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Graeme first joined
the Club back in 1987 when a
teenager, having moved over from
Sheffield. Quite a quiet sole at
first, Graeme quickly came out of
his shell once he started playing.
Back in the late 80's the comic
magazine "Viz" first
appeared, and featured a
character called "Parkie".
This chap was a complete
miserable berk who went around
saying everything and everyone
was a "Bastard".
Graeme's team mates quickly
picked up on this and comparing
it with his demeanour at the
time, it wasn't long before the
poor old lad was christened
"Parkie". Even to this
day when the going gets tough,
"Parkie" makes a brief
appearance, and "ooh ya orl
bastards", can be heard in
those deep Yorkshire tones. So
now you know why we all
affectionately call him "Parkie". |
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members, "Parkie"
is probably considered a bowler, However he
is no mug with a bat either, and
in the Second XI has registered
some decent scores. Primarily a
Second XI player back in the
early 90's, his potential as a
First XI player wasn't realised
until later. Some good
performances for the "Two's"
finally got him noticed, and from
1992 onwards he has been pretty
much a "One's" stalwart.
With the ending of Mike Davies'
term as Captain in 1997, the
First XI were at the bottom of
the league with a big hill to
climb. With nobody particularly
fancying Captaining the "One's",
Graeme manfully stepped forward
and in 1998 helped the boys
finish in a respectable mid table
position. As a well liked and
respected team mate, "Parkie"
has some interesting traits which
his colleagues could no doubt
tell you about. Indeed, it was he
who first introduced the concept
of the Lindow Hotel, spending
many a night curled up at the
Club after a night out at
Yesterdays nightclub. Former
Chairman, John Williams, used to
get many a Sunday morning shock
as he entered the Clubhouse to
find the old chap pushing up
ZZZZZ's and dreaming of being
Fred Trueman.
The
nightclub days are now a thing of
the past, as he now lives with
his girlfriend Sally in Poynton,
and has become the pillar of
respectability. Yeah right!!
"Parkie" still
enjoys a few beers on a Saturday
after the match, and revels in
his other great passion, late
night curries. Now in his
thirties, "Parkie" is
part of the Clubs' furniture and
is looking forward to many more
challenging seasons. "Ooh ya
orl bastards", should be
heard for many years to come.
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