Friday 18th March was the ITFC Ex Players Golf Day and Dinner with golf at Hintlesham Golf courtesy of Henry Robbin and the dinner in the Sir Bobby Robson suite at Portman Road. Terry won the individual with 41 points, beating David Johnson who had 39 on his first appearance. It is always good to catch up with some of the lads who were jointly responsible for helping me establish myself as a first team regular at Ipswich. The dinner in the evening is always very well supported with ex players from all different eras turning up for what is always a great night! Sharing a table with Eric Gates,Paul Cooper and Johnny Wark was always going to be lively and with the proceedings starting at 6.30pm it wasn't long before the banter started flowing! Amongst the squad were Tony Mowbray, George Burley, Kevin Beattie, Tommy O'Neill, Kevin Steggles, Chis Kiwomya, Arnold Muhren, Frans Thijssen to name just a few.
The Dutch lads spoke wonderfully as did Tony Mowbray who was inducted into the Ex Players Hall of Fame. Plenty of great wines were made available thanks to the support of Holly Bellingham and Sumaridge Wine Estate and come midnight it was time to make a swift exit as bodies started to stumble left right and centre. Today it is the turn of the current first team lads to get the job done at Portman Road against struggling Rotherham who have recently strung a couple of decent recent together. Roll on 4.45 pmand 3 points.
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AuthorRussell Osman is a former England & Ipswich Footballer, 4 Handicap Golfer and Father of 3. Archives
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