PLAYERS PROFILES
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June 2009
Craig Daniel
Craig Daniel
Age: 19
Favourite Football Team: Liverpool
Favourite Football Player: Fernando Torres
Best Friend in Football: Steve Gentle
Superstitions if any: None
Best Player you’ve played against: Danny Burroway
Best Player you’ve played with: Nathan Daniel
Why Bedford: Biggest Club in the Area
Previous Clubs: Wootton Blue Cross
Best Manager you played for: Victor Liburd & Paul Bloss
Favourite Food: Fry Up
Newspaper you read: Daily Star
Favourite Colour: Red
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Steve Gentle
Car you drive: 306 (Peugeot Power)
Nickname: ‘Fringe’
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May 2009
Eddie Lawley
Age: 33
Favourite Football Team: Liverpool
Favourite Football Player: Steven Gerrard
Best Friend in Football: Robbie (Max) Miller
Superstitions if any: None
Best Player you’ve played against: David Beckham
Best Player you’ve played with: Darren Huckerby
Why Bedford: Good Support, Not far from Home
Previous Clubs: Notts County & Buckingham Town
Best Manager you played for: Nick Platnauer
Favourite Food: Chinese
Newspaper you read: Daily Mail
Favourite Colour: Purple
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Carl Adams & Ian Evison
Car you drive: Mitsubishi L200
Nickname: ZZ ( Not for Footballing Ability but after Zidane!)
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April 2009
Tony Battersby
Age: 33
Favourite Football Team: None (Just Admires Manchester United)
Favourite Football Player: Alan Shearer
Best Friend in Football: Dean West (Corby Town, We go back a long way)
Superstitions if any: Always try to have a relaxing bath before game
Best Player you’ve played against: Paul McGrath & Shaun Teale (Aston Villa)
Best Player you’ve played with: There’s lots – So that would be Brian Deane
Why Bedford: The Club will be going forward, and Lee Howarth a good man.
Previous Clubs: Sheffield United, Southend, Notts County, Northampton, Bury, Lincoln City, Boston United, Rushden & Diamonds, Stevenage, Grays, Welling, AFC Wimbledon, King’s Lynn, Stamford, Corby Town.
Best Manager you played for: Dave Bassett
Favourite Food: Chicken & Pasta – No Joke.
Newspaper you read: None
Favourite Colour: Blue
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Dean Kiely when at Bury.
Car you drive: BMW M3
Nickname: ‘Batts’
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March 2009
Jon Darby
Age: 25
Favourite Football Team: Manchester United
Favourite Football Player: Roy Keane
Best Friend in Football: Niall Inman
Superstitions if any: None
Best Player you’ve played against: None
Best Player you’ve played with: Luke Steele
Why Bedford: Good Club, Good Manager
Previous Clubs: Peterborough United, Cambridge City, Rothwell Town
Best Manager you played for: Aidy Boothroyd
Favourite Food: Chinese
Newspaper you read: Times
Favourite Colour: Red
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Niall Inman
Car you drive: Peugeot 206
Nickname: Darbs
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February 2009
Graham Clark
Age: 24
Favourite Football Team: Arsenal
Favourite Football Player: Lionel Messi
Best Friend in Football: Craig Daniel (Fringe)
Superstitions if any: None
Best Player you’ve played against: Ashley Young
Best Player you’ve played with: Kevin Foley (Wolves)
Why Bedford: Good team spirit on and off the field
Previous Clubs: Luton Town, Bristol Rovers, Bedford Town, Hitchin Town
Best Manager you played for: Lee Howarth
Favourite Food: Apple Pie & Custard
Newspaper you read: Star
Favourite Colour: Blue
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Rob Miller
Car you drive: Corsa
Nickname: Tonka
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January 2009
Stuart Wall
Age: 21
Favourite Football Team: Tottenham Hotspur
Favourite Football Player: Ledley King
Best Friend in Football: Shane Huke (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Superstitions if any: None
Best Player you’ve played against: Between Sol Campbell & Les Ferdinand
