Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog of random news . . . and some Clecs!

Football legend Norman Whiteside was on form at last night's Carmarthen AFC dinner. It was refreshing to her a soccer star speak without having to fall back on foul language. It was clean, well constructed and well received. Nice one, Norman!

It's Carmarthen Town's annual celebrity dinner tonight at the Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, Carmarthen. The principal guest speaker for this year’s event will be Norman Whiteside. Whiteside became Man United's youngest player since Duncan Edwards when he made his debut in 1981/82 season. In the following season, he appeared in both the FA and League Cup finals and became the youngest player to score in both. He also broke Pele’s record as the youngest player to play in the World Cup aged 17 years 41 days. He became known as the Shankhill Skinhead because of his physical, aggressive playing style and was also passionately called the Scourge of the Scousers, given his remarkable match winning displays against Liverpool and Everton. He won 38 caps for his country and made 273 appearances for Manchester United, scoring 66 goals. He also played for Everton before his career was ended by injury in 1991 at the age of 26 years. The celebrity dinner has become a firm favourite on the sporti...

Carmarthen Town have once again set the date for their annual celebrity dinner to be held at the Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, Carmarthen on Friday, May 14. The principal guest speaker for this year’s event will be Norman Whiteside. Whiteside became Man United's youngest player since Duncan Edwards when he made his debut in 1981/82 season. In the following season, he appeared in both the FA and League Cup finals and became the youngest player to score in both. He also broke Pele’s record as the youngest player to play in the World Cup aged 17 years 41 days. He became known as the Shankhill Skinhead because of his physical, aggressive playing style and was also passionately called the Scourge of the Scousers, given his remarkable match winning displays against Liverpool and Everton. He won 38 caps for his country and made 273 appearances for Manchester United, scoring 66 goals. He also played for Everton before his career was ended by injury in 1991 at the age of 26 years. The celebrity din...

Carmarthen Town have once again set the date for their Annual Celebrity Dinner to be held at the Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, Carmarthen - Friday, May 14. The principal guest speaker for this year’s event will be Norman Whiteside the former Manchester United, Everton and Northern Ireland player who became the youngest player to score in the World Cup and in an FA Cup Final. The popularity of the event means that early reservation of tickets is advisable. The tickets priced at £26.50 can be purchased individually, in small numbers or by arranging a table of guests. Jeff Thomas emphasises that attendees will be helping a worthy cause while enjoying a splendid evening in the process. Tickets can be reserved by contacting Jeff Thomas, 55 Bronwydd Rd, Carmarthen SA31 2AP or by telephone (01267 236227) or E Mail jeffthomas@jeffthomas.plus.com