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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: The Adventurer on March 08, 2011, 11:58:57 PM

Title: Players from Northern Ireland in the current squad,Academy etc????
Post by: The Adventurer on March 08, 2011, 11:58:57 PM: Just got back from Belfast & the club I use was asking if we've got any Northern Ireland lads on our books as they want me to try & get a shirt signed for them to put up in their clubhouse!! Any one know if we have or not?? Cheers!
Title: Re: Players from Northern Ireland in the current squad,Academy etc????
Post by: Billy Walker on March 09, 2011, 12:05:12 AM: There is a lad in the youths: Josh Barton, I think his name is.
Title: Re: Players from Northern Ireland in the current squad,Academy etc????
Post by: greenwichvilla on March 09, 2011, 08:58:05 PM: I went to school with someone called Josh Barton.

He was an overweight, wannabe thespian. But he once starred in a Funeral For a Friend video with my girlfriend, who I didn't know at the time. Small world.
Title: Re: Players from Northern Ireland in the current squad,Academy etc????
Post by: The Adventurer on March 10, 2011, 10:16:52 AM: Thanks,yes,just found out that Josh Barton is indeed from Lurgan....result!!! Not sure how I go about getting in touch with him but I'll get a home shirt & take it from there!!!

Wish they'd have asked me when Steve Davis & Aaron Hughes were with us!!
Title: Re: Players from Northern Ireland in the current squad,Academy etc????
Post by: Billy Walker on March 10, 2011, 10:54:30 AM: Maybe, if you ask the club, they could get you in touch with Peter McParland, too. Getting something signed by him would be pretty special.
Title: Re: Players from Northern Ireland in the current squad,Academy etc????
Post by: gervilla on March 10, 2011, 08:36:36 PM: He'll probably end up playing for the Republic if he makes it as we are developing a nack of cherrypicking from The Norths youth teams.