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Fact File – Ronnie Driver

Ronnie is another relative youngster who seemed all too keen to be profiled on this site. Ronnie also seems a little too keen to want to play for the fifth XI and avoid drinking on tours. I'm sure a few people will have plans to put that right.

PERSONAL FILE

 

Full Name:

Ronnie Asaf Driver

Place and DOB:

London, England 21/4/81

Height/Weight:

5" 8, 10 Stone 7 pounds

Hair/Eyes:

Black/ Green

Brothers/Sisters:

One brother

Current Home:

Highbury (where else!)

Married/Children:

****ing hope not

Pets:

No

Education:

St Paul's, Warwick, LSE

Occupation:

Economist

 

 

……ON FOOTBALL

 
BoE sides played for: 2s/3s/4s (awaiting 5s debut…)
Most regular BoE side now: 3s

Favourite Team/Player:

Arsenal, Bobby Pires

Best Goal Scored:

Left foot volley on the last game of the 3rd XI season that put me ahead of Dave Brown, end season 04-05

Best Goal Seen:

Thierry Henry vs. Man Utd at Highbury - when he rolled the ball on the outside of his foot and volleyed past Barthez

Best BoE Game Played in:

3rd XI early in 05/06 season, 5-1 win.

Best Game Seen:

England vs Holland, Euro 96

Most Memorable BoE Moment:

1st goal - 4th XI 2002/3 (my memory is rubbish)

Least Memorable BoE Moment:

Being fined repetitively for not playing (injury) and not drinking (pathetic) while on tour in Lisbon
Preferred shirt: 10

Boyhood Hero:

Gabriel Batistuta and Paul Merson (FA cup and League Cup winning goals vs. Sheff Weds).

Nickname/s:

Ronaldo, Big Ron, The Bus

Pre-Match Meal:

Eating is cheating

 

 

FAVOURITES

 

TV Programme:

Simpsons

Comedian:

Me [delusions of grandeur]

Film:

American History X/Scarface

Actor/Actress:

Ewen McGregor/Cameron Diaz

Band/Artist:

Manic Street Preachers/Gene

Food/Drink:

Steak / Guinness

Holiday Spot:

Bali/Maldives - basically anywhere with a good beach

Colour:

Blue [closet Chelsea fan]

 

 

LIFESTYLE

 

Newspaper/Radio/Mag:

Guardian/no/no

Night Out:

restaurant, then late night bar
Car: Ford fiesta (recently acquired, but soon to be written off)

Fast Food/Restaurant:

Burger King/Baltic & The Aquarium

Other Hobbies/Sports:

Running (10k and marathons)

Likes/Dislikes:

Arsenal/tourists and other assorted idiots

Most Irritating Person:

Harry Potter, by a long long way

Person You Would Most Like to Spend an Evening With:

Sven (armed with a hidden camera)

Ambition:

1st and 5th team debuts