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The problem is there are no records that I’m aware of of the junior sides that players like Alan Simpson (Steptoe & Son) turned out for so it goes on what an individual says. All the obits mention it so whether than came from their files or Wiki I don’t know. Think I might check out Motty’s autobiography and see what it says in there.
It was put on Wikipedia seemingly out of nowhere, I spent many hours of my day off yesterday replying to various outlets, and John Lawrence has confirmed there is no connection.
He would have been a teenager in the mid-sixties, when Roy Hodgson and Bob Houghton were briefly in our reserve team as youngsters. A think the third team was an 'A' team, rather than a youth team, but would have consisted of youngsters and triallists captained by a veteran whose first team days were over. Even though our first team was at its weakest ever, due to our refusal to partake in shamateurism, I'm sure we'd still have had enough genuine amateurs to field respectable reserve and A teams. I suppose Motty may have got as far as a trial match, as Alan Simpson did when he played in goal in an 8-5 defeat and wasn't invited back!
Assuming he's as effective as he was when we had him on loan 4 years ago. Why has he left Lewes if he hasn't joined anyone else yet, and why had he dropped to that level in the first place? He was at Wealdstone for the second half of last season but didn't seem to make much of an impression there.
Meridian are playing away at Lewisham Borough tomorrow night at Ladywell Arena for those that may need their Dean Carpenter / live Wednesday football fix.
Haven't heard of him for the last 2 or 3 years. I always felt he was a prospect but very prone to niggling injuries.
And scored 2 today!
Always liked how he played.
Agree. I was at a game on Saturday where the opposition back three had no football whatsoever in them. Head it away, kick it away, maybe try a six yard ball. Very limited.
