I have had people asking me about the days when I
played for the BBC Radio Merseyside and Ricky
McCabe Merseyside Showbiz Football teams.
Whilst I was researching for my Sunday show with
CoolFM Benidorm Left-This game was against
Jimmy Hill's Goaldiggers and Rod Stewart
atended with Britt Eckland. Elton John was due to
attend but didn't make it. However, I found a very
rare Elton John song which tells the story of their
team. I've linked it to this podcast logo below. The
judging panel further down was Miss Hawker
Siddeley.
played for the BBC Radio Merseyside and Ricky
McCabe Merseyside Showbiz Football teams.
Whilst I was researching for my Sunday show with
CoolFM Benidorm Left-This game was against
Jimmy Hill's Goaldiggers and Rod Stewart
atended with Britt Eckland. Elton John was due to
attend but didn't make it. However, I found a very
rare Elton John song which tells the story of their
team. I've linked it to this podcast logo below. The
judging panel further down was Miss Hawker
Siddeley.
| These are just examples of the sorts of games in which we played. If you know your football you will have noticed we had games against some of the biggest names around at the time. Happy Days indeed! |
| Back Row L-R Stevie Butler, Dickie Duckenfield Radio Merseyside then BBC Look North, Eddie Hemmings (Radio Merseyside then Sky TV) , Norman Gray, Gerry Harrison (Radio MerseysideAnglia TV), Colin Watson Front Row L-R Alan Bowers, Vince Tracy (Radio Merseyside)Bob Azurdia (Radio Merseyside), Billy Butler (Radio Merseyside) Matty Carragher |