Sporting Heroes Who owned Shops...

[cyril evans awaydays]

Re: Sporting Heroes Who owned Shops...

Was it to make sure there was no Agra?

There was no Argy Bhaji when he was there, that's a cert!

[the other bob wilson]

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Dave Carver was a pub landlord in Yorkshire for years, Peter Rodrigues ran a pub in Hampshire. Another member of Southampton’s 1976 FA Cup winning side, Jim Steele, was a relief landlord in the Romilly for a fortnight or so.

[Alan Lung]

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Gareth Bale owns a golf themed bar called Par 59 in Cardiff. And a similar one in Bristol.

[splott parker]

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Tom Finney had a plumbing business in Preston........Alf Tupper was in the scrap metal game

[The Bloop]

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

[19bluebirds27]

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Nigel Walker - runs WRU
Beckham - LA FC
Giggs, Neville’s, Butt - Salford FC
Hal Robson Kanu - owns Turmeric Shots

[19bluebirds27]

Re: Sporting Heroes Who owned Shops...

Gareth Bale owns a golf themed bar called Par 59 in Cardiff. And a similar one in Bristol.

Elevens bar too.

[19bluebirds27]

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Lee Jarman - has a landscaping business

[BLUETIT]

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Didn't Gary Bell run a pub in the East Midlands / Cambridge area where City fans would visit when the club were playing Cambridge away

That was David Carver, village outside Cambridge

[BLUETIT]

Re: Sporting Heroes Who owned Shops...

Dave Carver was a pub landlord in Yorkshire for years, Peter Rodrigues ran a pub in Hampshire. Another member of Southampton’s 1976 FA Cup winning side, Jim Steele, was a relief landlord in the Romilly for a fortnight or so.

Jim Steele now has (8 years ago) a pub in the Cotswolds

[BLUETIT]

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Ronnie Bird Golden Cross

Can’t remember Ronnie in the Golden Cross (not saying he wasn’t there), but he definitely had the Romilly pub

[Former Labour leader]

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Bobby Brown ran the Rising Sun pub nr Haverfordwest for years, still lives nearby.
Peter Rodriguez ran Whitemill pub near Carmarthen at one time

[JamesWales]

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David Cotterill is, or was, involved in a restaurant on City Road

[tpcnw]

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Can’t remember Ronnie in the Golden Cross (not saying he wasn’t there), but he definitely had the Romilly pub

Ronnie Bird was in the Golden Cross in the early 90s. Regularly saw him in there after Devils games.

[tpcnw]

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John Macey - Newport Goalie in the 1970s set up Macey Sports.