Best Player you’ve played with: Steve Staunton
Why Bedford: Good Club, Good Manager
Previous Clubs: Coventry City, Peterborough United , Cambridge City, Corby Town
Best Manager you played for: Gary Mc Allister
Favourite Food: Spaghetti Bolognese
Newspaper you read: Daily Mail
Favourite Colour: Blue
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Dennis Wise
Car you drive: Ford Focus
Nickname: Walley / Big Fish
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December 2008
Mike Armitt
Age: 25
Favourite Football Team: Dundee United / Liverpool
Favourite Football Player: Steven Gerrard
Best Friend in Football: John Calcutt
Superstitions if any: Left glove first
Best Player you’ve played against: James McFadden
Best Player you’ve played with: Kerr Dodds
Why Bedford: Local Club
Previous Clubs: Edinburgh City, St Andrews United
Best Manager you played for: Raleigh Gowry
Favourite Food: Potatoes
Newspaper you read: Sun
Favourite Colour: blue
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Chris Nicol (Edinburgh City)
Car you drive: Corsa / Audi TT
Nickname: ‘Heed’
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November 2008
Andrew Phillips
Age: 22
Favourite Football Team: Tottenham ‘Sadly’
Favourite Football Player: Thierry Henry
Best Friend in Football: Sami Guri
Superstitions if any: None
Best Player you’ve played against: Can’t remember his name but he played for Dorchester in the Conference South
Best Player you’ve played with: Gavin Hoyte at Under 18’s (Immense)
Why Bedford: Born & raised in Bedford, Came through the youth
Previous Clubs: Bedford Valerio, Bedford College, Irchester
Best Manager you played for: Lee Howarth
Favourite Food: KFC Chicken
Newspaper you read: Tabloids
Favourite Colour: Kahki Green
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Ashley Bradshaw
Car you drive: In between Cars at the moment
Nickname: ‘Drew’
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October 2008
Aaron Cavill
Age: 24
Favourite Football Team: Liverpool
Favourite Football Player: Kaka
Best Friend in Football: Ian Brown
Superstitions if any: None
Best Player you’ve played against: Frank Lampard ( When I played in friendly against Chelsea when I was Northampton).
Best Player you’ve played with: David Bentley (East Anglian Boys).
Why Bedford: 5 mins down the road (Ha Ha Joking), Great fan base also lots of friends within the team.
Previous Clubs: Northampton Town, Kettering Town, Hitchin Town, Bedford Town, Hemel Hempstead Town.
Best Manager you played for: Colin Calderwood.
Favourite Food: Chinese Buffet all you can eat.
Newspaper you read: The Sun
Favourite Colour: Baby Blue
Whose funniest footballer you’ve played with: Stuart Lockhead was with him at Hitchin.
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September 2008
Steve Gentle
Age: 25
Favourite Football Team: Arsenal
Favourite Football Player: Robin van Persie
Best Friend in Football: Paul Clarke
Superstitions if any: None
Best Player you’ve played against: Chris Fry
Best Player you’ve played with: Eddie Lawley
Why Bedford: Local Team
Previous Clubs: Wootton Blue Cross
Best Manager you played for: Lee Howarth
Favourite Food: Pasta
Newspaper you read: Daily Star
Favourite Colour: Red
Whose funniest footballer you played with: Rob Miller
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August 2008
Robbie Miller
Age: 28
Favourite Football Team: Arsenal
Favourite Football Player: Tony Adams
Best Friend in Football: Josh Sozzo
Superstitions if any: Left Shin Pad on 1st & Left Boot on 1st
Best Player you’ve played against: Thierry Henry
Best Player you’ve played with: Joe Cole
Why Bedford?: Local, Friendly Club
Previous Clubs: West Ham United, Coventry City, Cambridge United, Stevenage, Cambridge City, Bedford Town, Hitchin Town, Bedford Town (again)
Best Manager you’ve for: Tony Carr (West Ham United Youth)
Favourite Food: Cod & Chips
Newspaper you read: Daily Mail
Favourite Colour: Green
Whose the funniest footballer you’ve played with: Carl Adams (Ex Bedford)