Charity fan game at Highfield road (1 Viewer)

Somerset Sky Blue · May 28, 2022

Hi all,
Did anyone else play in one of the spectator charity games at Highfield Road?
I played in one - I bid for a place in Coventry city away and got to play with Dave Busst, who was easily the best player on the pitch, despite his injury a few years before!
Great experience - personalised kit all laid out in changing room, walking down the tunnel, playing on the hallowed turf in front of the family.
Can't remember the name of the charity who organised it, but it was enjoyable!

LastGarrison · May 28, 2022

Another thread about fans running on the pitch.

skyblueelephant76 · May 28, 2022

Somerset Sky Blue said:
Hi all,
Did anyone else play in one of the spectator charity games at Highfield Road?
I played in one - I bid for a place in Coventry city away and got to play with Dave Busst, who was easily the best player on the pitch, despite his injury a few years before!
Great experience - personalised kit all laid out in changing room, walking down the tunnel, playing on the hallowed turf in front of the family.
Can't remember the name of the charity who organised it, but it was enjoyable!

It was Football Aid. I played in one where Busst was on the opposite side and I scored with my first touch. Great experience.

skyblueelephant76 · May 28, 2022

Somerset Sky Blue · May 28, 2022

skyblueelephant76 said:
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Did you get a photo of the other team?

skyblueelephant76 · May 28, 2022

Somerset Sky Blue said:
Did you get a photo of the other team?

I might have it somewhere, I see if I can find it.

Somerset Sky Blue · May 28, 2022

skyblueelephant76 said:
I might have it somewhere, I see if I can find it.

My mum said she would post it down to me when I asked (she clearly hasn't heard of using the internet!).

Somerset Sky Blue · May 30, 2022

Somerset Sky Blue said:
My mum said she would post it down to me when I asked (she clearly hasn't heard of using the internet!).

Somerset Sky Blue · May 30, 2022

Somerset Sky Blue said:
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Managed to get the photo from the telegraph.

Torquay Sky Blue · May 30, 2022

I played in a few rivals games . Smiles was the manager. Fergies Beard played and Edgy played up front . It was a while ago so forgot the names. Bob Bones played in midfield and Lordsummerisle at the back. I was porkchophill in those days but someone else has the name on here.

ccfc1234 · Jun 11, 2022

I would love to see a charity game at the CBS involving a:

Sky Blues Talk 11 vs Coventry Trust 11

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · Jun 11, 2022

ccfc1234 said:
I would love to see a charity game at the CBS involving a:

Sky Blues Talk 11 vs Coventry Trust 11

@Nick getting sent off after 5 min after flying in to let David Johnson know he was there

Somerset Sky Blue · Jun 11, 2022

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
@Nick getting sent off after 5 min after flying in to let David Johnson know he was there

We would definitely have two team mates sent off for fighting each other (was it batty v le saux?), just not sure which two posters?

Fergusons_Beard · Jun 11, 2022

Played in two Football Aid games and a couple of the GMK fan games too.

Don’t do the Football Aid games at the Ricoh as we don’t own the stadium-which is a right shame tbh.

Got a photo of me playing at Highfield Road framed in the hall (alongside 2 signed shirts) -had a few visitors think that I was an ex pro because of it-obvious the OH puts them straight….

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Fergusons_Beard · Jun 11, 2022

Torquay Sky Blue said:
I played in a few rivals games . Smiles was the manager. Fergies Beard played and Edgy played up front . It was a while ago so forgot the names. Bob Bones played in midfield and Lordsummerisle at the back. I was porkchophill in those days but someone else has the name on here.

Decent left back if I remember Porky.

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slowpoke · Jun 11, 2022

In one of those games I think Steve Hunt suffered a broken foot and missed a load of games

Johhny Blue · Jun 11, 2022

slowpoke said:
In one of those games I think Steve Hunt suffered a broken foot and missed a load of games

Was Nick playing?

Irish Sky Blue · Jun 12, 2022

slowpoke said:
In one of those games I think Steve Hunt suffered a broken foot and missed a load of games

That was a pre season game organised by Bobby Gould when he was the manager, against the City Supporters Club Sunday league team (who I played for that night).

We (as in Supporters Club) lost 4-1. It was a great thrill to play on the Highfield Road pitch against a few first team players, Gerry Daley, Suckling, Hormantschuk, Singleton, Withey and Bobby Gould himself ( who would have been in his early 40s I think, but still scored twice.

Steve Hunt was injured in a tackle after about 5 seconds, straight from the kick off, by a lad of ours, Dave Taylor. Hunt wasn’t pleased to say the least. He’d broken a bone in his foot and missed the first few games of the season. The story was in the Coventry Telegraph but also made the back page of the Daily Mirror.

Torquay Sky Blue · Jun 12, 2022

Fergusons_Beard said:
Decent left back if I remember Porky.

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You was pretty good yourself mate as I recall. Some decent players from the GMK mob back in the day

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Jun 12, 2022

ccfc1234 said:
I would love to see a charity game at the CBS involving a:

Sky Blues Talk 11 vs Coventry Trust 11

Our team would be too unbalanced - far too many left wingers apparently...

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