MY STREET
THIS SEASON WE ARE ASKING FOR SUPPORTERS TO GO DOWN MEMORY LANE AND ANSWER A SELECTION OF QUESTIONS BASED ON THEIR TIME FOLLOWING THE STREET. MARTIN TOBIN SHARES HIS VIEWS AND SELECTS HIS ALL TIME FAVOURITE STREET XI TO TAKE ON THE BEST!
Name: Martin Tobin Age: 59 Where do you watch games from: Mainly from behind the goal, but sometimes from the main stand. First game: The first game I watched would have been up at London Road, it was a long time ago. They didn’t have their own ground or clubhouse like we have now. They would play on pitch number 2 and Mick O’Connor was manager at the time.
The worst match: The worst match for me was the game against Cowes I mentioned earlier. It was freezing cold day and it was touch and go with the pitch conditions. The atmosphere was very poor, nobody wanted to play, even the referee wasn’t very keen but the game went ahead and there wasn’t much football and a lot of arguments going on during and after the game. game
First memory: Playing for the Street and going to East Cowes on a cold early January game in the Hampshire League, which we won 1-0 but nobody wanted to play as it was so cold!
Best Individual performance by a player: Best performance I’ve seen was by Dave Bird. He was a towering centre half at New Street. He was captain ptain of the team and he was the master and just superb and drive the team really well. He would always give 110 %. He was Mr New Street at the time but it would be close between him and Dave Selby, who was as hard as nails in the midfield.
Best goal seen: The best goal for me was Ily Warshow’s winner in the North Hants Cup final a couple of years ago against Alresford Town at the Camrose Basingtoke. There was good build up to that goal and young Ily took the goal well.
Favourite Street kit: The home green and black stripes. I love all the green and black kits. Although its important from a financial point of view to have a sponsor, for as long as the kit is green and black then thats the most important thing to me. .
Best match witnessed: It would have to be my last game for New Street A. Nick Richmond was manager of the side. I think I was about 35 or 36. I was playing at the back and we were underdogs against Wallop. We won the game 2-1, we found out the Wallop side had booked the following day off work so they could celebrate that night. It never happened as we beat them and we played tremendously well and with so much spirit and character. We were fortunate on a few occasions but we deserved that as the team were absolutely brilliant. That will always stick in my memory as it was my final appearance in the green and black.
Favourite All-Time Time Player: That a tough one to answer but I’d have to go for Dave Selby. Selby Again his attitude was top class and he wanted to win. He gave you everything he had when he stepped over that white line onto the pitch. To me, he would always be first on the team am sheet. I could name a few others including Dave Bird, Steve Brown, Dave Murphy and Sean Rodgers. I love New Street because... because it’s provided me with the opportunity, and ambition to be involved with a great club that’s moving in the right direction. It has a fantastic set of people working within the club and its helping move the club forward.
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