Latest / Team of the eighties / Part 1: The Rise of Peter Nicholas - Tales from the 80s
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- 0:00Taylor.
- 0:13Welcome
- 0:14to
- 0:14team
- 0:15of
- 0:15the
- 0:1580s.
- 0:16My
- 0:16name
- 0:16is
- 0:16Gary
- 0:17Spencer.
- 0:17I'm
- 0:18back.
- 0:18I've
- 0:19been
- 0:19away
- 0:20and
- 0:20now
- 0:20the
- 0:20football's
- 0:21gone
- 0:21away.
- 0:22But
- 0:23today
- 0:24I
- 0:25have
- 0:25got
- 0:25for
- 0:26you
- 0:26a
- 0:27true
- 0:28Crystal
- 0:28palace
- 0:29legend.
- 0:30Yes,
- 0:31Peter
- 0:31Nicholas,
- 0:32an
- 0:33integral
- 0:33part
- 0:33of
- 0:34the
- 0:34team
- 0:34of
- 0:34the
- 0:3480s.
- 0:36Played
- 0:36for
- 0:36us
- 0:37nearly
- 0:37200
- 0:38times,
- 0:39Arsenal,
- 0:40Chelsea,
- 0:41captain
- 0:42of
- 0:42Wales
- 0:4235
- 0:43times,
- 0:4473
- 0:44odd
- 0:45appearances
- 0:46and
- 0:47had
- 0:48a
- 0:48glittering
- 0:48career.
- 0:49A
- 0:50true
- 0:50Crystal
- 0:50palace
- 0:51legend.
- 0:52In
- 0:52fact,
- 0:52this
- 0:54podcast
- 0:55was
- 0:56so
- 0:56good
- 0:57and
- 0:57we
- 0:57had
- 0:57such
- 0:58a
- 0:58great
- 0:58chat
- 0:58that
- 0:59I've
- 0:59split
- 0:59it
- 1:00into
- 1:00three
- 1:01different
- 1:01parts.
- 1:02So,
- 1:03ladies
- 1:03and
- 1:03gentlemen,
- 1:04it's
- 1:04my
- 1:04pleasure
- 1:05to
- 1:06bring
- 1:06you
- 1:06Mr.
- 1:07Peter
- 1:07Nicholas.
- 1:10Nico,
- 1:10I'm
- 1:10not,
- 1:11I'm
- 1:11not
- 1:11going
- 1:11to
- 1:11keep
- 1:11you
- 1:12that
- 1:12long,
- 1:12mate.
- 1:12I
- 1:12just,
- 1:13I
- 1:13just.
- 1:14First
- 1:14of
- 1:14all,
- 1:15first
- 1:15of
- 1:15all,
- 1:16thank
- 1:16you
- 1:16very
- 1:17much
- 1:17for
- 1:17doing
- 1:17it.
- 1:18I
- 1:18do
- 1:18appreciate
- 1:19it.
- 1:19When
- 1:19you
- 1:19were
- 1:20growing
- 1:20up
- 1:20as
- 1:20a
- 1:20kid,
- 1:21like,
- 1:22you
- 1:22were
- 1:22special
- 1:22as
- 1:23a
- 1:23kid.
- 1:23You
- 1:23were
- 1:23a
- 1:23good
- 1:23player
- 1:24as
- 1:24a
- 1:24kid
- 1:24coming
- 1:24up
- 1:25through
- 1:25Wales.
- 1:26Well,
- 1:27the,
- 1:28the
- 1:28thing
- 1:28about
- 1:28it
- 1:28all
- 1:29is,
- 1:29was
- 1:29Gary
- 1:29is.
- 1:30Is
- 1:31that
- 1:32I
- 1:32was
- 1:33played
- 1:33down
- 1:34in
- 1:34for
- 1:34Newport
- 1:35Schools,
- 1:36which
- 1:36is
- 1:36a
- 1:36town
- 1:36next
- 1:37door
- 1:37to
- 1:37Cardiff
- 1:38where
- 1:38I
- 1:38live
- 1:39and
- 1:39I
- 1:39was
- 1:40playing
- 1:40with
- 1:40the
- 1:40school
- 1:40team
- 1:41and
- 1:41of
- 1:42the
- 1:42district
- 1:42and
- 1:43I
- 1:44was
- 1:44playing
- 1:44the
- 1:44game
- 1:44against
- 1:45Swansea
- 1:46schools
- 1:46in
- 1:46the
- 1:46Welsh
- 1:47Cup
- 1:47Shield
- 1:48or
- 1:48Welsh
- 1:48Shield.
- 1:49I
- 1:49was
- 1:49only
- 1:5013
- 1:51and
- 1:53played
- 1:53the
- 1:53game,
- 1:53went
- 1:54home,
- 1:54jumped
- 1:55straight
- 1:55in
- 1:55the
- 1:55path,
- 1:56did
- 1:56not
- 1:56share
- 1:56was
- 1:57it
- 1:57training
- 1:57ground,
- 1:58grounds.
- 1:58Then
- 1:59we
- 1:59play
- 1:59the
- 1:59game
- 2:00in
- 2:00the
- 2:00car,
- 2:00go
- 2:00home.
- 2:01Yeah.
- 2:02My
- 2:02mom
- 2:02and
- 2:02dad
- 2:04were
- 2:04quite
- 2:04not
- 2:05well
- 2:05off
- 2:05really,
- 2:05to
- 2:06be
- 2:06honest.
- 2:06Dad
- 2:06would
- 2:06be
- 2:07probably
- 2:08in
- 2:08work,
- 2:08mom
- 2:09would
- 2:09be
- 2:10in
- 2:10work
- 2:10as
- 2:10well
- 2:10as
- 2:10on
- 2:11Saturday
- 2:11morning
- 2:12and
- 2:12then
- 2:13I
- 2:13be
- 2:13done
- 2:14kind
- 2:15of
- 2:16catching
- 2:16the
- 2:16lift
- 2:17off
- 2:17one
- 2:17of
- 2:17the
- 2:17players,
- 2:17one
- 2:18of
- 2:18the
- 2:18rich
- 2:18kind
- 2:18of
- 2:19players
- 2:19who
- 2:19had
- 2:19cars.
