Profiles
Some of you know us and each
other, but not everyone playing the Predictor
game. So some of the names in the tables or in the 'Hall of Fame'
are not
complete strangers, here is a
guide to all present and past Predictor players.
Carl:
Carl plays for the same St Albans West team that Elliott plays for, and
Charlie used
to play for. He is a very versatile attacking player who performs well
either up front
or on the wing.
William:
William is one of our more youthful players, and joined us for the first
time for our
Euro 08 competition. He says he supports Arsenal, Watford, England and
Liverpool, but he says he only supports Liverpool "a little bit, not much".
William can be found
on the forum as 'Shrek Junior'.
Tom:
Tom works with Cossie and Jim, and he joined us for the 07/08 FA Cup
competition. He is a big music and football fan, with Crystal Palace being
his team. He is a season ticket holder there, and his all time Palace hero
is Ian Wright, while his current favourite is
Clinton Morrison. Tom appears on the Forum
under the name of 'Major Tom'.
Toby:
Toby is Paul's son, and he joined us for the 07/08 season. I'm guessing he has seen
how poorly his Dad does and feel he needs to do something to raise the
family's profile. Despite Paul being a Man Utd fan, Toby supports Arsenal.
Chris S:
New for the 07/08 season, Chris is an old friend of Cossie. We have gone to various gigs in London
and elsewhere, and the mosh pit is one of Chris'
favourite locations!Chris is a Leeds fan, while is all time Elland Road hero is Peter Lorimer.
His favourite pastime is, he says, abstinence, and he appears on the Forum under the name 'Mr
Benn'.
Simon W:
Simon is another Leeds fan who a few of us have got to know through Dom. He is a
keen runner, and is the spring of 2007 completed the Marathon des Sables - a
250km run through the Sahara Desert!! He is also a member of our Forum
under the name 'swcoach', and you can read about his 2007 MdS run
here.
Simon B:
Simon joined for our 06/07 season, and he is Victoria G's brother. He is also our
first 'overseas' player as he lives in Bangor in Northern Ireland.
Unfortunately instead of supporting the best team across the water
(Liverpool) he hooked onto Man Utd, and this was
borne out of a god like
admiration of Norman Whiteside in the 1982 World Cup.
Cossie:
Cossie and I work together up in London, but Arsenal or Chelsea he is
not, it's only the mighty Leeds for him, with
Billy Bremner being his all time Leeds hero. Cossie is a also a huge music fan,
and goes to live gigs regularly (see the 'Gig Review' thread on the
forum), however I've a feeling he will be the only
one here who also lists Czechoslovakian basket weaving as a major interest!
He appears on the Forum under the name 'Cossie (LUFC)'.
Paul:
For a Manchester United fan he's not a bad bloke. Jim and Dom went to school with him,
and so we've known him for rather a long time now! He was a good footballer
in his day (as was Dom), but sticks to more leisurely pursuits now like golf
and fishing. Paul says his favourite player is "the lad Roooooney", and
for those of you who use or view the forum, Paul appears there as 'dr
death'.
George:
George is one of our more youthful predictor players, but he is a keen sportsman who plays football,
cricket and other sports regularly. I've
played cricket with him and Paul in the park and he's pretty good. Paul is a
good friend of his Mum's.
Gary:
Fav team - Newcastle. If Gary and Paul end up getting
married in the near future (not to each other!), then they will then be
related as their better halves are sisters. Despite supporting Newcastle, Gary showed his
football skills
when he won our first Premier League competition in the 05/06 season, and
has since gone on to lead our Hall of Fame. Gary
also plays left-back for his Sunday league football team.
Dom:
Another friend that goes all the way back to school in Hemel many years ago.
A very keen Leeds fan who said his favourite player is/was David Healy. On the forum, Dom goes
by the name of 'Leeds and Proud', and he was the key author of the classic
'Owen Hargreaves World Cup blog'.
Sam 'the man':
Young Sam was only 5 at the start of our very first Predictor season. I'm
therefore guessing that his Dad was helping him a little with the scores
back then, but either way, the fact
that Leeds are his team and David Healy his favourite player, suggest that
Dom has brain washed him. Despite his youth, Sam won the 2006 World Cup and
Euro 2008 competitions!
Sam's name on the Forum is, unsurprisingly, 'Sam the Man'.
Elliott J:
Elliott met Charlie C at junior school. Although he now goes to a different
senior school they still see each other regularly, and used to
play for the same football side.
