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'The Reverend who played for Ipswich Town is Father Philip Mulryne, a former Northern Irish international midfielder who made his professional debut against Ipswich Town in October 1997 while at Manchester United. Father Philip Mulryne's football and spiritual career details:
Football Career: After his debut, he was transferred to Norwich City, where he made over 135 appearances. He later had short spells with several clubs, including Ipswich Town, before officially retiring from professional football in 2009.
Priesthood: Following his retirement, he began studying for the priesthood in Rome and Ireland. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest for the Dominican Order in 2017.
Note: Another former professional footballer, the Reverend Alan Comfort (who played for QPR, Leyton Orient, and Cambridge), relocated to Ipswich to serve as the vicar of St Andrew's Church in Rushmere. However, his professional playing career did not include a spell at Ipswich Town:'
Also Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us) Matthew 1:23' also 'God Help Us' ITFC 9...
Giovani dos Santos' name actually means John of the Saints not John Two Saints - despite being a Mexican international, he is the son of Zizinho, a Brazilian footballer, so the name is Portuguese. Fun fact: his brother is Jonathan (who played for Barca, and was still playing last season for América aged 36), so they are both called John, in a way.
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Potential Religious 11 on 10:20 - Jun 26 with 286 views
Giovani dos Santos' name actually means John of the Saints not John Two Saints - despite being a Mexican international, he is the son of Zizinho, a Brazilian footballer, so the name is Portuguese. Fun fact: his brother is Jonathan (who played for Barca, and was still playing last season for América aged 36), so they are both called John, in a way.
Shouldn't that be 'Pedantry alert !' rather than 'Pedant alert !' ?
Potential Religious 11 on 04:17 - Jun 26 by WeWereZombies
Father Philip Mulryne
'The Reverend who played for Ipswich Town is Father Philip Mulryne, a former Northern Irish international midfielder who made his professional debut against Ipswich Town in October 1997 while at Manchester United. Father Philip Mulryne's football and spiritual career details:
Football Career: After his debut, he was transferred to Norwich City, where he made over 135 appearances. He later had short spells with several clubs, including Ipswich Town, before officially retiring from professional football in 2009.
Priesthood: Following his retirement, he began studying for the priesthood in Rome and Ireland. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest for the Dominican Order in 2017.
Note: Another former professional footballer, the Reverend Alan Comfort (who played for QPR, Leyton Orient, and Cambridge), relocated to Ipswich to serve as the vicar of St Andrew's Church in Rushmere. However, his professional playing career did not include a spell at Ipswich Town:'
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Gavin Peacock is also a pastor these days I belive
Potential Religious 11 on 04:17 - Jun 26 by WeWereZombies
Father Philip Mulryne
'The Reverend who played for Ipswich Town is Father Philip Mulryne, a former Northern Irish international midfielder who made his professional debut against Ipswich Town in October 1997 while at Manchester United. Father Philip Mulryne's football and spiritual career details:
Football Career: After his debut, he was transferred to Norwich City, where he made over 135 appearances. He later had short spells with several clubs, including Ipswich Town, before officially retiring from professional football in 2009.
Priesthood: Following his retirement, he began studying for the priesthood in Rome and Ireland. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest for the Dominican Order in 2017.
Note: Another former professional footballer, the Reverend Alan Comfort (who played for QPR, Leyton Orient, and Cambridge), relocated to Ipswich to serve as the vicar of St Andrew's Church in Rushmere. However, his professional playing career did not include a spell at Ipswich Town:'
[Post edited 26 Jun 10:13]
He had a trial in Richard Naylor's testimonial, if I remember rightly.
Derek Jefferson was with Christians in Sport or something similar after his days with Town.
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Potential Religious 11 on 13:39 - Jun 26 with 149 views