- 2:19And
- 2:20the
- 2:20moment
- 2:20the
- 2:20dads
- 2:21weren't
- 2:21working
- 2:21and
- 2:21watching
- 2:22the
- 2:22game,
- 2:22so
- 2:22I
- 2:23went
- 2:23and
- 2:23played
- 2:23the
- 2:23game
- 2:25next
- 2:26without
- 2:26jumping
- 2:26the
- 2:26bath.
- 2:27I
- 2:27got
- 2:27a
- 2:27knock
- 2:27on
- 2:27the
- 2:27door
- 2:28and
- 2:29there's
- 2:29two
- 2:30skirts
- 2:30from
- 2:31one
- 2:31from
- 2:32Man
- 2:32City,
- 2:33one
- 2:34from
- 2:34Crystal
- 2:35palace
- 2:35and
- 2:35he
- 2:35won
- 2:36him.
- 2:36Although
- 2:36actually
- 2:37wasn't
- 2:37Annie
- 2:38was
- 2:38Brian
- 2:38Carpenter
- 2:39the
- 2:39wel
- 2:40s
- 2:40scout.
- 2:41His
- 2:41name
- 2:42was
- 2:42Brian
- 2:42Carter.
- 2:42He
- 2:43was
- 2:43a
- 2:43Welsh
- 2:43scout
- 2:43of
- 2:44Crystal
- 2:45Palace.
- 2:46He
- 2:46came
- 2:47in,
- 2:47can
- 2:47you
- 2:47see
- 2:47mom
- 2:47and
- 2:48dad?
- 2:48See
- 2:48my
- 2:48mom
- 2:49and
- 2:49dad,
- 2:49but
- 2:49they're
- 2:49not.
- 2:50They're
- 2:50out
- 2:51at
- 2:51the
- 2:51moment.
- 2:51They'll
- 2:51be
- 2:51home
- 2:52shortly.
- 2:53He
- 2:53said,
- 2:54you
- 2:54want
- 2:54a
- 2:54cup?
- 2:54I
- 2:54said,
- 2:54you
- 2:55want
- 2:55a
- 2:55cup
- 2:55of
- 2:55tea?
- 2:55Which
- 2:55is
- 2:56a.
- 2:56A
- 2:56Welsh
- 2:57thing
- 2:57that
- 2:57always
- 2:57do,
- 2:58always
- 2:58wel
- 2:58on
- 2:58people
- 2:58as
- 2:59soon
- 2:59as
- 2:59they
- 2:59come
- 2:59in.
- 2:59Do
- 3:00you
- 3:00want
- 3:00a
- 3:00cup
- 3:00of
- 3:00tea
- 3:00or
- 3:01do
- 3:01you
- 3:01want
- 3:01a
- 3:01coffee?
- 3:02They
- 3:02wanted
- 3:03gone
- 3:03for
- 3:03cup
- 3:04of
- 3:04tea.
- 3:04I'm
- 3:05an
- 3:05expert
- 3:05in
- 3:05making
- 3:05cups
- 3:06of
- 3:06tea.
- 3:09Being
- 3:09the
- 3:09youngest
- 3:10of
- 3:10four
- 3:10as
- 3:10well.
- 3:11So,
- 3:11you
- 3:11know,
- 3:11it's
- 3:12always
- 3:12jumped
- 3:12on
- 3:12me
- 3:12to
- 3:13make
- 3:13the
- 3:13cup
- 3:13of
- 3:13tea
- 3:14which
- 3:14happened
- 3:15so
- 3:15which
- 3:15there.
- 3:15And
- 3:16all
- 3:16of
- 3:16a
- 3:16sudden
- 3:16I
- 3:17might
- 3:17never
- 3:17cup
- 3:17of
- 3:18tea.
- 3:18I
- 3:19get
- 3:19attraction
- 3:20on
- 3:20or
- 3:20some
- 3:21trousers
- 3:21in
- 3:21a
- 3:21T
- 3:21shirt,
- 3:22I
- 3:22can't
- 3:22remember.
- 3:22It's
- 3:23quite
- 3:23a
- 3:23while
- 3:23ago
- 3:24and
- 3:25basically
- 3:26another
- 3:26knock
- 3:27on
- 3:27the
- 3:27door.
- 3:27All
- 3:28of
- 3:28a
- 3:28sudden
- 3:28two
- 3:28more
- 3:28skids.
- 3:29Wow.
- 3:29From
- 3:30Arsenal
- 3:30and
- 3:31one
- 3:31from
- 3:31Cardiff
- 3:32City.
- 3:32Wow.
- 3:32The
- 3:33door.
- 3:34So
- 3:34knowing
- 3:35my
- 3:35that
- 3:35day,
- 3:35it
- 3:36must
- 3:36have
- 3:36been
- 3:36around
- 3:36about
- 3:37one
- 3:37o'
- 3:37clock
- 3:37in
- 3:37the
- 3:37afternoon.
- 3:38I
- 3:39knew
- 3:39my
- 3:39mum
- 3:39finished
- 3:40at
- 3:4012,
- 3:40my
- 3:40dad
- 3:41finished
- 3:41at
- 3:4112,
- 3:42but
- 3:42my
- 3:42dad
- 3:43did
- 3:43like
- 3:43a
- 3:43beer
- 3:44and
- 3:44he
- 3:44would
- 3:45always
- 3:45be
- 3:45popping
- 3:46the
- 3:46permanent
- 3:46away
- 3:46home
- 3:46on
- 3:47a
- 3:47Saturday
- 3:47especially.
- 3:48He
- 3:48didn't
- 3:49work
- 3:49on
- 3:49a
- 3:49Sunday.
- 3:50He
- 3:50was
- 3:50a
- 3:50six
- 3:51or
- 3:51two
- 3:51man
- 3:52every
- 3:52day
- 3:52of
- 3:52the
- 3:52week.
- 3:53Wow.
- 3:53But
- 3:53Saturday
- 3:54morning,
- 3:54if
- 3:55you
- 3:55get
- 3:55a
- 3:55bit
- 3:55of
- 3:55overtime,
- 3:56he'd
- 3:56work.
