Zine Archive | 2 Bags of Sand

Thanks to effective hoarding from an old friend of his, we have recently been gifted with the reappearance of an old interview Wayne gave for the Barnsley programme in - I think - the 85/86 season. Now with the benefit of hindsight and a new role in the game, we've asked Wayne to revisit his answers and update them for a 2bos exclusive.

The real efficient beauty of which is, when you think about it, we didn't even have to come up with any questions...

Full Name: Christoper Wayne Goodison

Birthplace: Wakefield

Birthdate: September 23, 1964

Height: 5ft 11ins

Weight:

Then - 12 stone

Now - 13 stone

Married:

Then - No

Now - No

Car:

Then - Ford Escort

Now - BMW 1 Series

Previous Clubs:

Then - None

Now -

Coaching: Ramsbottom United, Trafford FC (twice), Salford City (twice), Rossendale United, Chorley.

Playing: Buxton, Accrington Stanley, Hyde United, Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Barnsley.

Worst Injury:

Then - Cartilage in left knee

Now - Bowel Cancer!

Favourite Football League Player and Why:

Then - Peter Reid, a great passer of the ball.

Now - Kevin De Bruyne and Sam Hare, both intelligent passers of the ball.

Favourite Foreign Player and Why:

Then - Maradona, always willing to try the unexpected.

Now -Sergio Busquets, consistently reliable.

Favourite Other Team:

Then - Leeds United

Now - Barnsley...

Best Current British Team:

Then - Southall, Stevens, Sansom, Lawrenson, Ratcliffe, Reid, Hoddle, Strachan, hughes, Rush, Lineker.

Now (Best Current Premier League Team) - Ederson, Alexander-Arnold, Chilwell, Van Dijk, Stones, De Bruyne, Gilmour, Silva, Sterling, Aguero, Mane.

Current International XI:

Then - Southall (Wales), Bossis (France), Junior (Brazil), Lawrenson (Ireland), Briegel (West Germany), Platini (France), Reid (England), Giresse (France), Rush (Wales), Rumenigge (West Germany), Hughes (Wales).

Now (All Time Non-League Team - Coached) - Shenton (Ramsbottom), Koral (1874), Smart (Trafford), Jones (1874), McCartney (Trafford), Murray (Chorley), Smith (1874), Hare (1874), McGowan (1874), Payne (Trafford), Eatock (Chorley).

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