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Post by sir henry on Mar 24, 2017 12:18:11 GMT
In the past before footballers earned astronomical wages , top players were prepared to drop down the leagues to earn a crust before retiring to run a pub.
This got me thinking about some of the "stars" who played for Chester
Cyril Regis - Coventry and England
Alan Oaks - 600 games for Man city
Ian Mellor - Sheffield Wednesday
Arthur Albiston - 500 games for Man United
Kevin Ratcliff - Everton And Wales Captain
Steve Harkness- Liverpool
Billy Dearden - Returned after 175 games and 61 goals for Sheffield United in the first division
Going further back
Reg Mathewson Top player at Fulham
Dave Durie Regular at Blackpool
I am sure that there are many more
Perhaps Wayne Rooney would like to give us a few games if he leaves Man United , or maybe he will buy a few pubs or hotels.
How times have Changed .
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Post by BennosBoots on Mar 24, 2017 12:26:23 GMT
Gary Bennett returned after a hugely successful stint at Wrexham.
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Post by billyw on Mar 24, 2017 12:40:16 GMT
Gary Bennett returned after a hugely successful stint at Wrexham. He hardly comes into the category of top players who have come down the leagues. In addition to the OP I remember the excitement of the club signing players like Derek Jeffries, Paul Richardson, Roy Cheetham Joe Kennedy, Graham Pugh. Trevor Storton et al. Unfortunately those days have gone, never to return. |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 24, 2017 16:21:47 GMT
You missed Ian Rush.
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Post by Lobster on Mar 24, 2017 16:35:47 GMT
Paul Beesley is another one, a decent Premier League defender in his day.
Players who missed out on the Premier League era needed to keep playing as long as they could at whatever level they could cope with. You don't really see them finish at a small club like they used to, they'd rather go for a pay packed in China or Qatar, or just retire at the top seeing as most even average Premier League players these days probably have enough money to live in luxury for the rest of their lives by the time they're 30.
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Post by Devon Blue on Mar 24, 2017 16:46:42 GMT
Rio you really must stop butting in on the grown ups conversations , we are talking about players who have dropped down the leagues to join us Ian Rush started with us 😛 |
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Post by billyw on Mar 24, 2017 18:27:19 GMT
Talking about top players dropping down the leagues - I've just noticed that Jamie O'Hara has signed for wealthy Billericay
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 24, 2017 18:49:53 GMT
Rio you really must stop butting in on the grown ups conversations , we are talking about players who have dropped down the leagues to join us Ian Rush started with us 😛 Can you think of anyone then? 🤔 |
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Post by thebluecamp on Mar 24, 2017 19:44:31 GMT
Rio you really must stop butting in on the grown ups conversations , we are talking about players who have dropped down the leagues to join us Ian Rush started with us 😛 In fairness to Rio, Ian Rush did drop down the leagues to join us - but as a manager and not a player. |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 24, 2017 19:52:45 GMT
Rio you really must stop butting in on the grown ups conversations , we are talking about players who have dropped down the leagues to join us Ian Rush started with us 😛 In fairness to Rio, Ian Rush did drop down the leagues to join us - but as a manager and not a player. In a way that's what I meant. |
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Post by Mean Machine on Mar 24, 2017 20:02:10 GMT
Paul Beesley is another one, a decent Premier League defender in his day. Players who missed out on the Premier League era needed to keep playing as long as they could at whatever level they could cope with. You don't really see them finish at a small club like they used to, they'd rather go for a pay packed in China or Qatar, or just retire at the top seeing as most even average Premier League players these days probably have enough money to live in luxury for the rest of their lives by the time they're 30. I seem to remember Edgar Davids playing for Barnet, bit of a drop down the leagues if you ask me Cant imagine he was on much of a wage, probably just loved playing football whatever the level.
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Post by Devon Blue on Mar 24, 2017 21:00:13 GMT
Paul Gascoigne at Boston he played against us in his brief spell there
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Post by Memory Man on Mar 24, 2017 21:23:15 GMT
Easy to say we never sign those sort of players anymore, but I'd say the careers of Andy Griffin (played in the FA Cup Final and Champions League for Newcastle United) and Danny Higginbotham (lengthy Premier League career) who've both played for the reformed club were no less impressive than a couple of the names mentioned.
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Post by whopper1 on Mar 24, 2017 22:08:06 GMT
Although he was in the reserves at Stoke, no-ones mentioned James Alabi who also had a spell at Celtic. never played a first team game at celtic |
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Post by billyw on Mar 24, 2017 22:10:30 GMT
Although he was in the reserves at Stoke, no-ones mentioned James Alabi who also had a spell at Celtic. You don't quite get the hang of this, do you Rio - the OP refers to 'top players' |
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Post by englishred on Mar 24, 2017 23:36:09 GMT
Lee Trundle played for you a few years back didn't he?
Higginbotham.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2017 6:35:40 GMT
Michael branch - Everton, wolves, Chester, stoke Heath ....
