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Hardest player seen at the Valley.

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  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,841
    Carter said:
    Most professionals who played in his era would say Billy Whitehurst was the genuine one not to be fucked with, strong shout for Jimmy Case too 
    Whitehurst used do a bit of bare knuckle boxing vs various gypsies, probably indicates he was not a man to upset. Addickted (RIP) bellowed something at him at Selhurst, he laughed and made a slightly rude gesture in return, think we got off lightly going by some of the stories out there.
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    Definitely George Curtis. That said, I sat at pitch side once and watched Gary Mabbutt. Never have I watched anyone tackle as hard as him. Another one was Chris Coleman. 
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
    Paolo Di Canio
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    Neil Diamond
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,297
    Matthaus Svensson. Not the best striker but he put himself about when it was needed.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,337
    Steve Stone never played for Charlton, and there aren't many things harder than stone. I suppose the hardest for us would be Jeff Wood.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    Never been to the Valley I would guess, BUT he is surely a VERY tough (if not HARD) man .. 

    Hardest Geezer Russ Cook runs the entire length of Africa - BBC News
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    thai malaysia addick said:
    Steve Stone never played for Charlton, and there aren't many things harder than stone. I suppose the hardest for us would be Jeff Wood.
    If only Granite Xhaka had played on our hallowed turf.
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    Carter said:
    Most professionals who played in his era would say Billy Whitehurst was the genuine one not to be fucked with, strong shout for Jimmy Case too 

    A hard psychopath. 
  • peterreeves
    peterreeves Posts: 1,062
    Alan Dugdale for me but I think a mention for Barry Kitchener who looked liked he was made in a laboratory. 
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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,059
    Graham Roberts for tottenham.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,955
    iaitch said:
    thai malaysia addick said:
    Steve Stone never played for Charlton, and there aren't many things harder than stone. I suppose the hardest for us would be Jeff Wood.
    If only Granite Xhaka had played on our hallowed turf.
    Jack Diamond a month ago for Carlisle.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,572
    SantaClaus said:
    Julian Dicks was a horrible, dirty bastard. I thoroughly enjoyed watching John Robinson ripping him to shreds at the valley shortly before he hung up his boots.
    I remember Harry Rednap wingeing that Robinson should have shown Dicks more respect. 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,485
    Sam Bartram outside main entrance
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    That Brian Horton was a nasty bastard, good player, but a nasty bastard as well.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,841
    seth plum said:
    That Brian Horton was a nasty bastard, good player, but a nasty bastard as well.
    Remember Killer mentioning Horton in an interview, said him and most of the Port Vale team in the 70s could dish it out big time.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    Big William said:
    seth plum said:
    That Brian Horton was a nasty bastard, good player, but a nasty bastard as well.
    Remember Killer mentioning Horton in an interview, said him and most of the Port Vale team in the 70s could dish it out big time.
    I remember a game at The Valley in the 70s when Port Vale literally tried to kick us off the park. In terms of games I've attended, I can't recall seeing anything like it before or since. Even allowing for the more permissive approach of refs to foul and violent play back then, it was amazing that they finished the game with 11 men.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,656
    edited April 2024
    George Curtis of Coventry put Matt Tees in the old Gable West Stand back in the sixties.

    EDIT: Read the thread and Curtis mentioned more than once!!
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,963
    Blucher said:
    Big William said:
    seth plum said:
    That Brian Horton was a nasty bastard, good player, but a nasty bastard as well.
    Remember Killer mentioning Horton in an interview, said him and most of the Port Vale team in the 70s could dish it out big time.
    I remember a game at The Valley in the 70s when Port Vale literally tried to kick us off the park. In terms of games I've attended, I can't recall seeing anything like it before or since. Even allowing for the more permissive approach of refs to foul and violent play back then, it was amazing that they finished the game with 11 men.
    Remember it well. Can still see Dennis (Burgess) is our leader shouting ' more like pigs than humans' at them.
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,608
    Andy Todd and Chris Morgan 
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  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited April 2024
    Mick Harford
    scary even as a coach near the dugout.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,841
    Tunwellsaddick said:
    Dave Hickson before he met Willie Duff.

    Denis Bergkamp before he met Eddie Youds
  • killerjerrylee
    killerjerrylee Posts: 727
    It was Jock Campbell 
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Ray Hiron, former Pompey centre forward back in the sixties. I saw Frank Haydock kick seven bells of shit out of him all match and he didn't bat an eye lid.
  • fadgadget
    fadgadget Posts: 1,392
    7ft Tall and made of Bronze , cant get much harder than that .

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  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,265
    He wasn't hard but he was a vicious player, Kevin Muscat. Absolute bastard of a footballer. 
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Bailey said:
    He wasn't hard but he was a vicious player, Kevin Muscat. Absolute bastard of a footballer. 

    I always felt that his problem was that he wasn't a footballer. Just a thug with boots on.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    man_at_milletts said:
    Bailey said:
    He wasn't hard but he was a vicious player, Kevin Muscat. Absolute bastard of a footballer. 

    I always felt that his problem was that he wasn't a footballer. Just a thug with boots on.
    Agree with this.
    He was a stopper, a reducer, but not really a football player.
  • MintoHumbugs
    MintoHumbugs Posts: 753
    Paul Miller was never one to shirk a challenge.
  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,705
    Did Graham Roberts ever played at the Valley...?
    Must have...
    Saw him once at White Heart lane, scared the shit out of me...

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