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View Matlock's Profile Matlock Flag matlock Derbyshire 24 Aug 15 8.37am Send a Private Message to Matlock Add Matlock as a friend

Jim cannon j john McCormick

 

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Scott Dann is certainly skillful, great header of the ball and a thoroughly modern footballer.

BUT Jim Cannon was legendary. A great leader, fearless and would go on those mazy runs (ok he'd usually fall over at the end) but it got the crowd on their feet!

He also played with a number of partners (as you would if you played over 600 games) - the best for me was Billy Gilbert - the king of the sliding tackle but him and the giant Mickey Droy were also pretty formidable.

It was a sad day (and a brave move from Coppell) when he was eventually released.

No one mentioning Jeff 'tub of vaseline on the eyebrows' Hopkins? I think he's currently doing the Own Goal training.

 


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View Frickin Saweet's Profile Frickin Saweet Flag South Cronx 24 Aug 15 8.47am Send a Private Message to Frickin Saweet Add Frickin Saweet as a friend

As some have said already it's Thorne/Young for me but I have a rose-tinted view of those days as I was a youngen. As much for their ability on the pitch as the fact they were with us for such a long time! Remember how fat Thorne had got at the Geoff Thomas exhibition match!

 

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Quote Pikester at 24 Aug 2015 8.39am

Scott Dann is certainly skillful, great header of the ball and a thoroughly modern footballer.

BUT Jim Cannon was legendary. A great leader, fearless and would go on those mazy runs (ok he'd usually fall over at the end) but it got the crowd on their feet!

He also played with a number of partners (as you would if you played over 600 games) - the best for me was Billy Gilbert - the king of the sliding tackle but him and the giant Mickey Droy were also pretty formidable.

It was a sad day (and a brave move from Coppell) when he was eventually released.

No one mentioning Jeff 'tub of vaseline on the eyebrows' Hopkins? I think he's currently doing the Own Goal training.


Seems like Jim turned into a bit of a cvnt when Coppell arrived and the young black and somewhat brash footballers followed soon after.

Pity.

 


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View martinb75's Profile martinb75 Flag Tampere 24 Aug 15 9.29am Send a Private Message to martinb75 Add martinb75 as a friend

Andy Thorn - king of the short back pass

 

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Alan Stephenson

 

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View Sutho Pete's Profile Sutho Pete Flag Jannali, Sydney 24 Aug 15 9.49am Send a Private Message to Sutho Pete Add Sutho Pete as a friend

Yes, Alan S was a tough centre half but who remembers Len Choules? Once scored an own goal from close to the half way line. Oh those Div 3 South days

 

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View lankygit's Profile lankygit Flag Lincoln 24 Aug 15 1.06pm Send a Private Message to lankygit Add lankygit as a friend

Jim Cannon.

I remember the Len Choules og Pete.
It was during a 0-2 home defeat to Carlisle in Div4.
A spectacular og., though Vic Rouse in goal was very slow to react to it as I remember.

 


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Quote Pikester at 24 Aug 2015 8.39am

- the best for me was Billy Gilbert - the king of the sliding tackle

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Much as I loved sir billy of gilbert, that title has to go to paul hinshelwood, he invented the sliding tackle I think

 

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Quote monkey at 24 Aug 2015 5.08pm

Quote Pikester at 24 Aug 2015 8.39am

- the best for me was Billy Gilbert - the king of the sliding tackle

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Much as I loved sir billy of gilbert, that title has to go to paul hinshelwood, he invented the sliding tackle I think


Chopper Howe pre dates Paul H. with his 'exquistely' timed mixture of sliding tackles, trips and shoves over the touchline.

 

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View lanzarote ron's Profile lanzarote ron Flag East Grinstead 25 Aug 15 3.53pm Send a Private Message to lanzarote ron Add lanzarote ron as a friend

Billy Gilbert or Alan Stephenson

 


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View lyeemoon's Profile lyeemoon Flag Girne 26 Aug 15 10.09am Send a Private Message to lyeemoon Add lyeemoon as a friend

Ian Evans undoubtedly, goal scorer as well. Closely followed by Cannon & Gilbert.

 


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