Oh yes, Kevin Beattie the former Ipswich Town & England player, I would like to say there's not enough room on here, (but oh yes there's plenty of room but someone else's already done the research) find out more on; prideofanglia.com , find a 'Kevin Beattie Factfile', as well as Factfiles on other Portman Road Legends. But there is also details on nearly everyone else who has been associated with Portman Road Road on there, a fantastic website.I can now also be found on Radio Suffolk on a Saturday with Rob Chandler , 12:30pm-1:30pm, commencing my second season, after a superb initial season on The Mark Murphy Show. Remember Mark's Breakfast Show is on through the week from 6:30am-9:00am! As well as upto 12:00pm on a Saturday, when Rob goes 'on air'!!! Watch out for Ipswich Town's Famous Five !Recently, in September on Rob's show I was a guest and also there was a local musician, Asa Jennings , another guest on the day - it turns out one of the songs on his newest album, is inspired by myself, "Call Upon The Beat"! Once again I am most honoured, all Footballers have their song now don't they! Chants yes but songs??? Check Asa's site for details of how to get hold of your copy of his album!2007 what a year, it started with the end of the 2006/'07 season, firstly the release of Rob Finch 's book, The Greatest Footballer England Never Had, see Cult Figure Publishing for more details of Rob's work. We had a lot of fun signing copies at Portman Road, and at Brunton Park, Carlisle United (another great set of supporters) and other locations too, see the photos from the book's release at Portman Road.This was followed by being contacted by The FA about being a 'Legend' and participating in the opening ceremony for the 'New' Wembley , see those photos too!Of course next I heard from Radio Suffolk and commenced with Mark Murphy on his show, on one of the first shows I revealed I had heard from the Football Association again, about participating in the FA Cup 's Third Round draw; 2007 just got better and better!Just when the year was due to end, and I had just done the FA Cup Third draw, I thought it couldn't get better but on 28/12 I learnt via the local press (brought to my attention by a friend) that Rob Finch's campaign to get The Beat a 1980/'81 UEFA Cup Winner's medal would appear to have been successful. What news to end the year with, surely it's too late for anything else, did I need/want anything else!!!Into 2008 and I got my medal at last at the UEFA Cup Final in Manchester, presented by a player we had beaten in our victorious campain in 1980/'81, St Etienne & France's UEFA President, Michel Platini! This came only a couple of weeks after being inducted into Ipswich Town's own Hall of Fame, what an honour!A week before the UEFA Cup Final though in Ipswich we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Town's FA Cup triumph! The Boys were back in town!! The Boss of course, PM, Noddy, all of them with the exception of Coops! What a day, very emotional, seeing The Boss unveil 'The Sir Bobby Robson Suite', the bus parade, The Boss getting the Freedom of Ipswich and of course the dinner - which I'll affectionatley remember as an evening with Sir Bobby Robson, now he really is a 'Diamond'! As endorsed by Football & Sport in general;See some photos with the UEFA Cup medal, Hall of Fame trophy, a trophy in recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the FA Cup & a letter from The Boss, i was presented that live on air, that was also a very emotional moment!Now ITFC supporters "THANK YOU" for nearly 40 years of support since I got here, to Ipswich! And that's over 25years after I retired from playing for Ipswich Town Football Club!!! If any specific games stick in my mind (not that any one game doesn't, actually), they are the local derbies of course, check out these link recent victories, 2005/'06 or 2006/'07 if you have a few minutes spare! Unfortunatley no footage about from my time (that I am aware of) but watching these were fan-bloody-tastic though! Been informed some has been uploaded with The Beat & the Town team of my era, cheers, not much of me but the occasion was great & this got us to Wembley for THAT day in May, '78!!!!
There's also this game too, not my greatest memory, well the penalty I took twice isn't but beating any team 6-0 is great but a 'top of the table' Manchester United, that's one for the scrap book!
There's this European goal, note yet another hairstyle, it's not that I maintained the fashion & trends this one was to suit my part as Michael Caine's double in Escape to Victory! (You'll see my mate Warky's locks are gone too, he was a PoW in the film - OSCAR Winner wasn't he?)
Now I know I said there wasn't any footage of my era, that is changing, slowly with the Town content included, now see the England v Scotland 1975 highlights that have recently been uploaded, including my solitary England goal!!! "GET IN THERE"