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« on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 12:53:00 » |
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Signed from Brentford, anyone remember him play for the Town?
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« Reply #1 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 13:57:36 » |
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I did see him play a couple of times for us back in the late 70's but remember nothing about him at all other than he was a striker and had a 'tache a bit like Animal Williams's.
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 14:17:45 » |
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Strange player, seemed to run without bending his knees. The joke was that he had been too long playing in the stiffs. Another hopeless signing.
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« Reply #3 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 19:14:05 » |
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I probably saw most of his games for Town and I don't think there were that many. He was fucking hopeless - was used whenever Chico was injured. Definitely more Shaun Close than Steve White. Absolute shite.
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« Reply #4 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 19:21:31 » |
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The only good thing about Mickey French, was that he was used in the player plus cash deal
that saw us sign Ian Miller from Donny.
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« Reply #5 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 20:41:56 » |
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I think I only saw Micky the once...around 77, the back end of Danny Williams' second coming.
Not living in Swindon meant I didn't see so many matches back then, but it was an Easter fixture, so was visiting the p's.
We played Posh and were truly terrible, got beat 4-0, it was windy, the pitch was bereft of grass, and despite having players like Mossy and Ray McHale, no bugger could get the ball down, which seemed to suit Posh's more direct style.
Micky certainly wasn't helped by the conditions, and got subbed for Wynne Hooper, who is right up there on my list of all time STFC duffers.
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« Reply #7 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 20:56:46 » |
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That's the one...we also had Steve Aizlewood from that list, Aizlewood was quite an under-rated player. I'm not sure that'd would be Geoff Thomas of Palace and England fame. |
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« Reply #8 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 20:58:15 » |
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Your right Reg,it isnt....is that the Mclaughlin in the squad who played for us?
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« Reply #9 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 21:40:44 » |
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Your right Reg,it isnt....is that the Mclaughlin in the squad who played for us?
no-his name was John I think,ex-Pompey.Ray Mabbut is the father of Gary and Kevin incidentally |
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« Reply #10 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 21:43:08 » |
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Signed from Brentford, anyone remember him play for the Town?
Yes he was fucking awful. |
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« Reply #11 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 21:52:51 » |
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Danny signed some real duffers at around that time; French,Hooper and that wife beater
David Cunningham.
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« Reply #12 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 21:53:09 » |
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Cheers...did you know that Kevin Mabbutt is one of only three away players ever to score a hatrick at Old Trafford!.....the other two being Dennis Baily for QPR and Martin Peters for Spurs(actually scored 4)
Ronaldo...not Christiano did it for Real Madrid also...obviously not in the lge.
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« Reply #13 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 21:54:15 » |
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McLaughlin was signed from Colchester and like Aizlewood went to Pompey.
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« Reply #14 on: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 22:09:37 » |
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Aizlewood was absolutely brilliant - very, very underrated as was Tim Parkin. When you think of class centre halves for Swindon then Aizlewood is right up there. Played a few games up front for us as well.
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