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Post by billyw on Mar 25, 2017 7:28:39 GMT
Michael branch - Everton, wolves, Chester, stoke Heath .... One of the most naturally gifted players of his era - a talent unfulfilled and wasted. |
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Post by sirfred on Mar 25, 2017 7:28:54 GMT
What about Keith Bertschin ex Birmingham
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Post by thebluecamp on Mar 27, 2017 8:58:22 GMT
In the past before footballers earned astronomical wages , top players were prepared to drop down the leagues to earn a crust before retiring to run a pub. This got me thinking about some of the "stars" who played for Chester Cyril Regis - Coventry and England Alan Oaks - 600 games for Man city
Ian Mellor - Sheffield Wednesday
Arthur Albiston - 500 games for Man United
Kevin Ratcliff - Everton And Wales Captain
Steve Harkness- Liverpool
Billy Dearden - Returned after 175 games and 61 goals for Sheffield United in the first division
Going further back
Reg Mathewson Top player at Fulham
Dave Durie Regular at Blackpool
I am sure that there are many more
Perhaps Wayne Rooney would like to give us a few games if he leaves Man United , or maybe he will buy a few pubs or hotels.
How times have Changed .
Great post, and very much a 'sign of the times' when today's mega rich so called superstars retire. Albeit a minor point, Ian 'Spider' Mellor joined us from Man City, and left us to join Sheffield Wednesday (where Jack Charlton was manager). |
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Post by Ayrton on Mar 27, 2017 9:38:04 GMT
Going back to the early sixties, Johnny Molyneux rejoined Chester, where he had started his career after many years as Liverpool's right back. Joe Kennedy joined from West Brom, where at one time he had been considered England's best uncapped centre-half. Derek Hennin had been a fixture in Bolton's first division side for most of the fifties before he joined Chester.
With reference to earlier posts, I think Edgar Davids and Paul Gascoigne joined the clubs mentioned as a first step in management. Stan Pearson came to Chester as a player-manager in the late fifties.
Trevor Storton, Derek Jeffries and Paul Richardson weren't 'big names' when they came here. They added to their CVs during their spells here.
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Post by The Angry Agenda on Mar 27, 2017 10:06:06 GMT
Neville Southall played for Torquay, and Peter Shilton played for Plymouth
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Post by eyeswideopen on Mar 27, 2017 11:00:55 GMT
Neville Southall played for Torquay, and Peter Shilton played for Plymouth I remember seeing Neville Southall in goal for Port Vale many years before, when he was on loan from Everton. |
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Post by billyw on Mar 27, 2017 11:45:43 GMT
Going back to the early sixties, Johnny Molyneux rejoined Chester, where he had started his career after many years as Liverpool's right back. Joe Kennedy joined from West Brom, where at one time he had been considered England's best uncapped centre-half. Derek Hennin had been a fixture in Bolton's first division side for most of the fifties before he joined Chester. With reference to earlier posts, I think Edgar Davids and Paul Gascoigne joined the clubs mentioned as a first step in management. Stan Pearson came to Chester as a player-manager in the late fifties. Trevor Storton, Derek Jeffries and Paul Richardson weren't 'big names' when they came here. They added to their CVs during their spells here. Disagree about Derek Jeffries. He was transferred from Man City to Crystal Palace for £100k in 1973. A big fee all those years ago. |
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Post by Memory Man on Mar 27, 2017 12:08:18 GMT
That excellent late 1970s team contained quite a few players who had played a reasonable amount of matches higher up the ladder. As well as those already mentioned, Doug Livermore had played for clubs including Liverpool and Norwich, while Jim Walker helped Derby win the Second Division under Brian Clough.
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Post by Blacon Rolex on Mar 27, 2017 15:23:42 GMT
In the past before footballers earned astronomical wages , top players were prepared to drop down the leagues to earn a crust before retiring to run a pub. This got me thinking about some of the "stars" who played for Chester Cyril Regis - Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Coventry and England Alan Oaks - Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 600 games for Man cityÂ
Ian Mellor  -        Sheffield Wednesday
Arthur Albiston - Â 500 games for Man United
Kevin Ratcliff  -   Everton And Wales Captain
Steve Harkness- Â Liverpool
Billy Dearden - Â Â Â Returned after 175 Â games and 61 goals for Sheffield United in the first division
Going further backÂ
Reg Mathewson   Top player at Fulham
Dave Durie      Regular at Blackpool
I am sure that there are many more
Perhaps Wayne Rooney would like to give us a few games if he leaves Man United , or maybe he will buy a few pubs or hotels.
How times have Changed .
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                Yes times have changed indeed. In days gone by there was very little opportunity given to players in the top flight once they'd got to a certain age, and the only way these players could carry on was to drop down a division or 3. Players are fitter now, and most are able to see out their Career in the top division, because if you look after yourself you can play on well into your 30s, with today's strict regimes and diets. |
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Post by soulseal on Mar 27, 2017 19:45:52 GMT
Didn't Keith Fear play for Bristol City in division one?
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Post by rainfordblue on Mar 27, 2017 21:07:10 GMT
Pretty sure I remember Paddy Roche playing in goal for Halifax at Sealand Road
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Post by billyw on Mar 28, 2017 11:27:33 GMT
Pretty sure I remember Paddy Roche playing in goal for Halifax at Sealand Road He played for Halifax for several years. When he left the Fax he joined us for a season as back up keeper. |
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