08-10 Players: Where are they now?

[Red Rover]

Players from the 2008 to 2010 who are no longer with us. Ok, we know where some of these players are now, but some not so sure. And also how well are they doing in there new surroundings. Particularly interested about the ones with the *'s.

- Neil Sullivan
- Gary Woods
- Ben Smith *

- James O'Connor
- James Chambers *
- Muz Dumbuya
- Adam Lockwood
- Shelton Martis
- Matt Mills
- Jos van Nieuwstadt *
- Sam Hird
- Bryon Webster
- Wayne Thomas
- Gordon Greer
- Jason Shackell
- George Friend
- Sean McDaid *
- Gareth Roberts
- Elliott Ward

- Mark Wilson
- Dean Shiels
- Brian Stock
- Martin Woods *
- Josh Payne *
- Robbie Clark *
- John Oster
- Simon Gillett
- Quinton Fortune *
- Jay Emmanuel Thomas
- John Spicer *
- Jason Price *
- Stuart Elliott *
- Robbie Clark *

- Gareth Taylor
- Darren Byfield
- James Hayter
- Paul Heffernan
- Waide Fairhurst
- Tomi Ameobi *
- Steve Brooker *

[Red Rover]

In September 2011, Gareth Taylor was appointed as a coach at former club Manchester City, and was given the task of developing young talent in Dubai. He became the under-16 coach at the City of Manchester Stadium in 2012.

...interesting!

[giggy24]

James Chambers is playing for Walsall and i'm sure i read that Stuart Elliot is a pastor in Hull

[Draytonian III]

Tomi Ameobi  is playing in Finland

[craigdrfc]

Think McDaid is an agent or something like that now

[RedJ]

He is, Coppinger's agent isn't he?

[Red Rover]

Yeh he's Copps's agent for sure.

What ever happened to Steve Brooker? Did he retire?

I'm sure Robbie Clark went to play in Scandinavia?

Isn't Jason Price a plumber now?

Anyone know how josh Payne is getting on?

John Spicer never really cut it did he.

[drfcsteve]

George Friend is a regular for Middlesbrough, always liked him.

[Wello]

Josh Payne was locked up, but signed for Woking in the summer.

Brooker is at Buxton.

Oster is at Gateshead

[Dagenham Rover]

Josh Payne was locked up, but signed for Woking in the summer.

Brooker is at Buxton.

Oster is at Gateshead

Reckon he could still smack me in the face behind the South Stand from there   

 if you don't understand don't worry

[wilts rover]

Jos van Nieuwstadt plays for FC Linden in the Dutch Topklasse (3rd division - Sheff Utd level)

Stuart Elliot is back in Northern Ireland and runs One Goal Ministries - his latest sermon can be found here:
http://one-goal.info/

[Wade Falana]

Ben Smith is at Southport

[The Red Baron]

Robbie Clark spent last season with Skellefteå FF in the Swedish 2nd division where he was club captain. He appears to have moved on from them though.

EDIT- now playing for another Swedish side, Pitea IF. See photo.

http://www.piteaif.se/

Isn't John Spicer now working with our academy? I think I saw something to that effect in the programme the other week.

[The Red Baron]

Ben Smith is at Southport

I think he's left them now, but I'm not sure where he is.

[The Red Baron]

Quinton Fortune is doing his coaching badges and works for Man United as an ambassador.

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2012/Jul/quinton-fortune-ready-to-move-into-coaching.aspx

[The Red Baron]

Martin Woods is having a trial with St Johnstone. JJ Price has joined Selby Town.

[VivaRovers]

Darren Byfield is playing for Tamworth. He's also divorced from Jamelia.

Jamelia is the most famous person I've sat behind at a Rovers match, unless the fella who used to sit in front of me in the West Stand invented the concept of irony or something and I never knew.

I miss Jamelia.

Not so fussed about Byfield

[NickDRFC]

Darren Byfield is playing for Tamworth. He's also divorced from Jamelia.

Jamelia is the most famous person I've sat behind at a Rovers match, unless the fella who used to sit in front of me in the West Stand invented the concept of irony or something and I never knew.

I miss Jamelia.

Not so fussed about Byfield

I remember Birmingham away, I had tickets in the players' comps section - about 2 seats down on my left was Jamelia, and right next to me on my right Matt Mills' girlfriend from Hollyoaks. I have never been less interested in football.

[Mike_F]

I miss Emma Rigby. She giggled and gave me a cheeky smile when I shouted "Bring on the wall" at an away game once.

I nipped round to the snack bar and turned round to see her leaning against the bog door suggestively stretching a strand of chewing gum out of her mouth  and sucking it back in. I dropped my pie and got all tomato sauce down my trousers. She said "come here you dirty boy and I'll rub that sauce off for you" then winked and beckoned me in to the toilet block. We entered the lavs and she pulled me straight into an empty trap, bolting the door behind her and gripping my spadge in her delicate right hand whilst slipping her left arm around my neck and kissing me passionately. We missed most of the second half as I rattled her like the Brentford crossbar and she told me that I put Matt Mills to shame in the bedroom athletics department.

Actually that second paragraph might have been a dream when I think about it but the first line is definitely true.

[Rios]

Jason Price signed for Selby Town last week.

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/10731426._/

Edit : Sorry RB, didn't notice you'd already put this.

[FuzzyDuck]

Josh Payne is now at Woking.

Ben Smith plays for Southport.

Both according to Wiki

[The Red Baron]

As I said earlier, I think Ben Smith has left Southport but I don't know where he is now.

Didn't we ship Josh Payne out after he broke someone's leg (or tried to) in training? He looked promising in pre-season and in the only first-team game he played but within a few weeks we'd loaned him to Oxford and he never came back.

[Chris Black come back]

Payne was another of SOD's bizarre signings which never really played. Ryan Burge the lad we got from Glenn Hoddle, Tomi Ameobi obviously, Dennis Souza to name but a few. No wonder we never had any brass if it was being thrown at these folk.

[The Red Baron]

Payne was another of SOD's bizarre signings which never really played. Ryan Burge the lad we got from Glenn Hoddle, Tomi Ameobi obviously, Dennis Souza to name but a few. No wonder we never had any brass if it was being thrown at these folk.

I think it was a bit of a vicious circle. We didn't have enough money to sign quality so we signed on the cheap and got what we paid for. Of course, if we'd been better at keeping the first-teamers fit, we wouldn't have had to sign so many low-grade squad players and might have been able to bring in fewer and of better quality.

I have to say that since we got rid of Dr Death we've had a lot fewer injuries (he says, touching wood!)

[Biarge Bob]

JJ was loved at Prestatyn Town, just look at the banner.

http://www.ptfconline.co.uk/

[Red Rover]

Josh Payne was locked up, but signed for Woking in the summer.

Brooker is at Buxton.

Oster is at Gateshead

Wiki claims Brooker plays for Buxton but no mention of him on their website?

[Red Rover]

Martin Woods is having a trial with St Johnstone. JJ Price has joined Selby Town.

Woods on trial at St. Johnstone?!! He's better than that surely!!

[The Red Baron]

Josh Payne was locked up, but signed for Woking in the summer.

Brooker is at Buxton.

Oster is at Gateshead

Wiki claims Brooker plays for Buxton but no mention of him on their website?

He was at Buxton last season but I'm not sure he played much for them. He's probably left now.

[Red Rover]

Take about falling from grace!

[Red Rover]

Adam Lockwood has just signed for Guiseley AFC...thats a bit of a falling from grace too!