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budgierustler

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Just while we have a breather from the league, what about a North End side that took no prisoners.

I didnt see Dawson or Cunningham and I am sure I have missed some but here is my 11


Thorsten Stuckmann

Willie Cunningham Simon Gibson Don O`Riordan John Ritchie

Nobby Stiles Sean Gregan Warren Joyce

Gerry Ingram Alex Dawson Jon Parkin​
 
budgierustler said:
Just while we have a breather from the league, what about a North End side that took no prisoners.

I didnt see Dawson or Cunningham and I am sure I have missed some but here is my 11


Thorsten Stuckmann

Willie Cunningham Simon Gibson Don O`Riordan John Ritchie

Nobby Stiles Sean Gregan Warren Joyce

Gerry Ingram Alex Dawson Jon Parkin​
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Stiles was pretty well finished as a player when we signed him and in his prime he was not so much tough as a straightforward fouler - but for Stiles putting his knee into Brian Godfrey's midriff a few minutes from the end of our FA Cup 6th Round match against them in 66 we would probably have won. So put Ricky Heppolette in midfield in his place. Godfrey should go upfront in any case - he was as tough as they come probably in place of Ingram and frankly you could replace Parkin with Ernie Hannigan. I don't think anyone was foolish enough to try to bully Tony Singleton either. Come to that I think John Barton once shoulder charged back an opposition forward who tried to do that to him.
 
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Left back, has to be John Ritchie, Brian Godfrey has to be in there, what about Stephen Doyle voted dirtiest young player of the year back in the day, lastly who was the full back Westley signed who dived in that many times he was on his ass more than his feet ?
 
Thats the one, he was reckless in a good way, not much good at footy though.
Another handy lad, Ken Knighton.
 
First name on my team sheet for this would be Andy McAteer at left-back. Used to send right wingers into the cinders if they had the temerity to try to get past him. And what about Oshor Williams? Deserves a place purely for his wiping out of Richard Hill. Then there was Micky Norbury with the sharpest elbows in the league.
 
When we sold Mark Lawrenson to Brighton we got two defenders in return, I think they were Harry Wilson and Graham Cross. They didn't stay long but were a right pair of dirty bastards. Neither could play football for toffee, mind.
 
John Blackley has to go in at centre-half. Once saw dive head first at the ball, at Turf Moor, as Steve Kindon was about to put his laces through it, from about 7 yards out. Head and foot met the ball at the same time. The ball went out for a corner, Blackley had stopped a certain goal....but had to go off with concussion. Never seen anything as mad as that before or since. He played for us from '79 to '81.
 
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Dirty Harry said:
When we sold Mark Lawrenson to Brighton we got two defenders in return, I think they were Harry Wilson and Graham Cross. They didn't stay long but were a right pair of dirty bastards. Neither could play football for toffee, mind.
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Yeah, Graham Cross liked a battle.

Tunksy almost strangled Harry Wilson to prove your point about him not being able to play football.
 
I like how some players are described in football when we all know what the reality is.
'Likes a tackle'.........dirty bastard
'A good pro'............shit footballer.
It's a bit like in boxing.
'Can bang a bit'............shit but has a big punch.
 
Greg Challender would kick anything that moved - and (to use a John McGrathism) also kick anything that didn't move until it moved.


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