Where Are They Now? Leam Richardson

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Where Are They Now? Leam Richardson

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:15 am

Never threatening to barge into the pantheon, but maybe worth mentioning that our old boy Leam Richardson has been named manager of Accrington Stanley.

A 5'9" right-back, Leam joined us from Blackburn in July 2000 for £50k (eeh, that used to buy you a Philliskirk) and played eight matches for us that August and September, returning for another seven toward the end of the season but not appearing in the play-offs. Although he played for us once in the Premiership – replacing Bo Hansen for the last eight minutes of a 0-0 at his hometown club Leeds - he was soon off for lengthy loans at Notts County and then Blackpool. The Seasiders signed him in 2003 and he made more than 50 appearances but was released in 2005.

Accrington, then a Conference side, picked him up – initially on non-contract terms, but he ended up making around 150 appearances for them and was made caretaker manager in January 2012 when longterm gaffer Jonno Coleman moved to Rochdale. Paul Cook got the job but when he switched to Chesterfield last month, Leam impressed enough to take the caretaker's coat off. Good luck to him.

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Re: Where Are They Now? Leam Richardson

Post by officer_dibble » Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:54 pm

Cant remember him at all! Young manager though

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Post by bobo the clown » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:06 pm

officer_dibble wrote:Cant remember him at all!
Ditto
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Post by hi there, i'm chris » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:09 pm

How can you forget those ears?!
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Post by bobo the clown » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:13 pm

hi there, i'm chris wrote:How can you forget those ears?!
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Fair point, but, nonetheless ...
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Post by hi there, i'm chris » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:16 pm

:lol:

Must admit I don't remember him playing 15 matches for us. I only remember seeing him in the reserves.
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:29 pm

Given how well I remember him (and there are plenty that I don't) I'd have had him down as having played 50 games or so :?

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Re: Where Are They Now? Leam Richardson

Post by Prufrock » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:37 pm

Aye, I thought he'd played more.

How old is he? Can't be much older than 30?!
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Post by Leyther_Matt » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:21 pm

Prufrock wrote:Aye, I thought he'd played more.

How old is he? Can't be much older than 30?!
32 I think. If memory serves me right we signed him from Blackburn along with Ryan Baldacino?!
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Post by Prufrock » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:42 pm

I thought I was good at remembering random players we signed that people then forgot! Wow.
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Post by Leyther_Matt » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:51 pm

Prufrock wrote:I thought I was good at remembering random players we signed that people then forgot! Wow.
Random BWFC players of 1998-2003 would possibly be one of my specialist subjects on Mastermind.
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Re: Where Are They Now? Leam Richardson

Post by officer_dibble » Sat Nov 10, 2012 7:03 pm

Baldacino was a left winger. played less than the postman Jeff Smith 8)

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Post by CAPSLOCK » Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:34 pm

officer_dibble wrote:Baldacino was a left winger. played less than the postman Jeff Smith 8)
A google shows him at 31 and playing in Aus
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Post by boltonboris » Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:36 am

What's Olafur Snorrason upto these days?!

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He's at Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar in Iceland. How did I forget that!!
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Post by bobo the clown » Sun Nov 11, 2012 11:43 am

boltonboris wrote:What's Olafur Snorrason upto these days?!

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He's at Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar in Iceland. How did I forget that!!
How do you PRONOUNCE it ??
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Post by Lord Kangana » Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:59 pm

I want to know Jason Lydiate is up to these days. Or Andy Roscoe, who was said to be as good as MacAteer for a wee while (didn't he captain our reserves for a bit?).
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Re: Where Are They Now? Leam Richardson

Post by CAPSLOCK » Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:09 pm

Lydiares cousin plays international sport

Jason was at Rochdale last time I saw him
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Post by bobo the clown » Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:43 pm

Did we EVER win with Lydiate playing ?
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Post by Lord Kangana » Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:45 pm

Did he ever play?
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:48 pm

bobo the clown wrote:Did we EVER win with Lydiate playing ?
We won on his debut. 3-1 against Stoke on the last game of the 91-92 season. Goals from Patterson, Seagraves and Walker. D'ya know nowt? :conf:
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