Always thought Hartlepool had a forward called Eddie Wardrobe but on checking, it was actually Barrie Wardrobe. Great name and probably a big unit as well.
Always thought Hartlepool had a forward called Eddie Wardrobe but on checking, it was actually Barrie Wardrobe. Great name and probably a big unit as well.
Always thought Hartlepool had a forward called Eddie Wardrobe but on checking, it was actually Barrie Wardrobe. Great name and probably a big unit as well.
Always thought Hartlepool had a forward called Eddie Wardrobe but on checking, it was actually Barrie Wardrobe. Great name and probably a big unit as well.
Was he a tall boy?
I think they played with a flat pack four in those days.
Always thought Hartlepool had a forward called Eddie Wardrobe but on checking, it was actually Barrie Wardrobe. Great name and probably a big unit as well.
Is Terry Brisley obscure? My reason for remembering him is hearing my dad shout, 'F*ck off back to Millwall, Brisley!' at one of the first games I went to.
I saw Terry Briskey a few years back in Braintree. He was in a bad way. Always pissed and shouting at buses. I hope he's got back on his feet.
re Len's comment: Wasn't Jim Ryan in the Old Bill or am I thinking of someone else?
Yeah. After playing for a few clubs Jim joined the police force. But he was a very straight kind of guy and found it hard to cope with the double standards that went on in the old bill. So he left and drank too much. Nice guy though. Liked him and thought he was a good player in his hey day. Played for Wales under 23's don'tcha know!
Thought Jimmy Leadbetter of Ipswich was a great shout. Saw him play at Highbury (Charlton must have been away that day) the year Ipswich won the old Division 1. He was nicknamed 'Sticks' on account of his matchstick like thin legs, under-rated player supplied many goals that season for Crawford and Phillips.
Always thought Hartlepool had a forward called Eddie Wardrobe but on checking, it was actually Barrie Wardrobe. Great name and probably a big unit as well.
He later moved to Chester hoping for lots of wins, but instead got Draws...
Enzo Francescoli is always one who will stand out for me, used to love playing Ultimate Soccer Manager 98 and he always used to play on into his late 40s, I remember 1 season he was still playing into his 50s.
Enzo Francescoli is always one who will stand out for me, used to love playing Ultimate Soccer Manager 98 and he always used to play on into his late 40s, I remember 1 season he was still playing into his 50s.
Brilliant name from the past , my shit memory reckons he was Uruguayan and played in the exciting Mexico 1986 World Cup First World Cup I fully watched everything as I was taking my O-levels and not studying because I was gripped by it and the late kick off times killed me and my results , just 3 O-levels passed .
Good memory @cabbles, I'd forgotten about the Chris Malkin transfer saga. Failed a medical after we'd agreed a fee of £400k I think.
I do remember that Curbs wanted Bierhoff. Front three of Bierhoff, Leaburn and Garry Nelson would have been alright!
Mate I think we were so starved of transfers back then as we had no money after going back to the valley, I clung to it all. I remember the excitement of getting that right back Matt Jackson for £250k in March 96
Jackson was only a loan. We signed Bradley Allen and Chris Whyte around the same time.
Tom Hovi, on loan with us, instrumental in ruining my 15th birthday by gifting Derby most of their goals as they came back from 3-1 down to beat us 4-3. Subsequently annoyed me further by constantly appearing in ITV Champions League matches for Rosenborg.
A trio of Port Vale players from the mid-90s. Paul Musselwhite, goalkeeper, annoying haircut. Martin Foyle, looked 55 for his entire career. Tony Naylor, looked like a scallywag, probably stole Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles from his local corner shop on a regular basis.
Joe Allon, former Newcastle player. His face annoyed me so much as a 6 year old that I ruined my completed 1986 Panini sticker album by putting a Dennis the Menace sticker over his face. Seems I'm not the only one who felt that way:
I always remember Maurice Malpas and Stuart Nethercott because they were the the most common Proset card and Panini stickers respectively in a couple of different years.
Tons of Championship Manager/Football Manager players like Ibrahima Bakayoko and Cherno Samba who were never as good in real life.
Remember Jose Dominguez, the ex-Spurs player really well as a mate at school had a weird obsession with him, he honestly thought he was one of the best players in the league but didn't get many chances.
I always remember Maurice Malpas and Stuart Nethercott because they were the the most common Proset card and Panini stickers respectively in a couple of different years.
Tons of Championship Manager/Football Manager players like Ibrahima Bakayoko and Cherno Samba who were never as good in real life.
