Huddersfield's Peter Clarke back at Everton on a Carling Cup quest

24 August 2010 01:00
PETER CLARKE has warned his old Everton mates he's not coming back to Goodison on a nostalgia trip.[LNB]A resolute centre-half Clarke grew up at Everton, playing at every level from schoolboy to first team.[LNB]Forced to leave Goodison in the pursuit of regular first team football Clarke, now 28, will skipper a Huddersfield side hoping to cause a Carling Cup upset tomorrow night.[LNB]Also in the Huddersfield team will be Gary Naysmith, who spent seven seasons at Goodison from 2000 to 2007.[LNB] But Clarke warned: 'Neither of us are going there to reminisce. Everton are in the past for both of us and we'll go there to show what we're all about and give them a game.[LNB]'It will be my first return to Everton, and the club has a special place in my life because it was where I started out.[LNB]'The playing roster has changed a fair bit, but a lot of the backroom staff are still in place, and it will be good to catch up.[LNB]'The fans were good to me as well, and I'm sure Gary will get a great reception, because he gave the club seven years of very good service.'[LNB]Up to 6,000 supporters are expected to travel with the League One side and Clarke added: 'We'll have a great backing, and they'll enjoy going. Goodison is a historic ground, and the atmosphere is good for both players and supporters.'

Source: Liverpool_Echo