- 3:57Obviously
- 3:57we
- 3:57needed
- 3:58money.
- 3:58Yeah.
- 3:59And
- 3:59then
- 3:59he'd
- 3:59be
- 3:59in
- 3:59the
- 4:00pub
- 4:00then
- 4:00Saturday
- 4:00afternoon,
- 4:01Saturday
- 4:01night,
- 4:02most
- 4:03of
- 4:03the
- 4:03day,
- 4:03Sunday.
- 4:04That's
- 4:04how
- 4:05he
- 4:05was.
- 4:05That's
- 4:05what
- 4:05his
- 4:05life
- 4:06was.
- 4:06Yeah,
- 4:06yeah,
- 4:06yeah.
- 4:07So
- 4:08a
- 4:08lot
- 4:08of
- 4:08people's
- 4:08lives
- 4:09were,
- 4:09you
- 4:09know.
- 4:10So
- 4:10my
- 4:10mum
- 4:10came
- 4:10home
- 4:11and
- 4:11opened
- 4:11the
- 4:11door
- 4:12and
- 4:12said,
- 4:12we
- 4:13got
- 4:13people
- 4:14next
- 4:14door
- 4:15in
- 4:15here
- 4:15in
- 4:15the
- 4:15front
- 4:16room.
- 4:16Said,
- 4:17what
- 4:17are
- 4:17they
- 4:17doing
- 4:17in
- 4:17there?
- 4:19They're
- 4:19people
- 4:19from
- 4:20football.
- 4:21Well,
- 4:21kids,
- 4:22parents.
- 4:23I
- 4:23said,
- 4:23no
- 4:24escapes
- 4:24from
- 4:25football
- 4:25clubs.
- 4:27Right,
- 4:28okay.
- 4:28So
- 4:29she
- 4:29went
- 4:29in,
- 4:29introduced
- 4:30herself,
- 4:32they
- 4:32said,
- 4:32we
- 4:32come
- 4:32to
- 4:33see
- 4:33you
- 4:33and
- 4:33your
- 4:33husband.
- 4:35He
- 4:35said,
- 4:35well,
- 4:35he
- 4:36could
- 4:36be
- 4:36on
- 4:37three
- 4:37hours
- 4:38time,
- 4:38could
- 4:38be
- 4:38two
- 4:38hours,
- 4:39could
- 4:40be
- 4:40whatever.
- 4:40But
- 4:40that
- 4:40night
- 4:42my
- 4:42mum
- 4:42and
- 4:42dad
- 4:43were
- 4:43going
- 4:43to
- 4:43a
- 4:44social
- 4:44club
- 4:44and
- 4:45there
- 4:45was
- 4:45a
- 4:45kind
- 4:45of
- 4:45bingo
- 4:46going
- 4:46on
- 4:46and
- 4:47a
- 4:47game
- 4:47of
- 4:48something
- 4:48going
- 4:48on,
- 4:49some
- 4:49dance
- 4:49or
- 4:49something
- 4:49going
- 4:50on
- 4:50down
- 4:50there.
- 4:50So
- 4:51he
- 4:51came
- 4:51home
- 4:51early.
- 4:52Yeah.
- 4:52First
- 4:52time
- 4:53he
- 4:53ever
- 4:53took
- 4:53some
- 4:53orders
- 4:54off
- 4:54my
- 4:54mum.
- 4:54That
- 4:54was,
- 4:54I
- 4:54think.
- 4:56So
- 4:57he
- 4:57came
- 4:57home,
- 4:57he
- 4:57had
- 4:57a
- 4:58few
- 4:58beers,
- 4:58he
- 4:58came
- 4:59in
- 4:59and
- 5:00he
- 5:01went.
- 5:01He
- 5:01came
- 5:01to
- 5:01the
- 5:01front
- 5:02door
- 5:02and
- 5:02said,
- 5:02who
- 5:03are
- 5:03you
- 5:03fellas?
- 5:04He
- 5:05said,
- 5:05what
- 5:05you
- 5:05want?
- 5:06He
- 5:06went,
- 5:06well,
- 5:06come
- 5:07to
- 5:07talk
- 5:07about
- 5:07your
- 5:07boy?
- 5:09He
- 5:09went,
- 5:09yeah,
- 5:10what's
- 5:11he
- 5:11done
- 5:11wrong
- 5:11now?
- 5:11He
- 5:11said,
- 5:12no,
- 5:12you
- 5:12haven't
- 5:12done
- 5:12anything
- 5:12wrong
- 5:13with
- 5:13football
- 5:14skills
- 5:14at
- 5:14different
- 5:14clubs.
- 5:15He
- 5:15said,
- 5:16I'll
- 5:16be
- 5:16honest
- 5:16with
- 5:16you,
- 5:16I've
- 5:17had
- 5:17a
- 5:17few
- 5:17beers.
- 5:18Can
- 5:18you
- 5:18go
- 5:18away
- 5:18and
- 5:19come
- 5:19back
- 5:19next
- 5:19time?
- 5:21Right.
- 5:21All
- 5:21right.
- 5:22So
- 5:22they
- 5:22all
- 5:23walked
- 5:23out.
- 5:23I.
- 5:24I'm
- 5:24in
- 5:24the
- 5:24other
- 5:24room
- 5:25kind
- 5:25of
- 5:25listening
- 5:26to
- 5:26what's
- 5:27going
- 5:27on.
- 5:27I
- 5:27went
- 5:27in,
- 5:28I
- 5:28said,
- 5:28what
- 5:28happened?
- 5:28Daddy
- 5:28went,
- 5:29I
- 5:29checked
- 5:29them
- 5:29out.
- 5:29I
- 5:30said,
- 5:30what
- 5:30do
- 5:30you
- 5:30mean
- 5:30checked
- 5:30them
- 5:31out?
- 5:31He
- 5:31said,
- 5:32I
- 5:32got
- 5:32rid
- 5:32of
- 5:32them.
