She is married to a fellow Met officer and has two children away at university. He has a sleazy personality and is regarded with contempt by most people who meet him. What made that even more incredible is that Im Catholic and Deborahs a Protestant. He was playing Gaelic Football at a high standard but whilst serving a ban he fell into it. I was looking at a scrapbook one night and saw photographs of me in it. [6], Armstrong last played competitive football for Brighton-based non-league side Whitehawk in 199798, making a scoring debut on 9 December 1997 in 3-1 Sussex County League Cup defeat at Burgess Hill Town. When Hanson attempts to strangle Brian, Jack strikes him with an oxygen cylinder. I was looking at Glenn Hoddle and Neil McNab and thinking how could I match their skill level? At the conclusion of the series, despite Strickland's promotion saving UCOS, Sasha decides to accept a promotion to head a new Honour Killing unit. Not long after, I was working for the BBC and doing a show called Bits of Belfast. I know many Irish League players who were better footballers than me but they didn't have my attributes, and you can't coach someone to be quick and strong, you have to work at it. I like to keep us all together as a family. Later, in the sixth series, Hanson is linked to the disappearance of two Anti-Fascist activists. You played for many clubs, what was your happiest time? Take care everyone and enjoy your Weekend! A. No-one wanted him to go down that road, and at different times we thought he could beat it, but he just couldn't and he told me that privately. St Paul's Swifts was my first football team and I scored 35 goals in one season. There were probably 5,000 maybe 6,000 fans in the stadium at the time. He is in a relationship with a man named Pat. It was a documentary on the Falls Road. Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first. If you could invite four people to dinner, who would you chose? He is not as outwardly eccentric as Brian, but proves to be just as much of a maverick, and rarely apologises for secrecy. A political animal who enjoys basking in reflected glory of UCOS's clean-up rate, his choice of cases is influenced by a desire to make his department look good. I was mentally and physically in good condition and Graham gave me belief. You played in Spain for Real Mallorca after the 1982 World Cup when Diego Maradona was at Barcelona, what was that experience like? We didn't wear helmets in the hurling and used to get a lot of cuts so maybe it was time to try something different! After that I had two sons, Brendan and Ciaran, who live in England. Deborah Armstrong manages a restaurant in Majorca where she lives with husband Gerry, the ex-Northern Ireland football star who is now a Sky sports presenter. A year later, I was playing for Northern Ireland. We have been together for 13 years. Gerry organised a big party for me in Cafe Vaudeville. Deborah adopted Caitlin, now a big sister to Marianna. The couple have two daughters,. A. She was telling me how she was in a relationship but she wasnt really sure where it was going to go. Family life: Gerry Armstrong with wife Deborah and daughter Marianna Iconic moment: Gerry Armstrong says scoring for Northern Ireland against Spain at the 1982 World Cup changed his life. Unbeknown to her, he performs a DNA test that proves he is not, though does not have the heart to tell her. [6] In January 1987, he was loaned to Millwall. Gerard Joseph Armstrong (born 23 May 1954) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur. He got me the number after a couple of days and I gave her a call out of the blue. She was very, very shocked, but she was pleased. He knows both Jack Halford and Gerry Standing personally, and strongly opposes Standing's inclusion in the team. She is reunited with Sandra when she asks her to help choose a care home because of her recent battle with Mnire's disease. Standing claimed Bevan's choice of position exposed his unit, so when Gerry left his position to tend to a badly beaten girl and his partner absconded, the gangster got away with the money. Gerry Armstrong and wife Deborah open Majorca pub. Three or four months later, in the summer, I was back in Belfast to cover the Milk Cupyouth tournament up the coast. I present Sky football at the weekends and cover other championship games as and when I am needed. As I am at home during the week, I get plenty of time to spend with the family. Nothing happened when we first met that night, because she was engaged at the time, although she wasnt happy in that situation. It taught me a lot, and I thought football was a soft game in comparison. Jean had taken the boy to a church and abandoned him for adoption, so Sandra forced Jean to take her to the same church, where she later discovered the identity of her half-brother. [6] In January 1986 he was loaned to Chesterfield, whom he joined permanently in March 1986 until the end of the season. Gerald " Gerry " Armstrong is a former member of the Church of Scientology. Do you want me to get you a drink?, No, I buy the girl a drink, you dont buy me a drink.. It took me five months to get to grips with the language. He had made his Northern Ireland debut way back in 1976 alongside George Best but playing regularly for Watford definitely helped. Northern Ireland even had Mal Donaghy sent off, but held on to win 10. I didnt even see these photographs until wed been together maybe two years. 