Personal milestones, as logged on h2g2
Created | Updated Nov 3, 2006
Sept 4, 2003 - got news of attachment in Leeds
Sept 28, 2003 - founded h2g2 Royal Geographical Society
Oct 27, 2003 - first Yorkshire non-league game
Nov 29, 2003 - first reading of non-league football scores on Radio Leeds
Dec 6, 2003 - first presenting of non-league show
Dec 9, 2003 - first reporting from football match (Guiseley v Rossendale United)
Jan 10, 2004 - asked to obtain tickets to the Rotherham v Northampton FA Cup replay for the Chuckle Brothers.
Apr 24, 2004 - first game for Mike Bushell's Showbiz XI
Jun 1, 2004 - first booze cruise
Nov 13, 2004 - first game for Radio London (Yeading 2 Halesowen Town 1)
Nov 17, 2004 - bought Blue Stratos
Dec 21, 2004 - clobbered around the head.
Feb 19, 2005 - first interview for Radio Devon (West Ham 5 Argyle 0)
Mar 28 2005 - found out Uncle Jim was ill
Apr 16 2005 - first Premiership match (Fulham 1 Manchester City 0)
Jun 11 2005 - Uncle Jim dies.
Jul 16 2005 - Barnet 0 Arsenal 4. interviewed Arsene Wenger again.
Jul 24 2005 - set off for Venice in memory of Jim
Oct 15 2005 - T-R-Y time. blagged tickets for second Grand Final.
Nov 11 2005 - said hello to by Terry Wogan
Nov 19 2005 - radio milestone. first time not crapping myself when doing pre-match preview at Watford 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1
Dec 10 2005 - reported on Watford 1 Plymouth Argyle 1
Sep 8 2006 - spoke to Rick Buckler
Sep 18 2006 - shaved head because there was no other option
Sep 30 2006 - first on-air commentary. Brentford 1 Yeovil Town 2.
Other milestones worked out with memory trigger on Soccerbase
Dec 18 2004 - first league game. Brentford 1 Colchester 0. John Salako scored.
Jan 01 2005 - first away game. Bournemouth 3 Brentford 2.
Jan 12 2005 - first game at Underhill. Barnet 0 Hereford 2.
Mar 12 2005 - first off-air commentary. Barnet 3 Crawley 0. First commentary was second goal: big Liam Hatch.
April 9 2005 - Barnet win Conference.
April 16 2005 - first report from Premiership. Fulham 1 Manchester City 1. Have nightmare first half and HT. Vow never to drink the night before a game again. Improve in second half - Luis Boa Morte equaliser.
Aug 20 2005 - Watford 3 Burnley 1. First championship report, I think.
Aug 8 2005 - Watford 3 Notts County 1. First off-air commentary on league side. Second goal, Hameur Boazza penalty. League Cup. That's all five divisions and two cup competitions now.
Sept 9 2005 - first game for GMR. Barnet 1 Rochdale 1.
Jan 7 2006 - first game at Crystal Palace. Beat Northampton 4-1. Jobi McAnuff scores.
Jan 14 2006 - first Premiership off-air commentary. Fulham 1 Newcastle United 0 (Malbranque 75)
Feb 11 2006 - Fulham 6 WBA 1.
Apr 22 2006 - last game for Radio London. Swindon 1 Brentford 3. Cracking goal by Paul Brooker.
Apr 29 2006 - first game for Radio Cleveland. Brentford 1 Hartlepool 1
Aug 18 2006 - first Yeovil home game for me and Russell Slade. Glovers 2 Exeter 0
Aug 25 2006 - first commentary from Home Park. Argyle 2 Yeovil 0.
From email.
Oct 18 2005 - interview Tony Pulis after QPR 1 Argyle 1. Akos Buszaky wondergoal.
Oct 26 2005 - interview Paul Fairclough for News 24 before Barnet lose at Manchester United in Carling Cup.
