bovril Posted 8 March 2019 Posted 8 March 2019 3 hours ago, sishades said: Just shows what a terrible manager PT was....I saw MP play and he was more than alright. He was clearly one of the best things about that awful period. I honestly don't understand how someone can be so clueless as Taylor and make a lot of money from the game. Fvcking annoys me honestly.
EverybodyDannsNow Posted 8 March 2019 Posted 8 March 2019 Very brave of Matt to speak out about these issues, hats off to him. I also think he's a superb pundit and I always enjoy listening to his contributions on Radio Leicester. He often provides some great insight from a tactical perspective which many pundits don't - probably thanks to his personal background in coaching. Deserves great credit for the way he's turned things around.
LinekersLugs Posted 8 March 2019 Posted 8 March 2019 Nice man met him in hospitality once very decent fella and nice kids what a traumatic period in his life
Vlad the Fox Posted 8 March 2019 Posted 8 March 2019 I was gutted when we sold him. I remember him ripping man u full back apart, so Ferguson put two players on him and he ripped them both apart I remember being told that the physios knew his knees were shot when we sold him. such a a shame to read how he suffered, but great to see how he’s turned it around and he should be an inspiration to others in a similar situation. I do like listening to him on the radio.
Wolfox Posted 8 March 2019 Posted 8 March 2019 Good read and thanks for sharing…. I hadn’t realised how tough it’d been for him.…
pazzerfox Posted 8 March 2019 Posted 8 March 2019 5 hours ago, Thefox81 said: As mentioned above i know Matt personaly. It was a shock to me to find about his troubles with drink years ago. He was always focused on becoming a footballer. We had a very talented county side and school side (rawlins in quorn). Reached the semi finals of the schools cup but lost to a team in Liverpool. Never ever in those years at school was he bothered about going out and if he did he would never touch booze. He knew what he wanted and that was football. From our talented squad. 3 rejected at City, 2 went onto Rushden and Diamonds.1 went to Port Vale. 1 played a few games at Grimsby. Myself i was released at Derby (sorry) but they took Chris Riggott on instead of me for yts. Only lad that made it was Pipes He used to play for Ratby & Groby as a kid on a Sunday morning. I played in a side that always used to get drawn against his in either the semi finals or the final.
Tuna Posted 8 March 2019 Posted 8 March 2019 Well played Matt, credit to him for turning his life around.
Sunbury Fox Posted 8 March 2019 Posted 8 March 2019 Wow, had no idea that Matt had been through all that. Fair play to him to come back from it. Seems trivial to say it but I think he is a really good summariser on Radio Leicester. Very measured and insightful.
Thefox81 Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 6 hours ago, pazzerfox said: He used to play for Ratby & Groby as a kid on a Sunday morning. I played in a side that always used to get drawn against his in either the semi finals or the final. I think your mistaken on this. He always played for Beaumont Town as a kid before he went to City. I played for Ratby and Groby before seeing the light and moving to Beaumont
pazzerfox Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 2 hours ago, Thefox81 said: I think your mistaken on this. He always played for Beaumont Town as a kid before he went to City. I played for Ratby and Groby before seeing the light and moving to Beaumont You're correct. We lost to Ratby & Groby one season then Beaumont Town the year after! I take it you're the same age as me...37?
baldeagle Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 Good article . As much as Rudkin gets slated on here it was nice to read he stood by his word and gave him a coaching job with the under 15’s where he could easily have just turned his back .
Stoopid Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 Excellent summariser - insightful & often quite funny. Even more impressive, in a way, is the fact he can put up with Ian Stringer week after week and still keep off the bottle!
mozartfox Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 Anyone that has played with Junior Lewis and been through what Matt has, deserves to live a long and healthy. Respect Matt.
