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Les Brechin
May 27, 2023, 11:39am

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Ex-Town player struggling financially!

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I hope for his sake he isn’t delivering for Just Eat.
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I knew Gary Birtles played for us but the fact that Neill Webb did too completely passed me by. I see it was only 4 games which for a player with such skill and vision surprises me, even though he was coming to the end of his footballing career. Can anyone fill me in on the details and why it was only 4 games. Thanks.
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Can anyone fill me in on the details and why it was only 4 games. Thanks.


Basically he was too fat!

Looked absolutely huge, couldn't move without blowing out his bottom and I don't even recall him showing anything of his former technical abilities either.  Don't think he was that old either, 32-33 maybe.

Midfield was all over the shop when he came, Paul Groves had just gone to West Brom and Tommy Widdrington wasn't a like-for-like replacement.

One of Brian Laws' links to Nottm Forest. Kingsley Black by far the pick amongst Webb, Gary Crosby and Vance Warner.

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Brian Laws signed him as part of an influx of Forest players, I think he started the first few games then fell out of favour and was released.
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Thanks gents, you’ve jogged my (aged!!) memory and yes I remember now. It was the being fat comment that did the trick. Thanjs again.
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He was struggling 20 years ago. He delivered my new car in 2005, told me he just helping his mate as there was no punditry in the summer
Only thing worse than having no money must be having loads and losing it all
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Also mentions that although he has had a few different jobs since football retirement, he earned good money, bought a nice house and sent his kids to private school. The money from his England caps etc are to top up his pension. A stretch to call it financially struggling.


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Steve Chettle too, though via Barnsley. Gave it a good go for Town, 20 odd games as I recall but injuries just caught up.
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Chettle was a bit later, Groves signing as part of his first full summer window.

Side ripped apart that stayed up (Todd, Allen, Boulding, Butterfield all gone) with a pitiful budget to replace them.

Chettle was still a good defender but, as you say suffered with injuries. Always looked laboured a bit, which was probably a result of his injuries.

We had some really good players that season but never altogether at the same time. Had we managed to do so, we'd have very comfortably stayed up.
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