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Post by threepoints on Jun 25, 2024 16:02:11 GMT
I just came across this article about Sean Haslegrave and didn't realized that he'd passed away a few years ago.
I remember seeing him play. I liked his style and thought that Stoke should have kept him rather than sell him. Trouble behind the scenes apparently.
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Post by mrcoke on Jun 25, 2024 16:50:23 GMT
Great shame, no age these days.
I remember watching him play one of his earliest games for Stoke in the Central League one evening. Alan Dodd was also playing.
After the match I was having a drink with Frank Mountford in the bar under the Boothen End stand and he was raving on about how good Dodd was and predicting he would be a great player.
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Post by andystokey on Jun 25, 2024 16:59:36 GMT
Another home grown player, he did well to force himself into that 1974 side with Doddy who was one of my favourite players. Dodd had terrific timing on a tackle.
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Post by spirered on Jun 25, 2024 17:19:27 GMT
I think he used to live across the road from Rough Close common, at the top of the hill, although I may have just confused myself with another player from the 70s
Bloody old age :-(
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Post by futurefinancial on Jun 25, 2024 18:45:40 GMT
He used to live there until he and his wife separated.
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Post by threepoints on Jun 25, 2024 19:32:12 GMT
Another home grown player, he did well to force himself into that 1974 side with Doddy who was one of my favourite players. Dodd had terrific timing on a tackle.
I remember Dodd when we played Newcastle who had Malcolm McDonald as centre forward. McDonald never got a look in and I remember towards the end of the game McDonald, hands on hips shaking his head.
I wish that we'd got both of them now
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Post by kidcrewbob on Jun 25, 2024 19:44:23 GMT
My late fathers claim to fame - Sean Haslegrave was in his sheet metal work and fabrication class at Stoke Poly in the early 70s (NCFE at the time maybe?) - in the days when aspiring footballers needed a trade to “fall back on”……!
RIP
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jun 26, 2024 7:11:31 GMT
He clearly still loved the club as he was in the 1863 suite with his family about 6 months before he passed away. Very sad he’s no longer with us.
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Post by J-Roar on Jun 26, 2024 8:47:21 GMT
So did Denis take him to York when he managed them?
Too young to see him play for us but always see his name mentioned. Similar to Kevin Sheldon in never seeing him but aware of him.
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Post by threepoints on Jun 27, 2024 14:13:22 GMT
So did Denis take him to York when he managed them? Too young to see him play for us but always see his name mentioned. Similar to Kevin Sheldon in never seeing him but aware of him.
Haslegrave was a bundle of energy on the pitch, a real little 'firecracker' of a player. This is all that I could find of him on Youtube:
We had a cup match against Chelsea in mid week and put six past them at The Victoria ground - I was up the Boothen End, what a atmosphere. We then played them in the league and drew 3 - 3
Nine goals past Chelsea in two consecutive games - those were the days
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Post by J-Roar on Jun 27, 2024 15:04:26 GMT
So did Denis take him to York when he managed them? Too young to see him play for us but always see his name mentioned. Similar to Kevin Sheldon in never seeing him but aware of him.
Haslegrave was a bundle of energy on the pitch, a real little 'firecracker' of a player. This is all that I could find of him on Youtube:
We had a cup match against Chelsea in mid week and put six past them at The Victoria ground - I was up the Boothen End, what a atmosphere. We then played them in the league and drew 3 - 3
Nine goals past Chelsea in two consecutive games - those were the days How the fuck did we not win that?
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Post by owdestokie2 on Jun 27, 2024 17:01:11 GMT
I used to go up the Place with him on a regular basis, plus a week’s holiday in Torquay. Also dated his sister a few times. Nice guy, as was the family living in Blurton at the time.
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Post by Squeekster on Jun 27, 2024 17:41:56 GMT
Don't go back as far as some but didn't we have an Holsgrove playing in late 80's early 90's think he was a Shaun as well?
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Post by davethebass on Jun 27, 2024 18:56:58 GMT
So did Denis take him to York when he managed them? Too young to see him play for us but always see his name mentioned. Similar to Kevin Sheldon in never seeing him but aware of him.
Haslegrave was a bundle of energy on the pitch, a real little 'firecracker' of a player. This is all that I could find of him on Youtube:
We had a cup match against Chelsea in mid week and put six past them at The Victoria ground - I was up the Boothen End, what a atmosphere. We then played them in the league and drew 3 - 3
Nine goals past Chelsea in two consecutive games - those were the days Was at that match in the Boothen End. 6 - 2. One of our 6 was one of the best own goals I've ever seen, Mickey Droy lobbing his own keeper with a volley from about 40 yards
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Post by threepoints on Jun 27, 2024 19:20:30 GMT
I used to go up the Place with him on a regular basis, plus a week’s holiday in Torquay. Also dated his sister a few times. Nice guy, as was the family living in Blurton at the time.
What was he like off the pitch? He always seemed to give it 110% when playing, never gave up, never stopped running. I can't imagine him sitting down for a quiet pint!
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Post by owdestokie2 on Jun 27, 2024 19:49:57 GMT
I used to go up the Place with him on a regular basis, plus a week’s holiday in Torquay. Also dated his sister a few times. Nice guy, as was the family living in Blurton at the time.
What was he like off the pitch? He always seemed to give it 110% when playing, never gave up, never stopped running. I can't imagine him sitting down for a quiet pint!
A genuine nice guy who enjoyed life. You didn’t have a quiet pint in The Place 😂😂
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Post by Gods on Jun 27, 2024 19:58:44 GMT
Suffered at Stoke for not being Terry Conroy.
Same thing happened to Ian Moores (also RIP) for not being John Ritchie.
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