rosa Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 When I saw "Interesting views from Lee Croft in today's programme", I just assumed he'd given his thoughts on the incident at Sheff Utd. Was a bit worried he might have said something inflammatory. But no, I underestimated him.... Do you have a hero in your life, sporting or otherwise? Spiderman....because Batman and the others are not real but Spiderman tries to help everyone and keeps us all from danger. Did you know you can buy absolutely anything from Jose Baxter? Just tell him what you require and Jose appears with it the next day. He appeared the other day with a fully house trained pet monkey and wanted £50 for it! Just recently I have been listening to Stravinsky's Firebird Suite performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Honestly, I've not made any of them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyres_28 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 haven't bought a programme all season but Matt Chambers tweet about Crofty convinced me and this article was worth it! Brilliant stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The man is clearly out of his mind. Jack Kirby's Silver Surfer is the one true Sentinel of the Spaceways, and watches over us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemboy Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Is Crofty related to Jimmy Rafferty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 "Did you know you can buy absolutely anything from Jose Baxter? Just tell him what you require and Jose appears with it the next day. He appeared the other day with a fully house trained pet monkey and wanted £50 for it!" Cult hero in the making! Hopefully Crofty will be able to buy it through Playershare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhamandy1 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The guy is mental (in the good way, not the killing women to make a female skin dress way) I'd say the most enjoyable interview in the programme for an age. You can see why he is popular among other pros and staff, seems a genuine likeable lad and the comparison between him (or his yet to be proven, highly doubted and contested alleged insult) with the idiot hooligan in the Leeds match the Football League Show snuck in was unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 If that monkey's still going and can make a decent brew I'll give him 50 quid for it no questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 The guy is mental (in the good way, not the killing women to make a female skin dress way)..... I heard he threatened to kill that ballboy and make a dress out of his skin. I don't know if it's true but I heard that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-latics Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 can anyone copy the full interview? sounds great, just show it to South Yorkshire Police and we'll hear no more of the ballboy incident! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 can anyone copy the full interview? sounds great, just show it to South Yorkshire Police and we'll hear no more of the ballboy incident! Except when it reappears as a signed confession Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 can anyone copy the full interview? sounds great, just show it to South Yorkshire Police and we'll hear no more of the ballboy incident! Ya reckon? They'll have Hillsborough and the subsequent cover up pinned on him before you know it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz_Oafc Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 He used to be regularly featured on Soccer AM... all started when one of his team mates told a story on how he was in Wigan and spotted a monkey in a tree at the side of the road (or something random like that anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 He used to be regularly featured on Soccer AM... all started when one of his team mates told a story on how he was in Wigan and spotted a monkey in a tree at the side of the road (or something random like that anyway) Are you sure it wasn't a ball boy? <flees> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) He used to be regularly featured on Soccer AM... all started when one of his team mates told a story on how he was in Wigan and spotted a monkey in a tree at the side of the road (or something random like that anyway) Edited October 21, 2012 by jsslatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) Doesn't appear to work Edit it does now lol Edited October 21, 2012 by Lags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_headen Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 "can anyone copy the full interview?" +1 . This has tickled me greatly. Would love to read the rest if anyone could scan/photo the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossrocks Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 That video is quality - he's got a good sense of humour. Must be great having him around the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Manz like Leeeeeeeeee Croft (saw that on Belzeika's twitter not sure what it means - seemed to fit though) and ting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Do you play other sports and if so is there one that you excel at? I am brilliant at pool. I have a pool table at home on which I am currently undefeated. Last week I smashed Jose Baxter and Jonathan Grounds out of sight, in fact Groundsey might as well of not bothered turning up! If you were not a footballer what path do you think your career would have taken? Believe it or not I once considered becoming a marine biologist. After leaving school and going into football I studied at home through the Open University programme. But I never finished the course. I specialised in coral reef bleaching and just what causes the whitening of reefs...it is global climate change possibly going to cause the destruction of coral reefs worldwide? What has been your career highlight? I think I would have to plump for my Premier League debut for Manchester City against Aston Villa and that would be closely run by my first Premier league goal against Fulham. If you could invite three people to dinner, alive or dead, who would they be? Spiderman, Matt Derbyshire and Ged Coyne. (Ged Coyne is a member of Latics' voluntary groundstaff and a complete Man City nutcase!) If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you would save from the flames? My back scratcher! Julie, one of the laundry ladies at Boundary Park brought it back for me from her holidays. I treasure it and use it every day. What is the best and worst holiday you have ever been on? Las Vegas is without doubt the best holiday I have ever been on. I have been several time with my friends from my hometown of Wigan and we try to go once a year. The worst holiday I went on was not really a holiday; it was a trip to Russia with England under 21s. I hated it, it was dark, cold, wet and they did not speak English either! Christmas is coming soon,what if anything would you like to receive? I am not a big Christmas person; I buy and receive things all year round. For instance did you know you can buy absolutely anything from Jose Baxter? Just tell him what you require and Jose appears with it the next day. He appeared the other day with a fully house trained pet monkey and wanted £50 for it! Which TV programmes do you make a point of never missing? I have my digibox scheduled to record every edition of Match of the Day, The Football League show and I never ever miss an episode of Peppa Pig. What was the last book you read? Of Mice and Men, it is a novel written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic tale of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California, USA. It was an inspiring read. What type of music do you listen to? I listen to a varied amount of music and do not like being labelled with one style. Just recently I have been listening to Stravinky's Firebird Suite performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra; I also enjoy R&B and dance music especially the band Rapture who are a German based outfit who had a major hit recently on the Ministry of Sound label. What do you do to relax after a Saturday game? Saturday night is one of the few nights which you are allowed to wind down and relax. Being young I like to have a night out in town (Manchester). After the win against Preston the lads all went out together for a drink and something to eat. Unfortunately Connor Brown kept getting refused entry at every place we visited, "You can't come in here dressed like that" or "Do you have an ID card on you sunshine" was all we ever heard. In the end I think he sloped off to an ice cream parlour on Canal Street. Finally...tell me a secret? I am a very good magician, me and Jose Baxter have an array of magic tricks that we bring with us to the club occasionally to entertain the lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 In the end I think he sloped off to an ice cream parlour on Canal Street. :laught30: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Every club needs a Lee Croft. fact! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Brilliant. Just brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz_Oafc Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Lee croft is my new hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I followed the link to YouTube and on another video he gave his 3 favourite songs as Rhianna, The Script and Peter Andre. Unfortunately, I didn't get the impression he was joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 many years ago the club cased-in on the yard dog slur. i think there is a real opportunity here to stock/sell spiderman masks or other such spiderman merchandise....purchased through playershare, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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