- 5:32I'VE
- 5:33had
- 5:33a
- 5:33few
- 5:33beers
- 5:33and
- 5:33I
- 5:34not
- 5:34listen
- 5:34to
- 5:34them
- 5:35when
- 5:35I've
- 5:35had
- 5:35a
- 5:36few
- 5:36beers.
- 5:36I'll
- 5:36listen
- 5:36when
- 5:37I'm
- 5:37soberish.
- 5:38Yeah,
- 5:38yeah.
- 5:39Oh,
- 5:39okay.
- 5:39Dad.
- 5:40I
- 5:40was
- 5:40very
- 5:40disappointed.
- 5:41My
- 5:41mom
- 5:42sh
- 5:42at
- 5:42my
- 5:43dad,
- 5:43what's
- 5:43going
- 5:43on
- 5:44here?
- 5:44You
- 5:44shouldn't
- 5:44have
- 5:44done
- 5:44that,
- 5:45you
- 5:46know,
- 5:46this
- 5:46and
- 5:46that,
- 5:46whatever.
- 5:47And
- 5:47left
- 5:48her.
- 5:48That
- 5:50week
- 5:50later
- 5:50came
- 5:51I
- 5:51had
- 5:51a
- 5:52letter
- 5:52sent
- 5:52to
- 5:52me
- 5:52from
- 5:53Crystal
- 5:53palace
- 5:54from
- 5:54Malcolm
- 5:54Allison
- 5:55to
- 5:56my
- 5:56mum
- 5:56and
- 5:56dad.
- 5:59We
- 5:59would
- 6:00like
- 6:00to
- 6:00invite
- 6:00you
- 6:00and
- 6:01your
- 6:01wife
- 6:02up
- 6:02to
- 6:02London
- 6:03to,
- 6:04to
- 6:05Crystal
- 6:05palace
- 6:05to
- 6:06have
- 6:06a
- 6:06weekend
- 6:07in
- 6:07London.
- 6:07So
- 6:07he
- 6:07put
- 6:08him
- 6:08up
- 6:08in
- 6:09the
- 6:09Rochester
- 6:10up
- 6:10in,
- 6:10in
- 6:10Park
- 6:11Lane,
- 6:11which
- 6:12is
- 6:12like
- 6:13my,
- 6:13my
- 6:13mum
- 6:13and
- 6:14dad
- 6:14went
- 6:14to
- 6:14Rochester.
- 6:15Yeah.
- 6:15That's
- 6:15like
- 6:16going
- 6:16like
- 6:16meeting
- 6:16the
- 6:17Queen
- 6:17and
- 6:17going
- 6:17to
- 6:17like
- 6:17Buckland
- 6:18Palace.
- 6:19Of
- 6:19course.
- 6:19Yeah,
- 6:19yeah.
- 6:20We
- 6:20come
- 6:20from
- 6:20a
- 6:20coast,
- 6:21we
- 6:21come
- 6:21from
- 6:21a
- 6:21council
- 6:21estate.
- 6:22Yeah.
- 6:23Three
- 6:24up,
- 6:24three
- 6:24down.
- 6:24And
- 6:25that
- 6:25was
- 6:25it,
- 6:25like.
- 6:25And
- 6:25there
- 6:26was
- 6:26like
- 6:26six
- 6:26or
- 6:26seven
- 6:27of
- 6:27us,
- 6:27seven
- 6:28of
- 6:28us
- 6:28in
- 6:28the
- 6:28family.
- 6:29So
- 6:29like
- 6:30I
- 6:30slept
- 6:30with
- 6:30my
- 6:31brothers,
- 6:33one
- 6:33of
- 6:33my
- 6:33brothers
- 6:33till
- 6:34I
- 6:34was
- 6:34about
- 6:3414,
- 6:35in
- 6:35the
- 6:35same
- 6:35bed.
- 6:36There
- 6:36was
- 6:36no
- 6:36other
- 6:36room.
- 6:37I'm
- 6:37only
- 6:3815.
- 6:38I
- 6:38didn't
- 6:39orbit
- 6:39this
- 6:39plan.
- 6:39I
- 6:40just
- 6:40want
- 6:40to
- 6:40play
- 6:40football,
- 6:41Gary,
- 6:41you
- 6:41know,
- 6:41that's
- 6:41all
- 6:42I
- 6:42want
- 6:42to
- 6:42do.
- 6:43Palace.
- 6:43I
- 6:43was
- 6:43happy
- 6:44to
- 6:44go
- 6:44to
- 6:44Palace.
- 6:45It
- 6:45was
- 6:45a
- 6:45really
- 6:45good
- 6:45club
- 6:46and
- 6:46we
- 6:46had
- 6:47a
- 6:47good,
- 6:47we
- 6:47had
- 6:47some
- 6:47good
- 6:47boys
- 6:48there
- 6:48as
- 6:48well
- 6:48anyhow,
- 6:49so
- 6:49we
- 6:49gotta
- 6:50go
- 6:50up
- 6:50there
- 6:50in
- 6:50the
- 6:51summer
- 6:52while
- 6:52she's
- 6:52up
- 6:53there
- 6:53already
- 6:53because
- 6:53he's
- 6:53a
- 6:54year
- 6:54older
- 6:54than
- 6:54me.
- 6:55All
- 6:55she
- 6:55did
- 6:55the
- 6:56same.
- 6:56He
- 6:56went
- 6:56to
- 6:56school.
- 6:57Everything
- 6:57went
- 6:57fine
- 6:58with
- 6:58that.
- 6:58So
- 6:59I
- 6:59went
- 6:59to
- 6:59school.
- 7:01They
- 7:01put,
- 7:01they
- 7:02put
- 7:02you
- 7:02in
- 7:02different
- 7:02schools.
- 7:05Well,
- 7:05I
- 7:05think,
- 7:06I
- 7:06think
- 7:06we
- 7:07only
- 7:07went
- 7:07to
- 7:07school
- 7:07for
- 7:07one
- 7:08day,
- 7:08Gary,
- 7:08because
- 7:08this
- 7:09is
- 7:09the
- 7:09thing,
- 7:10the
- 7:10thing
- 7:10was,
- 7:10was
- 7:11to
- 7:11get
- 7:11you
- 7:11up
- 7:11there
- 7:12a
- 7:12year
- 7:12early.
