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Briles

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  • Yesterday at 2:26 PM
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Thinking current fastest is probably MVE however there are some contenders for fastest ever. Im too young to remember the flyng postman John Wiliams who is widely touted as our quickest ever. Quickest ive seen was Huckerby but im sure theres plenty more who would be up there. I vaguely remember David pipe being rapid but might just be because he was small and bald.



 

Robinshio

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  • Yesterday at 2:30 PM
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Mifsud was pretty rapid
Micky Quinn was the fastest over 3 yards
 
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ccfc_Tom

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  • Yesterday at 2:43 PM
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Armstrong was pretty rapid in L1
 
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Briles

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  • Yesterday at 2:46 PM
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I think the fastest sprint ive ever seen genuinley was Kastaneer. Not before his tackle like was in another game
 
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sc1940

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  • Yesterday at 2:47 PM
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Briles said:
Thinking current fastest is probably MVE however there are some contenders for fastest ever. Im too young to remember the flyng postman John Wiliams who is widely touted as our quickest ever. Quickest ive seen was Huckerby but im sure theres plenty more who would be up there. I vaguely remember David pipe being rapid but might just be because he was small and bald.



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Williams' time was 11.45 in that Rumbelows sprint competition, for context Alan Wells won olympic gold in the 1980 games with a time of 10.24. (USA runners boycotted those games)
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Yesterday at 2:57 PM
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Huckerby was rapid, acceleration was his biggest strength. I remember that time he knocked the ball past Gareth Barry I think with a 5 yard start and beat him to it.
 
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Briles

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  • Yesterday at 3:02 PM
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fernandopartridge said:
Huckerby was rapid, acceleration was his biggest strength. I remember that time he knocked the ball past Gareth Barry I think with a 5 yard start and beat him to it.
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I remember a quote from Gary Kelly at leeds who said "people thought I was quick, Huckerby is lightning"
 
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wingy

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  • Yesterday at 3:03 PM
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sc1940 said:
Williams' time was 11.45 in that Rumbelows sprint competition, for context Alan Wells won olympic gold in the 1980 games with a time of 10.24. (USA runners boycotted those games)
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Why did they boycott, not enough drugs allowed or was that Canada,Bravo to Scotland, what would that time be if the USA win was around, any Idea or guess?
 
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sc1940

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  • Yesterday at 3:04 PM
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Alan Green was pretty rapid, for those that can remember him.
 
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sc1940

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  • Yesterday at 3:07 PM
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wingy said:
Why did they boycott, not enough drugs allowed or was that Canada,Bravo to Scotland, what would that time be if the USA win was around, any Idea or guess?
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Protest about Russia invading Afganistan

Why Jimmy Carter Ordered the U.S. to Boycott the 1980 Olympics

The president divided the international community and angered a contingent of American athletes with his attempt to punish the Soviet Union.
www.biography.com
USA sprinters were in the high 9 seconds then I believe.
 
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Domo

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  • Yesterday at 3:16 PM
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Clive platt was rapid
 
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PaulPUSB

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  • Yesterday at 3:17 PM
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Robert Jarni...

Sent from my SM-A176B using Tapatalk
 
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Briles

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  • Yesterday at 3:18 PM
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Domo said:
Clive platt was rapid
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Good question, slowest ever...
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Yesterday at 3:20 PM
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Callum Wilson was rapid that season at Sixfields

If he hadn't lost a yard of pace and had a bit more luck with injuries I think he would have touched 30/40 England caps easily
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Yesterday at 3:23 PM
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FabTav was very quick as well, not an amazing footballer but he could outrun anyone

That cameo against Man United no one could get near him as the game went on
 
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Domo

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  • Yesterday at 3:25 PM
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Briles said:
Good question, slowest ever...
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never - you obv never saw him in action ...
 
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Briles

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  • Yesterday at 3:27 PM
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Domo said:
never - you obv never saw him in action ...
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If I fast forwarded the game he still looked like he was running backwards
 
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theskyisthelimit

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  • Yesterday at 3:33 PM
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Briles said:
Good question, slowest ever...
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Hermann Hreidarsson
Arjan De Zeeuw
Kevin Kyle
Yakubu
Peter Vincenti
Darius Henderson

To name but a few


Fastest Players I would say
Milan
Mifsud
Maatsen
Wilson
Kent
Murphy
Wakefield was supposed to be rapid but never played
 
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skybluelee

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  • Yesterday at 3:35 PM
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Huckerby for me. Watched back the highlights from the 97/98 season recently and he was destroying defenders with his pace.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Yesterday at 3:36 PM
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Got to be between Mickey Quinn and Gus.

