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Jerry Mott - Current Chairman and First Team Captain. First played for LLamas in 1988 when rather rapidly transported to Holland in an XJS with Tim Brooking crammed into a nonexistant back seat, and has continued to tour ever since. Having played over 100 times for Sussex, he is one of our few ever National League players, winning 5 national titles with East Grinstead during 1980's and 1990's. Jerry also plays cricket and is a very keen golfer. Never far from the bar, Jerry is a very social member of the Llamas having made many friends on and off foreign soil. Jerry is a self-employed computer consultant when he finds the time! He has a very patient partner called Jo who is just starting her first touring season with a trip to Curacao.
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Tom Carney - no details yet available
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Ian Russell - a High Llama - co-founder of the LX Club. No further details available at present.
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George Howard - lives in North London, plays for Southgate in Winter, Pistons in Summer, also tours with Members, Angels, and anyone else who will let him play. Computer analyst/programmer, and organiser of the teams for the Summer Hockey.
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Chris Gould - no details yet available.
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Andy Roberts - no details yet available.
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Keith Shimmin - Goalkeeper - no further details available.
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Bruce Christie - Fixture Secretary - has been a Llama for 12 years. Has done several 'small' festivals with Llamas, but no exotic trips, except with other clubs. Ex-Creightonians player, now plays for Southgate in the winter, for the last four years in the Flagons. Plays full-back, but right-wing with the Flagons. Accountant, lives and works in Hammersmith, but also has a house in Portsmouth, where he'll probably soon be spending more time in the future.
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John Willmott - has been a Llama for around 30 years, his first game being on tour to Jersey as a young lad collared by Tim Brooking. He's a High Llama, having been Chairman of the organising committe of the 1997 Canterbury festival. He's been on tours and festivals to many places, including Cork, and Bermuda in the 1980's (which he says was the best). Was voted 'Sportsman of the Year' in 1983 in Cork, which apparently had nothing to do with hockey. Plays regulary at Southgate, also for Pistons, Purley Gobblers, and Tankards. He's a Construction Consultant specializing in advising on how to best develop property for sport and commercial use - but he's better known as an Artificial Turf Pitch Consultant. He's been responsible for several club developments - Southgate, East Grinstead, Slough, Chelmsford.
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John Sammons - thinks he joined Llamas in 1969/70, with trips to Folkestone, Kortriej, Jersey. Then had a ten-year gap, but played at Bromley in the winters. Started playing for Llamas again about ten years ago, in a Full-back/Defence (left-back) position. Has joined festivals to Oirschot and Oranjie.A freelance Civil Engineer specializing in Geotechnical areas.
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Tochi Panesar - President of Spencer, no further details yet available.
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Steve Kent - recently married - kept some of the Llamas away from the first day of the Puritans festival while they attended his wedding! -
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Alan Jackson - no further details available
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Dick Wright - goalkeeper - no further details available
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Gerry Wilkinson - has been a Llama for more than 30 years, mostly playing at domestic festivals. Plays in a midfield position. An ex-Guildford player, he's a Surveyor and lives in Chelmsford. Now also plays for Pistons, LX Club (co-founder), Southgate, Angels.
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Hugo Rowbotham - Doctor Hugo Rowbotham! - can remember his first game for Llamas, in March 1968 against Hounslow Heathens. Has played 'hundreds' of festivals and tours with the Llamas, also some Sunday games in the past (mostly against Puritans and Warlocks). He's a High Llama - seems to recall being Treasurer at some time to deserve this honour. Also plays for LX Club, Strollers, at left-half. He's a private GP in Harley Street, and lives in Kensington.
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Geoff Turk - a High Llama, was a captain for 7 or 8 years back in the 1980's. Joined about 1965, going on tours to Kuala Lumpur (the first time), Caracas in 1991, Australia three times, Bermuda in the 1980's. Claims to tour 'anywhere but Europe', but also admits to going to Bethune, Orange, Oranjie, Kortriej. Plays for Hampstead and Westminster occasionally on Saturdays. Joined Epsom in 1948 and still plays for them occaisionally (he's their longest playing member), and plays for Epsom Sundowners in the summer. Also plays for LX Club, and anyone else who'll ask him. Known also for his Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Arthur), which he sometimes takes to games. He's a jeweller as a hobby during the week, and lives in Cobham. Likes to play left-back (in the clubhouse!)
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Barry Male - joined Llamas in the 1970's, when he returned from South Africa.He's been on loads of tours and festivals - Oranjie, Kortreij, Beerschot. Plays in defence. Also playing for Beckenham and East Grinstead ( he was Captain of east Grinstaecd in the 1980's and President in the late 1980's), he's semi-retired from running East Grinstead Sports and Country Club. He's now the Finance Director for Xcite.
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Chris Thornhill - lives in Odense, in Denmark, and has been a Llama for 2 years. Previously played for West Herts, now also plays for Odin, in Odense, and Pistons. No longer plays 'regular' hockey, but turns out for tours and festivals
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Max Hamber - made a Llama in 1991 at the end of his first tour with Llamas, to a Eurovets tournament in Paris where he helped the Llamas win the final against Eastcote (with goals from Tim B and himself). Has since toured to South America in '95, and Kuala Lumpur & Malaysia in 2002. Also plays for Richmond, Puritans and Shins (Johannesburg). Live in Richmond, has an IT background, now retired. Does a bit of trading on the Stock Market, is a non-executive Director, and also does some sales/consultancy work.
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Brian Woolcott - has been a member of Llamas for 25 years. Also plays for Southgate, Pistons, LX Club (co-founder with Ian Russell, Tim Brooking and Gerald Wilkinson); and recently became LX Chairman for the year.
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