- 7:13The
- 7:13plan
- 7:13was
- 7:14they
- 7:14wanted
- 7:14to
- 7:15sign
- 7:15us
- 7:15on
- 7:15apprentice
- 7:16forms.
- 7:16Yeah.
- 7:17And,
- 7:18and
- 7:18I
- 7:18had
- 7:18a
- 7:19guaranteed
- 7:19one
- 7:19year
- 7:20pro
- 7:20form
- 7:20as
- 7:20well.
- 7:21So
- 7:21I
- 7:22had
- 7:22a
- 7:22three
- 7:22year
- 7:22contract.
- 7:23Wow.
- 7:24Earlier.
- 7:25Because
- 7:25they'll
- 7:25learn
- 7:25the
- 7:26game
- 7:26earlier
- 7:26than
- 7:27what
- 7:27they
- 7:27normally
- 7:28would.
- 7:28So
- 7:28he
- 7:29put
- 7:29us
- 7:29in
- 7:29this
- 7:29school
- 7:30and
- 7:30the
- 7:30arrangement
- 7:30of
- 7:31the
- 7:31schools.
- 7:31Brilliant.
- 7:31We
- 7:31only
- 7:32went
- 7:32for
- 7:32one
- 7:32day.
- 7:32Yeah,
- 7:33brilliant.
- 7:33We
- 7:33went
- 7:33for
- 7:33one
- 7:33day
- 7:34in
- 7:34your
- 7:34year.
- 7:34Rest
- 7:35of
- 7:35time
- 7:35we
- 7:36were
- 7:36full
- 7:36time
- 7:36training.
- 7:37Brilliant,
- 7:38brilliant.
- 7:39And
- 7:39then
- 7:39Saturday,
- 7:40then
- 7:40Saturday
- 7:40mornings
- 7:41we
- 7:41would
- 7:41be
- 7:41playing
- 7:41with
- 7:42John
- 7:42Cartwright,
- 7:43all
- 7:43of
- 7:43us
- 7:43at
- 7:4415,
- 7:44myself,
- 7:45Vince,
- 7:45Billy,
- 7:46Murph,
- 7:47Ian
- 7:47Walsh,
- 7:47all
- 7:4815
- 7:48playing
- 7:48in
- 7:49the
- 7:49palace
- 7:49youth
- 7:49team.
- 7:50Wow.
- 7:51Wow.
- 7:52Wow.
- 7:52That's
- 7:52that,
- 7:53that,
- 7:53that.
- 7:54This
- 7:54is
- 7:54the
- 7:54start
- 7:54of
- 7:55it.
- 7:55Wow.
- 7:56What
- 7:56an
- 7:56experience.
- 7:57And
- 7:57where
- 7:57was
- 7:58you
- 7:58took
- 7:58a
- 7:58lodgings,
- 7:59I
- 7:59guess.
- 7:59Right.
- 7:59You
- 8:00like
- 8:00Just
- 8:00lived
- 8:01at
- 8:01somebody's
- 8:01house.
- 8:02I
- 8:02was
- 8:02in
- 8:03lodgings
- 8:03in
- 8:03Thornton
- 8:03East.
- 8:04In
- 8:04the
- 8:04end
- 8:05it
- 8:05was
- 8:05like
- 8:05a
- 8:06situation
- 8:06where
- 8:08it
- 8:08was
- 8:08like
- 8:0815
- 8:09years
- 8:09of
- 8:09age.
- 8:10And
- 8:10then
- 8:11I
- 8:11ended
- 8:11up
- 8:12picking.
- 8:12Getting
- 8:12picked
- 8:12for
- 8:12Wales,
- 8:13a
- 8:13schoolboy.
- 8:14So
- 8:14the
- 8:15club
- 8:15looked
- 8:15after
- 8:16me.
- 8:16Then
- 8:16I
- 8:16had
- 8:16a
- 8:17telephone
- 8:17telegraph
- 8:19off
- 8:19Teddy
- 8:19Venables
- 8:20and
- 8:20Mark
- 8:20Mallison
- 8:21saying,
- 8:21well
- 8:21done.
- 8:23We
- 8:23played,
- 8:23went
- 8:23to
- 8:24Scotland
- 8:24and
- 8:24played
- 8:25Scotland.
- 8:26Then
- 8:26we.
- 8:26All
- 8:26of
- 8:26a
- 8:26sudden
- 8:26we're
- 8:27playing
- 8:27England.
- 8:27Playing
- 8:28England
- 8:28at
- 8:28Ninian
- 8:29Park.
- 8:30Wow.
- 8:30And
- 8:30Billy
- 8:31Gilbert,
- 8:31Kerry
- 8:32Murphy,
- 8:33Stevie
- 8:33Leehy
- 8:34are
- 8:34playing
- 8:35for
- 8:35England.
- 8:36And
- 8:36as
- 8:36me
- 8:36and
- 8:37Walshi
- 8:37and
- 8:38Stevie
- 8:38Love
- 8:38are
- 8:38playing
- 8:38for
- 8:39Wales
- 8:39against
- 8:39them.
- 8:40Wow.
- 8:42Did
- 8:42Steve.
- 8:43What's
- 8:43his
- 8:44name.
- 8:44Murphy
- 8:45played
- 8:45for
- 8:45England
- 8:45then.
- 8:45And
- 8:46then
- 8:46he
- 8:46moved
- 8:46over.
- 8:47Yeah.
- 8:47Because
- 8:47he
- 8:47was
- 8:48going
- 8:48to
- 8:48school
- 8:48in
- 8:48England,
- 8:48you
- 8:49see.
- 8:49Right.
- 8:49In
- 8:49London.
- 8:50So
- 8:50that
- 8:51was.
- 8:51You
- 8:51didn't
- 8:52have
- 8:52to
- 8:52be
- 8:52a
- 8:52kind
- 8:52of.
- 8:53Because
- 8:53he
- 8:53went
- 8:53to
- 8:54school,
- 8:54it
- 8:54doesn't
- 8:54mean
- 8:54you
- 8:54end
- 8:55up
- 8:55playing
- 8:55for.
