Today i met Rodney Marsh and i have to say i thought he was a bit of a dick!! Anyone else met a hero before and been totaly disappointed!
Anyone remember what sparked Gerry Francis leaving the club in 1994? Marsh was about to be appointed Director of Football over Francis, then he walked away and within a week Francis was gone. I always blame Marsh for effectively destroying everything Francis did for us when we were London's top club, we ended up with Wilkins and, although we finished 8th that season, his transfer balls-ups doomed us the following season. So it's no surprise as I always thought he was an arrogant arsehole despite having been such a brilliant footballer.
Well I had the complete opposite experience. I saw Rodders in the clubshop plugging his book. It was heaving in there, and for the 40 or so minutes I was in there, he did not stop smiling or posing for photos, mind you he was trying to shift his books. That said, he did seem to be enjoying the attention.
i always thought he came across as arrogant on soccer saturday, wonder if he regrets telling his joke!?
He got rather ****ty when Novak Djokovic popped in for a drink after his round of golf and took all the attention away!
I've never met him and I hope I never do. I've always hero-worshipped him, he was the reason I fell in love with QPR when nobody around me had heard of them and as far as I'm concerned he is GOD. I'm happy in my delusion, if delusion it is. ROD-NEEEEEE!!!
I went to a Lunch before the playoff final with Rodney doing a speach ( Gary Waddock was on my table ). He did not get a great reception as in previous years he had rubbished the rangers and had stated that they could end up a non league club. He also sat close to us in the Millenium stadium and did not get a great reception. Always get the impression with Rodney that although QPR loved him , he never felt the same about the club. Unlike some other of our idols.
Not all of these are heroes of mine, but all of them have been met and assessed on the golf course..... Sir Sean Connery: Just as cool an occasion as you would expect, and he's a nice guy. Sir Trevor Brooking: Wasn't a hero, and on the evidence I saw, never will be. Stood very aloof waiting fro people to come up and admire him. Rick Wakeman: One of the nicest, most generous blokes I've ever met. He's a genuinely decent fellow. Bernard Cribbins: Loved him on telly and in films when I was growing up, and he didn't disappoint. Very funny, and you feel very grateful for the life and career he's had. Bruce Grobelaar: knob. George Graham: Now I thought he would also have a certain knob-ness about him, but he didn't at all. Kenneth Wolstenhome: One of the real old school, sadly no longer with us, but a serious hero for his 1966 commentary and there was still an element of the glamour about him, even in his fading years. Redgrave and Pincent: Can't separate these two Sirs, and all I can say is that in real life, they are seriously impressive blokes. Very, very much to be awed and admired. Eric Sykes: Comedy genius, and he still has perfect timing with his one-liners. Finally, Terry Mancini: Meeting him was cool, as he was part of the first QPR team I followed, back in 71-72. He'd just moved from us to Arsenal when my dad took me to my first ever game (we won 2-0) and he even had a good natured chuckle when I reminded him of that fact!
on a slightly different note, wouldn't it be good to get a young Cive Wilson, Dave Bardsley, Alan Macdonald, Sinclair and Sir Les......just the players NW would want
