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Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:17 pm**

davealbon wrote:I think the only current Premiership player from that squad was a certain Wayne Rooney from Everton, although he didn't actually play in the game!

Nope dont know him, who does he play for now? ;)

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:19 pm**

davealbon wrote:
I recently looked back through a programme from one of the England schoolboys games about 10 years ago, and hardly recognised any of the names (although Michael Malcolm was one of them, I remember him coming on as a sub and looking awful). I think the only current Premiership player from that squad was a certain Wayne Rooney from Everton, although he didn't actually play in the game!

Shows how good our youth system in England is then doesn't it!

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:26 pm**

Michael Kightly for Grays (now at Wolves)

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:32 pm**

that reminds me dave,

went to see england under 18s at nene park would have been mid 90s. eng won 2-0 and a big lad up front got both goals as well as winning nearly every ball, can remmember my old man saying he would be a big star if he kept going ...the lads name .....emile heskey!

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:49 pm**

Superhans wrote:can remmember my old man saying he would be a big star if he kept going ...the lads name .....emile heskey!

Oh well, everyone makes mistakes! :lol: ;)

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:03 pm**

Ian Ashbee and Stuart Elliott -- Hull. Think they both played at Nene Park in 2003. Also, if we are counting friendlies David Bentley for Arsenal and David James and de Canio for West Ham plus several others from those games I should think. I remember having a long chat with David James while my son was collecting autographs down near the players' entrance to the ground.

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:05 pm**

Chris Eagles (Burnley) and Jonathon Spector (West Ham) played for Man United Youths in November 2003.

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:00 pm**

Rushdentom wrote:Michael Kightly for Grays (now at Wolves)

You sure?

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:06 pm**

BartonRaz wrote:
Rushdentom wrote:Michael Kightly for Grays (now at Wolves)
You sure?

I wasn't sure but he's right. Kightly scored in Grays 3-1 victory over us at Nene Park in our second game back in the Conference (first home game). Notable for Ranks first goal for us. Aaron McLean scored the other 2 if memory serves.

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:12 pm**

davealbon wrote:
BartonRaz wrote:
Rushdentom wrote:Michael Kightly for Grays (now at Wolves)
You sure?
I wasn't sure but he's right. Kightly scored in Grays 3-1 victory over us at Nene Park in our second game back in the Conference (first home game). Notable for Ranks first goal for us. Aaron McLean scored the other 2 if memory serves.

How times have changed for Grays.

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