- 8:55Yeah.
- 8:56Like
- 8:56Murph
- 8:56played
- 8:56for
- 8:57Ireland,
- 8:57as
- 8:57we
- 8:57all
- 8:57know.
- 8:58And
- 8:58it
- 8:58doesn't
- 8:59make
- 8:59any
- 8:59difference.
- 8:59You
- 9:00just.
- 9:00At
- 9:0015,
- 9:01it's
- 9:01whatever
- 9:02you're
- 9:02schooling.
- 9:03Wow.
- 9:04So
- 9:04I
- 9:04was
- 9:04schooling.
- 9:05I
- 9:05was
- 9:05schooled
- 9:06in
- 9:06Wales,
- 9:06born
- 9:07in
- 9:07Wales.
- 9:07There's
- 9:08no
- 9:08way
- 9:08I
- 9:08was
- 9:08going
- 9:08to
- 9:08play
- 9:08Freeland
- 9:09then.
- 9:09You'll
- 9:09show
- 9:09you
- 9:09that.
- 9:09No,
- 9:10mate.
- 9:10So
- 9:10of
- 9:11course
- 9:13that
- 9:13would
- 9:13never
- 9:13happen.
- 9:14So
- 9:15that
- 9:15was.
- 9:16That
- 9:16was
- 9:16the
- 9:16nucleus.
- 9:17Then
- 9:19you
- 9:19wonder
- 9:20you've.
- 9:21Did
- 9:21you
- 9:21play
- 9:21in
- 9:21both.
- 9:22You've
- 9:22cut
- 9:22winning
- 9:23teams
- 9:23or
- 9:23just
- 9:23the
- 9:23first
- 9:23one.
- 9:2477.
- 9:24Yeah,
- 9:25yeah,
- 9:25yeah,
- 9:25yeah.
- 9:25So
- 9:26I've
- 9:26come
- 9:26under
- 9:26that
- 9:26now.
- 9:27So
- 9:27sorry.
- 9:28We
- 9:28played
- 9:28England
- 9:29and
- 9:29I
- 9:29stuffed
- 9:30us
- 9:30forward.
- 9:31Right.
- 9:31And
- 9:31rightly
- 9:32so.
- 9:34Play
- 9:34for
- 9:34England.
- 9:35In
- 9:35the
- 9:35end
- 9:35of
- 9:3515
- 9:36he
- 9:36scored
- 9:363.
- 9:36Who
- 9:37he
- 9:37was
- 9:37at
- 9:38Luton.
- 9:40Right,
- 9:41right,
- 9:41right.
- 9:42I
- 9:42remember.
- 9:42But
- 9:44yeah,
- 9:45they
- 9:45were
- 9:45far
- 9:46better
- 9:46than
- 9:46us
- 9:46at
- 9:46that
- 9:46time,
- 9:47mate.
- 9:47You
- 9:47know
- 9:47me.
- 9:48They
- 9:48were
- 9:48a
- 9:48lot
- 9:49better
- 9:49than
- 9:49us
- 9:49as
- 9:49a
- 9:50team.
- 9:51But
- 9:51anyway,
- 9:52so
- 9:52that
- 9:53was.
- 9:53That
- 9:53was
- 9:53the
- 9:53start
- 9:54of
- 9:54it
- 9:54all,
- 9:54you
- 9:54know,
- 9:54kind
- 9:55of.
- 9:55And
- 9:55then
- 9:56we
- 9:56all
- 9:56of
- 9:56a
- 9:56sudden
- 9:56we.
- 9:57We
- 9:57get
- 9:57the
- 9:5715,
- 9:5816
- 9:59and
- 10:00all
- 10:00of
- 10:00a
- 10:00sudden
- 10:00then
- 10:01we.
- 10:01We
- 10:01in
- 10:02the.
- 10:02In
- 10:02the
- 10:02Youth
- 10:03cup
- 10:04and
- 10:04the
- 10:04first
- 10:04year
- 10:04we
- 10:05go
- 10:05into
- 10:05the
- 10:05Youth
- 10:05cup,
- 10:05we
- 10:06get
- 10:06the
- 10:06quarterfinals.
- 10:07We
- 10:07lose
- 10:08to
- 10:08West
- 10:08Brom
- 10:08in
- 10:08the
- 10:09quarterfinals.
- 10:10Yeah.
- 10:10And
- 10:10we're
- 10:10only
- 10:11most
- 10:11of
- 10:11the
- 10:11team
- 10:11of
- 10:1115.
- 10:12Yeah.
- 10:12The
- 10:12year
- 10:13later
- 10:13we
- 10:13win
- 10:13it
- 10:14and
- 10:14the
- 10:14year
- 10:15after
- 10:15that
- 10:15we
- 10:15win
- 10:15it
- 10:15again.
- 10:16We
- 10:16win
- 10:16it
- 10:16two
- 10:17years
- 10:17on
- 10:17the
- 10:17spin.
- 10:18Was
- 10:18the.
- 10:19Was
- 10:19the
- 10:19first
- 10:19one.
- 10:20The
- 10:20squad.
- 10:21The
- 10:21squad
- 10:21we
- 10:22had
- 10:22there
- 10:22was
- 10:22myself,
- 10:23Kenny,
- 10:24Teddy
- 10:24Fennec,
- 10:25Billy
- 10:25Gilbert,
- 10:26David
- 10:27Frying
- 10:27goals.
- 10:29Stevie
- 10:30Leahy,
- 10:30Jay
- 10:30Murphy.
- 10:33Right.
- 10:34Right
- 10:34back
- 10:35playing.
- 10:35Kevin,
- 10:36David
- 10:36playing.
- 10:37Yeah.
- 10:37You
- 10:37know,
- 10:38we
- 10:38had
- 10:38such
- 10:38a
- 10:39great.
- 10:39We
- 10:39had
- 10:39such
- 10:39A
- 10:40good
- 10:40side.
- 10:41Was
- 10:41that
- 10:41the
- 10:41first.
- 10:43Was
- 10:43that
- 10:43the
- 10:43first
- 10:43year,
- 10:44Nico?
- 10:45That
- 10:45was.