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After cracking her first UCOS case, Sasha discovers that her husband has been having an affair, which brings her stable home life to a sudden end. He said I did get stick, particularly when we went to play Valencia, obviously the home fans remembered only too well what I had done to them the year previous, but I was pleased to say we drew 22 with Valencia and I scored a goal into the very same net that Id scored for Northern Ireland.. I got him as a guest speaker when I was a manager at Worthing and it was a great night, they still talk about it. Of course, our baby was a girl and we called her after Deborahs mom, which was Marian. In the aftermath of the Smithfield case, Tom tried to become part of Sandra's life, but she kept rejecting and avoiding him until having a change of heart a few months later. Holly Griffin (Storme Toolis) (20132014): Dan Griffin's daughter. But I had a real feeling about it. 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At his "funeral", a text to Sasha reveals he has retired to America. Will the Windsor Framework be enough for the DUP? Their football philosophy was different from the English game, which was more direct and physical. He has a disabled teenage daughter, Holly, who enjoys jazz music. I grew up in the Springfield Road and was big mates with Tom Finney, who went on to play for Northern Ireland. He was initially in a relationship with girlfriend Charley, although it was implied in Series 10 that it had ended after he settled in London. Before we talk about the book, Gerry tells me that next year is the 40th anniversary of the 1982 World Cup and that famous night in Valencia on June 25th when Northern Ireland beat Spain 1-0 and John Motson said one immortal word ARMSTRONG! In celebration of that triumph over the host nation, Gerry along with some local brewers has been preparing a whiskey called The Spirit of 82. We went to The Apartment nightclub near the back of the city hall. He said he and Debbie went to a tasting and tasted 17 different whiskies. But theres some great stories about George Best, Elton John and Diego Maradona to name a few. Shes now a good friend of ours and we had good craic. Although he always denied corruption, he quit before he could be disciplined, with no remorse for hitting Bevan. She lived in Omagh and was always on the go but had a blood clot and didn't recover. She's a big heart and all my friends have seen the qualities she has. She turns round and it was Deborah. We also had no naturally left-footed player. Although no one ever thought her mother had any idea what she was doing when she attacked Holly, Dan implies that the incident left Holly unable to ever trust her mother again. But I kept looking at Deborah. He is still haunted by her death, partly because nobody was charged in connection with it, although in Series 4 it becomes common knowledge that Ricky Hanson was responsible. Jarrett has held the post since 2006 but will retire after . He called me up when I was in Spain and told me my pace was scaring teams and they couldn't handle me. I knew I recognised it, but I couldnt remember what the link was so I was asking my mum about him. And the restaurant is a real family affair and we all spend a great deal of time there. Even now, I still cant believe Deborah did what she did, to take on all that responsibility, because she was only 29 when we got married. But I trained hard, knowing I had to up my game. Brian is an AFC Wimbledon fan, and he once missed a celebratory drink with his UCOS mates to support his team. John 'Jack' Halford (Ex-Detective Chief Superintendent) (James Bolam) (20032012, 2013): The highest-ranking retired officer on the team, and the first to be approached by Sandra when setting up UCOS, Jack Halford is the unofficial second-in-command. Gerard Joseph Armstrong (born 23 May 1954) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur . They were born premature, Gerard Peter lived for a day and Jennifer Anne lived for two days. 