Iwan Roberts Article

[Steven]

Diary of a footballing nomad

At the end of a long and turbulent season, Iwan Roberts reveals the real life of a footballer at the sharp end: goals and injuries, house moves and long car journeys

http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/coca_cola/story.jsp?story=637165

 

[Rayvon]

its quite a good read that.

he always was a decent honest fellow, shame he wasn't 7 years younger coz he could "do a job" at this level.

 

[MHS]

The man is a legend.

 

[chrislcfc18]

"Poignantly his departure virtually coincided with the publication of his book, a diary of Norwich's season, called 'All I Want For Christmas' (Roberts' front teeth were removed, by an elbow, when he was 18)."

I thought his front teeth were knocked out when he was with us cause i remember that toothless beaming smile when he knocked in his 3rd goal against derby but before that his teeth were there.

 

[webmaster]

"Poignantly his departure virtually coincided with the publication of his book, a diary of Norwich's season, called 'All I Want For Christmas' (Roberts' front teeth were removed, by an elbow, when he was 18)."

I thought his front teeth were knocked out when he was with us cause i remember that toothless beaming smile when he knocked in his 3rd goal against derby but before that his teeth were there.

You may well have seen him with teeth - but only when he wasn't playing, he took the false ones out for matches.

 

[webmaster]

 

[MKFox]

What a catch, eh ladies?....

"1993-96 Leicester City (joined for £100,000) 111 apps, 44 gls"
faired income though..

 

[lanxfox]

decent fellow - is he not the same Iwan Roberts who left us after we got promoted and joined Wolves saying he was leaving cos Wolves are a lot bigger club

 

[webmaster]

decent fellow - is he not the same Iwan Roberts who left us after we got promoted and joined Wolves saying he was leaving cos Wolves are a lot bigger club

That's the one!

But I wasn't sorry to see him leave, he wasn't Premiership quality. That's probably one of the reasons why he left, because he knew he wouldn't be good enough to get a starting place the following season.

 

[alex]

decent fellow - is he not the same Iwan Roberts who left us after we got promoted and joined Wolves saying he was leaving cos Wolves are a lot bigger club

That's the one!

But I wasn't sorry to see him leave, he wasn't Premiership quality. That's probably one of the reasons why he left, because he knew he wouldn't be good enough to get a starting place the following season.

ANd really and truly at the time Wolves probably did look a bigger club on paper - now however I don't think that's the case at all.

 

[webmaster]

decent fellow - is he not the same Iwan Roberts who left us after we got promoted and joined Wolves saying he was leaving cos Wolves are a lot bigger club

That's the one!

But I wasn't sorry to see him leave, he wasn't Premiership quality. That's probably one of the reasons why he left, because he knew he wouldn't be good enough to get a starting place the following season.

ANd really and truly at the time Wolves probably did look a bigger club on paper - now however I don't think that's the case at all.

Even if Wolves were (perceived to be) a bigger club, most players would prefer to play in the Premiership than play in a lower division. But Roberts realised he wasnt good enough in our previous Premiership season, so when we were promoted again he buggered off to Wolves where he would look like a decent player, rather than stay somewhere where he'd be out of his depth.

 

[alex]

decent fellow - is he not the same Iwan Roberts who left us after we got promoted and joined Wolves saying he was leaving cos Wolves are a lot bigger club

That's the one!

But I wasn't sorry to see him leave, he wasn't Premiership quality. That's probably one of the reasons why he left, because he knew he wouldn't be good enough to get a starting place the following season.

ANd really and truly at the time Wolves probably did look a bigger club on paper - now however I don't think that's the case at all.

Even if Wolves were (perceived to be) a bigger club, most players would prefer to play in the Premiership than play in a lower division. But Roberts realised he wasnt good enough in our previous Premiership season, so when we were promoted again he buggered off to Wolves where he would look like a decent player, rather than stay somewhere where he'd be out of his depth.

Agreed - O'Neil knew what he had coming then anyways.....I always thought he'd been told as much and therefore had a little snipe.

 

[highland fox]

I was there when he scored that hat-trick against the Sheep in about 20 mins and for that alone he will always be a Star IMO

 

[alex]

I was there when he scored that hat-trick against the Sheep in about 20 mins and for that alone he will always be a Star IMO

Happy days..

 

[SamuearlJackson]

big Iwan had his best goals to games ratio with us out of all the clubs he played for.

 

[Orifice]

decent fellow - is he not the same Iwan Roberts who left us after we got promoted and joined Wolves saying he was leaving cos Wolves are a lot bigger club

It reminds me of when Paul Kitson left us to join Derby because they were going to be promoted...8)

 

[Cate Fox]

What a catch, eh ladies?....

"1993-96 Leicester City (joined for £100,000) 111 apps, 44 gls"
faired income though..

I wouldnt say he was a catch, after being followed around a nightclub by the great big oaf... :?

 

[homer]

What a catch, eh ladies?....

"1993-96 Leicester City (joined for £100,000) 111 apps, 44 gls"
faired income though..

I wouldnt say he was a catch, after being followed around a nightclub by the great big oaf... :?

No need to talk about Webbo like that. He just wanted to be "friendly"

 

[bocadillo]

... I wasn't sorry to see him leave, he wasn't Premiership quality.

Gillingham found that he wasn't even of Championship quality this season. I saw him in their game against Leeds (their first home game of the season - the night after we played at Derby); the 'physical aspect' was always a mojor part of his geme - it is now the only aspect!

 

[Cate Fox]

What a catch, eh ladies?....

"1993-96 Leicester City (joined for £100,000) 111 apps, 44 gls"
faired income though..

I wouldnt say he was a catch, after being followed around a nightclub by the great big oaf... :?

No need to talk about Webbo like that. He just wanted to be "friendly"

I am sure Webbo is far more friendly on the eye than Roberts ever will be...