In Profile... Joe Ashurst of Hucknall Town
Name: Joseph Ashurst
Position: 10
Current Club: Hucknall Town FC
Previous clubs: Radford, Bilborough Pelican, Rolls Royce
Team supported growing up? Forest.
Biggest influence & Childhood hero? Ryan Giggs, I grew up playing on the left wing even though I was naturally right footed, the man was a genius at running with the ball
Favourite current player? Erling Haaland, how do you stop a machine?!
Best ground you’ve played at? Raith Rovers in Scotland during a charity match
Best friend in football? Michael
Banister, nicknamed together as Boey
Footballing Night out You & 4
others. Who’s getting an invite? Oliver Brown, Sam Sims, Bano, Matt ‘Cabbage’ Brian. Ideally in
Redcar (if you know, you know)
Your
All time 5 a side team of players you have played with?
1 Keeper: - Neil
Waters – Close to vets when I first started but he played like he was just
bursting into the side
1 Defender: - Joe
Atkinson – Anytime you see him he’s still ‘Skip’ to the lads at the club
2 Midfielders: - Michael Banister – got to put my mate in there haven’t I?
Terry Hawkridge - He can run matches and every part of his game
is a strength
1 Striker – Niall
Thompson – left shortly after I signed for HTFC but he knew where the goal was
and went to play down south at Step 3 I think.
Best moment of your career? Winning the league and gaining promotion with HTFC
Go to initiation song? I can butcher a rendition of footloose
Pre match meal? I like to mix it up, but a chickpea curry is my usual go to
Messi or Ronaldo? Ronaldo has done it in every league he’s played in but Messi has
won everything there is to win, so for me it’s Messi 🐐
Thank you Joe for taking time to answer the questions above and the best of luck for your playoff final against Birstall on Saturday.
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Until the next one
Peace
Luke @PL2NL
