18-07-2013 9:06 PM
http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2013/07/17/gallery-accrington-v-everton.
Check out photo No 1...you don't ask you don't get. yes that's me with Roberto last night, pity they didn't use the Alex and Leighton Baines photo.
Anyway Stanley were at home to Everton last night part of the 125th Anniversary celebrations for the football league, back on the 8th September 1888 Everton hosted Accrington FC in the first ever football league fixtures, Stanley manager James Beatie had a massive part to play in sorting this pre season friendly with being an Ex Everton player. Not easy graphing the top players last night with the Everton team bus arriving just 30mins before kick off and pulling up only 5 metres from the entrance. 10 burly security men at each side of the coach door ensured no graphs were given out before and the same after the game...inside the ground was different though. A couple of the big names Fellaini, Under protest, x 2 very rushed graph on the shirt but it is his graph, and a match attax card.. he just didn't want to be there last night. Leighton Baines Signed for me X 3 a match attax, Everton and England shirt , Even got a N0 3 on the England shirt New manager Roberto Martinez was brilliant, So was his first major signing from his former club Wigan Arouna kone. Alan Stubbs stopped and chatted for a minute, he signed my Everton shirt Got former Man Utd, Watford Leeds, Port Vale player Danny Webber to sign my Stanley book and a card. James Beatie siged the front of the match day programme alongside Martinez who also signed my shirt and inside the programme. Not the bigest haul but over the moon with who I did get with limited chances . Well come back football at Stanley.....PS we lost 4-1.
18-07-2013 9:39 PM
not a bad evening there Alex some nice looking bits. Fellaini always signs like that though even when not rushing ive had the same so its his full graff more or less id say. If you can ever get down to finch farm though you'd manage the lot of them with the exception of 1 or 2
18-07-2013 10:00 PM
Fabulous to see you off and running with the Accy versus in persons Alex. Nice gamefor you to warm up with, and some great people to graff.
Love that picture with Martnez - he looks like he's about to burst into a Freddie "Parrot Face" Davies impression.
18-07-2013 10:18 PM
19-07-2013 4:29 AM
Fantastic evening for you there mate, well done. I was straight onto the website after your message to have a look :-D. Brilliant pic mate 🙂
19-07-2013 5:12 AM
19-07-2013 8:48 AM
Brilliant nights ip Alex. Some good names on your programme and shirts. Shame you were not able to get more. Nice one, well done.
19-07-2013 10:15 AM
fantastico night for you alex,some nice names to add to the collection mate
19-07-2013 1:53 PM
Brilliant start to the season, Alex.
Fellaini must have thought he was too grand for little Stanley.
19-07-2013 9:23 PM
A fantastic nights work Alex well done to you .