The boys of 2002 / Luke Wilkshire

[atomicloonybin aka ALB]

One of the accounts I follow on Twitter found an old Match mag from 2002, which included three Boro or future Boro players - of course we were in the Premier League then.

Here's the thread if you want to enjoy Grant Leadbitter's 2002 haircut.

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@TFHBs: During a New Year clear out we stumbled across this Match magazine from 2002… We thought we’d taker a closer look at the careers of the 2002-03 ‘wonderkids’! A thread… 🧵👇 1. Michael Chopra - Newcastle...…

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What it did do was lead me down the rabbit hole of Luke Wilkshire's career: Boro > Bristol City > Twente (Netherlands) > Dynamo Moscow (Russia) > Feyenoord (Netherlands) > Terek Grozny (Russia) > Dynamo Moscow (again) > Sydney (Australia) > Wollongong Wolves (Australia). He packed in when he was 38. Married to a Vietnamese woman, and now a Russian woman. What a Boro trivia question that would make!

 

[Rofesleg]

He certainly got around.
What would the quiz question be?

"Name every club Luke Wikshire has played for, his age when he retired, the number of wives he has had plus their nationalities"

 

[Alan_Breck]

One of the accounts I follow on Twitter found an old Match mag from 2002, which included three Boro or future Boro players - of course we were in the Premier League then.

Here's the thread if you want to enjoy Grant Leadbitter's 2002 haircut.

Thread by @TFHBs on Thread Reader App

@TFHBs: During a New Year clear out we stumbled across this Match magazine from 2002… We thought we’d taker a closer look at the careers of the 2002-03 ‘wonderkids’! A thread… 🧵👇 1. Michael Chopra - Newcastle...…

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What it did do was lead me down the rabbit hole of Luke Wilkshire's career: Boro > Bristol City > Twente (Netherlands) > Dynamo Moscow (Russia) > Feyenoord (Netherlands) > Terek Grozny (Russia) > Dynamo Moscow (again) > Sydney (Australia) > Wollongong Wolves (Australia). He packed in when he was 38. Married to a Vietnamese woman, and now a Russian woman. What a Boro trivia question that would make!

ALB,

What a cracking walk down memory lane, and the MATCH magazine, thanks.

#UTB

 

[asredastheycome]

Three wives and seven children no wonder he played on so long. Interesting that he played a lot of games at right Back during his career. Thanks for posting he is one of those Boro players often forgot about.

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

I see Aliadiere and Leadbitter are in the same list.

 

[SmogOnTheTees]

I sorted an broadband issue of his (Luke Wilkshire) on the phone to his brother, back when I was in my early twenties. I mentioned I was Boro fan and he mockingly sang Pigbag in the background of the call. My impression of him from that was he thought he was going to be bigger than us, so I never liked him.

 

[junos_boots]

One of the accounts I follow on Twitter found an old Match mag from 2002, which included three Boro or future Boro players - of course we were in the Premier League then.

Here's the thread if you want to enjoy Grant Leadbitter's 2002 haircut.

Thread by @TFHBs on Thread Reader App

@TFHBs: During a New Year clear out we stumbled across this Match magazine from 2002… We thought we’d taker a closer look at the careers of the 2002-03 ‘wonderkids’! A thread… 🧵👇 1. Michael Chopra - Newcastle...…

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What it did do was lead me down the rabbit hole of Luke Wilkshire's career: Boro > Bristol City > Twente (Netherlands) > Dynamo Moscow (Russia) > Feyenoord (Netherlands) > Terek Grozny (Russia) > Dynamo Moscow (again) > Sydney (Australia) > Wollongong Wolves (Australia). He packed in when he was 38. Married to a Vietnamese woman, and now a Russian woman. What a Boro trivia question that would make!

It still makes me sad thinking about the chances he had v Arsenal at Old Trafford in the cup semi final. He played well breaking the lines of the defence but just couldn't put the ball in the net. I put that game up there with the league cup semi v Man U at the same ground - both very good performances but the agony of just missing out on final appearances

 

[RedcarRed]

Loved Match magazine when I was a kid, brought back some nice memories that

 

[SalfordBoro]

I met him when he was at Boro at mates house. I was very drunk at the time and therefore have no recollection of the conversation we had.

That's about it really.

Thanks for reading you can move along now.

 

[Jonny_Rondos_Disco_pants]

Loved Match magazine when I was a kid, brought back some nice memories that

Far better than shoot

 

[Alzi]

I remember Luke looked good in his first few games for us but never really kicked on here. We had a pretty good team at the time of course so quite hard to break through as a youngster.

 

[festa5]

I sorted an broadband issue of his (Luke Wilkshire) on the phone to his brother, back when I was in my early twenties. I mentioned I was Boro fan and he mockingly sang Pigbag in the background of the call. My impression of him from that was he thought he was going to be bigger than us, so I never liked him.

So you spoke to his brother on the phone, Luke sang pig bag in the background and from that you were able to deduce he thought he was going to be bigger than us?

Impressive

 

[SmogOnTheTees]

So you spoke to his brother on the phone, Luke sang pig bag in the background and from that you were able to deduce he thought he was going to be bigger than us?

Impressive

It was the mocking tone of his singing. There was no way he wasn't being a total doyle. No respect for Boro fans.

 

[Alzi]

It was the mocking tone of his singing. There was no way he wasn't being a total doyle. No respect for Boro fans.

Did he do the seal clapping too?

Sounds a monster.

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

It was the mocking tone of his singing. There was no way he wasn't being a total doyle. No respect for Boro fans.

To be honest, I often add my own little embellishments to pig pag, little jazzy asides, just to freshen it up, sometimes i pretend to shake some maracas. I am sorry if this offends anybody.