| Name |
Nickname |
Player most like |
Photo |
Why he's not playing for Northern
Ireland |
Andrew Rodgers
|
Coachers/Trunks
|
Roberto Carlos (because of the trunks)
|
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Had the potential as a lad, however
changed positions form keeper to midfielder which effectively
ruined him as a player. Smoked from the age of 11 to 23
Andrew has since failed in the smoking challenge and given
up. One of the TNC and Northern Irelands motto’s is
never give up |
| Neil Strickland |
Nelly |
Graeme Murty |
 |
After taking the tough decision
to devote his spare time to gaining the title of Mr. Ulsterbus
2004-8 , Nelly had little opportunity to move his football
career forward. Recently gave up his dream to star in The
Sound of Music to take up the position of CYM F.C official
trainer. |
| David Bamford |
Dishy
|
Chris Kirkland
|
 |
Never really played the game until
recently, but if he had of taken up the game earlier then
who knows he might have been the next Pat Jennings. Prone
to injuries and would have probably been more like Chris
Kirkland
|
| Michael Parker |
Wee Parks
|
Lee Bowyer
|
 |
A naturally fit lad that had the
model looks, could have been a pin up boy of British soccer,
however question marks remain over his temperament when
playing teams from different countries. Another one that
loves the smoking
|
Neil Dines
|
Dino/Angles
|
Jan Molby/ Graham Norton
|
 |
A natural sportsman good at most
sports, nobody knows how he slipped through the net, some
people say that he actually broke the net. Can now be seen
playing for Comber Young Men in the Down Area League. Prone
to drinking before a match and sometimes during a match
.
|
Warren Dempster
|
Dooter
|
Paul Merson
|
 |
Graced the BB leagues for a number
of years where he was consistently beaten by the footballing
side of 2nd Comber. Fluttered around the Down Area Leagues,
but suffered from the same symptoms as Paul Merson
|
Mark Kirkpatrick
|
Marky K
|
Claudio Raneria
|
 |
If you seen him playing you would
know why he slipped through the net. Until recently he was
compared to Chelsea manager when he built is career as a
motivator of players. Resigned as Comber Young Men manager
last year due to personal problems. Believed to have been
taking bungs.
|
Neil Drysdale
|
Dry |
Chris Sutton |
 |
Still holds out hope of replacing
David Healy as the country's No.1 striker, but there's more
chance of Inky managing the Star. Currently spending most
of his time running a local 'Who done it?' competition to
establish who got Gail up the duffers. If you know the answer
|
Ian Spratt
|
Spratty
|
Duncan Ferguson
|
 |
A bit of the Duncan Ferguson about
this lad. Maybe not for footballing reasons though
|
Andy McCracken
|
Andy |
|
 |
Made his international debut in
Denmark and has never been the same again. |
Willy McCracken
|
Crackers
|
Denis Wise
|
 |
Was offered a pro contract, but
he thought the prostitute was chatting him up. Loves to
talk, a menace on the pitch, compared to Denis Wise in his
hay day
|
Aaron Finlay
|
Fin
|
Chris Marsden
|
 |
The bald Eagle is another that slipped
through the net. Great engine, looks a bit like Chris Marsden
that played for Southampton, Eagle can now been seen grooming
his young son for future success for N.I
|
Colin Bassett
|
Bassy
|
Neil Ruddock
|
 |
A hatchet man that ate too much
as a kid and continues to eat too much. He stays in shape
by boning anything that moves. Although the amount of chasing
probably burns of more calories than the boning itself.
|
Johnny Brady
|
Bradley/Dipso
|
John Hartson/Gordon Strachan
|
 |
A young John Hartson in the making,
apart from the height, the weight difference and he’s
not Welsh. Does have Ginger hair though!
|
Colin Morrow
|
Morrow
|
The corner flag
|
 |
Too skinny to play football
|
TBA
|
Blacky |
|
 |
Better at providing the half-time
entertainment |
Andrew Miller Snr
|
Inky
|
Roy Keane
|
 |
Dirty B#stard, that was far too
dirty ever to make the grade. Now plying his trade as a
manager. Alex Ferguson may have something to worry about,
if young Inky manages to avoid the sack at CYM after their
poor start to the season
|
Andrew Miller Jnr
|
Inky Jnr
|
Keith Gillespie
|
 |
Got youth on his side and still
has a chance on making it, potential gambling successes
lie ahead for this whippersnapper, more likely to be play
in the world poker series than football. If he continues
to develop on the football field he may yet pull on the
Green and White of N.I.
|
Raymond Rutherford
|
Raymie
|
|
 |
Often mistook for Borat, his skills
may well lie in the world of acting. Would not look out
of place playing for Italy |
Derek Jamison |
Crunchie |
|
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The man who
never ages, Derek has celebrated his 32nd birthday more
times than Dino has choked the last chicken in Sainsbury’s.
A wizard of the wing in his youth, Derek was tipped for
international stardom before embarking on an alternative
career of seeing how many lighters he can obtain in one
night. Officially crowned ‘Champion Lighter Thief
of the Ards’ from 1996-2005, Derek received the
trophy to keep in 2006 due to his continued domination
of the sport. |
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