Football (Derby County) Rugby, Karate, Judo ,Cycling, Golf etc etc. If I had paid attention to one I might have made it but I just wanted to do everything, and to date still participating in them, if not playing them, at least an armchair fan of - heres my sporting history, documenting my greatest triumphs and indeed most embarrassing failures!
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First game I can remember playing was Football at the age of 5. Most kids follow their fathers team and because my father wasn't around, I picked mine from a football annual on which kit I liked th...
View StoryAs soon as I moved to Birmingham aged approx. 8, I met Tom Andrews at school who asked me to come down to the local rugby club. As my mom loves rugby she encouraged me.Sunt il id eseque diat unt fa...
View StoryJoined a karate club after being invited to do so by my scout leader Peter Richards . Really enjoyed it but wasn't passionate about it. Shotokan style and I got yellow belt but eventually gave it u...
View StoryThe sport I loved the most. Made national team aged 15-19 AJA. Sunt il id eseque diat unt facientem hillibuste vendunt odis adigend ucilles di digendia sitas sinvelita dignis se quame consendit, si...
View StoryMy 1st love in sport. Introduced to by my uncle when I was about 9. I was never all consumed by grades, I was more interested in competition and medals! Running my own club now in Brownhills and pa...
View StoryInternational Judo competition - unfortunately they held it in the evening. I say that because in the afternoon, our hosts took us into town plied us with drink and made us run with the bulls. The ...
View StoryVisited the Isle of Mann Judo association with the BJC MAC national team. Beat my counterpart in a tough tandoori session Sunt il id eseque diat unt facientem hillibuste vendunt odis adigend ucille...
View StoryEngland game vs Romania with my mate Bill Rogers. Last minute decision saw us travel over business class on swiss air. We lost a terrible game, and ended up sleeping on the luggage travellator in ...
View StoryPublished in 2000, this factually unsound autobiography by Lance Armstrong tried its best to cover the truth about his drug use. Non the less i found it truly one of the most inspirational sportin...
View StoryFirst proper road bike was a BSA bought by my grandparents at the age of 8, I fell off it on my maiden ride infant of a milkman. My Grandparents purchased it for me - as they did all my bikes....
View StoryBJC MAC National squad travelled to Eindhoven - I was older than some of the coaches, and although I came away with no silverware, I won 3 fights by clean ippons before being dispatched by highly t...
View StorySpent 24 hours in Sydney - arrived Friday evening flew out early hours of Sunday morning. And in between we saw England's greatest achievement beating the Australians in the dying seconds 20-17 wit...
View Story2 day course. I thought after playing since I was 8 years old, it was about time I learned the Laws. Passed with flying colours (hardly rocket science) and ever since been hassled to fill in on no ...
View StoryThe end of the inaugural Ride of Britain, Edinburgh to London 2011 for SSAFA. 500 miles in 5 days was immensely satisfying - all in aid of SAFA, which is an ex forces charitySunt il id eseque diat ...
View StoryTravelled for a long weekend with my Martha and Karen to see the final day of the Giro. It was here in Brescia that Mark Cavendish needed to win t secure the sprinters red jersey and he did it with...
View StoryGave it a go as it was for charity but soon realised that throwing a punch was not my forte. After Graham Alderman beat me on points, I think the only thing I can safely say is I can take a punch, ...
View StoryI introduced the ginger socks for all genuine veteran players who represented Cannock over 35s. Had couple of seasons at it and thoroughly enjoyed it, great craic and finished the time undefeated....
View StoryFrom Dublin to Puk Fair Aug 2016. Bren Purdey Chris Purdey , John Moorston and myself. Chris was driving support van and the rest of us cycling, although Bren and John spent more time in the van th...
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