Wednesday, 28 December 2011

One Andy Gore, there's only one .....

From http://bvetsfootballgroup.blogspot.com/

Yes, today Andy Gore officially becomes an OAP. He's promised/threatened to carry on playing football until he's 70, but I don't know if his Missus would approve of that. Much more feasible, however, is the prospect of becoming the first Vet to reach 1,000 appearances, which he's likely to reach sometime in 2012 - now that alone would be truly amazing.

Andy wasn't even one of the originals who founded BVFG almost 24 years ago - although he was talent spotted and recruited by Dave W not long after we started playing regularly. That trusty left peg hasn't changed much over the years - and nor has his pace, some have unkindly remarked - or is that a backhanded compliment?

Anyway, good on you Andy - I really don't know how you do it - most of the rest of us have long ago had to give up the football, much though we'd all love to be able to keep playing.

See if you can spot the difference:

1994 Raft Race
1999 Golf at Aboyne

2004 Tarland

2011 DATA
and this is what our 59 year old talent spotter said about him in the one and only edition of The Goredian, produced for Andy's 50th back in 1996:


Have a great one, Andy - you're a legend! (careful how you pronounce that).

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