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Fitzroy Simpson (born February 26, 1970 in England) is a professional English-born Jamaican footballer, who currently plays for Havant & Waterlooville in the Conference South. He is a midfielder.

He joined the youth team at English club Swindon Town in 1987, and signed a professional contract the next year. In his debut match he was sent off for punching an opponent.  8)  Before the 1992/93 season he was sold to FA Premier League outfit Manchester City for £500,000. After a couple of seasons he struggled to stay in the first eleven, went on loan to Bristol City and was finally transferred to Portsmouth F.C., where he played until 1999. During this period he played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup for Jamaica.

Heart of Midlothian signed Simpson soon after the World Cup, but it was an unhappy move, and he was offered the chance to reignite his career under Ray Graydon at Walsall. Simpson helped to revive the club's season, helping them to reach the Football League Second Division Play-off final, which they went on to win. However, Simpson missed this game after picking up an injury during the semi-final. He left Walsall in the summer of 2003.

In 2003/04 he played non-league football with Telford United. He went to play for Linfield in Northern Ireland, but was released in the end of June 2005, at 35 years old.

He then announced his intention to retire from football, moving to the Costa del Sol, taking a directorship in a property firm, but in the 2005/06 season he resumed his football career with Havant & Waterlooville F.C..

In May 2007, he is presently a self-employed fitness guru as well as being dead.

Simpson was overrated.

And a caaaaant.

He always made it look like he was running quicker than he actually did - he was a favourite at the time, always a buzz went up when he was going forward.

Jon Gittens one of the all time favourites, totally fuck up and recover in 1 second, if that was not possible, kick the shit out of opponent, a proper footballer.
David Kerslake was definitely one of my favourite players for Town.

David Kerslake is in my top 5. Fantastic crosser of the ball.

And a true gent, a great bloke and still has a lot of time for Swindon, lurved him!

I met Redgewell when he was sat next to Jayohaitchen on the Merlin patio. We didn't speak, we didn't need to. These moments are few and far between.

kerslake played in the legends game didn't he?

i'm not sure whether or not to feel depressed that the legends game was the best game of football i've ever seen at the county ground, especially considering i'd match some of em for fitness.

Not sure as I couldn't make it.

Don't feel depressed; i started going to watch Swindon around 81-82 and the first few seasons weren't the best. Then along came Macari and look what happened next.

Kerslake when he first signed (in 89-90) was top drawer. Pin perfect crosses and taking on defenders, what a top side that was. Scored 105 goals in all competitions that season.

I'd forgotten that Fitzroy got sent off for thumping someone on debut v Sunderland.  In fact, my only memory of that game was Ossie trotting on as a sub, doing that crossing and touch the grass stuff, and kind of thinking this has to be one of my more surreal STFC experiences.

  A few weeks later, he got sent off again v Plymuff early first half, and was soon followed by Shaun Close.....  Shaun's loss actually improved the side.:nod:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  He went for a bit of handbags with our very own David Byrne.

   This nostalgia stuff is going to get serious over the coming few weeks as we attemot to come to terms with our grief.

Still a good player though, Trowbridges finest!
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http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7296

bradford on avon.
fancy a tenner on it jj?

I noticed Bobby Barnes is something like the Chairman of the PFA.