Halifax Players Association dinner : Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:27 pm  

I have just got the guest list for tomorrow's dinner and if you're going then you'll meet some real characters. There's a load from the 1986 Championship winning side including Gary Stephens, Paul Dixon, Seamus McCallion, Neil James, Scott Wilson, Mick Scott, Graham Garrod, Wilf George and Dick Fairbank.

Also there are many players from other eras including John Martin, Henry Sharp, Gordon Baker, Karl Harrison, oh yes, Gary Lord, John Fieldhouse, Roy Southernwood, Dave Busfield, Paul O'Hara, Johnny Freeman, Ronnie James, Garfield Owen, Ken Dean and George Standidge plus too many others to name.

What a great night it should be in the company of such legends - just wanted to say a massive thanks to a certain Mr Neil Arber who has organised the event - there's a lot of hard work gone into it and Neil deserves a big hand.

If you have any nice memories of specific players please feel free to share them and I can relay your comments to them on the night.

Thanks,
Pete

Re: Halifax Players Association dinner : Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:55 pm  

I believe a great night was had by all Pete. Well done for all your efforts on the night, sometimes i despair when some people pick the mic up. It was nice to see so many past players now taking the event seriously. Well done also to Neil Arber for all his hard work for the Past Players Association.

Re: Halifax Players Association dinner : Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:46 pm  

faxlad66 wrote:

I believe a great night was had by all Pete. Well done for all your efforts on the night, sometimes i despair when some people pick the mic up. It was nice to see so many past players now taking the event seriously. Well done also to Neil Arber for all his hard work for the Past Players Association.

thanks for the invite Pete, sick as a parrott that i couldn't make the event !

Re: Halifax Players Association dinner : Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:58 pm  

Sorry you didn't know about it Colin, we plugged it on the official club website, facebook and on here pal. Make sure you go next year as it's always a really good night. Great to see some of the lads from '86 season and also Rhino was there to speak about his delight at joining us. Yates' until 2am was also quite an experience and most of the clientele looked like they'd been on a spending spree at JD sports and Primark so you would have fitted in well

Re: Halifax Players Association dinner : Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:03 pm  

SID SCOOP wrote:

Sorry you didn't know about it Colin, we plugged it on the official club website, facebook and on here pal. Make sure you go next year as it's always a really good night. Great to see some of the lads from '86 season and also Rhino was there to speak about his delight at joining us. Yates' until 2am was also quite an experience and most of the clientele looked like they'd been on a spending spree at JD sports and Primark so you would have fitted in well

No, no Pete, Ivy house Pete invited me late on friday aft but I was otherwise deployed elsewhere mate. I usually get an invite with the great Ronnie James's gang as I do for the Alan Kellett bash in december.

Re: Halifax Players Association dinner : Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:11 pm  

marillion man wrote:

No, no Pete, Ivy house Pete invited me late on friday aft but I was otherwise deployed elsewhere mate. I usually get an invite with the great Ronnie James's gang as I do for the Alan Kellett bash in december.

Great players, Ronnie stands behind us in the South Stand, one game this season, I don't remember which, we were losing and I turned round to Ronnie and said "got your boots?" later on when we were certain to win I said to him "put them back in your bag"
Always a pleasure to see him.
Alan Kellett, pure brilliance, liked his nose, like a question mark.
Great players, Great team, Great Halifax.