Deon Burton

Deon John Burton (born 25 October 1976) is a football coach and former professional footballer. Quotes We had to pay our way to go out there, pay for our own flights and everything. It wasn’t like they put out the red carpet. Mobile phone contracts were really expensive at that time – like 50 pence a minute – and we were ringing Jamaica with it, so you can imagine how much it cost us! I remember we were sat in a hotel room, I think before a game at Tranmere, dreaming and saying, ‘come on, let’s go and play,’ so we were ringing them up, and they weren’t really interested at that point. We had to really fight to get a trial and then hundreds of pounds later from ringing them and having to really beg, we managed to get ourselves a trial. It was all Paul and Fitz that set everything in motion. I just took my bag and followed them onto the plane. I think I was going for a ten-day holiday, really! I wasn’t even thinking that would be a possibility or an opportunity for me. As Jamaica celebrates 60 years of independence, we celebrate the footballing links between our nations...August 05 2022 External links Category:Football (soccer) coaches Category:1976 births Category:Soccer players from England Category:Living people