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Jim wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:00 am Reminds me of Paul Ferris, member of our 1990 FA Trophy winners. Retired at 24 due to cruciate injury, became physio at Newcastle United, studied for an MA, then studied law and became a barrister. Just shows that, when one door closes, others open. I hope the fund raising might help Lewis study for a new career.

In case some are not familiar with his story, this is an article about him. Inspirational stuff.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life ... 17170.html

His book is good, although Barrow only get a few lines in it.

Fantastic story given where he was brought up in the middle of the troubles but I too was a little disappointed that his time at HS was just skimmed over (basically a former teacher (?) telling him after the Trophy Final that he was wasting his time with us). Interesting on a similar subject I read an article in an Edinburgh paper that Bobby Burns (ex-Hearts if you were wondering) is studying at the Open University on the chance that his injury at Glentoran - a double leg-break - finishes his career.

Great to see the football family far and wide pulling together on this one must be very humbling for Lewis seeing how many care!

Good effort!

Steverow

Jim wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:00 am Reminds me of Paul Ferris, member of our 1990 FA Trophy winners. Retired at 24 due to cruciate injury, became physio at Newcastle United, studied for an MA, then studied law and became a barrister. Just shows that, when one door closes, others open. I hope the fund raising might help Lewis study for a new career.

In case some are not familiar with his story, this is an article about him. Inspirational stuff.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life ... 17170.html

I'm not a big reader of books but I read 'The Boy on the Shed' and it's enthralling. No wonder it's won such acclaim. Well worth a read.

boyliegladbach wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:35 am

Jim wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:00 am Reminds me of Paul Ferris, member of our 1990 FA Trophy winners. Retired at 24 due to cruciate injury, became physio at Newcastle United, studied for an MA, then studied law and became a barrister. Just shows that, when one door closes, others open. I hope the fund raising might help Lewis study for a new career.

In case some are not familiar with his story, this is an article about him. Inspirational stuff.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life ... 17170.html

His book is good, although Barrow only get a few lines in it.

To be fair he wasn't with us that long, but he played in the 1990 Trophy Final. I also thought that in his book he was playing down his achievements on the field.

His health hasn't been brilliant since he left us either: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life ... 16908.html

Apparently pre-match today Lewis Hardcastle was presented with a Stevenage shirt with the name Hardcastle on the back. Also pre-match all Barrow players had shirts with Hardcastle on the back.

holkerboy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:31 pm Apparently pre-match today Lewis Hardcastle was presented with a Stevenage shirt with the name Hardcastle on the back. Also pre-match all Barrow players had shirts with Hardcastle on the back.

That’s class by both teams, well done boro x

If only the team had played with as much guts and endeavour as LH did, we'd be fine

https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2021/mar ... nage-game/
0ver 9.5k in four days fantastic effort!