BlueArmy1989 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Does anyone know the amatuer player we signed in 1985 from the oldham sunday league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know the amatuer player we signed in 1985 from the oldham sunday league? Could be Tony Ellis, a very talented striker, well known in sunday league circles, was signed in 1986 when aged 22, he was released on a free after only 8 games and went on to have a great career mostly at Championship level scoring over 180 goals. (Blackpool paid £165,000 for him) Another name that rings a bell is Longden, but he never played for the first team. A possibility is Ian Rowbotham a goalkeeper was signed around that time, he played for Chadderton and in sunday league, turning out occasionally for Latics reserves. Edited October 24, 2012 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Tony Ellis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break The Silence Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Tony Ellis! Very good player in his day, and a good old Salford lad to boot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Very good player in his day, and a good old Salford lad to boot... He was that. PNE legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 He was that. PNE legend. He never got a chance with the Latics, superb ball control and an astute brain, similar in many ways to Jose Baxter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Is there any lower league club in the North West he didn't play for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Tony Ellis! I thought he came from Northwich Vics as the new Mark Ward. Hopefully the parallels didn't go too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I thought he came from Northwich Vics as the new Mark Ward. Hopefully the parallels didn't go too far. He did, but I think in those days a player could play semi pro and Sunday league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 He did, but I think in those days a player could play semi pro and Sunday league. Tony Naylor (Port Vale & Cheltenham legend) did it all the time, he was at Droylsden back then and used to play for Hyde Independant Labour club in the hyde league. Kieron Lee apparently played for his brother's Sunday league team once last season when they were short........ obviously under a different name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy55555 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Think you'll find it was mainly below Championship level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 When did Bob Colville join/leave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 When did Bob Colville join/leave? Bloke I work with claims to be mates with Bob - although he was in Australia last time I had a conversation about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 He was that. PNE legend. He had a footballers perm, big Joe asked him get it cut and he refused, he was then shipped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisbrogan Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 He didn't actually leave on a free, we picked up somewhere around £20/ 30k for him which will have gone towards buying Tommy Wright from Leeds, who was much better. Ellis had skill about him, but seemed to have no end product. He could beat a man or three but would then end up facing the corner flag. From the time he had here, Baxter is five times the player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 He didn't actually leave on a free, we picked up somewhere around £20/ 30k for him which will have gone towards buying Tommy Wright from Leeds, who was much better. Ellis had skill about him, but seemed to have no end product. He could beat a man or three but would then end up facing the corner flag. From the time he had here, Baxter is five times the player. Over 180 league goals, many in the Championship, suggests there was an end product, he probably created more with his astute football brain, not saying Ellis was better but if Baxter (who I like) scores that many in his career he will have done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 He had a footballers perm, big Joe asked him get it cut and he refused, he was then shipped out. You mean the same Joe who paid £400,000 for this man ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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