For Want Of Something Different
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:23 pm
Andrew Foulds has asked me to post this for him, as he is not registered on the board, regarding former players supplementing their football wages.
From Andrew
"I moved to Darlington in 1970 with Shepherd Construction, but got the bullet in 1973. I decided to set up my own business doing Building Plans, BoQ's & Estimates, working from home.
I got a call from a bloke enquiring about estimating, and he agreed to call round with some drawings. I was not into football at that time, so when Lance Robson knocked on the door and introduced himself, I was none the wiser, he was just another client. He was a dentist with premises in Woodland Rd & North Rd, but he also had a building company called DARL Properties, which undertook Improvement Grant renovations. He was a regular customer and we both benefitted from the arrangement - he got accurate, well presented estimates, and I got much need income. I only got know of his significance, when I started watching DFC in 1984. Sadly, he died from accidental injuries.
From Andrew
"I moved to Darlington in 1970 with Shepherd Construction, but got the bullet in 1973. I decided to set up my own business doing Building Plans, BoQ's & Estimates, working from home.
I got a call from a bloke enquiring about estimating, and he agreed to call round with some drawings. I was not into football at that time, so when Lance Robson knocked on the door and introduced himself, I was none the wiser, he was just another client. He was a dentist with premises in Woodland Rd & North Rd, but he also had a building company called DARL Properties, which undertook Improvement Grant renovations. He was a regular customer and we both benefitted from the arrangement - he got accurate, well presented estimates, and I got much need income. I only got know of his significance, when I started watching DFC in 1984. Sadly, he died from accidental injuries.