Presteigne St Andrews FC are delighted to announce the club is to hold a Sportsman’s Night at Llanandras Park where the guest of honour will be Dave Bassett.
The evening, which has been arranged by the Supporters Club, is to be held on Thursday 25 August and, among other attractions, there will be an auction of some football memorabilia, including a Wales shirt signed by Gareth Bale and the star item, a Brazil shirt signed by Pele.
Dave ‘Harry’ Bassett is without doubt one of football’s colourful characters – he plied his trade at several clubs with considerable success including: Wimbledon, Watford, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest amongst others.
He is probably best known for guiding Wimbledon to the first division in the 1980s after taking over from Dario Gradi at Plough Lane in 1981 – considering that Wimbledon had only been elected to the Football League in 1977, it was an astounding achievement.
Bassett formed the original ‘Crazy Gang’ and – although he left in 1987 – many of the players he had signed took The Dons to an unexpected FA Cup victory in 1988 under Bobby Gould when they beat a very good Liverpool side.
He is also one of a trio on the panel that votes for the Scottish Mutual Performance of the Week, alongside Sir Alex Ferguson and Howard Wilkinson.
Dave has some great stories to share from a lengthy and very enjoyable career in football and we very much look forward to his visit to Llanandras Park.
Tickets will cost £15.00 and are available from Tom Ammonds on 01544 267091, or you can order them online. Send us your request and a contact number and we will then get in touch.