Mike is the guy in red
Position : Forward
Played : 1996-97
Appearances : 4
Goals : 1
Mike was signed on a free from Exeter in the summer of 1996. Despite the French name Mike was born in Chester and began his career at Oldham making his debut in 1986-87 and soon acquiring a reputation as one of those strikers who misses far more than he scores. Nevertheless 8 goals in 53 appearances got him a £100,000 move to Huddersfield in November 1988. He got 4 goals in the remainder of the season which helped them go up but lost his place in the higher division. He went on loan to Stockport in March 1990 but only made 1 substitute appearance then started the next season on loan at Walsall. They were impressed enough to buy him for £25,000 and he enjoyed his most productive spell there scoring 32 in 112 appearances. In January 1994 he signed for Exeter for £20,000 and had a good season in 1994-95 scoring 10 in 28 appearances but after that he was bedevilled by injuries.
Mike got off to a good start by scoring a late consolation goal coming off the bench in the opening game at Swansea but then we didn't see him again until the end of November. The truth was that, not for the first or last time, we had signed a crock who had latterly become a figure of fun at Exeter for his endless series of injuries. Barrow gave him a couple of starts in December but he barely touched the ball and was subbed in the first half in his last game at home to Hartlepool. At the end of the month he confirmed his retirement from the game.
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