Find out about the people involved with Mellor football club!
Next up is Second Team Shot Stopper Marc Green:
1.Which team do you support?
Man City
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Listening to England at Italia 90 in a caravan in Wales after it went to extra time and I had to go to bed
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
Watched an amateur game in Urmston when I was like 18. Sticks in my mind because it kicked off and 1 team literally went UFC on every single player from the opposing team!
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
Kinky just for me, closely followed by sergiooooo
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Definitely not Mill Lane... Erm I'd probably have to say Maine Road
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
Probably around 2003. Played for all the teams although the 4th team back then would rival the 1st team now for ability
7. What position do you or did you play?
Claudio Bravo Green?? Take a wild guess!
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Both have come this season, it's either a toss up between between the Auld enemy Whalley Range 5-2, or 1 of Rob Whites infamous split personality team talks
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
Memories a bit rubbish on this one so I'll go with Lebo's free kick this season. He got a little chub on when the rugby boys said they'd shower with him after the game
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Obviously Me
Jamie Longshanks
Jerome Rouse
Lebo (Danny Leibrick)
Andy Given
Cheers Greeny!
Next up is First Team Striker Liam McAuley:
1.Which team do you support?
Man Utd - Alex stepney as a godfather and pictures with George best as a baby!
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Mark hughes scoring a last minute equaliser in the FA Cup against Oldham.
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
Played against Paul Merson when he was with Pompey an couldn't get near him!
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
David Beckham for so many reasons.
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Played at Villa Park which was quite special having seen FA cup semi finals there before.
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
February 2016
7. What position do you or did you play?
Striker, midfielder, centre back.
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Meeting Dids at the first game and knowing straight away he'd be the person to stick with on a night out.
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
Think it'd have to be the hat trick goal against Rochdalians last season. "I am different class!" Haha.
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Kev Cooney
Paul Swann
Craig Fairfield
Chris Coram
Me
(Oldies managed by Beery and the Gaffa!)
Thanks Macca!
Next up is long serving Mark 'Olly' Oldham:
1.Which team do you support?
Manchester City
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
My Dad making me kick the ball in the back garden against the wall continuously using only my left foot.
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
City v Southampton 1996 kinkladze scored the best solo goal I've ever seen...basically took the piss.
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
David silva because. Clever, elegant and a joy to watch. He would find space in a single bed with yokozuna.
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Easy Maine Road
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
2003
7. What position do you or did you play?
Jesus. Played everywhere but I'm a centre half/sweeper...don't head or tackle
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Stockport senior cup 2005 and most recently 2015 Rhodes cup final against Whalley because of the clean sheet.
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
Jacko volley from the half way line
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Kev Cooney
Chris Coram
Mike Palmer
Mark Oldham
Luke Jubb
Cheers Olly!
Next up is our Chairman Stewart Smith:
1.Which team do you support?
Airdrieonians -:greatest team in the World - they just like giving the wee clubs like Celtic and Rangers a chance !!
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Being taken to the Scottish cup final at Hampden between Celtic and Rangers in 1966 - crowd was 126,500 and game finished 0 - 0 . Rangers won replay 1 nil.
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
Airdrie v Spartan Prague - 1st and only time in Europe - Cup Winners Cup - got beat 2 - 1 but seeing rhe UEFA flag flying overy the pavilion was amazing.
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
Kenny Dalglish - sheer class
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
The old Broomfield where Airdrie played followed some way back by the Maracana
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
2014
7. What position do you or did you play?
Knowing nothing about football I qualified as a referee in 1977
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Going to have two - Winning the Rhodes and Wray Cups in 2015 - first season as Chairman and winners of two trophies - incredible
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
Any one of Macca's 3 free kicks against Parrswood this season (2016-17)
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Kev Cooney
Danny Leibrick
Jamie Longson
Jonny Cooke
Dom Randle
Thanks Stewart!
Next up is Third team player Nick Entwistle:
1.Which team do you support?
Manchester City
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Being played at right back in my first ever game. The moment the ball came towards me. My first ever kick in a football match. The nerves. The tension. The panic... and I picked the ball up. My dad must have been so proud.
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
Division 2 Play Off Final 1999. Gillingham vs. Man City. The atmosphere of the old Wembley, after coming back from 2 nil down in the 90th minute, was immense.
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
Fat Ronaldo. Because he is the best ever.
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Nou Camp
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
2010
7. What position do you or did you play?
Attacking Midfield/Striker
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Winning the Whitehead Cup in 2011
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
Pre season friendly at Wood Lane 2016. First game back after 20 months away from football after having a heart attack whilst playing football. Lost 6-2 but amazing to get back on the pitch and grab a goal.
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Stuart Ridgway
Christian Hynes
Matt McNulty
Nick Entwistle
Ian Arnfield
Thanks for taking part Nick!
Next up is Third team player and Assistant Manager Rick Axford:
1.Which team do you support?
Manchester United
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Training down at Brabyns Park when i was 6 or 7 and being slated for controlling the ball with my shins!
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
Porto v United in 97. Tear gas, stampedes and fans collapsing all over the show. The game was garbage though, 0-0.
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
Ronaldo (the Original) the best striker to play the game.
