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Post by harrybuckle on Apr 30, 2015 12:16:26 GMT
After many years as physio at Rovers Phil Kite is retiring either on Sunday or Sunday 17 May if we are fortunate to reach Wembley
a Testimonial match at the Mem with opponents to be decided soon
Try and support this event A wonderful goalkeeper and physio for the Club. Made over 300 senior games in his long playing career |
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Post by ToteEndBar on Apr 30, 2015 12:27:01 GMT
Phil Kite roaring on the fans while walking in front of the away end last night was a highlight  |
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Post by Peter Parker on Apr 30, 2015 12:32:53 GMT
Retiring? What is going to do. He isn't that old
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 12:33:51 GMT
what a gentleman, that's a date for the diary.
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Post by harrybuckle on Apr 30, 2015 12:37:21 GMT
Retiring? What is going to do. He isn't that old You try working 12-14 hours a days ....sometimes seven days a week for 16 years ....
He may have put a large wager on Rovers winning promotion in August at 25-1 so can happily retire on his winnings come 17 May !!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 13:32:41 GMT
Retiring? What is going to do. He isn't that old The benefit of being 55 and being able to access your pension pot in full. Kitey has invested wisely over the years so good luck to him reaping the rewards. edit: the bugger is only 52, he must have sold a few of his houses. |
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Post by tbonegas on Apr 30, 2015 13:35:04 GMT
[quote author=" harrybuckle" Made over 300 senior games in his long playing career Really? |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 30, 2015 13:42:00 GMT
He must've burnt himself out after the joke of having a full team in treatment room a couple of seasons ago..
Good luck to him! True Gas servant..
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Post by irishrover on Apr 30, 2015 13:42:38 GMT
[quote author=" harrybuckle" Made over 300 senior games in his long playing career Really? Wikipedia say 246 of which 96 were for us. |
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Apr 30, 2015 13:43:30 GMT
Will be strange to see another physio after having the same one for so long. Steve Bissix has been at the club a long time, i wonder wheter he will step up from the youth setup into the first team.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Apr 30, 2015 13:48:04 GMT
Will be strange to see another physio after having the same one for so long. Steve Bissix has been at the club a long time, i wonder wheter he will step up from the youth setup into the first team. Can we have Chelski physio please...  Eva |
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Post by strung out on Apr 30, 2015 14:06:24 GMT
[quote author=" harrybuckle" Made over 300 senior games in his long playing career Really? Wikipedia say 246 of which 96 were for us. Wikipedia only counts league appearances, so it would be about 300+ including cup games, friendlies etc. |
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Post by Rex on Apr 30, 2015 14:07:25 GMT
s**thead!
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Post by irishrover on Apr 30, 2015 14:13:17 GMT
Wikipedia say 246 of which 96 were for us. Wikipedia only counts league appearances, so it would be about 300+ including cup games, friendlies etc. I didn't know that but it's hard to see 1/6th of Kite's professional appearances coming in Cup games, especially as he spent only a handful of seasons as a number 1 so I reckon Wikipedia's probably not far off on this one. Doesn't really matter though - it's going to be weird not seeing him in the dugout next season. He has been the only constant since our return to Bristol. |
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Post by dido on Apr 30, 2015 14:18:33 GMT
How many games has he physio'd for us?
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Post by strung out on Apr 30, 2015 14:23:14 GMT
Wikipedia only counts league appearances, so it would be about 300+ including cup games, friendlies etc. I didn't know that but it's hard to see 1/6th of Kite's professional appearances coming in Cup games, especially as he spent only a handful of seasons as a number 1 so I reckon Wikipedia's probably not far off on this one. Doesn't really matter though - it's going to be weird not seeing him in the dugout next season. He has been the only constant since our return to Bristol. 15 appearances in the FA Cup, 27 in the League Cup (was it two legged ties back then?) and 19 in other cups (presumably Football League Trophy, Anglo-Italian Cup etc). That's about 300 appearances even before friendlies |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 14:33:40 GMT
Ah when Kitey joined City...
Spoke to him at the Tote End reunion last weekend and he told me a funny story about that. He rang Ollie to say "Ollie, guess what?" "What?!" "I'm moving back to Bristol!" Ollie was delighted until he was told who he was signing for at which point Ollie just said "Sh*thead" and hung up. Kitey claimed it was all about moving back to Bristol and everyone at City called him Gashead.
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Post by irishrover on Apr 30, 2015 14:35:03 GMT
I didn't know that but it's hard to see 1/6th of Kite's professional appearances coming in Cup games, especially as he spent only a handful of seasons as a number 1 so I reckon Wikipedia's probably not far off on this one. Doesn't really matter though - it's going to be weird not seeing him in the dugout next season. He has been the only constant since our return to Bristol. 15 appearances in the FA Cup, 27 in the League Cup (was it two legged ties back then?) and 19 in other cups (presumably Football League Trophy, Anglo-Italian Cup etc). That's about 300 appearances even before friendlies I stand corrected, but that really is a lot of Cup matches for a guy for who was basically a career number 2. Was there more a tradition of giving your backup keeper a game in the cups backs then perhaps? |
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Post by harrybuckle on Apr 30, 2015 14:37:18 GMT
Kitey was well liked at Sheffield United
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Apr 30, 2015 14:51:26 GMT
Be great to finish his career at Wembley.
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