Getting to know Reserve XI player manager - ANDY HICK
1. Full Name - Andrew Peter Hick
1.2. Knicknames - Little Hitler in my School Days, Brian Goggs when I used to have wispy hair ala Ryan Giggs but usually Hicky
2. Age - 34 - yeah right
3. Place of Birth - St Jimmy's Leeds
4. Position - Damage limitation so usually full back or better still on the bench
5. Boots - Dunno - left behind in a shared changing room by a Roundhegian player at Soldiers field a couple of years ago
6. Playing History - Too many bad teams to mention but unbelievably captained Leeds and District U17 that included the Leeds and Hull legend Peter Swann, also Leeds Celtic, Yorkshire Copperworks, Rothwell Athletic, Pontefract Borough and Blenheim FC
7. Best Player/s you have played with - Ian Myers - ex schoolmate who was on the books with Leeds Utd but his career was mysteriously curtailed short. Rumour has it that alcohol and women had an involvement. Mods player is George Bacon - honest, hard working and puts everything on the line come kick off time.
8. Best Player you have played against - Stuart McCall - used to live in the next street to me and go to the same school. He kindly told me that I would never make it because I didn't take a kick about in the street serious enough.
9. Football Idol - Kevin Moran (No nonsense ex Man Utd centre half)
10. Favourite supporting football memory - Leeds Utd v Man Utd U17's or 18's (I can't remember which) at Elland Road approx 17 years ago when Leeds lifted the youth cup. Man Utd had I believe G Neville, Scholes, Giggs and the golden haired Robbie Savage in their team and he got slaughtered by a 38,000+ crowd. Fantastic
11. Worst supporting football Memory - Losing to the German's twice in 1990 and 1996 and losing a cup final at Elland Road when I was a 15yr old schoolboy.
12. Greatest playing memory/achievment - Winning Hodgson cup 2003/2004 season
13. Worst Mods or previous club memory - Taking over captaining a Mods side for the first time who had just been promoted the previous season circa 10 yrs ago and being relegated. In hindsight the team was crap!!
14. Mods Hero - John Ainley
15. Best ground you've played at - Elland Road but the pitch was awful. Best pitch was at Everton's training ground
16. Favourite Band/Artist and Track at the moment - Kasabian and Kings of Leon
17. Pre-match preperation routine - 5 pints of guinness and a rogan josh curry
18. What do you do on a saturday when not playing football - Look after my lad
19. Best Friend/s at the club - I'd like to think there are a few out there!!!
20. If you could change 1 thing about the club what would it be - A toughie - the development of the younger players at the club to enhance their skills, desire and passion to lead them and the club on to greater things. Success breeds success etc etc