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Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:28 pm

Rubin Colwill's call up to the Wales squad reminded me of a similar incident back in the 90's when Bobby Gould was the Welsh manager. BG made a surprise call up of a City youngster and led to Ninian Park being full of scouts from Premier/Championship teams at the next home game.

Can anyone remember the players name and whatever happened to him?

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Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:46 pm

Tony Blue Williams wrote:Rubin Colwill's call up to the Wales squad reminded me of a similar incident back in the 90's when Bobby Gould was the Welsh manager. BG made a surprise call up of a City youngster and led to Ninian Park being full of scouts from Premier/Championship teams at the next home game.

Can anyone remember the players name and whatever happened to him?



i remember BG calling up Garry Lloyd who was playing for Barry Town which caused a stir but not a Cardiff City player....

Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:46 pm

Was it Lee jarman Tony

Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:38 pm

Tony Blue Williams wrote:Rubin Colwill's call up to the Wales squad reminded me of a similar incident back in the 90's when Bobby Gould was the Welsh manager. BG made a surprise call up of a City youngster and led to Ninian Park being full of scouts from Premier/Championship teams at the next home game.

Can anyone remember the players name and whatever happened to him?


I think it's Simon Haworth Tony made his debut against Scotland in a friendly when he was 20. He played another couple or so matches for Wales but Coventry City, then a Premier League club, got him for £500,000 from us which was par for the course.

He only played about a dozen games for them, no goals, before he got sold to Wigan then Tranmere. I believe he is a non league manager now.


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Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:53 pm

castleblue wrote:
Tony Blue Williams wrote:Rubin Colwill's call up to the Wales squad reminded me of a similar incident back in the 90's when Bobby Gould was the Welsh manager. BG made a surprise call up of a City youngster and led to Ninian Park being full of scouts from Premier/Championship teams at the next home game.

Can anyone remember the players name and whatever happened to him?


I think it's Simon Haworth Tony made his debut against Scotland in a friendly when he was 20. He played another couple or so matches for Wales but Coventry City, then a Premier League club, got him for £500,000 from us which was par for the course.

He only played about a dozen games for them, no goals, before he got sold to Wigan then Tranmere. I believe he is a non league manager now.


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pretty sure Howarths 1st call up was after he had signed for Coventry.....

Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:10 pm

skidemin wrote:
castleblue wrote:
Tony Blue Williams wrote:Rubin Colwill's call up to the Wales squad reminded me of a similar incident back in the 90's when Bobby Gould was the Welsh manager. BG made a surprise call up of a City youngster and led to Ninian Park being full of scouts from Premier/Championship teams at the next home game.

Can anyone remember the players name and whatever happened to him?


I think it's Simon Haworth Tony made his debut against Scotland in a friendly when he was 20. He played another couple or so matches for Wales but Coventry City, then a Premier League club, got him for £500,000 from us which was par for the course.

He only played about a dozen games for them, no goals, before he got sold to Wigan then Tranmere. I believe he is a non league manager now.


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pretty sure Howarths 1st call up was after he had signed for Coventry.....


Could be right he was the only youngster I could think of in the Blobby Gould era.


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Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:13 pm

bootsandsaddles wrote:Was it Lee jarman Tony

Yes. Man U among others were reported to come and see him but that was the end of that.

Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:15 pm

bootsandsaddles wrote:Was it Lee jarman Tony


Yes it was Lee Jarman I was thinking of. Whatever happened to him?

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Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:16 pm

Tony Blue Williams wrote:
bootsandsaddles wrote:Was it Lee jarman Tony


Yes it was Lee Jarman I was thinking of. Whatever happened to him?

Newport? Barry Town? Think he went to one of, if not both of them.

Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:17 pm

castleblue wrote:
Tony Blue Williams wrote:Rubin Colwill's call up to the Wales squad reminded me of a similar incident back in the 90's when Bobby Gould was the Welsh manager. BG made a surprise call up of a City youngster and led to Ninian Park being full of scouts from Premier/Championship teams at the next home game.

Can anyone remember the players name and whatever happened to him?


I think it's Simon Haworth Tony made his debut against Scotland in a friendly when he was 20. He played another couple or so matches for Wales but Coventry City, then a Premier League club, got him for £500,000 from us which was par for the course.

He only played about a dozen games for them, no goals, before he got sold to Wigan then Tranmere. I believe he is a non league manager now.


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Gary I forgot about Simon Howarth :oops: He did well when he broke through and scored some important goals, I think I can remember one being at Wigan who were going well at the time?

Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:18 pm

bluebirdoct1962 wrote:
Tony Blue Williams wrote:
bootsandsaddles wrote:Was it Lee jarman Tony


Yes it was Lee Jarman I was thinking of. Whatever happened to him?

Newport? Barry Town? Think he went to one of, if not both of them.


Probably all our old duffers seem to end up at Newport :laughing6:

Re: Can Anyone Remember?

Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:18 pm

Jammo has his own landscape gardening firm in cardiff now great lad with undoubted ability but old school loves a pint and a bet same has all most cultured players

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Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:51 pm

Tony Blue Williams wrote:
bootsandsaddles wrote:Was it Lee jarman Tony


Yes it was Lee Jarman I was thinking of. Whatever happened to him?


Loved a night out.

I remember seeing an interview with John Terry where he said there were better defenders than him at Chelsea youth but the pre season he broke in he passed on a holiday to Ibiza that others went on. He started pre season fit and cos of that travelled with the first team for some friendlies. Got some minutes and the rest is history.

Such small margins count at elite level sport.

Lee Jarman had all the ability. Just liked a drink and it cost him that small margin which could have made all the difference.