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[Nomoreheroes]

I can still see Dave Hockaday's attempt at a cross spearing into Shilton's top corner.

 Think Reading's DoF played in goal for us. We also had Tim Flowers for a few games.

Remember it well. Shilton had recently (the season before I think) visited the Town in Soton colours (with Mick Channon and Kevin Keegan and co) and been outstanding. He was the only thing stopping Town anihiliating Soton in the best ever and most entertaining 0-0 draw I have ever seen. The Derby game followed a similar pattern. They looked dangerous on the break, but we were all over them and in total control. Again though, Shilton was outstanding and the only thing that was going to beat him was a moment of magic or a complete fluke - Hocky managed the latter!

I remember that Teflon Tim had userped Fraser Digby as the England U21 goalkeeper at the time. Couldn't understand why as I thought Flowers was bloody awful!

[chalkies_shorts]

Flowers was bloody shocking up at Wigan- had us 2-0 down after about 5 minutes.

[Reg Smeeton]

Flowers was bloody shocking up at Wigan- had us 2-0 down after about 5 minutes.

 I prefer to remember when Fjortoft discovered Flowers had played for STFC.

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[Reg Smeeton]

are you saying that Billy Paynter was in England Under 21's?

Think Leefer must have been sniffing the exhaust fumes with that claim. Next he'll be telling us that Walsall's Michael Ricketts has an England cap.

[adje]

Cheers Reg...thats him,think we got a few thosand for him which was big money then.

I believe he played for Norn Iron in the 1958 world cup finals

[Arriba]

a new forward would be way down my shopping list.2 defenders and a centre mid are much more needed.

[chalkies_shorts]

Priority for me is a big slab of centre half who can dominate in the air and organise the defence. Get the defence sorted first and if he one of those maybe Brez / Smith would not be the quivering jellies they are at the moment.
A new Stigger or early Fat Jack would come in handy as well. Someone who can tackle and pass - two things none of our multitude of midfielders are capable of - ie an actual presence in midfield.

[dell boy]

We need a left back, a centre back, three midfield players, a striker and a new goalkeeper, apart from that we're fine.

[DV]

Think Leefer must have been sniffing the exhaust fumes with that claim. Next he'll be telling us that Walsall's Michael Ricketts has an England cap.

Paynter played for Football League Under 21 side that played against a Serie B side.

The Football League Under 21 team was picked and managed by Peter Taylor who was had recently signed Paynter at Hull City.

[Reg Smeeton]

Paynter played for Football League Under 21 side that played against a Serie B side.

The Football League Under 21 team was picked and managed by Peter Taylor who was had recently signed Paynter at Hull City.

 Right that's cleared that one up...I think most would agree BP is a useful player, not great but easily mid table L1 standard.

[DV]

....he'll do a job for us no problems. Plus Cox looks all the better for playing with Paynter. I just wish we'd stop trying to use him as a bloody target man because Paynter can be quite handy with the old football!

[Crozzer]

Remember it well. Shilton had recently (the season before I think) visited the Town in Soton colours (with Mick Channon and Kevin Keegan and co) and been outstanding. He was the only thing stopping Town anihiliating Soton in the best ever and most entertaining 0-0 draw I have ever seen. The Derby game followed a similar pattern. They looked dangerous on the break, but we were all over them and in total control. Again though, Shilton was outstanding and the only thing that was going to beat him was a moment of magic or a complete fluke - Hocky managed the latter!

I remember that Teflon Tim had userped Fraser Digby as the England U21 goalkeeper at the time. Couldn't understand why as I thought Flowers was bloody awful!

Swindon 1 : Leicester 1 (if I recall correctly), just after Swindon were promoted to Div.II after winning the League Cup.  Peter Shilton was in goal, it should have been 5:1.  Shilton was the best shot stopper I had ever seen, and will ever see.

They thought Cloughie was mad for spending a fortune on a goalie when he bought Shilton, Cloughie was light years ahead of anyone else.

Interesting that Swindon almost signed Keegan for 35,000 quid but the board thought he was too small.  The crowd in the old Shrivenham Rd. stand during the cup tie with Scunthorpe were shouting "sign him on".   

[Peter Venkman]

Remember it well. Shilton had recently (the season before I think) visited the Town in Soton colours (with Mick Channon and Kevin Keegan and co) and been outstanding. He was the only thing stopping Town anihiliating Soton in the best ever and most entertaining 0-0 draw I have ever seen.

That was a fantastic game even though it ended 0-0 but I am afraid your memory fails you a little in that Keegan had already retired as had Channon.

The game was in Oct 1986 and was a League Cup 2nd leg game after we lost the first game 3-0 down at the Dell.

SHILTON, FORREST, DENNIS, CASE, WRIGHT, GITTENS, LAWRENCE, COCKERILL, CLARKE, BAKER, WALLACE Subs BOND, LE TISSIER

I would love to see a video of that game we murdered them and could have easily had 6 or 7 if it wasn't for Mr Shilton.

[adje]

Swindon 1 : Leicester 1 (if I recall correctly), just after Swindon were promoted to Div.II after winning the League Cup.  Peter Shilton was in goal, it should have been 5:1.  Shilton was the best shot stopper I had ever seen, and will ever see.

They thought Cloughie was mad for spending a fortune on a goalie when he bought Shilton, Cloughie was light years ahead of anyone else.

Interesting that Swindon almost signed Keegan for 35,000 quid but the board thought he was too small.  The crowd in the old Shrivenham Rd. stand during the cup tie with Scunthorpe were shouting "sign him on".   

After that game I sat next to Shilton on the Leicester team bus while he signed my programme-he couldn't have been more than 2/3 years older than me,I believe he was 16/17 at the time

[Peter Venkman]

No keeper will come close to Shilton for me, the bloke was like he was on springs in goal, bouning around like a rubber ball...fantastic keeper and the backbone to great Forest team of the late 70's.

But saying that, the goal scored by Hockaday against him in the Full Members Cup in 87 was stunning and would have beaten any keeper.