But I had my 90 minutes of fame then faded into obscurity, the reserves I came back at 18 and became a regular Rooney made his debut and became a millionaire overnight. He recalled: "Parkhurst Road, where a car would occasionally come down and interrupt our game of football, had never seen so many cars It was all lights and go A 16-year-old replacing 'God' was news even then. It would be like some kid coming out of Newcastle's academy and replacing Alan Shearer."What do you know at 16? You are still spending half an hour at night squeezing spots It is a very delicate age. Royle made his debut in place of Alex Young, or "Golden Vision", as he was known to Evertonians. The 31-year-old full-back damaged his anterior cruciate ligament in a training ground accident.The Sheffield Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock has failed in a renewed effort to prise Lee Trundle from Swansea City after having a £750,000 bid, the biggest received in the Swans' history, turned down.Steve Sidwell may make a return to the starting line-up for second-placed Reading today as they travel to Stoke City. Sidwell has been out since the end of August with a knee injury but was on the bench for the 1-1 draw at Hull earlier this week.Luton Town will be confident of closing the gap to the Royals should they slip up at the Britannia Stadium, Mike Newell's side are at home to struggling Plymouth Argyle.
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Their captain Kevin Nicholls (foot) is likely to miss out but Steve Robinson has recovered from ankle problems.Crystal Palace's England striker Andrew Johnson is doubtful for the visit of Burnley after his knee injury flared up again in the 1-0 midweek loss to Brighton.Hull City manager Peter Taylor is hoping to welcome back Andy Dawson after a knee injury, while Stuart Elliott and Nick Barmby are pushing for recalls for the visit of Derby County.The Derby manager Phil Brown's options are set to be boosted with the return of three players from injury - Andrew Davies (knee), Marc Edworthy (rib) and Paul Thirlwell (Achilles).Bottom club Millwall take on Southampton at the New Den looking for their first home win of the season, Ipswich Town face Watford at Portman Road and Crewe travel to Cardiff City.. The reserve team dressing-room, said Royle, resembles a cr?e and the likes of Owen Garvin, Danny Haynes and Aidan Collins are already bolstering the senior team.Garvin, the third generation of his family to play professionally, is only 17 but he is in good hands. Before Wayne Rooney there was Royle who, despite the advent of both the Boy Wonder and James Vaughan, is still the youngest Evertonian to have started a League game. "It's something I guard jealously," Royle said with a smile when we met in his smart, spacious Portman Road office.It may be thought that the attention Rooney endures is way beyond anything Royle experienced but that is only partly true.
Bent was one of a quartet summoning the removal men this summer. With Shefki Kuqi, Tommy Miller and Kelvin Davis also leaving, Ipswich lost last season's three leading scorers and their goalkeeper. Now, noted Royle, "every week we have a team playing for other clubs in the Premier Division". Royle is not by nature a pessimist. So, having scanned the list of the departed, he will pick up the telephone and call Bryan Klug, the head honcho at Ipswich's youth academy, and enquire as to the latest crop being nurtured amid the farmlands of the town's eastern flank. As last year's FA Youth Cup success underlined, the production line continues to roll. Each year, when the Suffolk club falls to a play-off knock-out punch, another cluster of players is sold.
