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Straight From The Off - With John Aldridge

Straight From The Off welcomes John Aldridge to the Podcast. John needs no introduction to football fans of the city, but he tells us how it all came about. From school football in Garston were he lived, to lifting the League title and FA Cup for his beloved Liverpool FC. ‘Aldo’ played for Blue Union, Garston Woodcutters, Cheshire Lines and South Liverpool before moving on to the pro game with Newport County. It was from there that he caught the eye of Jim Smith at Oxford and made his way to the 1st Division and eventually to Liverpool FC. He tells us how about those early days and what it took to make it as a professional and how he played and scored at the World Cup! he tells us about his best goals, games and all about the lads he shared a pitch with and played against throughout those times. Episode 63 is brought to you by: Richtime watches and jewellery. The best supplier of new and used watches in the UK.

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Straight From The Off welcomes John Aldridge to the Podcast. John needs no introduction to football fans of the city, but he tells us how it all came about. From school football in Garston were he lived, to lifting the League title and FA Cup for his beloved Liverpool FC. ‘Aldo’ played for Blue Union, Garston Woodcutters, Cheshire Lines and South Liverpool before moving on to the pro game with Newport County. It was from there that he caught the eye of Jim Smith at Oxford and made his way to the 1st Division and eventually to Liverpool FC. He tells us how about those early days and what it took to make it as a professional and how he played and scored at the World Cup! he tells us about his best goals, games and all about the lads he shared a pitch with and played against throughout those times. Episode 63 is brought to you by: Richtime watches and jewellery. The best supplier of new and used watches in the UK.

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