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Old Trafford. On European nights especially 7/8 years ago.
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
2010 (i think...on a come back from a hip Op)
7. What position do you or did you play?
LM and more recently CM.
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Winning the Cup in 2011 at Trafford FC. Best pitch I've ever played on.
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
Scoring from the half way line with the last kick of the game v Whalley Range last season.
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Jamie McGregor
Andy Kuehl
Dom Randle
Rick Axford
Fred Keyte
Thanks for taking part Rick!
Former Chairman and Club Legend George Dearsley is next up to face the questions:
1.Which team do you support?
Tottenham Hotspur
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Being taken to watch Spurs in 1959 by some mates
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
Two games. The 1984 UEFA Cup Final when Spurs beat Anderlecht with a penalty save from their reserve keeper and also the 1981 F A Cup Final replay when Ricky Villa scored the greatest ever goal at Wembley
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
Apart from Ben Beer, Alan Gilzean of Spurs for his wonderful heading ability
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
White Hart Lane
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
1978
7. What position do you or did you play?
In my twenties I was a striker but as I got older I moved backwards and ended up as a centre back.
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Winning the Stockport Senior Cup against Poynton. So pleased for Si Dalby against his old club.
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
I cannot remember too much about it but a header Roy Purlan scored to win the Rhodes Cup for Mellor against New Mills
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
People won't remember some of these players but
Phil Jarvis in goal
Steve Hannan
Mark Rahman
Paul Swann
Dom Randle
Joe Dalby as sub
Thanks George
Bruce Clarke is next up...
1.Which team do you support?
Manchester United
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Training up at Timperly for Stockport County aged 7
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
United 3 - 2 AC Milan, Rooney last minute winner
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
CR7 - The Machine himself
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Nou Camp was decent but has to be Old Trafford of course
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
2010 for the Mellor Junior Team where I got sent off three times in the first five games
7. What position do you or did you play?
Stole a living as a striker for a couple of years, mind you I was Top Goal Scorer 2 years back (Make sure you put that in) but now I'm RB/RW
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Winning the league with the Juniors in 2011. What a team!
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
Scored the winner in a semi final against Signol last year with a header. Swear someone screamed 'FALCAO' as it went in
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Kev Cooney
Dids (David Dunn)
Joe Dalby
Bruce Clarke
Fred Keyte
(And then Papa Jubb there for some experience)
Cheers Bruce!
Answering the questions next is Ian Arnfield...
1.Which team do you support?
Manchester City
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Meeting Noel and Liam Gallagher at Platt Lane watching City training
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
City v QPR 2012…. Augerooooo
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
David Silva, the guy’s a magician
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Veltins Arena, Schalke
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
2008, got woke up at 12 after a night out by Aaron Greaves saying the 4ths were short and could I play… Adam Axford played me at left back…
7. What position do you or did you play?
Not LB! I’m a striker
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Scoring in the Whitehead Cup Final vs Chorlts for the Thirds making me finish Top Scorer that season
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
I scored vs Whalley for the seconds a few years back, the ball just fell to me and I’ve never struck a ball so hard or so cleanly in my life
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Kev Cooney
Jack Barraclough
Leibo (just for his first touch in a game last season that literally killed a defender)
Chris Coram
Arnie
Next up is Jamie 'Longshanks' Longson...
1. Which team do you support?
Manchester United
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Training with Stockport Junior Blues when I was U8s
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
Man Utd vs Real Madrid, Champions League 2013.I’ve never been in a game where the atmosphere was as electrifying
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
Eric Cantona he was a genius and fantastic to watch
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Obviously Old Trafford the Theatre of Dreams
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
Originally 2003/04 and then the second time 2015/16
7. What position do you or did you play?
Centre back
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Winning the Stockport Senior Cup in 2005
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
Has to be my overhead kick last season in a cup game.Straight into the top corner, worldy!
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Jamie Longson
Mike Palmer
Luke Jubb
Mike Atherton
Danny Leibrick
As we’d need subs as Jubb gets injured and I’d tire I’d also have Mike Knowles and Tez Boon in there too.
Starting with Andy Kuehl...
1. Which team do you support?
Liverpool
2. What is your earliest footballing memory?
Wouldn't say it's my earliest but certainly one of the earliest that sticks in my mind is Gazza against Scotland!
3. Which match that you have attended sticks in your mind the most and why?
Liverpool vs. Napoli - Gerrard 2nd half hattrick off the bench
4. Who’s your all-time favourite football player and why?
Gerrard; no explanation needed.
5. What is your favourite ground you have visited as a fan or player?
Anfield
6. When did you join Mellor FC?
2010
7. What position do you or did you play?
Full back
8. What’s your favourite Mellor moment?
Winning the league with the Thirds (2011-12)
9. Describe your favourite Mellor goal, either one you scored or one you witnessed?
I'd like to say my own against tintwistle because they are few and far between, but Rick Axford’s against Whalley Range, last kick of the game from kick off to win it was class.
10. Who would you pick (including yourself) in your Mellor 5-a-side team (past or current players)?
Jamie McGregor
Craig Fairfield
Andy Kuehl
Rick Axford
Kev Murray
Thanks Andy! Watch this space for more '10 Minutes with' coming soon!