by Uke »
27 Jan 2012 17:47
Dare to Dr£am Uke Dare to Dr£am http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/sep/09/jason-roberts-my-greatest-mistake?INTCMP=SRCH
Good read about how the older players have an important role to play.
The older player was...
Michael Gilkes, who was one of the most senior professionals at Wolves, took me to one side and asked why I was always late. I just didn't see it; if I had to be there at 9am, I'd time it so I arrived at 8.58am. Michael told me, "You're looking at it wrong. Why don't you try getting in at 8.15am, prepare, and then go into training and you'll never be late for the session?"
I hated it when he left us for Wolves. I could understand it, it was his big chance to get to the Premiership, Wolves? And Mark McGhee. I felt sick when he returned to Elm Park in the gold and black. Didn't we break his leg?
He broke his leg playing for us in Southend. About 10 ft from where I was standing.
I also knew the GP who was the emergency care doctor on the pitch