- 10:45That
- 10:46was
- 10:46the
- 10:47first
- 10:47year.
- 10:48Everton.
- 10:48Right.
- 10:48Oh,
- 10:49sorry.
- 10:49The
- 10:49first
- 10:49year
- 10:50was.
- 10:50That
- 10:50was
- 10:50the
- 10:50first
- 10:51year
- 10:51because
- 10:52Kenny
- 10:52Walshi
- 10:53and
- 10:53Steve
- 10:53Brennan.
- 10:54Yes.
- 10:54Were
- 10:54a
- 10:55year
- 10:55older
- 10:55than
- 10:55us.
- 10:55Yes,
- 10:56they
- 10:56were
- 10:56in
- 10:56the
- 10:57year
- 10:57later,
- 10:57but
- 10:58we
- 10:58didn't
- 10:58need
- 10:58them
- 10:59for
- 10:59the
- 10:59year
- 10:59later.
- 11:00We.
- 11:00We
- 11:00just
- 11:00wanted
- 11:01it
- 11:01again.
- 11:01Yes.
- 11:02That's
- 11:02why
- 11:02we
- 11:02had.
- 11:02Fen
- 11:03came
- 11:03in
- 11:03and
- 11:04other
- 11:04players
- 11:05came
- 11:05in
- 11:05and
- 11:06it
- 11:06was.
- 11:06It
- 11:06was
- 11:06out
- 11:07of
- 11:07a
- 11:07team.
- 11:07And
- 11:08I
- 11:08think.
- 11:08I
- 11:08think
- 11:09every.
- 11:09The
- 11:09two
- 11:09teams
- 11:10who
- 11:10won
- 11:10the
- 11:10Youth
- 11:10cup,
- 11:11I
- 11:11think
- 11:1211
- 11:12of
- 11:12them
- 11:12played
- 11:13in
- 11:13the
- 11:13Palace.
- 11:13Rihanna
- 11:14annoying.
- 11:15Become
- 11:15full
- 11:16international
- 11:16players.
- 11:17Yeah.
- 11:18I
- 11:18mean,
- 11:20no,
- 11:20I
- 11:21mean,
- 11:21I
- 11:22think
- 11:22they're
- 11:22in.
- 11:22They're
- 11:23in
- 11:23the
- 11:23Youth
- 11:23cup
- 11:23semi
- 11:23finals
- 11:24this
- 11:24year.
- 11:24I
- 11:24think.
- 11:24I
- 11:24think
- 11:25they're
- 11:25playing
- 11:25Man
- 11:25United.
- 11:26Yeah.
- 11:26Yes,
- 11:26they
- 11:26have
- 11:27seen
- 11:27that.
- 11:27Yeah.
- 11:28Palace
- 11:29is
- 11:29absolutely
- 11:31banging.
- 11:32But
- 11:32I
- 11:32mean,
- 11:32the
- 11:32crazy
- 11:33thing
- 11:33about
- 11:33it
- 11:33was,
- 11:34Guy,
- 11:34was
- 11:35that
- 11:35we
- 11:35were
- 11:35going
- 11:35to.
- 11:35We
- 11:36were
- 11:36going
- 11:36to
- 11:36Holland
- 11:36every
- 11:37summer.
- 11:37Yeah.
- 11:39In
- 11:39the
- 11:39Dutch
- 11:40tournaments.
- 11:41Yes.
- 11:41We
- 11:41were
- 11:41going
- 11:41to
- 11:42Scandinavia
- 11:42and
- 11:43played
- 11:43in
- 11:43the
- 11:43Scandinavia
- 11:44tournaments.
- 11:44And
- 11:45it
- 11:45was.
- 11:45We
- 11:45were
- 11:45learning
- 11:46so
- 11:46much
- 11:46of
- 11:46the
- 11:47game.
- 11:48I
- 11:48remember
- 11:48that.
- 11:48Yeah,
- 11:49you
- 11:49just
- 11:49reminded.
- 11:49Yeah,
- 11:50I
- 11:50remember.
- 11:50Yeah.
- 11:50That's
- 11:51crazy.
- 11:51Stevie
- 11:52Love
- 11:52used
- 11:52to
- 11:52love
- 11:53that.
- 11:53You
- 11:53know,
- 11:53he
- 11:53used
- 11:53to
- 11:54talk
- 11:54about
- 11:54that
- 11:54all
- 11:54the
- 11:54time.
- 11:55It
- 11:55was
- 11:56fantastic
- 11:56going
- 11:56that
- 11:57we
- 11:57go
- 11:57and
- 11:57win
- 11:57the
- 11:57tournament.
- 11:58We
- 11:58go
- 11:58with
- 11:58the
- 11:58tournaments
- 11:59as
- 11:59well.
- 11:59We've
- 12:00been
- 12:00playing
- 12:00against
- 12:00AX
- 12:01and
- 12:01New
- 12:01Aventus
- 12:02and
- 12:03AC
- 12:03Milan
- 12:04and
- 12:04Inter
- 12:04Milan
- 12:04and
- 12:04all
- 12:04these
- 12:05other
- 12:05clubs
- 12:05were
- 12:05going.
- 12:06Was
- 12:06fantastic.
- 12:07What
- 12:07a.
- 12:07What
- 12:08a
- 12:08great
- 12:08learning
- 12:09curve
- 12:09that
- 12:09was,
- 12:09eh?
- 12:10The
- 12:10crazy
- 12:11thing
- 12:11about
- 12:11it
- 12:11was
- 12:11as
- 12:11well,
- 12:12yeah.
- 12:13That
- 12:13team
- 12:13that
- 12:13we
- 12:13had.
- 12:14Yeah.
- 12:14On
- 12:14a
- 12:15Thursday,
- 12:15for
- 12:16instance,
- 12:16we
- 12:16be
- 12:16at
- 12:17Langley
- 12:17park.
- 12:17Yeah.
- 12:18And
- 12:18all
- 12:18of
- 12:18a
- 12:18sudden
- 12:18we
- 12:19be
- 12:19saying,
- 12:20Thursday
- 12:20after
- 12:20Thursday
- 12:21morning,
- 12:21lads
- 12:22don't
- 12:22go
- 12:22to
- 12:22Langley
- 12:22Park.
