Horney, Horney…Horney, Horney,
Horney
A sideways celebration of Wrexham footballers: past and present, good and bad, average and fairly average…
Jackie
Beedle interviews devout Huddersfield Town fan Ashley Almond about Reds’ ex-midfield
terrier and skipper Barry Horne…
A:
‘Personally I thought it was a good idea, but the majority of fans generally wondered
why we were spending so much money on an old has-been.’
Q: What
strengths does he have as a player?
A:
‘Well, he wins tackles and spreads the ball around the field.’
Q: What
about his weaknesses?
A:
‘He doesn’t score many goals!’
Q: Do Town
fans like him?
A:
‘Yes – he’s a popular player.’
Q: What do
fans sing about him?
A:
‘“Barry, Barry, Barry Horne” – that has no particular tune to it; and
also “Horny, Horny, Horny” – you know that song that was in the charts
recently.’
Q:
What’s been the highlight of his Town career to date?
A:
‘Keeping them up last season and scoring on August Bank Holiday Monday against
Bristol City – brilliant!’
Q: Does he
have any annoying habits as a player?
A:
‘Not really.’
Q: Which
position does he play?
A:
‘Central midfield.’
Q: How does
he fit into the team plan?
A:
‘He is very important to the team.’
Q: Do you
think he deserved the new contract he signed given his age?
A:
‘Yes, because he’s very good. In fact he should have signed a two-year
contract in my opinion.’
Q: Have you
ever seen him out and about in Huddersfield?
A:
‘Yes, I saw him the other week going into the Wellington pub with his wife.’
Q: Were you
surprised to see him there, the Wellington is not a very trendy pub?
A:
‘No I wasn’t surprised, but nowt surprises me.’
Q: Have you
heard any gossip about him?
A:
‘No, he is squeaky clean, whiter than white.’
Q: What is
your overall, general view of him?
A:
‘I like him, he is a good player.’
Q: Do you
have any stories, jokes, etc about him?
A:
‘I’ve not really heard anything about him, there’s definitely no jokes
going about at the moment – now any other player I could tell you loads, but not
Horney. Except there is this thing about him having a degree. John Dyson and Tom
Cowan have degrees as well and they are known as “The Three Degrees”. The
other thing is that him and David Phillips are called “The Old Gits”. But
apart from that there is not much to say about Barry Horne.’
Q: And
finally, do you rate him?
A: ‘Yes, I rate him very highly. He’s what you call rateable.’
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