Ash-Williams Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Hirsty had his moments. defenders always knew thay had played aginst him. and that bishop basher bould broke hirstys ankle, still got up and scored before going off. edit, that wasnt a reply to the above post. Edited February 14, 2012 by oli1980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees Tom Cat Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 1- Mick Lyons.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2-Mick Lyons headband 3-Mick Lyons mullet 4-Mick Lyons little toe 5-Nigel pearson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panda800 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Andy McCulloch flippingheadcase,Ken Knighton,Hirsty was no shrinking violet im sure ken knighton once kicked the ball on the north stand roof during a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnbloodaxe Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) swann, don megson, vic mobley Young, big sam ellis, rodrigues, anderson, walker... All pretty tough Edited February 14, 2012 by Johnbloodaxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 im sure ken knighton once kicked the ball on the north stand roof during a game pah ......vic mobley once put a winger up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onslow Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Ian Cranson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 :reda: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkastav Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Emerson 'The Wall' Thome has to be top of the list for me... as a top 5 in no particular order: 1 Emerson Thome 2 Jose Semedo 3 Nigel Pearson 4 Lee Bullen 5 Paul Maclaren (crap and vicious, but you wouldn't want to meet him down a proverbial dark alley) Maclaren?? Are you a complete idiot? I dont remember him winning any midfield duels let alone rough stuff poo and crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chow Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 1.REDA 2. BULLEN 3. BRANSTON 4.SAMEDO 5. ​COUGHLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicowl Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 An isolated incident I'm sure, but I remember Mark Bright broke Andy Linighan's nose in the 93 final. Hirst put Stuart Pearce on his arse. Di Canio struck me as the type who wasn't that hard but was such a nutter that he wouldn't have stopped fighting until he was dead. Palmer, Hyde, wouldn't have got on the wrong side of Jon Newsome. But got to be Nigel Paerson for me. I'm only 30 and I don't remember Mick Lyons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Well I can go back a lot further.60s (1) Graham Pugh and (2) Vic Mobley both as hard as nails. 70s (3) Jeff Johnson did all the dirty work and then gave the ball to Brain Hornsby to distribute. Also agree with (4) Mick Lyons 90's (5) Carlton Palmer, did'nt look up to much but never neshed a tackle and could mix it with anyone. Graham Pugh. Great shout. Especially in an all white strip. (on a black and white telly - boy, we had it rough). And, don't mention the bloody state of the pitches. Or, the footballs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesmappin Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I can't believe more of you haven't said Rob Jones. Did you see him earlier when Cresswell tried to turn him? It was like he ran straight into a brick wall. SOLID!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 .if megson ,kay, mobley were playing today they wouldnt last 20 minutes with modern refs Strange you should say that because they were the exact words spoken by Don a few months ago when we lunched together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgund Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Didn't Andy Pearce once threaten Vinnie Jones down at their place? Vinne locked himself in changing rooms. Damn. Where is that story? Edit. Found it. Wimbledon versus Sheffield Wednesday. Picture the scene. A midfield 'battle' has developed between the young Graham Hyde of Wednesday and Vinnie Jones of Wimbledon's Crazy Gang. Turf flying in the heat of battle as the clash unfolds. The event was a mis-match if ever there was one. The diminutive frame of the young Hyde up against the self proclaimed hardman of football, Vinnie Jones. As the game drew to a close, it was clear that hardman Vinnie had become the victor of the day. The youngster Hyde was kicked and bruised, bitten and scratched. Vinnie was then to announce on the field that he was going to "knock Hyde's teeth out in the tunnel after the game." Now it is time to bring to the fold a certain Andy Pearce. A real cult hero of a man. The real fans' player, not at all blessed with skill but the kind of player who had the East Bank faithful's admiration after every shift. Good or bad, you just knew Pearce had put everything into it. The Bradford-on-Avon product stood a menacing 6'5" tall, a former hod carrier in the building trade, covered in tatoos, long flowing locks and hard as nails. Pearce was not a man to be taken lightly. He would not have looked out of place in a rowdy working man's club on a drunken Friday evening. You could say not your typical gentleman central defender of yesteryear. Now back to the event. Pearce, looking out for one of his own was rather upset by Jones' uncalled for threats and was going to stick up for his team mate. So, after the game an annoyed Pearce went to knock on the Wimbledon changing room door to have a quiet word with Vinnie. The door was quickly bolted shut and Vinnie refused to come out and chat with Pearce. Nobody else from the Crazy Gang was eager to open it either. This was red rag to a bull to Pearce who then started banging on the door, shouting for Vinnie to get himself out and explain himself. At this point it was clear that the attention had been diverted to this little episode, media and officials from both teams gathered around as the warrior like Pearce kicked open the door, lunging forward into enemy territory Pearce had to be held back from the cowering and rather sheepish looking Jones by a good number of brave and hardy men. Hardman of football? He lost his crown that day. Andy Pearce. The last of a generation of old school, down the pub footballer. Edited February 27, 2012 by mrgund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan™ Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I can't believe more of you haven't said Rob Jones. Did you see him earlier when Cresswell tried to turn him? It was like he ran straight into a brick wall. SOLID!!! Well remembered! Halsey just shook his head and waved it away, Cresswell didn't get up for about 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesmappin Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Well remembered! Halsey just shook his head and waved it away, Cresswell didn't get up for about 5 minutes. It was a good job he did because Cresswell was away. Great defending by him. Des Walker. Could he be a shout??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzman Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Drissa Diallo. He tackled anything and everything, and when he went for the back post headers at corners, he headed the post as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pARIS oWL Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Dave Cusak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rob_owl_92 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 BULLEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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