FOOTBALLINGCV
FOOTBALLING
CV
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth:
Not supplied.
Religion:
Wolverhampton Wanderers & England.
Height:
6' 1".
Weight:
12st 10lbs.
QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Playing Position:
Centre Midfield.
Other Position: Centre Back.
Playing Strengths:
Shout a lot, jump a lot (hence the nickname "Skippy").
Playing Weaknesses:
Pass to Sid too often.
EXPERIENCE
Date Joined Logica:
4th September 1987.
Logica FC Debut:
September 1988:
Following shoulder surgery.
Previous Teams:
School, Village, University of Salford 1st XI.
Greatest Footballing Moment:
Winning League and Cup double with Logica in 1989. Also the winning tours with Logica to Holland in 1989 and to Lyon in 2000).
Worst Footballing Moment:
Getting the only booking of my career for 'Ungentlemanly Conduct' from a woman referee, for holding the ball still in the wind with my index finger whilst Sid was teeing up for a large free kick.
INTEREST
Model Pro (Models His Game on You):
Zinedine Zidane - combines pace, control with exceptional vision. He's not as vocal as he could be.
Favourite All-Time Player:
Bryan Robson. We share a bond over shoulder injuries.
Pre-Match Superstition:
Don't ever expect to win. You always earn points, Brian.
Interesting Trivia:
Rejected a trial with Wolves as an 11 year old as too focused on my forthcoming career with Logica.
Editorial Note: Skippy was Logica FC Supremo in 1989.
REFERENCES
Supporting Material:
Cast in Reservoir Lags
Cup Giantkilling MoM
Big Ron Award
Nominated as Player of the Millennium
Nominated as Supremo of the Millennium
Never Saying Never
Skip Ton