Full back or wide midfield is where he
plays at his best, and he is a good passer of the ball, but he also appeared up
front on occasions in the 06/07 season. His favourite team is Watford, and he
goes to a lot of games at Vicarage Road. You might also come across him on the Forum where he
goes by the name of 'spazzy mcgee'.
Dave J:
When Charlie and Elliott played for the same team, Elliott's Dad was usually one of the parents standing with me on the
touchline in the middle of winter, with wind and snow blowing around us
watching the kids play football. His live football also takes in Watford,
where he and Elliott usually have a season ticket.
Simon G:
Not many of us have put Newport County as our favourite team, which gives
you an idea of where Simon comes from. He has joined in with a number of us though in naming David Healy as his favourite player
of recent times.
James B:
The eldest of the three Beedle brothers, James is at the same senior school
as Charlie C, but a year below
him. The Beedle family used to live a few doors down from us, so Charlie
saw them
a lot. He is a good lad, because he put down his favourite team as
Liverpool, while his favourite player is Gerrard.
Chaz B:
The middle brother is Chaz, and he two years younger than James. Despite his youth, he had
a great first season with his predictor scores, coming equal top in the kids
only table. Chaz also plays football for a St. Albans City Youth side and is
a very good player. He is also a good lad because he has joined James in picking Liverpool and Gerrard has his
favourites.
Matt B:
The youngest of the three is Matt, who is a year younger than Chaz. This doesn't seen to have
hindered him seeing as he came equal top with Chaz in the first Predictor
season. His footballing preferences are different to his brothers though, as he is a
Chelsea fan.
Charlie C:
I think you all know Charlie C... a keen footballer who supports Arsenal.
When playing for the St. Albans youth side managed by Alan, it was his
tackling and heading that stood out, plus he had great stamina which allowed him to run
from box to box... even when he's playing centre back! Charlie is another of
us on the forum, with his cryptic name of 'c-101'.
Anita:
Mrs C also supports Arsenal, which means I'm a bit outnumbered in our house.
Her favourite player remains Tony Woodcock, and she has never got over him
leaving back in the 80's. In more recent times, Dennis (babe) Bergkamp was her favourite.
She appears on the Forum as 'mrs cambo'.
Jim C:
The creator of this website! I support Liverpool, and given that a number of us support
northern sides without ever living there (Paul + Dom) means you can't give me
too much abuse. Steven Gerrard is my favourite player of recent times, with
Kenny Dalglish my all time hero. As should be fairly apparent, I am 'mr cambo' on the
Forum.
Chris White:
Chris is at school with Charlie and plays
for the St. Albans Youth side that Charlie used to play for. His best role is in central midfield
where his bulldog tenacity and strong tackling helps to break up a lot of
opposition play, while his good passing skills help build attacking moves.
Ross:
As with Chris, Ross is also at school with Charlie and plays for the same
St. Albans West side. He is versatile, but plays up front most of the time,
and his goals and general play were
one of the reasons the side had such a good 05/06 season. Ross appears on
the Forum as 'Rooster'.
Victoria G:
Simon and Victoria used to be our next door neighbours, but presumably found
living next door to our kids too stressful. Victoria says
she supports "whoever is wearing the tightest shorts", while being from Northern
Ireland, her favourite player over the last few years is also David Healy.
Greg:
Greg was another of the SAFC players joining in. He joined the club in 2006
having been tapped up (allegedly!) by the other players who go to the same
school (so that included Charlie C, Chris and Ross). Greg plays up front for
the
team, is a great link man, and has a superb goal scoring record.
Alan:
Being the manager of the St. Albans Youth West side that some of our
predictor entrants have played for, I expected Alan to know a lot about football.
Unfortunately he supports QPR, and so that has to be questioned.
Alex:
Alex is at school with Charlie C, Ross, Greg and Chris, and is also the
goalkeeper for the SAFC West team. He joined their side in
2006 and despite having to compete for the no.1 jersey, made it his own with
some consistent displays. Alex is a Newcastle fan.
Charlie R:
Along with Elliott, Charlie R went to junior school with Charlie C,
and he used to play for the same St. Albans youth football team. His skills
were best utilised in midfield where his passing and tackling contributed a
lot. His overall awareness is also helped no doubt by regular visits to watch Arsenal, his favourite team. Charlie can also be
found on the Forum under the name 'chazzy McGhee'.