Ronnie Whelan was born 25th September 1961 in Dublin, Ireland. Ronnie is a popular after dinner speaker at Sporting Dinners & Lunches.

He played 459 games with 17 sub appearances scoring 73 goals

Honours - 1 European Cup, 6 League Championships, 3 League Cups, 2 FA Cups, 53 caps for Republic of Ireland.

Whelan nearly played for Manchester United after being a trialist at Old Trafford but after being released Liverpool picked him up from Home Farm. He marked his debut with a goal against Stoke but didn't become a regular straight away.
The gifted successor to Ray Kennedy on the left flank of Liverpool's midfield, Whelan made a massive contribution to the club's majestic triumphs under Bob Paisley and Kenny Dalglish in the 1980's winning six League title medals, three FA Cup, a European Cup and three Milk Cup medals.

Paul Merson is very popular on the sporting and after dinner circuit with great tales from his career days at Arsenal, Middlesboro and England not to mention his brief spell at Walsall. Paul will take you down a memory lane of heart rendering and hilarious stories of his career including some very funny anecdotes as a Sky TV Pundit.
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The former England defender Neil 'Razor' Ruddock enjoyed spells at Tottenham, Liverpool and West Ham before ending his club career as player coach at Swindon.

After retiring Neil spent a memorable time in the Australian television jungle on ITV's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. He also stepped in as a guest captain on A Question of Sport and popped up on Blankety Blank.

Neil is a regular on Talksport pundit on Football First Early Kick Off and The Sports Breakfast Show. He has also obtained his FIFA B coaching badge, and remains actively involved with football.

Barry Fry is one of the colourful characters of our wonderful game, a career in management that has seen Barry at Dunstable Town F.C., Bedford Town F.C., Maidstone United F.C., Southend United F.C., Barnet, Birmingham City and Peterborough United

Jan Molby: Superb after dinner speaker
Hailed by former Liverpool manager and team-mate Kenny Dalglish as “one of the finest midfield players of his generation” the great Dane was a contemporary in the celebrated Ajax youth academy, with Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Jesper Olsen. He also came under the influence of Dutch master Johann Cruyff.

Mølby was signed by Liverpool boss Joe Fagan for £225,000 in August 1984, following the departure of Graeme Souness. The fee was a bargain for one of the most successful of English football’s foreign imports, who combined subtlety and power. Mølby’s passing, long or short, was wonderfully measured.

He was also an expert penalty taker; scoring 42 spot kicks, and in November 1986 earned a niche in the record books with a penalty hat trick against Coventry in the League Cup.

Mølby made 52 appearances in Liverpool’s League and FA Cup double season of 1985/86 before playing for Denmark in the World Cup Finals in Mexico. He won a second title medal in 1990 and another FA Cup medal in 1992. Although twice on the verge of moves (to Barcelona and Everton) he became the first foreigner to serve 10 years with one English club before becoming Swansea player boss in 1996.

He now works in the media for television and radio as a co-commentator at live football games and he has also become one of the most sought after football personalities on the After Dinner Speaking Circuit.

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One of the greatest players in Southampton’s history and almost unique in the modern game. He turned down several big- money moves to help Saints defy the odds by remaining in the top flight throughout his glorious career. Renowned for scoring spectacular goals, he was equally effective in setting up chances for others. He was also deadly from the penalty spot missing only one of 48 kicks. He won the PFA Young Player of the year award in 1990 but bizarrely won only won eight full caps for England despite his remarkable ability. A succession of niggling injuries brought a premature halt to his playing career which saw him hit 161 League goals out of a total of 209 in all competitions.

Matt is a very entertaining and funny speaker ideal for corporate and sporting events.

A former 'hard man' defender and midfielder, Chris played for eleven different clubs during his long and successful playing career. The highlight was winning the First Division Championship with Leeds.

Chris's final club was Bradford City, before retiring from playing and switching to the role of manager. During his two-year stint in charge the Bantams were promoted into the First Division, paving the way for ascension into the Premiership.

Nowadays Chris is a cult figure as a presenter on Sky Sports. Famous for his gantry reports on Soccer Saturday, he can frequently be heard shouting "Unbelievable, Jeff!" to Stelling. The pair now own a racehorse of the same name.

On Soccer AM Chris provides entertaining links from whichever ground he happens to be at that day. He also co-presents the morning review show, Goals on Sunday.

Chris Kamara has acted as ambassador and media spokesperson for Coca-Cola and Powerade. He also has a Sun column, in which he provides a detailed insight into The Championship.

John Hartson had a glittering career which started as a teenager at Luton Town, then going onto play for Arsenal, West Ham, Wimbledon, Coventry City, Celtic, WBA & Norwich City. Swansea born John was Capped 51 times for Wales and was a big, strong, old-fashioned type of target man who had the knack of scoring important goals.

After just 54 appearances for Luton Town, in January 1995 he joined Arsenal for a fee £2.5 million, a British record transfer fee for a teenage player at the time! Another big money move then saw him join West Ham in February 1997, he had an amazing impact and his goals helped secure Premier League status for the Hammers. After 33 goals in 73 League and Cup appearances for the East London club, he was signed by Wimbledon for a record £7.5 million.

Following a short spell at Coventry City, in August 2001 he joined Celtic in a £6m transfer. He shared the Scottish PFA Players’ Player of the Year award in 2005, and was also voted the Scottish Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year. John scored over 100 goals for Celtic, including the winning goal against Hearts on his 31st Birthday in 2006 to clinch the title.

In 2009, at only 34 years of age, John’s life was turned upside down when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer which then spread to his lungs and brain. Months of intensive treatment followed and John has made a remarkable recovery, a huge testament to his strength of character.

John is now establishing himself as one of the country’s top ‘After Dinner Speakers’, combining some hilarious stories from his career, with the inspirational story of how he overcame the biggest battle of his life.