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Post by anchorman on Oct 13, 2024 14:02:28 GMT
Denis Smith and Mike Pejic were proper hard men. Bluto could more than hold his own. Spot on and you can add Big John Ritchie & Micky Bernard from that era....Glen Whelan more recently |
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Post by mestallastokie on Oct 13, 2024 14:07:48 GMT
Mike Pejic, hard personified. A hard player, a hard Taekwondo fighter, a hard listen. Hard.
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Post by chrispk on Oct 13, 2024 14:16:24 GMT
Someone do a 1-4-4-2 type formation now we have some names please so I can show my old man.
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Post by kustokie on Oct 13, 2024 19:28:12 GMT
Every team in the Waddington era had more than one ‘ard men. Stoke had Smith and Pejic. Leeds had three nasty buggers Bremner, Giles, and Norman “bites yer leg” Hunter. Aresenal had the worst of the worse: Peter Storey was a nasty bastard who was sent to prison after retirement for involvement in organised crime, Ian Ure was even worse than Storey it was well known he couldn’t play football and just in the side for his thuggery.
it was amazing how small skinny players like Terry Conroy and George Eastham survived without serious injury. They were both extremely nibble and had a tremendous ability to jump over goons.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Oct 13, 2024 19:42:59 GMT
Every team in the Waddington era had more than one ‘ard men. Stoke had Smith and Pejic. Leeds had three nasty buggers Bremner, Giles, and Norman “bites yer leg” Hunter. Aresenal had the worst of the worse: Peter Storey was a nasty bastard who was sent to prison after retirement for involvement in organised crime, Ian Ure was even worse than Storey it was well known he couldn’t play football and just in the side for his thuggery. it was amazing how small skinny players like Terry Conroy and George Eastham survived without serious injury. They were both extremely nibble and had a tremendous ability to jump over goons. If you look at the pace of the game then, I guess a speedy player could avoid the Hunters etc to an extent. Was watching the 79 and 80 European cup games the other week. Hard to believe how slow the game was compared to today. A team like Malmo who made the final wouldn't get through a group now, not a chance |
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Post by AlliG on Oct 13, 2024 20:16:34 GMT
Every team in the Waddington era had more than one ‘ard men. Stoke had Smith and Pejic. Leeds had three nasty buggers Bremner, Giles, and Norman “bites yer leg” Hunter. Aresenal had the worst of the worse: Peter Storey was a nasty bastard who was sent to prison after retirement for involvement in organised crime, Ian Ure was even worse than Storey it was well known he couldn’t play football and just in the side for his thuggery. it was amazing how small skinny players like Terry Conroy and George Eastham survived without serious injury. They were both extremely nibble and had a tremendous ability to jump over goons. If you look at the pace of the game then, I guess a speedy player could avoid the Hunters etc to an extent. Was watching the 79 and 80 European cup games the other week. Hard to believe how slow the game was compared to today. A team like Malmo who made the final wouldn't get through a group now, not a chance Speedy players just flew further through the air when they were kicked. Maybe the softer landings on the mud heaps played on at that time helped.  |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Oct 13, 2024 20:18:20 GMT
If you look at the pace of the game then, I guess a speedy player could avoid the Hunters etc to an extent. Was watching the 79 and 80 European cup games the other week. Hard to believe how slow the game was compared to today. A team like Malmo who made the final wouldn't get through a group now, not a chance Speedy players just flew further through the air when they were kicked. Maybe the softer landings on the mud heaps played on at that time helped. Watching some 80s games is like Peter Kay in that John Smith's ad |
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