please log in to view this image Raich Carter, like so many of his great contemporaries, may not be a household name today, but to those who witnessed him in action, Carter lives long in the memory. Cruelly stripped of the chance to play during his finest years due to the war effort, Carter is the only man who can hold acclaim to having won an FA Cup before and after the war. An exceptional sportsman, Carter was not content as one of England’s finest footballers and also played County Championship Cricket for Derbyshire... Full article here - http://ahalftimereport.com/2015/05/14/remembering-raich-the-story-of-the-silver-fox/ There's a few interesting stories on there, it's juniors new website.
Was going to start a thread on this but i'll stick it here http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/8216...on-Hull-City/story-26497546-detail/story.html The son of Hull City legend Raich Carter says he is lucky to be alive after a drink-driver knocked him off his bike and left him for dead in a hit-and-run. Mr Carter – son and namesake of the former Tigers player and manager – suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs and lost the sight in his left eye after being hit by Suzanne Partridge. As previously reported, Partridge, 32, of Hornsea, was jailed last Friday, for two years, after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving. She was almost three-times over the drink drive limit and despite being aware she had hit him, she fled the scene in Hull Road, Hornsea. Today, Mr Carter, 46, of west Hull, speaks exclusively to the Mail about his ordeal. "What angers me to this day is the fact she didn't stop after she hit me," said Mr Carter. "She knew she had hit me and that I was in a bad way – anything could have happened. "I could have been left there to die, or perhaps even hit again by another vehicle. "She didn't show any concern for me at all. I can never understand how somebody could not stop having hit someone." Partridge had drunk several pints of beer on the day of the accident in September last year at Hull's Freedom Festival and was on her way home to Hornsea when she hit Mr Carter. Her five-year-old son and her partner's two children were also in her car. Mr Carter said losing the sight in his eye is impacting on his entire life. Eight months on, Mr Carter has still not been able to return to work as a supply teacher in schools across Hull. He still suffers from pain as a result of a frozen shoulder, has repeated headaches and dizzy spells and has to attend numerous appointments with neurologists and physiotherapists. He has also been left permanently scarred on his face. He said: "I have had to adapt to living with sight in only one eye. It impacts on everything you do, even simple things like pouring a cup of tea can be difficult as it is hard to judge distances. "I've had to rely heavily on my fianceé Jane to look after me." Mr Carter is also conscious of his changed appearance. "Physically, it does affect your confidence out in public," He said. "You do become aware of looking different, and given my work in schools, it is a concern as I know any teacher who looks a little different is soon given a nickname by kids." Despite his trauma, Mr Carter says he feels sadness for Partridge's family, in particular her son. He said: "What saddens me is the impact that one big mistake has had on her family. "It will have caused great sadness for her family, as her young son now has to live without his mother. "The children in her car that day will also have memories of seeing me being hit and left bleeding in the road." Mr Carter had almost completed a ten-mile route through Mappleton and Hatfield when he was hit by Partridge's Dacia Sandero, only a mile away from his home at the time in Hornsea. He says that day has changed his life forever and it can never be the same again. "It's all ifs, buts and maybes, but if I had set off five seconds later, maybe it wouldn't have happened," he said. "It depends on what mood I am in whether I think I am lucky or unlucky. "I guess you could say I am lucky as I could have been left in a wheelchair, left totally blind or even could have been killed." Mr Carter hopes two valuable lessons can be learned from his accident. He has urged cyclists to wear helmets and he wants others to be aware of those who may potentially drink-drive – and take action to stop them. "My safety helmet saved my life, of that I am certain." he said. "It cost me £18 and is probably the best £18 I have spent in my life." Life-changing injuries Raich Carter is being supported through his recovery by personal injury specialists Neil Hudgell Solicitors, with the costs of his rehabilitation covered by the insurers of Partridge, as part of an ongoing claim for damages. Jessica Gower, a solicitor at Neil Hudgell Solicitors, said: "While no amount of money will ever be as valuable as the sight he has lost, we are seeking damages which will reflect the impact this accident has had on his life, the financial losses and the psychological damage he has suffered. "Mr Carter has suffered life-changing injuries at the hands of an irresponsible driver. "We are pleased to have been able to secure the urgent intervention and rehabilitation Mr Carter has required and to offer him our support in rebuilding his life and to adapting to life with significant injuries. "The injuries he has suffered will impact on him for the rest of his life."
He sold me my first pair of football boot (boots being the operative word) they were Stanley Mathews brand! He was manager of the sports department at the Coop in Hull
I well remember Raich working in the sports department on the top floor of the Co-op. I was in there one day just browsing and he came across (probably trying to get a sale) but we started talking. Naturally, we discussed football. I remember him saying how sad he was that football had become too defensive at the time and there was little scope for creative players any more. We must have chatted for about fifteen minutes before someone called him away to serve another customer. After that, whenever I was in the store he would always smile and say hello. He was a perfect gentleman and a great Hull City fan even after he left the club. He was a tremendous Wagstaff fan and I remember him writing newspaper columns demanding that Waggy should play for England. The Raich Carter breed doesn't exist any more which is football's loss.
Although I only saw Raich in the twilight of his career he still stands out in my mind as the most dominant and talented player I have had the good fortune to watch although George Best ran him close. He was truly a footballing genius and the finest player ever to wear the black and amber in my humble opinion. Also my best wishes to Raich Jnr for a continued recovery from his awful accident.
