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Robbie Herrera
Posted: 14 Oct 2015, 16:56
by Southampton Gull
tomogull wrote:
There was also
Ralph Birkett who went on to play for Arsenal, Middlesborough and Newcastle and gained an England cap (just one !). He was born in Dartmouth - okay, not quite Torquay but just down the road. He played for us in the 1930s - bit before my time. But I expect Stefano can remember seeing him play ........
And a bit further down the road, born in Kingsbridge - Peter Wakeham, goalkeeper who went on to play for Sunderland. I have to admit to remembering him !
My Grandad used to go on about him when I was a lad. He would mock me for my adolation of Robin Stubbs and tell me he'd never win an England cap like Ralph Birkett. I don't think I ever really believed him because to me Stubbsy was a superstar
Robbie Herrera
Posted: 14 Oct 2015, 19:56
by hector
westyorkshiregull wrote:I remember robbie and his dad playing for our reserves one day back in around 1985...anyone remember. was in the Webb era
Robbie must have only been about 14 or 15 if he played for the reserves around then. In fact that was the sort of time he was playing for WBB.
Robbie Herrera
Posted: 14 Oct 2015, 22:05
by Flipper
westyorkshiregull wrote:I remember robbie and his dad playing for our reserves one day back in around 1985...anyone remember. was in the Webb era
His dad never played for the club. I believe that was his brother.
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hector wrote:
Robbie must have only been about 14 or 15 if he played for the reserves around then. In fact that was the sort of time he was playing for WBB.
I think you are right and if I'm not mistaken he played for the youth aged about 13 when Bobby Baxter was youth manager.
Robbie Herrera
Posted: 15 Oct 2015, 07:47
by Lord_Torquay
All the best Robbie!