Hardest ever player?

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Who would people say our hardest ever player is?

In my time I''d have to say Carl Bradshaw. What an animal he was.

I don''t think we''ve really had anyone since. I''m guessing we had a few in the 70s, an era when you were allowed to tackle!

[Juggy 0]

You wouldn''t mess with Malky Mackay. 

[lappinitup 629]

Duncan Forbes didn''t take any prisoners but Trevor Hockey was really mean.

[Gingerpele 0]

Darrell Russell.

Think he often gets forgotten/underestimated.

If anyone ever went into him a little too hard, a few minuets later they''d be on the deck in a heap.

Malky was pretty rough too. Fairly old school stopper.

[Rustyboy 2]

Steve Stone from Notts Forest or Zander Diamond graduated from Aberdeen''s youth squad. Cannot get much harder than them ;-)

[rowdyman 0]

The werewolf Trevor Hockey, no contest.

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[quote user="Rustyboy"]Steve Stone from Notts Forest or Zander Diamond graduated from Aberdeen''s youth squad. Cannot get much harder than them ;-)[/quote]

Well if we are talking non-Norwich players then it has to be Julian Dicks, no question. 

Martin Allen was scared of him as a teammate, and Allen''s nickname was ''Mad Dog''! 

[nutty nigel 7,506]

Indeed there were a few in the 70s Danny. But none harder than the original wolf Trevor Hockey.

 

 

[ricardo 7,328]

Quite a few to pick from in my time,Don PickwickAlan BlackFreddie SharpCarl BradshawTrevor HockeyDuncan Forbesand quite a few more

[lappinitup 629]

Kevin keelan deserves a mention.

[ZLF 271]

hard to disagree with Hockey, Forbes or Bradshaw to be honest.

 

Mark Halsey (?) was another

[CambridgeCanary 0]

There is a reason that Trevor Hockey remains a legend to anyone who saw him.   He is unique.  He is remembered warmly and with genuine affection despite playing only 13 games 40 years ago.

 

When you look at being a legend after 13 games is ridiculous.

 

But it was earnt.  Trevor Hockey is the hardest, scariest, most fearsome footballer I have ever seen   Or will see because Trevor could not play today.

 

But the thing that makes him special is his integrity.  It was all in the open.  No Van Persie or Fellaini like elbows off the ball.  No whinging to the ref.  He went in like a man, clear and open and took whatever he got.   Then he got up and did it again!

 

Trevor played football like a rugby player.  You gave it hard, got it hard and got on with the game.

[ricardo 7,328]

The Fashanu brothers were hardly shrinking violets were they?

[PurpleCanary 5,553]

Hockey was a bit of a pantomime villain. I thought Mal Lucas, in a less demonstrative way, was quite a tough nut.

[norfolkbroadslim 223]

Who''s Trevor Hockey?

[Bill 1,788]

here he is1m 20 secscracking game that did as much to keep us up as the game at home to Palacewell worth a watch for those not around then to see how the game far more resembled what is played on the local park than it does know

ps for all Johnson''s beard he doesn''t quite capture ''the wild man'' that Hockey wasa true legend in his short time with us

[Tim Dawson 0]

Can always remember Trevor Putney being a bit tasty in the tackle, altho ex-Ipswich he was always committed and put a shift in

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Terry Hurlock played for Millwall and he was hard as nails.......I remember standing at the den watching city get beat 4-2 and the Millwall fans singing "Terrys gonna get ya! Terrys gonna eat ya!"

Another hard player was Graham Roberts for spurs,you didn''t mess with him either!!!!

[ricardo 7,328]

[quote user="City1st"]here he is1m 20 secscracking game that did as much to keep us up as the game at home to Palacewell worth a watch for those not around then to see how the game far more resembled what is played on the local park than it does know

ps for all Johnson''s beard he doesn''t quite capture ''the wild man'' that Hockey wasa true legend in his short time with us

[/quote]Very nice C1st.Colin Suggett, one of my all time favourites showing his class and also noticed Asa Hartford playing for WBA.Also Ian Mellor running around like a demented giraffe.

[Kidderminster Exile 0]

Big Duncan Forbes, wish we had someone like him today

[65Vintage 5]

Phil Hoadley didn''t half used to get stuck in - brilliant 50/50 ball winner

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[quote user="ricardo"][quote user="City1st"]here he is1m 20 secscracking game that did as much to keep us up as the game at home to Palacewell worth a watch for those not around then to see how the game far more resembled what is played on the local park than it does know

ps for all Johnson''s beard he doesn''t quite capture ''the wild man'' that Hockey wasa true legend in his short time with us

[/quote]Very nice C1st.Colin Suggett, one of my all time favourites showing his class and also noticed Asa Hartford playing for WBA.Also Ian Mellor running around like a demented giraffe.[/quote]

Smashing clip!

Commentated on by one of the voices of my childhood from Match Of The Week - Hugh Johns (wasn''t his nicknames Huge Ones?)

Unpretentious, simple commentary - streets ahead of the likes of Peter Drury & Clive Tydesley who are always looking for a clever soundbite or to chuck in some inane fact that has chuff all relevance to the game we''re watching.

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Poor old Norfolkbroadslim, no-one spotted your irony (the clue is in his avatar).

 

Oh, and why is Hugh Johns going on about Paul Chesly?

 

[Bill 1,788]

Hockey is on heresee if you can name the others in the boxandthis is worth a watchnice skill from Livermore and Stringers cracking goal on 1.30mstop it at 1.34m to see if it should have been disallowedenjoy

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[quote user="ricardo"][quote user="City1st"]here he is

1m 20 secs

cracking game that did as much to keep us up as the game at home to Palace

well worth a watch for those not around then to see how the game far more resembled what is played on the local park than it does know


ps for all Johnson''s beard he doesn''t quite capture ''the wild man'' that Hockey was

a true legend in his short time with us



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Very nice C1st.

Colin Suggett, one of my all time favourites showing his class and also noticed Asa Hartford playing for WBA.

Also Ian Mellor running around like a demented giraffe.
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Great clip. But when did Paul Cheesley become Paul Chesley?

[Wings of a Sparrow 1,402]

Brian Kilcline anybody?

Agree with Keelan and Forbes.

[SwindonCanary 455]

It''s got to be Duncan Forbes, can you imagine anyone playing a match with a broken rib as he did in the League Cup Final.

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I just cannot make my mind up between Duncan Forbes and Trevor Hockey.

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[quote user="City1st"]Hockey is on heresee if you can name the others in the boxandthis is worth a watchnice skill from Livermore and Stringers cracking goal on 1.30mstop it at 1.34m to see if it should have been disallowedenjoy[/quote]

I just want to know how barbers made a living in the Seventies. 

[Trevor Hockey's Beard 526]

I never seem to get a mention, and then suddenly I''m all over the board like a shaver''s rash (although I''ve never had that of course).