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I was a good jumper and had pace. She later realises that he has lied when he gives evidence in court relating to Ricky Hanson when he hesitates before claiming that Emily is his daughter. On his debut, Armstrong scored for the Spireites in a 31 home defeat to Brentford. I loved the competitive side of it and I was getting fitter. What advice would you give to a young player hoping to make it in the professional game? That was before the famous handball! Our family were big Leeds United fans and they remain my team. She later suffers a stroke, causing her to reveal to Sandra the truth about her father's death after Sandra looks into a closed file. Armstrong returned to England in August 1985, signing for West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer. She knows me better than anyone and she loves me for all my faults.". It took me a few months to adjust as I didn't understand the strengths I had. Michael's done a fantastic job from a tough start and it will be very sad when he leaves, but we wish him even more success at Stoke. No, I was 21 and training every day. Billy Hamilton was over to my right and I managed to get the, ball to him. Now I think Lionel Messi is a better player because he has more skills and his goalscoring record is phenomenal. He played alongside George Best in a 50 friendly defeat to West Germany. 9. Dearly loved husband of Patricia (deceased) and treasured Father and Father-in-law of Mark and Donna, Craig and Simone, Paul and Leanne, Fiona and Jeff, Glenn and Cushla and Sean and Janie. Marianna's education was the main reason we came home. Stephen Fisher (Tim McInnerny) (20112012): Fisher is a high-ranking Whitehall intelligence operative (and old acquaintance of DAC Strickland) who frequently uses UCOS operatives to serve his own ends, usually involving shady government deals. In 1980, the Church assigned Armstrong, then a member of the Church's elite Sea Org, to organize some personal papers of L. Ron Hubbard that were to serve as the basis of a new biography of Hubbard. To give Marianna more opportunities. After a tense beginning, he and Sandra share a mutually respectful but barbed friendship. Just after we came back, we were going to a birthday party. A keen war-gamer, in one episode he digs out his old board and figurines and wins a tournament. The 'greatest of all time' is an interesting debate, but I feel if George was playing today he'd be like Messi and at the top of his profession. At the conclusion of the series, with his son having moved to Australia, Steve decides to get a private investigator's licence and move there himself. <br /> <br /> Celebrating Gerry's life by . The new Irish Sea Border: What does it mean? While I was talking about William Harbison, Deborah and her sister were both looking at me strangely. She leaves home during Series 10, her absence causing problems for Dan's personal life. In Series 10, Gerry is eventually left as the last original member of UCOS, and his first impressions of his two new colleagues are not favourable; he believes Dan Griffin was planted by the Murder Squad, and his new boss Sasha Miller only got the job due to her husband's rank in the force. Graham filled my head full of positive thoughts and the players had great respect for 'the boss'. It did because it was the main reason why I got the move to Mallorca. I said earlier, his football knowledge is second to none and without doubt he is one of the best interviewees Ive spoken to on radio. He is also an amazing dad and I love to see him spending time with the girls. This is a great autobiography and Ive only touched the surface so as not to ruin it. Gerry Armstrong on Twitter: "Just heard the sad news that Billy Bingham, Northern Ireland's greatest manager has sadly passed away after suffering from dementia over 7 years.Heartfelt condolences to his only son David,family & ex-wife Rebecca Who can forget the wonderful memories that Billy has left us with https://t.co/bg8ULx98XZ" / Twitter He works at weekends, so he has plenty of time during the week to spend with us as a family. n Gerry Armstrong My Story, My Journey is available to buy now at curtis-sport.com and in book shops, IRA victim Paul Quinns parents praying for DCI John Caldwells recovery after Omagh shooting, DCI John Caldwell: PSNI revisit crime scene one week on from shooting, Robbie Lawlor murder: Accused has abuse-of-process application dismissed despite eavesdropping claims, Council watchdog launches investigation into SDLP councillors remarks about East Belfast FC, DUPs NI Protocol dilemma: Clear that most of its seven tests not met, Saoradh posts police officers picture and name after stop and search dispute, Sammy Wilson criticises Windsor Framework and very dangerous King Charles meeting, RBAI produce stunning second half display to see off Wallace and reach Schools Cup Final, Meet the NI student whose business could help millions who suffer from skin conditions, From poverty to millionaire, Belfast man never forgot his roots, DUP unlikely to make immediate Stormont return even if deal gets green light. 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