Apr 8 2006 - major emotional breakdown
Jun 11 2006 - first DJ gig at Unplanned Afternoons
Sept 28, 2003 - founded h2g2 Royal Geographical Society
Oct 27, 2003 - first Yorkshire non-league game
Nov 29, 2003 - first reading of non-league football scores on Radio Leeds
Dec 6, 2003 - first presenting of non-league show
Dec 9, 2003 - first reporting from football match (Guiseley v Rossendale United)
Jan 10, 2004 - asked to obtain tickets to the Rotherham v Northampton FA Cup replay for the Chuckle Brothers.
Apr 24, 2004 - first game for Mike Bushell's Showbiz XI
Jun 1, 2004 - first booze cruise
Nov 13, 2004 - first game for Radio London (Yeading 2 Halesowen Town 1)
Nov 17, 2004 - bought Blue Stratos
Dec 21, 2004 - clobbered around the head.
Feb 19, 2005 - first interview for Radio Devon (West Ham 5 Argyle 0)
Mar 28 2005 - found out Uncle Jim was ill
Apr 16 2005 - first Premiership match (Fulham 1 Manchester City 0)
Jun 11 2005 - Uncle Jim dies.
Jul 16 2005 - Barnet 0 Arsenal 4. interviewed Arsene Wenger again.
Jul 24 2005 - set off for Venice in memory of Jim
Oct 15 2005 - T-R-Y time. blagged tickets for second Grand Final.
Nov 11 2005 - said hello to by Terry Wogan
Nov 19 2005 - radio milestone. first time not crapping myself when doing pre-match preview at Watford 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1
Dec 10 2005 - reported on Watford 1 Plymouth Argyle 1
Sep 8 2006 - spoke to Rick Buckler
Sep 18 2006 - shaved head because there was no other option
Sep 30 2006 - first on-air commentary. Brentford 1 Yeovil Town 2.
Other milestones worked out with memory trigger on Soccerbase
Dec 18 2004 - first league game. Brentford 1 Colchester 0. John Salako scored.
Jan 01 2005 - first away game. Bournemouth 3 Brentford 2.
Jan 12 2005 - first game at Underhill. Barnet 0 Hereford 2.
Mar 12 2005 - first off-air commentary. Barnet 3 Crawley 0. First commentary was second goal: big Liam Hatch.
April 9 2005 - Barnet win Conference.
April 16 2005 - first report from Premiership. Fulham 1 Manchester City 1. Have nightmare first half and HT. Vow never to drink the night before a game again. Improve in second half - Luis Boa Morte equaliser.
Aug 20 2005 - Watford 3 Burnley 1. First championship report, I think.
Aug 8 2005 - Watford 3 Notts County 1. First off-air commentary on league side. Second goal, Hameur Boazza penalty. League Cup. That's all five divisions and two cup competitions now.
Sept 9 2005 - first game for GMR. Barnet 1 Rochdale 1.
Jan 7 2006 - first game at Crystal Palace. Beat Northampton 4-1. Jobi McAnuff scores.
Jan 14 2006 - first Premiership off-air commentary. Fulham 1 Newcastle United 0 (Malbranque 75)
Feb 11 2006 - Fulham 6 WBA 1.
Apr 22 2006 - last game for Radio London. Swindon 1 Brentford 3. Cracking goal by Paul Brooker.
Apr 29 2006 - first game for Radio Cleveland. Brentford 1 Hartlepool 1
Aug 18 2006 - first Yeovil home game for me and Russell Slade. Glovers 2 Exeter 0
Aug 25 2006 - first commentary from Home Park. Argyle 2 Yeovil 0.
From email.
Oct 18 2005 - interview Tony Pulis after QPR 1 Argyle 1. Akos Buszaky wondergoal.
Oct 26 2005 - interview Paul Fairclough for News 24 before Barnet lose at Manchester United in Carling Cup.
Apr 8 2006 - major emotional breakdown
Jun 11 2006 - first DJ gig at Unplanned Afternoons
