LITTLE AND LARGE

Guess who...Aston Villa 23rd August 1971.

But you will know who "La Gran Muralla" is! I have just met some Chinese students; they reminded of the Great Wall....yes, you guessed it.....Fraser Forster who joined Celtic 8 years ago, originally signed "on loan". He made 197 appearances for the club with 101 clean sheets (remember this is the Scottish League) and his team won 5 trophies in his time. I first met him when Charterhouse played the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, in an Independent Schools' FA Cup tie in the north east when we soft southerners won; we had quite a team.
Fraser was born in Hexham, joined the famous Wallsend Boys Club in 2001 and played for them, joining Newcastle United academy when he eventually left school, (he should be known as La Muralla Adriano) and then had a wandering with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers, Norwich City all on loan, Celtic where he signed on between 2012-14 and joined Southampton in 2014. I met him last season when the Saints came north to play the Terriers. He has played 6 times for England. Below, in the middle.

Of course from large to Little and that is Brian at the top of the page. He was also born in the North-east, Newcastle actually and he played for Aston Villa from 1970-80 247 times scoring 60 goals. He then went walkabout as a manager: Wolves, Darlington, Leicester, Villa, Stoke, WBA, Hull, Tranmere, Wrexham, Gainsborough Trinity and Jersey??!! yes for a while.
He did actually have a "glittering" career and has devoted his life to football, so well done Brian.