Lukers1 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Andy Holden, Ron Futcher, Graeme Sharp, Darren Mcdoghnut, Andy Gorton, Mike Milligan, John Kelly - All 'tough' in their own right. Some of Holdens sliding tackles on plastic were pretty scary/crazy!! Great to watch though. The 'infamous' picture of Sharp (whilst playing for the toffee men) and Milligan in one of our cup ties, shows two 'tough' 'uns giving no quarter - A great pic. Jobson, Linighan, Jones, Prenderville, could all put a tackle in as well, though not the enforcing type. Mini Shez didn't dominate enough for me to be classed with some of those. Sorry to correct you but that picuture is actually Norman Whiteside and Mike Milligan.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) Sorry to correct you but that picuture is actually Norman Whiteside and Mike Milligan.. sorry to re-correct - Graeme Sharp it was at Goodison, League cup 1987. (Though could be wrong with date?!?) Edited December 1, 2010 by futchers briefs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Allan Lawson, his tackling was like the impact of juggernauht running into a brick wall. Allan Lawson without doubt. Another vote for Lawson. In the old game, when wet balls felt like they were were made of squidgy concrete and men were men, Lawson stood out as the hard man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 sorry to re-correct - Graeme Sharp it was at Goodison, League cup 1987. (Though could be wrong with date?!?) Nope it was Norman Whiteside, the pic was taken in the first leg of the cup which we drew 1.1 , its in the programme for the match when we won, Ritchie scored last min pen.. Do you want me to scan it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddogs Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nope it was Norman Whiteside, the pic was taken in the first leg of the cup which we drew 1.1 , its in the programme for the match when we won, Ritchie scored last min pen.. Do you want me to scan it to you. scan it mate defo was sharp,marshall scored for us and we won the replay at boundary park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nope it was Norman Whiteside, the pic was taken in the first leg of the cup which we drew 1.1 , its in the programme for the match when we won, Ritchie scored last min pen.. Do you want me to scan it to you. FA CUP it was 21st Feb 1990, Whiteside was sent off - Sharp's got hold of Milligan's shirt in the photo. D1-1 AET, Marshall put us 1-0 up in extra-time, Kevin Sheedy equalised with a late, late penalty after Paul Warhurst was penalised. (We won the 2nd 2-1, with Ian Marshall scoring a penalty in extra-time) The league cup draw was in November '88, Ritchie's goal came in open play after Denis Irwin smashed a free-kick into the wall - Stitch ramming home the rebound. It was indeed 1-1. We battered the Toffees in the replay at BP but lost 2-0 after a late Tony Cottee brace (he also had the cheek to miss a pen) The game in '87 was a 2-1 defeat also in the LC, Denis Irwin putting us 1-0 up with a free-kick, before we finally succumbed to late Neil Adams winner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nope it was Norman Whiteside, the pic was taken in the first leg of the cup which we drew 1.1 , its in the programme for the match when we won, Ritchie scored last min pen.. Do you want me to scan it to you. I aplogise, it wasnt Ritchie with a last min pen it was Marshall. 1987?, it was 1989-1990. The pic of Milligan and Whiteside is from the Everton v oldham FA Cup replay 21 Feb 1989. Thank you kindly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I aplogise, it wasnt Ritchie with a last min pen it was Marshall. 1987?, it was 1989-1990. The pic of Milligan and Whiteside is from the Everton v oldham FA Cup replay 21 Feb 1989. Thank you kindly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Sharp wasn't a hard man. In the picture he's just vexed enough to stamp his foot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) . Edited December 1, 2010 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Thank you! That's the one The pic's probably still at mi owd fellas' and despite my attempts on google, I couldn't find it. Edited December 2, 2010 by futchers briefs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digglelatic Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Any of the 'old school' remember this little gem from a certain Mr Keane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Any of the 'old school' remember this little gem from a certain Mr Keane? Yeah and despite all of the venom that the plonker put into the tackle, Dissa gets straight up, looking very unimpressed - Keane hard man - my arris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboafc Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Any of the 'old school' remember this little gem from a certain Mr Keane? dirty red needs his balls cut off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Yeah and despite all of the venom that the plonker put into the tackle, Dissa gets straight up, looking very unimpressed - Keane hard man - my arris Didn't even get booked, nowadays that would pretty much be a straight red - however, that tackle is similar to the one 'Dissa' dished out to Kanchelskis early doors the night we beat them in '93, if only he'd done something similar that night - when the Rusky ripped us a new one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 scumbag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Didn't even get booked, nowadays that would pretty much be a straight red - however, that tackle is similar to the one 'Dissa' dished out to Kanchelskis early doors the night we beat them in '93, if only he'd done something similar that night - when the Rusky ripped us a new one.... Didn't he just!! He was unplayable that evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 scumbag There is a previous thread that covers this from Post #31 onwards, including the case for the scumbag defendant. http://www.owtb.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...aland&st=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Mist Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) after 40 odd years of following the 'tics I remember Bill Cranston as a seriously hard center back - (scottish if my memory serves me right) - took no prisoners. Andy Lochhead was a tough nut as well back in the day. Guy Branston was just a physical thug - not a 'hard man' just a dirty brute and waste of a shirt. Matthew Tipton made me smile - Chaddy used to chant 'psycho' when in fact he was as soft as s**t !. Ian Marshall was hard - no doubt about that. Ronnie Blair was tough too but not dirty. Toughest ever ? - in my memory, unless have missed an obvious one, mini-shez - total nutter and one who you would like to have near you if it kicked off on a friday night. hard as nails - end of ! just thought of a couple more - Swailes from Roverum - tough as old boots but never fit enough to do himself justice and Appleby - old gunslinger who was dirty and crude but never 'tough' in the good sense. Darren Sherridan take a bow son !! Edited December 4, 2010 by Blue-Mist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 There is a previous thread that covers this from Post #31 onwards, including the case for the scumbag defendant. http://www.owtb.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...aland&st=20 All I ever read from that thread is 'Well done Joe Jacobson'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 (edited) There is a previous thread that covers this from Post #31 onwards, including the case for the scumbag defendant. http://www.owtb.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...aland&st=20 Edited December 5, 2010 by razza699 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snookmeister Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Dougie hodgson. End of....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanakapan Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Allan Lawson, his tackling was like the impact of juggernauht running into a brick wall. Nickname...the Iron Man... gave me a lift to BP once...really nice bloke.....but hard as nails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanakapan Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 George is described in the reference book as "a dour, craggy Scot with a tenacious and forceful presence". I always felt Alan Wiliams (father of Gary) was the hard man in the 1962-63 promotion-winning team, when he was ever-present. In four seasons at BP he missed only ten games. He's described in the book as "rugged and fearless" and I wouldn't disagree with that. In those days there were always a few hard men in a team. Jimmy Frizzel was no softy... Ken Branagan early sixties.....Brian Jarvis ....Sandy Wann was so tough it made your toes curl....he looked it too..............early seventies....Bobby Collins .....and Ronnie Blair of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianpshaw Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Steve Redmond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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