Fact File – Steve Crew
Chelsea mad ‘Screwy’ is our
very own pocket dynamo who hails from south London.
He conveniently can’t remember exactly when he started playing for the
Bank, but he reckons it is at least 15 years ago.
And the rest! His youthful demeanour
and sprightly presence on the field belie the fact that he is 40 next year,
betrayed only by his balding plate. He
has graced all the lower reaches of BOEAFC, in his words “staying one side ahead
of the lowest side the Club puts out”. However,
Steve did play for the 2nd XI once, literally, before returning to
captain the 6’s for a season. Predictably, these days you can find Steve honing his skills for
the 3’s or 4’s, since we only have 5 sides now.
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PERSONAL FILE |
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Full Name: |
Steven John Howard Crew. [2 middle names – flash.] |
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Place and DOB: |
Woolwich 13/04/62. |
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Height/Weight: |
5' 4" / 9st 7. [That’s big
for a small lad.] |
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Hair/Eyes: |
None/Two. [Very good, very good.] |
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Brothers/Sisters: |
One younger sister. [Not that
young then.] |
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Current Address: |
Riverside Court, Blackheath.
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Married/Children: |
No/No. |
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Pets: |
None. [Friends?] |
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Education: |
Thomas Tallis secondary school,
Kidbrooke. |
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Occupation: |
C.H.A.P.S. Supervisor. [Aren’t
they trousers?] |
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……ON FOOTBALL |
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Team/Player: |
Chelsea/Wise or Zola I can't
decide. [Decisive.] |
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Best Goal Scored: |
Can't remember. [Has it been
a while? See below.] |
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Best Goal Seen: |
Roberto Carlos free kick Brazil
V France or Mario Stanic Chelsea V W.Ham 19/08/00, or Jimmy Floyd Chelsea
V Man U 23/09/00. [Just one please Steve.] |
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Best BoE Game Played in: |
Lensbury 4th XI 6-7
BoE 4thXI, or Westpac 0-2 BoE RTWT XI Sydney '95 (I scored
them both). |
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Best Game Seen: |
Chelsea 4-2 Liverpool FAC QF
97, Chelsea 3-1 Vicenza ECWC SF, Chelsea 3-1 Barcelona CL QF 1st
leg, Chelsea 5-0 Man U Prem 00/01. England 4 - 1 Holland Euro '96. [He
hasn’t got the hang of this has he?] |
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Most Memorable BoE Moment: |
1995 Round the World Tour. |
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Least Memorable BoE Moment: |
Probably being on the wrong end
of double figure hidings. [A few times then.] |
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Boyhood Hero: |
Alan Hudson. [Before our time.] |
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Nickname/s: |
Screwy. [Why is that?] |
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Pre-Match Meal: |
Heinz spaghetti with chicken
meatballs [Hmm, nice.] |
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FAVOURITES |
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TV Programme: |
NYPD Blue, South Park, Have I
Got News For You, Blackadder. [Baldrick!] |
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Comedian: |
Billy Connolly. [But he’s got
hair.] |
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Film: |
Fargo, The Big Lobowski, Life
of Brian, Bullitt, Blade Runner, The Good The Bad and The Ugly. [He likes
his films.] |
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Actor/Actress: |
Michael Caine, Joe Pesci, Dennis
Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman. |
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Band/Artist: |
Fun Lovin' Criminals, P.J.Harvey,
Garbage, The Wannadies. [That’s cool.] |
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Food/Drink: |
Curry/Beer. [The classic.] |
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Holiday Spot: |
Australia / U.S.A. [Langauge
is a problem then.] |
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Colour: |
It's got to be blue. [Magenta
shade.] |
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LIFESTYLE |
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Newspaper/Radio/Mag: |
None / XFM (104.9) / NME. [Funday
Times? Beano?] |
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Night Out: |
Anything that involves beer,
football, music, women. [You give us footballers a bad name.] |
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Fast Food/Restaurant: |
Anything except doner kebabs/Tiger
Lil's or Japanese. |
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Other Hobbies/Sports: |
Darts, Golf, Skiing/Snowboarding. |
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Likes/Dislikes: |
Travelling, eating out, money,
sunshine / work, rain, reality tv, soaps, mouthy kids. |
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Most Irritating Person: |
Steven Segal. [What has he ever
done to you?] |
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Person You Would Most Like to Spend an Evening With: |
Sharleen Spiteri of the band
Texas. [And what would you do with her exactly?] |
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Ambition: |
To live a long and healthy life,
and to travel. Top of the list are Japan and New Zealand. [Where you can
be tall?] |