Clyde Connelly
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Clyde Connely was a character in the fictional series Dream Team
, played by Timothy Smith.
Clyde was an attacking midfielder, who came into the Harchester United
first team through the reserves and youth academy. He originally broke into the team on Boxing day
2002 against Manchester United
, after several members of the first team were suffering from food poisoning.
From then on, Clyde was a permanent fixture in the first team. He was also playing in Harchester's last game of the 2002-2003 season against Everton
, where mentally unstable goalkeeper Jamie Parker held the team hostage in the home team changing rooms.
Clyde was hiding in the showers, and was the only team member with access to a mobile phone. He was able to help the police find out what was going on in the changing rooms, and also helped try to get a rescuer into the changing rooms.
Because of this, he became embroiled in a legal battle with Dean Boyle, Matt Webster
and Donna Gibb, all of whom were also contenders to own the club. To further his claim of ownership, Clyde married Donna Boyle in Las Vegas
. They later divorced after Donna slept with Clyde's teammate, Curtis Alexander
.
Clyde's role in the ownership battle came to an end when he realised that he didn't want to own the club, he just wanted to play for them.
became Harchester manager, he immediately took a dislike to arrogant and cock-sure Clyde, and played him out of position in several games.
Clyde suffered from a lack of form, which led to further bullying from his team-mates. He also became depressed when Barker took the team to a boot camp to improve their hardiness.
As a result of all of these actions, Clyde felt as if there was no one he could confide in, and there was nothing to live for. After playing brilliantly against PSG in The Champions League
, Clyde took his own life by jumping off the Dragon's Lair, Harchester's stadium despite fellow teammate Owen Fenton's attempts to reason with him.
Dream Team (TV series)
Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky1 and Sky3 from 1997 to 2007; it chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United Football Club....
, played by Timothy Smith.
Clyde was an attacking midfielder, who came into the Harchester United
Harchester United F.C.
Harchester United Football Club was a fictional Premier League football club from the Midlands, featured in the television series Dream Team...
first team through the reserves and youth academy. He originally broke into the team on Boxing day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...
2002 against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, after several members of the first team were suffering from food poisoning.
From then on, Clyde was a permanent fixture in the first team. He was also playing in Harchester's last game of the 2002-2003 season against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
, where mentally unstable goalkeeper Jamie Parker held the team hostage in the home team changing rooms.
Clyde was hiding in the showers, and was the only team member with access to a mobile phone. He was able to help the police find out what was going on in the changing rooms, and also helped try to get a rescuer into the changing rooms.
Ownership of Club
At the start of the seventh series, Clyde was a contender to become owner of Harchester. As part of his contract, Clyde received several match tickets to all home games. At the end of the last match of the season, disgruntled owner Phil Wallis decided he would give over ownership of the club to the person sat in seat F61, North Stand. This was one of the seats Clyde had been allocated.Because of this, he became embroiled in a legal battle with Dean Boyle, Matt Webster
Matt Webster
Matt Webster may refer to:* A fictional character in the television show Dream Team* Matthew R. "Matt" Webster, an individual injured in the Virginia Tech massacre...
and Donna Gibb, all of whom were also contenders to own the club. To further his claim of ownership, Clyde married Donna Boyle in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. They later divorced after Donna slept with Clyde's teammate, Curtis Alexander
Curtis Alexander
Curtis Alexander is a footballer on the fictional footballing drama Dream Team, played by Chucky Venice.Curtis first appeared in the fifth season of the show as a friend of Monday Bandele who was manager of Harchester United at the time. He agreed to sign for the team if Monday would sign his older...
.
Clyde's role in the ownership battle came to an end when he realised that he didn't want to own the club, he just wanted to play for them.
Decline and Suicide
When Don BarkerDon Barker
Don Barker is a fictional character in the series Dream Team, played by Jon Morrison.Don Barker had a reputation of being a hard-nosed, tough manager, renowned for making teams achieve promotion in the lower leagues...
became Harchester manager, he immediately took a dislike to arrogant and cock-sure Clyde, and played him out of position in several games.
Clyde suffered from a lack of form, which led to further bullying from his team-mates. He also became depressed when Barker took the team to a boot camp to improve their hardiness.
As a result of all of these actions, Clyde felt as if there was no one he could confide in, and there was nothing to live for. After playing brilliantly against PSG in The Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, Clyde took his own life by jumping off the Dragon's Lair, Harchester's stadium despite fellow teammate Owen Fenton's attempts to reason with him.