Nickname:
Gregs.
Date of birth:
23rd March 1982.
Birthplace:
Margate.
Occupation: Sports-Link
manager.
What does that involve?: Working with young people in Thanet on a diverse range of sports such as football, surfing, ten-pin bowling. I’ve been doing it for three
years.
Marital status:
Co-habiting.
Previous clubs:
Ramsgate, Hampton & Richmond Borough, Southall Town, Ramsgate again,
Sittingbourne.
What brought you to Hythe: Buster got in touch initially, then Fisky, selling the ambition of the club to
me.
You’ve already played in several positions for us. Where have you normally played?: I was actually a striker for Kent and South-East England schoolboys but have moved backwards as I have got
older.
Favourite team other than Hythe:
Tottenham.
Favourite ground other than Reachfields:
Chelmsford.
Least favourite ground:
Mile End Stadium [home of next week’s opponents, Sporting Bengal – ed]. I played there for Ramsgate when I was about
19.
Favourite sport other than football:
Golf.
Favourite film: Braveheart and Wedding
Crashers.
Favourite holiday destination:
Ibiza.
Favourite food and drink: Nando’s (spicy chicken
dish).
Favourite music: UK garage and a bit of Marvin
Gaye.
Describe yourself in up to five words:
Laid-back, jovial, relaxed.
Who is the most famous person you have met:
David Beckham. I was temping in a hotel in West London when at University and the England team came back there after the 2002 World
Cup.
Most embarrassing moment in football: Missing two penalties in an Under-18s cup final – we still won
though.
Tell us something we didn’t know about you:
I scored for South-East England boys (Under-19s) against
Australia.
And are you enjoying it here?:
Very much. There are no Billy Big Times and everyone is pulling in the same direction. We just need to hold our nerve.
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