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Thursday, 09 October 2008 |
NAME: Mark Roberts
POSITION: Defender
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 October 1983 PLACE: Manchester
MARITAL STATUS: Shares a home with long term partner Hannah
PREVIOUS CLUBS: He signed professional forms for Crewe Alex in 2000 where he stayed until 2007 when he joined Accrington Stanley. Following a year at the Lancashire club, during the latter part of which he enjoyed a very successful loan spell at the Vics, he made the permanent move to Northwich shortly after the close of last season. He had previously completed other loan spells with Chester, Southport and Halifax.
As a schoolboy he had played for Northwich Town and was a prolific striker, scoring between 90 and 100 goals each season. He represented Mid Cheshire and Cheshire Boys at that level.
HIS PERSONAL BEST MOMENTS OF HIS CAREER: Fulfilling his ambition and signing his first professional football contract at Crewe. Making his Championship debut for Crewe at Preston North End. And captaining his hometown club Vics he considers to be a great honour.
HIS PERSONAL WORST MOMENT: Suffering a Cruciate Ligament injury that temporarily set back his progress at Crewe.
THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON HIS CAREER: He feels that all the coaches he has worked under have brought something to his game and that he has learnt from all of them. But, in terms of support and advice his mum and dad have been invaluable. Dad has always travelled the country to watch Mark play and can always be relied upon to offer frank advice.
WHO DOES HE RATE AS HIS MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENTS: He played against wayne Rooney when both were youngsters and he could tell he had precocious talent then. Former Rangers and Everton striker Duncan Ferguson was particularly physically strong and a real handfull. Mark has good reason to recognise the skills of Peterborough's Aaron
McLean and Craig Mackail-Smith after he and his Accrington colleagues had been subjected to a particular mauling at their hands.
THE PLAYER(S) WHO HE MOST ADMIRES: Not surprisingly Mark gravitates towards defenders and he particularly admires John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.
THE LOUDEST MANAGER(S) HE HAS PLAYED UNDER: Accrington's John Coleman has a ferocious temper. He possesses a formidable karate kick that has shattered a concession of tactic boards and anything else that may be within range at the time.
WHICH TEAM DOES HE SUPPORT: He is a keen Manchester United fan.
WHO ARE HIS BEST FRIENDS IN FOOTBALL: Team mate Michael Welch, he says "Welchy is a top sorter out". Stuart Tomlinson of Crewe and Craig Maleon who went through the youth academy system at Crewe at the same time as Mark.
WHAT OTHER SPORTS DOES HE PLAY: He enjoys regular work outs at the gym.
HOBBIES: Going for a night out with his mates. He also enjoys coaching kids football and is taking a computer design course.
MUSIC: R & B and Dance
WHAT WOULD HE HAVE BEEN HAD HE NOT BEEN A FOOTBALLER: During his time at Crewe he did a course in Applied Landscape Architecture and has a HND in Garden Design. And so he may have gone into a career that
involved that or alternatively some form of computer design.
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