Sporting Heroes Who owned Shops...

[Elwood Blues]

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I'm not having decorator, i said shops and the like, stay within the topic please.

Stay within the Topic?

On this board?

[SOXY BOY]

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I think Stuart Pearce still worked as a self employed electrician, in his early days at Nottingham Forest.

If you listen to Mark Crossley, Pearce used to have an advert in the Forest programme, for his company, which I think his brother used to run. Cloughie actually gave him an iron to repair for his wife.
Also, Peter Lorimer used to run a B&B in Leeds.

[Rontomuk]

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Charlie Rutter had a stall upstairs in Cardiff Market

[North Cardiff Blue]

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John Charles had a sports shop in Rhiwbina. Gavin Henson runs a pub somewhere aswell.

Good skip round the back, I had loads from there slightly damaged goods, I had a few footballs, rugby ball and various shirts, the best was a Palace shirt it was brilliant.

Never any Cardiff shirts though!

[NottinghamBlue]

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Brian Clough owned a newsagent/post office in Bramcote, Nottingham.

[Enoch Mort]

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Fred Stansfield - ran a newsagent in whitchurch opposite Eglwys Wen Primary now called Whirchurch primary school. lovely man

Used to buy sweets from him in the morning on my way to Eglwys Wen. A very much revered local character.

[The Bloop]

Re: Sporting Heroes Who owned Shops...

If you listen to Mark Crossley, Pearce used to have an advert in the Forest programme, for his company, which I think his brother used to run. Cloughie actually gave him an iron to repair for his wife.
Also, Peter Lorimer used to run a B&B in Leeds.

I saw the ad posted on a football nostalgia Facebook group a while back

[Random in Duquesa]

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I sold fila to Don Rogers sports , Swindon ... ex Swindon , Palace and poss England ?

Also not a sporting hero but I dealt with Wisdom Sports in Haywards Heath . Nick was the son of Norman Wisdom , looked like him but didn't like it mentioned .

And have eaten in Shimla Pinks Indian in Brum and Solihull , part owned at one time by Darius Vassell , also a few other locations like Leicester.

[Cleve van Leef]

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Barrie Hole’s family had a Newsagents in Morristown. Think he went back when he finished football.

[Wash DC Blue]

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I just saw this on a FB Group.

Steve Perryman.jpg

[SOXY BOY]

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Paul Madeley, the ex Leeds player had a sports shop and was also involved in the family DIY business.

[life on mars]

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Wonder if any have run brothels, would be handy for the likes of Wazza , could be very lucrative...

[Joe Gillis]

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Didn't Don Murray have the Merrie Harrier in Llandough?

[Elwood Blues]

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Fred Keenor had a corner shop in a place called Lamberhurst in Kent