Remember Jose Dominguez, the ex-Spurs player really well as a mate at school had a weird obsession with him, he honestly thought he was one of the best players in the league but didn't get many chances.
Stuart Nethercott is one of my mates uncles!
I really didn't like him when I was about 12.
I'd spend 25p of my hard-earned pocket money on a pack of Panini stickers not daring to hope for a club crest shiny but at least hoping for no swapsies and there he would be again, Stuart bloody Nethercott.
Couldn't even swap him as everyone seemed to have about 14 Stuart Nethercotts.
I always remember Maurice Malpas and Stuart Nethercott because they were the the most common Proset card and Panini stickers respectively in a couple of different years.
Tons of Championship Manager/Football Manager players like Ibrahima Bakayoko and Cherno Samba who were never as good in real life.
Remember Jose Dominguez, the ex-Spurs player really well as a mate at school had a weird obsession with him, he honestly thought he was one of the best players in the league but didn't get many chances.
Stuart Nethercott is one of my mates uncles!
Does his name begin with R and from Orpington? Used to go to primary school with one of his nephews and his cousin, whose uncle was Tony Cascarino?
Kenny Deuchar because when Gretna were coming up through the Scottish leagues, he seemed to score every single week. Jeff Stelling went crazy every time he scored.
Kenny Deuchar because when Gretna were coming up through the Scottish leagues, he seemed to score every single week. Jeff Stelling went crazy every time he scored.
Miguel De Souza - was a Peterborough striker on (I think) CM97/98 and he done wonders for me. Scored 20+ each season until we reached the prem and he was just too old for the step up.
Found out recently that he was the guy filmed negotiating a contract with Barry Fry in the Peterborough documentary of that season. They signed him to keep them up but think he only scored two in 12 in real life.
Miguel De Souza - was a Peterborough striker on (I think) CM97/98 and he done wonders for me. Scored 20+ each season until we reached the prem and he was just too old for the step up.
Found out recently that he was the guy filmed negotiating a contract with Barry Fry in the Peterborough documentary of that season. They signed him to keep them up but think he only scored two in 12 in real life.
I always remember Sean St Ledger because of him being the cause of a big argument between Big Ron and the manager on one of those type of documentarys.
Gary Mabbutt, I grew up in Coventry and he scored the own goal for spurs that gave Cov their only ever FA cup in 1987. Gary Mabbut’s knee remains the name of a fan site.
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Great name and probably a big unit as well.
That was a great idea by the way, they should bring it back.
GK = Stephen Pears (Middlesbrough)
RB = Henry Hughton (Crystal Palace)
LB = Kenny Wharton (Newcastle)
CB = Mick McCarthy (Barnsley)
CB = Derek Fazackerley (Blackburn)
RW = Pat Nevin (Chelsea)
CM = Ray Lewington (Fulham)
CM = John Gregory (QPR)
LW = Neil Smillie (Brighton)
CF = Chic Bates (Shrewsbruy)
CF = Imre Varadi (Sheff Weds)
Sub; John Trewick (Oxford Utd)
Wasn't Jim Ryan in the Old Bill or am I thinking of someone else?
Yeah. After playing for a few clubs Jim joined the police force. But he was a very straight kind of guy and found it hard to cope with the double standards that went on in the old bill. So he left and drank too much. Nice guy though. Liked him and thought he was a good player in his hey day. Played for Wales under 23's don'tcha know!
Highbury (Charlton must have been away that day) the year Ipswich won
the old Division 1. He was nicknamed 'Sticks' on account of his matchstick
like thin legs, under-rated player supplied many goals that season for Crawford and Phillips.
First World Cup I fully watched everything as I was taking my O-levels and not studying because I was gripped by it and the late kick off times killed me and my results , just 3 O-levels passed .
I'd spend 25p of my hard-earned pocket money on a pack of Panini stickers not daring to hope for a club crest shiny but at least hoping for no swapsies and there he would be again, Stuart bloody Nethercott.
Couldn't even swap him as everyone seemed to have about 14 Stuart Nethercotts.
I hated him and his stupid blonde curtains.
The old 2-3-5 formation, of course
Judge
Wood Gage
Case Wright Orr
Hunt Crooks Withe Speedie Carr
An ugly geezer with no teeth.
Found out recently that he was the guy filmed negotiating a contract with Barry Fry in the Peterborough documentary of that season. They signed him to keep them up but think he only scored two in 12 in real life.