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| SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT Roger Shuttleworth  Our inaugural Supporter Spotlight falls upon Roger Shuttleworth, who tells us about traumas on a small island, affectionate nicknames and Scarlett Johansson with vegetables...For the new lads, tell us more about your background. Born in Derbyshire, England, hence why I support Liverpool. Headed East in 2000 and spent four glorious years in Bangkok after which my wife and I decided we needed to get out of the comfort zone so headed south to Indonesia. The climate there got progressively worse till we were advised (as Westerners) to get the hell out of there which we were naturally keen to do after a traumatic eighteen months on a small island. We moved further east - my mother’s convinced it’s to get as far away from her as possible - to Hong Kong where my wife and I have been for the last two years. How did you find out about the OLSC? Started playing footy for the Sandy Bay Strollers, met Russ Green who pointed me in the direction of the OSLC, then based at the Dublin Jack in Soho. Got any nicknames? Had numerous throughout my childhood. “Little bastard” was probably the most affectionate and politest one I recall. Any Hobbies? Reading, writing, religiously watching the Reds, jogging, travelling. Team-mates: Most skilful? Ahem. (Modest smile) Biggest donkey? Conceptual answer here- In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king. Funnily enough, the last game I played for OLSC I didn’t even see a one-eyed man! Fastest and slowest? Donkeys are not renowned for their speed but like a Chelsea Pensioner with 10 Viagra inside them, do have staying power. Biggest tart? Ian McAlan Loudest? Dave Oh in his Magnum PI shirts! Hardest? The corner flag. OLSC is built on a foundation of passiveness - we compare shampoo and hand-creams at half time and have a small wager on who got the worst scratch during the game. We prefer Dettol to alcohol! Your own strengths as a player? I used to be very fast, very physical, over-zealous and a little bit mad. Now, due to too many injuries over the years I’m a knackered has-been. Ever been sent off? Believe it or not no, I played a very hard game and gave what I took. I didn’t waste my time appealing to the ref; I just waited till the guilty party next got the ball and split the swine in two. Ever got someone sent off? Numerous times, when they either retaliated or tried to take my head off with a diabolical challenge. Back then, in the mid-eighties, no footballer bothered reading the Bible so the commandment “Do unto others as you’d have done unto you,” was not a concept most village footballers considered although “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” most certainly was. How do you fancy Liverpool’s chances this season? Chances of not getting relegated - Good Chances of winning the league - Not this year (again) Chances of winning the Champions League - Good. Teams that do well in their respective leagues generally don’t do well in the Champions League. Favourite Liverpool goal? Any of Fowler’s in his first stint at the club. He could score from anywhere. Heroes? Souness (surprised?) Villains? Any fan who compares today’s players with past prolific players. Garcia-Dalglish, Kuyt-Keegan, Sissoko-Souness, forget it. Those players were at the club years and made their names over a decade or so. This lot will be lucky to see five years. Fondest football memory? Personal - winning player of the season in our local under 11s league without our team winning a game. We got thumped some games but we didn’t care. Just wearing the village colours was fantastic and gave us kids something to talk about all week. Otherwise it would have to be last year and Istanbul, meeting my wife in the lobby of our tower block as she went to work and I was hammered out my head. “Did they win?” she asked. “Who are you?” I replied with a Gazza-esque grin on my face. The Important Stuff What’s the last CD you bought? Corrine Bailey Rae What’s your favourite TV show? Everybody loves Raymond and Third Watch Cheese or chocolate? I can go either way on this one What’s your poison? Red wine and Guinness, not in the same glass though. What would you like to chuck into Room 101? No idea what Room 101 is. Who would win in a fight between a lion and a tiger? The lion would be the favourite so as Liverpool never start the season as favourites to win anything I’d hope the tiger, plus us English never like to see continued success in anything or anyone. Scarlett Johansson or Paris Hilton? Would have to be Sexy Scarlett but the two of them in Room 101 with me, a camcorder and some vegetables could be memorable.  |
| Features and Submissions Original writing by Club members Peter Thompson - On a Wing and a Slayer 50,000 and Counting! A Greek Odyssey! We welcome submissions from our members. Send your contribution to: info@hongkongreds.com The Big Red Quiz All the questions and answers from our previous quizzes Chelsea v Liverpool - 17.09.06 Everton v Liverpool - 09.09.06 Sheff Utd v Liverpool - 19.08.06 Supporter Spotlight Find out more about our members Roger Shuttleworth Jon Wharton Ken Abela Meko Oh Lily Lam Chin Ian Agass Jason Li Rob Kelly Simon Betterton David Thomas Legend Spotlight Interviews with LFC heroes Mark Walters Alan Kennedy John Barnes Steve McMahon Referee Spotlight Focusing on the men in the middle Mike Riley Hong Kong Reds Around the World Our members in glorious technicolour Kiki Hon |
