From a zip salesman and Zara sales assistant to an Arsenal legend’s son, meet the Tamworth stars out to stun Tottenham
AHEAD of facing Tottenham in Sunday’s FA Cup third round clash, Tamworth defender JORDAN CULLINANE-LIBURD gives SunSport the inside track.
So who’s who in the Lambs dressing room, and what makes the National League side tick….
JAS SINGH (building surveyor)
The father figure of the team. Likes a laugh and a joke. But if we’ve won away and the beer is flowing, it’s Jas who reins us in.
The only sensible goalie… ever!
BEN CROMPTON (on loan from Sunderland)
Fits in well with a non-league team for a full-time pro.
Joins in with the fun and got a bit tipsy when we celebrated beating Burton in round two — so we had to ring the ‘sister taxi service’ to get him home!
HAYDN HOLLIS (Chesterfield Under-18s coach)
Childish beyond his 32 years with some terrific one-liners. An opposition fan was giving him grief so he cupped his hand to his ear twice and said: “Sorry, what are you saying?” Fan repeated it twice before Haydn grinned and asked how long he’d been a Parrot!
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MATT CURLIE (production company printing labels)
He was our Mr Consistent last season but now he’s consistently injured, unfortunately. Still travels to away games, though, where he stands with the fans with a pint in hand!
JORDAN CULLINANE-LIBURD (IT software manager)
I’m the s***house of the team who loves ruffling feathers.
When I left Hereford for Tamworth some of their fans claimed I wasn’t good enough for them on social media. So I loved giving them my bulls-horns gesture when I scored against them!
KENNEDY DIGIE (personal trainer)
One of the quiet ones and a personal trainer so he’s a big boy! At our club you’re either way over the top or quiet — he’s definitely the strong silent type.
CALLUM COCKERILL-MOLLET (zip salesman)
A nutter, 100 per cent team clown… which every dressing room needs. Fit or injured he always travels with the team.
When we won the league last season, we sprayed beer on the floor and CCM slid the length of the dressing room on his belly.
LUKE FAIRLAMB (taxi driver)
It’s a club tradition to bring in cakes and doughnuts for birthdays.
Kyle Finn licked the last doughnut and Luke was about to eat it when he realised why it was such a soggy mess. The full-back was last seen chasing Finny out of the dressing room!
BEN MILNES (Skipper/financial adviser)
Top cricketer in his youth and the brother of Yorkshire’s Matt Milnes.
When we play small-sided games the winners decide who puts the goalposts away. Ben picked my team, so we positioned the goalposts around his car so he couldn’t get out!!
TOM TONKS (sandwich business owner)
He is our human catapult! Throws the ball absolutely miles.
Annoying for us defenders because, even when standing he’s on the halfway line, we need to jog 60 yards forward to get into the opposition box!
ALEX FLETCHER (under-18s football coach)
Mr Domino’s-hoo-hoo! We joke about him being a bit portly since he returned from injury!
On away trips whenever he has a slice of pizza someone will snap him and post it on the Group chat. Legend has it he holds a Tamworth record – at 12 slices!
TOM McGLINCHEY (lecturer)
Gives Marcel Marceau a run for his money.
The complete opposite to Callum Cockerill-Mollet, his card-school buddy! ‘Gooch’ is a lecturer… but we’ve no idea of what, because he’s a man of so few words.
KYLE FINN (bricklayer)
Golf fanatic Finny sees more sand on the course than any building site!
The most fined player on the team… for losing kit and unacceptable jokes. It’s rumoured his fines paid for last year’s Benidorm trip.
KAI WILLIAMS (Engineer)
The footballer with no football brain. Makes it difficult for the opposition to know what he’s going to do next because he’s so clueless himself.
Played Dan Creaney at Scrabble recently and the pair eventually called it quits after five hours… with the score deadlocked at 7-7!
GEORGE MORRISON (on loan from Fleetwood)
Shocked to learn he’s only 19, Must have had a beast of a paper round or living in Morecambe ages him.
We tease his Lancs accent — how he says Coco Pops is a standing joke.
CHRIS WREH (footballer)
Football royalty — his uncle is Ballon d’Or winner George and his dad Christopher won the Double with Arsenal.
We joke that the back of the bus is dangerous because that’s where the nutters sit — he’s slowly making his way there!
DAN CREANEY (bricklayer/builder)
Super striker and King of Strops!
We have a Spinning Wheel of fines ranging from £10 to £60 to singing a Karaoke song on the coach. Dan spun a £40 fine recently for flouncing off the training pitch in a huff.
BECK-RAY ENOROU (Zara sales assistant)
Best and most energetic dancer. Dances a crazy lot for someone who doesn’t drink.
Might be something to do with 12 Red Bulls he downs on team nights out.
MUNASH SUNDIRE (marketing executive)
Another quiet ones. Sat with the Milton Keynes card school until he moved house and joined the Leicester school… and has to listen to Callum Cockerill-Mollett!
NATHAN TSHIKUNA (after-school club provider & gardener)
Our creative genius with a cannon of a shot.
Rapper who produces his own songs and released a few. They’re decent to be fair, definitely 8/10.
ANDY PEAKS (Tamworth manager)
He’s a player’s dream. A real people person who loves joining in the banter.
We told him with all the extra cash he’ll earn from turning full-time, he can afford to buy us all a new pair of boots!