PLAYER PROFILES - OVER 30'S FOOTBALL
NAME Davy Noble
AGE 41
STATUS Married with 1 son
OCCUPATION Building Labourer
PREVIOUS CLUBS None
REASON FOR JOINING To get fit again
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) Sam
SUPPORTS Arsenal - a long time ago!
FAV. PLAYER Me
FAV. FOOD Chips and Chicken Curry
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Arsenal winning the FA Cup in 1979
 NAME Adrian Hack
AGE 43
STATUS Married with 1 son
OCCUPATION Office Manager
PREVIOUS CLUBS 9iron & sand wedge
REASON FOR JOINING to maintain my athletic physique
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) the ball & my left foot
SUPPORTS Leeds United & Carrick Rangers
FAV. PLAYER Gary Speed
FAV. FOOD Christmas dinner
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Carrick Rangers winning the Co. Antrim Shield
 NAME Brian Ervine
AGE 30 1/2
STATUS Married with 2 daughters
OCCUPATION Scaffolder
PREVIOUS CLUBS Beach Club 18-30 club
REASON FOR JOINING to bring the average age down
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) Sam (kick you not the ball) McCoubrey
SUPPORTS Liverpool / Gretna
FAV. PLAYER Zico
FAV. FOOD All food (except cake)
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Southend beating Manchester United or Liverpool winning 2005 Champions League
 NAME Graham Hart
AGE 21 again (don’t you mean 31? [Ed] it is over 30s!!)
STATUS Married with 2 sons
OCCUPATION Van Driver
PREVIOUS CLUBS Hair Loss United, Real Rubbish
REASON FOR JOINING ‘Under 30’s won’t let me play’
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) the goal post
SUPPORTS Liverpool
FAV. PLAYER Dennis Bergkamp
FAV. FOOD Lots of anything
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT 5 European cups (Ha Ha Man U)
NAME Sam McCoubrey
AGE 40
STATUS Married with 2 sons
OCCUPATION Controls Engineer
PREVIOUS CLUBS Linfield Everton
REASON FOR JOINING No over 40s club
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) Brian the Great White! (he also has sharp fangs & howls!!)
SUPPORTS Whoever is winning!
FAV. PLAYER The late George Best
FAV. FOOD Anything edible
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Two Dennis Taylor winning the Snooker World Cup & scoring against Brian while he was in goal!!
NAME Dennis Vine
AGE I qualify for the football – that’s all you need to know!!
STATUS Single
OCCUPATION School Caretaker
PREVIOUS CLUBS Blackthorn F.C. 9th Newtownabbey OBFC 1st Carrick OBFC
REASON FOR JOINING There is a need for fellowship with guys of this age group who like sport.
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) They all want to kick me for some reason!!
SUPPORTS Liverpool
FAV. PLAYER Steve McManaman
FAV. FOOD Pasta (healthy option) sausage supper (unhealthy option)
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT representing N. Ireland in volleyball
 NAME Dean Holmes
AGE 34
STATUS Single
OCCUPATION Sports Development Officer
PREVIOUS CLUBS Too many to mention
REASON FOR JOINING Harassed into it by Dennis !!
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) None of them !
SUPPORTS Glasgow Rangers
FAV. PLAYER Ally McCoist
FAV. FOOD Curry
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Tackling a dragon at Lansdowne
 NAME Richard Greer
AGE 30
STATUS Single
OCCUPATION Joiner
PREVIOUS CLUBS Dungoyne
REASON FOR JOINING Graham Hart
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) Sam
SUPPORTS West Ham
FAV. PLAYER Bobby Moore
FAV. FOOD Italian
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT FA Cup in 2006 Liverpool & West Ham
 NAME Kenny Blackstock
AGE I run like an over 30 !
STATUS Married
OCCUPATION Builder's Merchant
PREVIOUS CLUBS Too many for this space
REASON FOR JOINING To show Graham up
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) Got to be Dennis
SUPPORTS Liverpool
FAV. PLAYER Steven Gerrard
FAV. FOOD Chinese
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Coming 1st in P7 high jump (I was the only competitor)
 NAME Greg McSparron
AGE 27
STATUS Single
OCCUPATION Joiner
PREVIOUS CLUBS Metropolitan United FC
REASON FOR JOINING It's easier playing against a bunch of ould lads
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) Sam
SUPPORTS Liverpool
FAV. PLAYER Steven Gerrard
FAV. FOOD Anything hot & spicy
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Liverpool vs AC Milan in the European Cup Final
 NAME Clive Spearman
AGE 31
STATUS Single
OCCUPATION Building Labourer
PREVIOUS CLUBS Real Madrid !!
REASON FOR JOINING Because I'm now over 30
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) Gregg
SUPPORTS The best - Man.Utd
FAV. PLAYER Me
FAV. FOOD Chinese
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Champions' League Final 1999
NAME Barry Clarke
AGE 34
STATUS Married with two wee princesses
OCCUPATION Insurance [Broker support]
PREVIOUS CLUBS 1st Carrick O.B., 120th O.B.
REASON FOR JOINING the missus kicked me out of the house to get control of the TV remote for the night.
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) Davy Noble. I think the ball is superglued to his feet.
SUPPORTS Liverpool & Linfield
FAV. PLAYER Jamie Carragher
FAV. FOOD Hi ,my name is Barry and I'm a Chocaholic (sorry - wrong meeting)
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT 2-1 Liverpool v Man. Utd. I was there and bought the tee-shirt.+ Liverpool winning the European Cup in Istanbul.
 NAME Ricky Linton
AGE 29
STATUS Married
OCCUPATION Youth Worker
PREVIOUS CLUBS 1st Pres., Newtownabbey 7s
REASON FOR JOINING To get some fitness back after a knee operation
MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT (ON A WED NIGHT) 'Hatchet Sam'
SUPPORTS Liverpool
FAV. PLAYER Torres
FAV. FOOD Too many to list
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENT Champions' League Istanbul '05
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