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Post by stokieinlondon on Oct 7, 2024 20:33:05 GMT
all in their absolute prime, to have a massive fight.
Who would win?
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Post by wrighter on Oct 7, 2024 20:35:52 GMT
Billy Whitehurst
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Oct 7, 2024 20:38:18 GMT
March is the man to answer this.
He was in the stands for our first season in 1863.
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Post by danceswithclams on Oct 7, 2024 20:45:26 GMT
all in their absolute prime, to have a massive fight. Who would win? Dunno but it'd take fucking ages. |
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Post by pretzel on Oct 7, 2024 20:47:43 GMT
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Post by silsdenstokie on Oct 7, 2024 21:03:58 GMT
Yep, bare knuckle fighter, hard as nails |
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Post by PenkPonther on Oct 7, 2024 21:17:46 GMT
Quite an interesting character Billy Whitehurst wasn't he?
As a footballer he was arguably a bit of a journeyman, with 23 different spells at football clubs, (including a 8 different clubs in 1992!), and he played in England, Ireland, Australia and China.
But there are plenty of stories from the likes of Vinnie Jones and Razor Ruddock saying he was the hardest man in the game. Indeed he sometimes made extra money on the side, from illegal bare-knuckle boxing fights, And he once gave three different Bradford players stitches in the same game.
And yet my main memory is of him playing against us many years ago, and us Stokies all giving him the standard "Eeyore, Eeyore" donkey chant; to which he responded by putting his hands above his head and flapping them, like they were donkey ears.
So we all gave him a big cheer, and decided he was basically all right after that!
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Post by kennypowers on Oct 7, 2024 21:24:43 GMT
Always the correct answer |
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Post by tpholloway1 on Oct 7, 2024 21:28:03 GMT
Eddie Clamp.
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Post by Stoke711 on Oct 7, 2024 21:32:52 GMT
Bojan 😁
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Post by davethebass on Oct 7, 2024 21:34:52 GMT
Terry Conroy. It's the little wiry ones you have to watch. Edit: ^or indeed, Bojan! Stoke711  |
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Post by fortressbritannia on Oct 7, 2024 21:37:58 GMT
Abdoulaye Faye
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Post by Simon Drainrod on Oct 7, 2024 21:38:27 GMT
Not Dave Bamber.
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Post by tinofspam on Oct 7, 2024 21:42:34 GMT
Gerry Taggart using the Homer Simpson technique
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Post by RF10 on Oct 7, 2024 22:47:17 GMT
Wilson Palaciois. Providing there is no wind.
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Oct 7, 2024 22:56:51 GMT
Noel Blake or Mick Kennedy!!!
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Post by callas12 on Oct 7, 2024 22:59:28 GMT
Paul Williams looked liked a boxer especially with the size of the shorts he used to wear! He looked like he could pack a punch but looks are sometime deceiving.
Paul Williams v Noel Blake be a tasty match up, when they were in their pomp & prime fitness of course 😉🤣
Although never watched either play Eddie Clamp and Denis Smith seem to be two genuine contenders for this title!
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Post by march4 on Oct 7, 2024 23:01:21 GMT
I wouldn’t wish to upset Maurice Setters or Eddie Clamp.
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Post by mtrstudent on Oct 7, 2024 23:06:27 GMT
Sergey Shtaniuk from my youth
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Post by stokieinlondon on Oct 8, 2024 5:04:47 GMT
Justin Whittle
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Post by xchpotter on Oct 8, 2024 5:29:04 GMT
Wasn’t Gavin Ward a black belt in a martial art? Might be mistaken but recall some reference to it when fan ran on the pitch…..long time ago so could be confused.
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Post by rotweiss79 on Oct 8, 2024 6:37:01 GMT
Larry Grayson. Played one reserve game in the 60s v Barnsley reserves. Apparently when Waddington told him he wasn't getting a contract he stormed out of the office leaving Waddo's door wide open. Waddington shouted" Shut that door !!" Which is where his famous catchphrase originated.
Or have I got that wrong ?
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Post by apb1 on Oct 8, 2024 7:38:42 GMT
Nice thread!
Whitehurst barely played for us - I had to look him up and only 3 games on loan.
Of more established names in my lifetime I would go for Whelan. Not the biggest but a certain inner resolve that others lack.
Shtaniuk is a good shout mind.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 8, 2024 7:42:30 GMT
Brek Shea, he’s got guns
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Oct 8, 2024 7:51:09 GMT
Big John Ritchie,he would only need one strike & anyone would end up on their back.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Oct 8, 2024 7:59:24 GMT
Arthur Brookfield.
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Oct 8, 2024 8:02:49 GMT
I wouldn’t wish to upset Maurice Setters or Eddie Clamp. Never saw him play but the tales about Eddie on The Oatcake would win it for me. |
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Post by tpholloway1 on Oct 8, 2024 8:35:31 GMT
I wouldn’t wish to upset Maurice Setters or Eddie Clamp. Never saw him play but the tales about Eddie on The Oatcake would win it for me. Tony Waddington signed Eddie Clamp to be Stan Matthews' minder. You fouled Matthews at your peril. I remember him "dropping" John Connelly, the Burnley winger and just walking down the tunnel, didn't wait for the ref to point.(I don't think they had cards then). |
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Post by Gifton on Oct 8, 2024 8:57:10 GMT
Could Million bring his dad with him?
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Post by stiggerstackle on Oct 8, 2024 9:18:51 GMT
Big Vince Overson, Noel Blake or Gerry Taggart from my days of watching, maybe Robert Huth?
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