall in Barnes buying steaks a couple years back when I still lived in London. Gave him a smile, he gave me one back. He lives about a 5 minute walk from the store.
What happened after you followed him home?
Once saw Dion Dublin in Alderley Edge walking past the school bus stop.
Sold Beckham a hair dryer when he had a skin head.
Same place as above, served Brad Freidel and Quinton Fortune who both gave me a tip for carrying things to their cars.
Stood next to a wasted Nicky Butt in at a bar in Wilmslow while he’s ordering huge amounts.
Was told to feck off by Gordon Strachan, who was in a car with Paul Ince at the time.
Had a chat about our pet dogs with Maria Thorisdottir (Utd women’s team) at a womens academy match
Sold Beckham a hair dryer when he had a skin head.
Same place as above, served Brad Freidel and Quinton Fortune who both gave me a tip for carrying things to their cars.
Stood next to a wasted Nicky Butt in at a bar in Wilmslow while he’s ordering huge amounts.
Was told to feck off by Gordon Strachan, who was in a car with Paul Ince at the time.
Had a chat about our pet dogs with Maria Thorisdottir (Utd women’s team) at a womens academy match
Memphis Depay in Neighbourhood Spinningfields one evening ordering 5-6 mini burgers! (No i didn’t make this up).
Saw Keano in the old MINI garage on Chester Road, looked as if he was getting a car for his daughter.
Had a picture with Mata at 20 stories in Spinningfields but he was adamant I didn’t have my pint in the photo. What a nice bloke!
I’ve seen Andy Cole in Asda Trafford, Dennis Irwin and Micah Richards at Trafford Centre (Not together
)
And then i almost forget playing on a snooker table next to Rashford in Walkden the night before a Liverpool game. The place didn’t take card so he said he would get some cash but never came back.
Saw Keano in the old MINI garage on Chester Road, looked as if he was getting a car for his daughter.
Had a picture with Mata at 20 stories in Spinningfields but he was adamant I didn’t have my pint in the photo. What a nice bloke!
I’ve seen Andy Cole in Asda Trafford, Dennis Irwin and Micah Richards at Trafford Centre (Not together
)And then i almost forget playing on a snooker table next to Rashford in Walkden the night before a Liverpool game. The place didn’t take card so he said he would get some cash but never came back.
Saw Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere at a Nandos in North London. This was during his Arsenal stint.
Met Denis Wise in South Ken McDonalds. Had his kid with him. Had no intention of saying hello, mostly because I thought he was a gobby cnut. I did need some sweet n sour dip though.
I said ‘excuse me’ to pass by him. Quite clearly trying to get past him.
“Leave it off mate, I’m with my kid”
‘I thought he was your dad’ (a mean instantaneous short person joke that was barely funny).
The fellas face flashed with pure violence.
I said ‘excuse me’ to pass by him. Quite clearly trying to get past him.
“Leave it off mate, I’m with my kid”
‘I thought he was your dad’ (a mean instantaneous short person joke that was barely funny).
The fellas face flashed with pure violence.
I saw Daniel Sturridge last week in Beaconsfield Service Station. He was getting a McDonalds with his kid. We looked at each other and we smiled at each other.
I realised where he lived a few years later after the whole Twitter row thing happened and journalists outside his house, I recognised it locally. It's his address on Companies House to be fair so not exactly a secret.
I once sat next to Vinnie Jones across the aisle on a flight from SFO to LAX on Southwest. Funny guy. When I told him I was a life-long United fan, he wanted to know about the old stars of the game. He seemed genuinely interested.
"If you're a Manchester United supporter, sing the Manchester United song"
Had piss up with Big Norm, he was brilliant craic.
Many red have came over for dinner dances - may scholes Parker Irwin crerand. All decent lads.
Helped roy carroll with advertising for his keeping coaching school.
Pakie bonner on my connecting flight home from Australia. Shook his hand he is massive.
Many red have came over for dinner dances - may scholes Parker Irwin crerand. All decent lads.
Helped roy carroll with advertising for his keeping coaching school.
Pakie bonner on my connecting flight home from Australia. Shook his hand he is massive.
Served Luke Shaw in Greggs, multiple times.
Big Sam came into the pub I worked at.
What he ordered next will rattle you
What he ordered next will rattle you
No this one was Irish and had a couple of stints with us in the early 90s
Not famous enough, I suppose, where he can get away with flying Southwest.
I met Bryan Robson and Viv Anderson in Singapore at some invitational football tourney. My dad was playing in it and had to mark Robson when they played them. I was 15 at the time and this was when they were manager and Asst Manager at Middlesborough.
Gordon Strachan was there too. All 3 were happy to chat and talk football. Was an absolute blast to watch them play as well.
Gordon Strachan was there too. All 3 were happy to chat and talk football. Was an absolute blast to watch them play as well.
It was before he became well-known in Hollywood. Nobody paid him any mind except me and he was happy just to chat about football. It was in 1997, I think, because I had been sent to LA to handle a boring subrogation case and Southwest was all they would pay for. A good airline back then though.
I was having a really bad day, getting a puncture in the way back to marleybone from the office to catch my train. I had to carry my bike to euston station and finish the journey off on the tube. Hot and bothered having to run with my bike to the platform and try and catch the tube to make the next train, I just missed it and the tannoy then proceeded to say there's been an issue and won't be another tube for 15 mins - completely fecking my journey home more. I turned round, exasperated, sweaty and pissed off thinking "how could this day get any worse" and Jason Fecking Tindall was stood there looking at me. It was at the time of all the memes of him trying to be the main character and it nearly sent me over the edge.
I’m old so these are not household names to many.Tommy Smith and me dad hung out in a scary ass pub in Liverpool when I was like 10. I was terrified with the clientele but he was great.
Alan Ball in 1976 sat next to me for Italy/ England at Yankee Stadium. Nicest guy in the world.
Alan Ball in 1976 sat next to me for Italy/ England at Yankee Stadium. Nicest guy in the world.
Andy Cole outside Selfridges. Was on the phone but said hi to me. Gent.
Teddy Sheringham on the central line ignored me when I said hi. Cnut.
Ravel Morrison in JD sports westfield Stratford. Ignored me! Cnut.
Jonjo Shelvey in a club in Chelmsford. Uni team I played for get in for free and was sat in VIP next to me staring at the ladies. Looked like a thumb. Cnut.
Teddy Sheringham on the central line ignored me when I said hi. Cnut.
Ravel Morrison in JD sports westfield Stratford. Ignored me! Cnut.
Jonjo Shelvey in a club in Chelmsford. Uni team I played for get in for free and was sat in VIP next to me staring at the ladies. Looked like a thumb. Cnut.
Same here. Then again I don’t go out that much and I’m only 25 but still.
Sat next to Neil Warnock on a train going to Crewe once. Nice fella very chatty but the millionth time he said "Are you with me?" after a sentence I got off two stops early it fried my brain.
Met Jack Wilshere multiple times, had Bacary Sagna hold a door open for me once. And last year I saw Chris Hughton on the train into Moorgate.
Oh and I met Ledley King in the hospital I used to work at.