Our Legends that don’t get much of a mention.
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Rod Currie
Vital Football Legend
Bill Punton.UTB
Dave Burgess
Vital Squad Member
Billy Hodgson,Brian "Rocco" Richardson, Gerry Summers. "Doc" Pace, Len Allchurch, Barry Hartle on his day (Tried to beat everyone 3 f..kin times), Geoff Salmons, Willie Hamilton, Billy Russell (Scored a hat trick in first 10 minutes against Newcastle away in the 6th round of the FA Cup!).Alf Ringstead, Derek Hawksworth, Colin Addison, and the list goes on and on, and ofcourse Trevor ( The Werewolf Hockey, Mr. Perpetual motion,m The "Pink Piano Kid!"
Grayblade
Vital Football Hero
I think problem with most of them on that list ‘not getting much of a mention’ Dave is that 90% of Blades that would have voted for them are kicking up the daisies.
Fiddlesticks
Vital Newbie
Just trying to imagine these players getting off the team coach with the blacked out windows and there headphones wrapped around their lugs
.Always amazes me that the team coaches have blacked out windows, but in a hours time they'll be running around a field in front of 30000 plus fans. Sign of the times I suppose.
Rod Currie
Vital Football Legend
Gentleman John told Trevor when he signed him,You're job is to win the ball and give it to GOD(TC).JOE SHAW was just about finishin his playin career when i started goin but my Dear owd departed DAD used to tell me Joe was the best uncapped centre half ever.UTB
Mahatmafoot
Vital 1st Team Regular
Your dad was spot on.
tomytony
Vital Champions League
True MHMF- a proper footballing centre half who could pass the ball out as well as any I've seen. Read the game, made interceptions, distributed well and rarely beaten in the air even though not the tallest.An early Beckenbauer.
More recently David Holdsworth had similar qualities to Joe.
Dave Burgess
Vital Squad Member
Joe Shaw the maestro, centre half superb and to think the brainless England manager Walter Cold Arse picked the pig donkey Swan instead! The twat knew as much about football as I do about brain surgery! Got to mention Alan "Sherman" Birchenall. all left foot but deffo knew how to score against the pigs!
"Two Goal Birchenall Sinks Owls!!"
"Two Goal Birchenall Sinks Owls!!"
Biggles
Vital Squad Member
I think problem with most of them on that list ‘not getting much of a mention’ Dave is that 90% of Blades that would have voted for them are kicking up the daisies.
Well Dave and I aren’t……………………just yet!!!
And what about the absolute legend that was……… …the wonderful RONNIE WALDOCK.
. What a star!! (In my eyes anyway).
Grayblade
Vital Football Hero
RONNIE WALDOCK, what a star! A legend in your own lifetimeWell Dave and I aren’t……………………just yet!!!
And what about the absolute legend that was……… …the wonderful RONNIE WALDOCK.
I’m not far behind Dave by the way, he’s just got a far better memory for names than me. I have to rely on reference books and old programs for anything pre Covid.
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Peak Rover
Vital Reserves Team
What about Jimmy Hagan.?
By the way Rod your dear old dad obviously had a good eye for football. Joe Shaw was way before his time.,a cultured defender. Beckenmbaur must have learned from him.
By the way Rod your dear old dad obviously had a good eye for football. Joe Shaw was way before his time.,a cultured defender. Beckenmbaur must have learned from him.
Peak Rover
Vital Reserves Team
tomytony
Vital Champions League
See post 9 above!
FatherKnowsBest
Vital Football Hero
Leigh Bromby, was a stalwart utility player. Always fitted in where you put him and had a throw in that won many goals.
Cheers Leigh...!
Cheers Leigh...!