Oh sorry, fastest player, my mistake.
 
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dadgad

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  • Yesterday at 3:39 PM
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Ndlovu (sic) was quick and delivered, with end product.
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Yesterday at 3:40 PM
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Briles said:
Good question, slowest ever...
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Some of those Mowbray signings in the 2016 Jan Transfer window...

Peter Ramage, Steven Hunt, Darius Henderson - That transfer window needs to be studied, I don't know whether we went to town on signing experience cause we had a young side or all we could afford was over the hill players on their last payday but all I know is it cost us the season

My slowest player is Nathan Clarke... For those of you who prefer to forget that bleak period in our history, Russell Slade signed him as he'd been his captain at Orient! Milk turned quicker and he sent my OCD into overdrive as as a centre half he was designated squad number 7
 
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sc1940

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  • Yesterday at 3:44 PM
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PaulPUSB said:
Robert Jarni...

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He was so quick we never saw him.
 
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SkyBlueChris

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  • Yesterday at 3:44 PM
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Briles said:
Good question, slowest ever...
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Yakubu close thread
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Yesterday at 3:44 PM
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alexccfc99 said:
Callum Wilson was rapid that season at Sixfields

If he hadn't lost a yard of pace and had a bit more luck with injuries I think he would have touched 30/40 England caps easily
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I'd say he and Ashley Cain are the quickest in modern times.

Wilson was the lightning fast before those ACL injuries.
 
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Briles

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  • Yesterday at 3:46 PM
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alexccfc99 said:
Some of those Mowbray signings in the 2016 Jan Transfer window...

Peter Ramage, Steven Hunt, Darius Henderson - That transfer window needs to be studied, I don't know whether we went to town on signing experience cause we had a young side or all we could afford was over the hill players on their last payday but all I know is it cost us the season

My slowest player is Nathan Clarke... For those of you who prefer to forget that bleak period in our history, Russell Slade signed him as he'd been his captain at Orient! Milk turned quicker and he sent my OCD into overdrive as as a centre half he was designated squad number 7
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Blimey forgot about Ramage. In the words of Blackadder. "Advanced no further than an asthmatic ant with some heavy shopping"
 
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Briles

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  • Yesterday at 3:46 PM
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SkyBlueChris said:
Yakubu close thread
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Doesnt count because he never ran. Mightve been rapid for all we know
 

skyblueelephant76

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  • Yesterday at 3:48 PM
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Cobi Jones was very quick but had no idea what to do with it.
 
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SkyBlueChris

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  • Yesterday at 3:48 PM
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Briles said:
Doesnt count because he couldn't run. Mightve been half dead on the pitch for all we know
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Changed it for you!
 
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Briles

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  • Yesterday at 3:49 PM
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SkyBlueChris said:
Changed it for you!
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I read that and was like i swear thats not what I said
 

alexccfc99

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  • Yesterday at 3:52 PM
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pusbccfc said:
I'd say he and Ashley Cain are the quickest in modern times.

Wilson was the lightning fast before those ACL injuries.
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I forgot about Ashley Cain!
 

Warwickhunt

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  • Yesterday at 3:55 PM
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fernandopartridge said:
Huckerby was rapid, acceleration was his biggest strength. I remember that time he knocked the ball past Gareth Barry I think with a 5 yard start and beat him to it.
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Yet he was caught offside so many times!
 

Briles

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  • Yesterday at 3:57 PM
  • #33
Warwickhunt said:
Yet he was caught offside so many times!
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My dad used to say Hucks was never offside the Lino just assumed he was because of how far through he was
 
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SkyBluePower

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  • Yesterday at 4:02 PM
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skyblueelephant76 said:
Cobi Jones was very quick but had no idea what to do with it.
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Had a few of them- David Smith?
 

DazzleTommyDazzle

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  • Yesterday at 4:54 PM
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sc1940 said:
Williams' time was 11.45 in that Rumbelows sprint competition, for context Alan Wells won olympic gold in the 1980 games with a time of 10.24. (USA runners boycotted those games)
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And he was running in football kit and football boots as I recall. (Willo, not Wells)
 
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