Today was quite strange, I arrived at school and who should I see but Phil Airey sitting in his NUFC training shirt talking to a few of his (and my) mates. He was killing time because he was waiting for the bank to open, he apparently has "too much in his account for an under 20 year old" . Another interesting fact I found is he failed GCSE PE while at my school, and of course has since appeared for the Newcastle senior team. Bit of a random article, but he's a genuinely nice guy and I'd love to see him go on loan next year to a L1/CCC team and even be our number 9 one day.
He is best mares with a lad who sits behind me at home games, he's from Amble also. Reckons Phil is slightly gutted to not have received any first team football.
Didnt really speak to him, would have been weird as he doesnt know me but he seems happy enough. Turned down a contract offer from Chelsea before he signed a proper one with us.
Are you still at school Smudger? Thought you were a bit older than that. Must say I like what I've seen of Airey, could turn out to be a very good player.
I tell you what, met the Arsenal team once, can honestly tell you that Van Persie is the only nice guy I met there, the rest of them were stuck up pricks.
Airey looks a great prospect, and will hopefully lead our attack in a few years time. Seems a nice lad as well, from what I've read.
I saw a retweet on twitter that some arsenal fans organisation asked if he would donate a pair of boots for a charity auction, and he donated his world cup final ones!
A nice gesture by RVP, those boots would be worth quite a bit to a serious football memorabilia collector.
Nigel De-Jong was going to donate his, but they had to be surgically removed from Xabi Alonso's chest first...
I thought he would have got a run out by now. Our youth development is still pretty poor, we need to be sending more players out on loan!
On the topic of meeting young players, I met Shane Ferguson last night when I was on Osborne Road - nice lad, had a chat with him etc, wondered how his milk and steak diet's going haha. Asked him if he knew anything about Enrique going etc (dunno why he would like) Plus he was pretty patient with me talking ****e whilst slightly intoxicated.
I know a lad who thinks he know's Phil Airey. In fact he thinks he knows every single footballer from north of the Humber who is round about his age, so he's clearly talking complete and utter ****e.