- 12:23They
- 12:23just
- 12:23all
- 12:23meet
- 12:23down
- 12:23the
- 12:24Tr.
- 12:24Down
- 12:24the
- 12:24ground.
- 12:25Yeah.
- 12:25So.
- 12:25So
- 12:26we
- 12:26go
- 12:26down
- 12:26the
- 12:26ground
- 12:27and
- 12:27all
- 12:27a
- 12:28sudden
- 12:28Malcolm
- 12:28turn
- 12:28up
- 12:29with
- 12:29Frank
- 12:29Lord.
- 12:30Frank
- 12:30ll
- 12:30was
- 12:30his
- 12:31number
- 12:31two.
- 12:31Yeah.
- 12:31Yeah.
- 12:32And
- 12:32the
- 12:33first
- 12:33team
- 12:33would
- 12:33be
- 12:33there.
- 12:34And
- 12:35that's
- 12:35me
- 12:35cleaning
- 12:35George
- 12:36Graham's
- 12:36boots.
- 12:37And
- 12:37I
- 12:37got.
- 12:38I
- 12:38had
- 12:38boots.
- 12:38I
- 12:38had
- 12:39George
- 12:39to
- 12:39clean.
- 12:40Dave
- 12:40Swidlers
- 12:41and
- 12:41Phil
- 12:41Orders.
- 12:42They
- 12:42were
- 12:42the
- 12:42three.
- 12:43Three
- 12:43players
- 12:43I
- 12:44feel
- 12:45love.
- 12:46And
- 12:46George
- 12:46used
- 12:46to
- 12:47chuck
- 12:47his
- 12:47boots
- 12:47to
- 12:47me
- 12:48back
- 12:48at
- 12:48me
- 12:49every
- 12:49day.
- 12:49They're
- 12:50not
- 12:50cleaned
- 12:50up.
- 12:51I
- 12:51mean,
- 12:51George,
- 12:52come
- 12:52on.
- 12:52But
- 12:53I
- 12:53tell
- 12:54you,
- 12:54great
- 12:54with
- 12:54George
- 12:54was
- 12:55out
- 12:55of
- 12:55all
- 12:55the
- 12:56players
- 12:56at
- 12:57Christmas
- 12:57time,
- 12:57a
- 12:57cup
- 12:58of.
- 12:58They
- 12:58give
- 12:58you
- 12:58100
- 12:58quid,
- 12:59you
- 12:59know,
- 12:59give
- 12:59you
- 12:59a
- 12:59few
- 12:59quid.
- 13:01Give
- 13:01you
- 13:01a
- 13:01few
- 13:01quid.
- 13:02Call
- 13:02yourself,
- 13:03hey,
- 13:03listen,
- 13:04Nico,
- 13:04100.
- 13:04100
- 13:05quid
- 13:05in
- 13:05those
- 13:05days
- 13:06was
- 13:06a
- 13:06lot
- 13:06of
- 13:06dough,
- 13:06wasn't
- 13:07it?
- 13:07Oh,
- 13:07oh,
- 13:07it's
- 13:08fantastic.
- 13:08I
- 13:09mean,
- 13:09don't
- 13:09we
- 13:09get.
- 13:09We
- 13:09were
- 13:09only
- 13:10on.
- 13:10We
- 13:10were
- 13:10only
- 13:11on
- 13:11£16
- 13:12a
- 13:12week
- 13:12and
- 13:12PR
- 13:12this
- 13:12wage.
- 13:13Yeah,
- 13:13yeah.
- 13:14And
- 13:14we
- 13:14had
- 13:14all
- 13:14our
- 13:14expenses
- 13:15paid.
- 13:15And
- 13:15we
- 13:16had.
- 13:16We
- 13:16had.
- 13:16Oh,
- 13:17some
- 13:17of
- 13:17the
- 13:17things
- 13:17you
- 13:18should
- 13:18do,
- 13:18Gary.
- 13:19We
- 13:19used
- 13:19to,
- 13:19like,
- 13:19we
- 13:19were.
- 13:20That
- 13:20we
- 13:20were
- 13:20asking,
- 13:21the
- 13:21three
- 13:21of
- 13:21us,
- 13:21we'll
- 13:22get
- 13:22the
- 13:22bus.
- 13:2268
- 13:23bus
- 13:23in
- 13:23the
- 13:23morning,
- 13:23mate.
- 13:24Yeah.
- 13:24And
- 13:24we
- 13:24went
- 13:25to
- 13:25go
- 13:25training,
- 13:26two
- 13:26of
- 13:26us,
- 13:26like,
- 13:28we
- 13:28weren't
- 13:28very
- 13:28well.
- 13:29We
- 13:29got
- 13:30three
- 13:30bus
- 13:30passes
- 13:31because
- 13:31we
- 13:31could
- 13:31afford
- 13:32it,
- 13:32like.
- 13:32I
- 13:32know,
- 13:33I
- 13:33know,
- 13:34you
- 13:34know,
- 13:34you
- 13:34probably
- 13:35think
- 13:35this
- 13:35all
- 13:36the
- 13:36time
- 13:36and
- 13:36I
- 13:36know
- 13:37I
- 13:37certainly
- 13:37do
- 13:38that,
- 13:38but,
- 13:38you
- 13:39know,
- 13:40to
- 13:40think
- 13:40back
- 13:41then,
- 13:41that
- 13:42in
- 13:4279,
- 13:43palace
- 13:44became
- 13:44a
- 13:45first
- 13:45division
- 13:45club,
- 13:45which
- 13:46is
- 13:46a
- 13:46Premier
- 13:46League
- 13:46club
- 13:47nowadays,
- 13:48and
- 13:49the
- 13:49things
- 13:49that
- 13:50went
- 13:50on
- 13:50then
- 13:50and
- 13:51go
- 13:51on
- 13:51now,
- 13:51they're
- 13:52just
- 13:52so
- 13:53far
- 13:53apart,
- 13:53it's
- 13:54just
- 13:54absolute
- 13:55madness.