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Gary Johnson

The latest abuse victim to reveal his story and was paid by the scumbags at Chelsea to keep quiet it seems. I'm pretty sure it's the same Gary Johnson who later signed for us Mid to late 70's. Scored a couple for us IIRC but never hit the heights.
 

Gary Johnson

The one trouble I have with this is people will see the riches available and make claims against the clubs where they were not really abused

Where the real victims will find it too unbearable and stay suffering in silence
 

Gary Johnson

TW1Bee said:
The latest abuse victim to reveal his story and was paid by the scumbags at Chelsea to keep quiet it seems. I'm pretty sure it's the same Gary Johnson who later signed for us Mid to late 70's. Scored a couple for us IIRC but never hit the heights.
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it is, he played for us from 1980-83.. 60 games 16 goals..
 

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Gary Johnson

I thought it was the same player. Didn't recognise his photo on the paper or on the BBC website, but his name rang a bell.
 

Gary Johnson

I spent a few weeks with Chelsea juniors back in 1977 before they sussed I wasn't very good and Eddie Heath was running the juniors while Dario Gradi had managed the youth team with Finnieston, Wilkins x 2, Brain Bason, Garry Stanley, Ray Lewington and various others who made the first team. On the pitch next to me in the youth team back then were players like Pates, Bumstead and Micky Fillery who all went on to play for the first team. He was a bit odd but never dodgy, probably helps that I wasn't a pretty boy and wasn't very good either so he swerved me.
 
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Judio1999 said:
The one trouble I have with this is people will see the riches available and make claims against the clubs where they were not really abused

Where the real victims will find it too unbearable and stay suffering in silence
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Probably a price worth paying though not for one moment condoning people trying to commit fraud. This sort of stuff needs bringing out in the open no matter how disturbing. Thank Christ a lot has changed since the 70/80s.
 

Gary Johnson

TW1Bee said:
memory gets a bit clouded in old age especially regarding dates. Remember him well wasn't particularly great but who was for us in those years in the doldrums on division four.
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Came with a good reputation and looked the part but was just ordinary.
 

Gary Johnson

TW1Bee said:
memory gets a bit clouded in old age especially regarding dates. Remember him well wasn't particularly great but who was for us in those years in the doldrums on division four.
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It was division 3. Partnered Keith Bowen and Dean Smith amongst others.
 

Gary Johnson

Decent skilful player who tried hard but his main problem was a total lack of pace. Frost just lacked application.
 

Gary Johnson

sonofabee said:
Frost was the opposite lightning quick but forgot to take the ball with him and had a very strange Barnet as well!
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Brilliant as a winger in his loan spell but lazy and disinterested as a striker. Never got stuck in.
 

Gary Johnson

Signed in a joint deal with Lee Frost for £30,000. Frost was released after a few months and Johnson was paired with Keith Bowen. Johnson never scored enough goals and after being replaced by Joseph and Mahoney, he went to South Africa. Later played for Aldershot. Have read that he has been a taxi driver for the last 30 years.
 
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