Thefox81 Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 2 hours ago, pazzerfox said: You're correct. We lost to Ratby & Groby one season then Beaumont Town the year after! I take it you're the same age as me...37? Yes i am. Played in the Beaumont team that won everything from u14s to u16s. What team did you play for back in the day?
pazzerfox Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 4 hours ago, Thefox81 said: Yes i am. Played in the Beaumont team that won everything from u14s to u16s. What team did you play for back in the day? I played for Moira United U12 to U15. We had a player called Marc Goodfellow that went on to play for Stoke. Did Beaumont have a player in midfield called juggy or jugsy or something like that?
pazzerfox Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 Just now, pazzerfox said: I played for Moira United U12 to U15. We had a player called Marc Goodfellow that went on to play for Stoke. Did Beaumont have a player in midfield called juggy or jugsy or something like that? 10 hours ago, Thefox81 said: I think your mistaken on this. He always played for Beaumont Town as a kid before he went to City. I played for Ratby and Groby before seeing the light and moving to Beaumont We were in the North West Leicester league so only played the inner City teams during the county cup. We won it one year but you knocked us out two years I can remember. I had to mark Piper in one game!
Thefox81 Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 57 minutes ago, pazzerfox said: I played for Moira United U12 to U15. We had a player called Marc Goodfellow that went on to play for Stoke. Did Beaumont have a player in midfield called juggy or jugsy or something like that? That will be me haha. Im juggy. I played down the right side anywhere from defence to forward. I was a short arse (still am tbf) but very nippy
Thefox81 Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 1 hour ago, pazzerfox said: We were in the North West Leicester league so only played the inner City teams during the county cup. We won it one year but you knocked us out two years I can remember. I had to mark Piper in one game! Remember one cup game at your place when our managers and parents were scrapping with yours. We both had players sent off and think we won. Your player was sent off for bringing me down when clean through
pazzerfox Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 22 minutes ago, Thefox81 said: That will be me haha. Im juggy. I played down the right side anywhere from defence to forward. I was a short arse (still am tbf) but very nippy Fu** me!! Small world! I remember playing against you..You were strong for your age at the time. Think you might have played centre mid against us! Were you at Leicester youth with Matt Piper as well?
pazzerfox Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 20 minutes ago, Thefox81 said: Remember one cup game at your place when our managers and parents were scrapping with yours. We both had players sent off and think we won. Your player was sent off for bringing me down when clean through Hahahahaha. I remember it well! They were rolling round in the hedge!! Was it your manager or one of the parents? I think I was covering so would have caught you!! haha :). Who did you play for in your later years?
Thefox81 Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 4 minutes ago, pazzerfox said: Fu** me!! Small world! I remember playing against you..You were strong for your age at the time. Think you might have played centre mid against us! Were you at Leicester youth with Matt Piper as well? I was at Leicester from 11 until 14 and our manager then was a mr Rudkin haha. He released me at 14 then i went and had spells at Sheff Utd, Doncaster and Villa before settling at Derby. Spent 2 years with them before being released.
pazzerfox Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 1 minute ago, Thefox81 said: I was at Leicester from 11 until 14 and our manager then was a mr Rudkin haha. He released me at 14 then i went and had spells at Sheff Utd, Doncaster and Villa before settling at Derby. Spent 2 years with them before being released. I thought so! We played against Leicester Youth team at U13's I think at the training ground and you definitely played. Think we drew 4-4! Didn't make the first team at Derby then? You based in Leicester now?
Thefox81 Posted 9 March 2019 Posted 9 March 2019 10 minutes ago, pazzerfox said: Hahahahaha. I remember it well! They were rolling round in the hedge!! Was it your manager or one of the parents? I think I was covering so would have caught you!! haha :). Who did you play for in your later years? That was one of the parents Mick. Can remember the ref stopping the game as they rolled round fighting. Our parents had to watch the rest of the game away from the pitch haha. After the Derby release i bounced around the Leicester senior league. Anstey Nomads, Quorn, Barrow town etc. More clubs than Trevor Benjamin.
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