| PERSONAL
Blue
Kipper: Who was your best pal
at Goodison? (Spanish Stew)
Sheeds:
Always shared a room & was best friends with Kevin Ratcliffe
Blue
Kipper: How often do you see
other members of the 1985 squad & when, if ever did you last
all get together? (Chrissy)
Sheeds:
We meet up now and again but I don't think we've ever had the full
squad together because there are so many different commitments,
it would be nice if we were ALL back together sometime but probably
unrealistic.
Blue
Kipper: Give us the insight
into your ruck with Keown? (Woody)
Sheeds:
Next question…..
Blue
Kipper: What happened on that
'Chinese bonding' meeting in Southport? (Gwladys St. Girl) (GBHammy)
and (Half of Goodison)
Sheeds:
Next question……
Blue
Kipper: How ugly is Martin Keown
(Lavo)
Sheeds:
Keown was VERY ugly!
Blue
Kipper: How hard was Psycho
Pat? (Woody)
Sheeds:
He was a good player but put it this way, if there was a fifty/fifty
tackle involving Kevin Ratcliffe & Pat Van Den Hauwe I'd back
Kevin every time
Blue
Kipper: How did it feel when
you flicked the 'V' at the Kop? (Woody)
Sheeds:
It was just instinct, perhaps it was because of my frustration for
the time I was there, I got brought before the FA because of it
but got off lightly because I said I'd just stuck the one finger
up indicating I'd scored the goal - and they believed me!
Blue
Kipper: Please ask Kevin why
he didn't make more out of the tackle by Phil Neale in the 84 Milk
Cup Final. A tackle that ended his season thus costing him a place
in the FA Cup Final in 84. This is a thing that gets my blood pressure
going. The England right back that was the perfect gent, who went
in studs up and went down the leg of Sheeds, who at the time was
giving him a hard time and took a vital cog out of Everton's side
that day. Thanks for this opportunity, I hope to get the answer
that I deserve for keeping it in for so long. I don't want a 'that's
football' type of reply, I want a reply that goes like, " yes
it was a twat of a tackle, from an overated baldy twat of meff who
cost me an FA Cup medal, a medal that was 14 years in the waiting
for this club and I was robbed of the opportunity of being part
of it". (Dave T)
Sheeds:
Good question, it was a bad tackle by Phil, at the time I didn't
realise how bad it was, I had a shot at goal, normally I'd of expected
to score from there but it was a really weak shot. That night in
bed my wife accidentally kicked my leg and I nearly went through
the roof. It was disappointing I missed the FA Cup, and the one
tackle did cost me a medal.
Blue
Kipper: What was the saddest
moment in your career/what was the happiest moment in your Everton
career? PS You are unreal mate, the best left foot ever & I
fuckin' luv ya! (Dave Waller)
Sheeds:
The saddest moment was leaving Everton, I left under a cloud after
a great career, there were many happy moments, just loads of them,
obviously the special night - Bayern Munich, winning the Leagues
& the cups, probably Rotterdam was the happiest moment because
it meant so much to win a European trophy, it's just a pity we were
denied the opportunity to go on and do more.
Blue
Kipper: Why was the left peg
SO good? (Mark Welsh)
Sheeds:
I practiced day in and day out against the back wall
of my parent's pub, oh, and I had to pay for a few broken windows
as well.
Blue
Kipper: I always thought he
looked like a shifty character and want to know if he's ever taken
eight items paid for seven items and left the counter (Colin S)
Sheeds:
No, I always pay for what I take. I've never been called Richard
Madeley
Blue
Kipper: Is he really a good
mate of Ian Bishops,or is Ian just blagging? P.S.Ian Bishop top
man, only 20 mins in an EFC shirt but still a blue!! (DD Sullivan)
Sheeds:
He's not blagging, I do see him & 'yes' he's a friend
Blue
Kipper: Can you remember the
first time Everton were awarded a freekick and the crowd growled
"SHEEDY!"? When I was a kid, I can remember screaming
it once when we got a free kick just outside our box and everyone
buzzed off me. I was about 10 at the time. (David Lennon)
Sheeds:
Not really, but it was special to hear the fans. I can remember
the fans shouting my name, when we got a free kick, & I was
in the stands having left Everton. That was special.
Blue
Kipper: How were your feelings
knowing you had been robbed of something extremely special ? (Does
he feel the same way as the fans?)
Sheeds:
The chance to play in Europe against the best was undoubtedly robbed
from us, we all felt that way but there was nothing we could do
about it, there's no doubt it caused the break up of the team!
Blue
Kipper: What moment made you
most proud to be wearing an Everton shirt?
Sheeds:
The very first time I pulled the shirt on and ran out, the hairs
stand up on the back of you neck, there were many other memorable
occasions as you can imagine particularly the European Final.
Blue
Kipper: Did I fall asleep and
miss something, a living Everton legend, did you get a testimonial?
Sheeds:
I think I answered that earlier, I've never been money orientated,
the money wasn't important to me, I wanted to play first team football
and that was all there was to it, even though I was only a few months
short of the Testimonial I just wanted to play and if you like Everton
didn't fancy me so off I went
Blue
Kipper: Are you and Waggy going
to come home one day? (Paul Rez)
Sheeds:
I'd like to, but I don't know about Waggy.
Blue
Kipper: Any chance of returning
to Goodison one day in a coaching capacity? (Woody)
Sheeds:
I'd love to but who knows what will happen in the future?
Blue Kipper:
Any tales from Bellefield, there must have been a few pranks? (Jogger)
Sheeds:
One classic was about Andy Hinchcliffe, he prided himself in owning
horses, one weekend they were rustled! Andy came in on the Monday
& explained he'd be late on the Tuesday because he had to see
the Police first thing, he ran on to the training ground about 10.30am
and was furious. Kevin Ratcliffe had brought a catering size tin
of dg food in and left it under the hook in his changing place! |
