Tony Roberts

Dear All

Whilst not a caravan topic, many of you may know that I have been a supporter of my home town club, Dagenham and Redbridge, for more than 20 years and have been at some of their biggest and most exciting games.

It is with some regret that I heard the news that our longest serving current player, goalkeeper Tony Roberts, announced his retirement from football last night. I have had the privelege of watching Tony in many games over the past 11 years with the Club, including a great display at Norwich City in the FA Cup in 2003, his humour with opposition fans, and his somewhat erratic goal kicks!

Having seen him in the sposors lounge on many occassions, I saw his love for the game and he was the first over to the photographers to see if there were any action shots of him and he certainly loved being interviewed! He was also pivotal in the 2007 Conference Winning campaign which took us to League football for the first time, the FA Cup campaigns over the years and the 2010 League 2 Play Off success at Wembley. He was always happy to pose for photos and this is why my family sponsored his shirts for years.

Good luck with your new career as Arsenal’s goal keeping coach, you have earned great respect and will go down as one of the best players in our history. Hopefully you will come back for one last appearance in front of your fans.

Mike