Mariners legend receives PFA gong

27 April 2009 13:05
McDermott, who made 753 appearances for the Mariners before retiring at the end of the 2006/07 season, was awarded the PFA Merit Award at the ceremony, putting him in an elite band of winners including Pele, Bill Shankly and George Best.[LNB]"To be in the same company as someone like Pele - it's absolutely amazing," McDermott told the Grimsby Telegraph. "I'm very flattered to get the award - I'm gobsmacked actually."[LNB][LNB]

Source: Team_Talk