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« on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 03:41:24 » |
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I'm thinking Eric Sabin and Bobby Howe deserve that status.
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 04:20:15 » |
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Bobby Howe only deserves that status if the title of this topic has been strategically mis-spelt.  Will always remember Sabin tho for the Trust player of the Year awards (OK, not quite the Brits, but we had fun) in his 1st season. Remember then he was mainly famous for hurtling towards startled defenders at speed before falling over in the box to increasingly less sympathetic refs. So, the do is in the Winners, Eric is accepting an award for something or other on behalf of someone else, he comes up to the front, trips on the biut where there was a carpeted section raised by about a millimetre from the woodeny-type floor, and goes sprawling. Cue shouts of "Dive" and spontaneous applause from the assembled fans. Pure class, goes to show he couldn't help himself - must have been some kind of medical condition that whenever he saw a rectangle marked out on the floor, his body just kind of hurled him to the floor. Kind of Falling Over Tourettes. |
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 04:21:17 » |
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Erm, the Sabin thing. I think you had to be there. But it was dead funny at the time. No really, it was.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 04:32:05 » |
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Nah it was ace  I reckon bobby howe got a bad deal. he ended up being played as some sort of a midfield general when he wasn't that sort of player at all. When he was aloud to get forward he'd occasionally do something good. Go bobby Howe |
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 05:39:35 » |
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 that would have been ace to hear everybody shout "DIVE!" |
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 08:02:03 » |
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Cue shouts of "Dive" and spontaneous applause from the assembled fans. Pure class, goes to show he couldn't help himself
But surely since going over to the yellow side he shouldn't be considered as a legend :-))( |
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 08:49:39 » |
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Cue shouts of "Dive" and spontaneous applause from the assembled fans. Pure class, goes to show he couldn't help himself
But surely since going over to the yellow side he shouldn't be considered as a legend :-))( True. But he should still get an entry in a general "Clumsy twats hall of fame". |
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 08:55:31 » |
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that would have been ace to hear everybody shout "DIVE!" Actually not everyone shouted "DIVE" ...... some people shouted "Penalty!"  |
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 13:16:13 » |
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A few seasons ago we played Colchester away. It was a midweek game and we ended up winning 3-1. We were 1-0 down at half time and at some point after the break, Eric got the ball and started lolloping towards the Col U goal. I yelled at the top of my voice, "Just get in the box and fall over Eric!" And he did just that! The ref gave a pen 'and the rest as they say is history'. To this day I am claiming an assist on that goal. You probably had to be there but me and the people around me thought it was as funny as fuck |
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 13:26:57 » |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 13:29:54 » |
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bobby howe was not a cult hero. however he was a complete and utter pile of dog poo if that's what you meant
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 13:35:02 » |
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The best footballer to have hardly ever played for Town-Phillipe"Jose" Cuervo!
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 13:38:39 » |
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Agreed adje. I think we all know if he'd ever played he'd be one of our best ever players  Shaun Taylor was a proper cult hero IMHO, most of those mentioned here were just comically bad. |
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 13:39:40 » |
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Was that comparison not made by a certain A.King? |
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 13:39:55 » |
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A few seasons ago we played Colchester away. It was a midweek game and we ended up winning 3-1. We were 1-0 down at half time and at some point after the break, Eric got the ball and started lolloping towards the Col U goal. I yelled at the top of my voice, "Just get in the box and fall over Eric!" And he did just that! The ref gave a pen 'and the rest as they say is history'. To this day I am claiming an assist on that goal. You probably had to be there but me and the people around me thought it was as funny as fuck Colchester away: http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/media/0,,~,00.asx?path=zzf%3A//ivqrb.cerzvhzgi.pb.hx/ivqrb/01_2002/16203_uv.jzi |
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