Our fastest ever player.... (2 Viewers)

[baldy]

Phil Babb had some pace as a defender

Was literally just thinking that

 

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[procdoc]

Used to be at the same running club in my youth with Ash Cain, he was in the fastest 2-3 people in the whole of England for his age group. Only ever watched him lose a 100m race once. His body was an absolute machine, it was amazing to watch. His stride mechanics was something I’ll never forget. Bloke was built like a brick shithouse at 14 man. I’d struggle to believe many would be faster than him, he trained for it.

Was a long time back now but even then he was running something like 11.6 secs at 14. Ran with him till he was 16/17 where it might have got down to like 11.2 but then from that point it was football only as he was breaking through to first team. Had he of scored that sitter he missed on his debut vs Barnsley I think things could have been very different for him. He always had such an aura, no shock he became a bit of a celeb but he is pretty incredible at whatever he does

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I knew Ash when he played for Sphinx, decent lad. He was way above that level even though football was just a hobby for him by this time

 

[SwanLane]

David Bradford, Chris Marsden, Tony Knapp, John Craven - Staunton and Sansom would leave them all for dead.

Haha. I forgot about Marsden who couldn’t run but honestly, the visions I have in my mind’s eye of Staunton running in treacle. It can’t be possible to be slower.

Interesting we had John Craven playing for us, presumably before his TV career kicked on….

 

[ProfessorbyGrace]

Quickest I’ve seen, personally, was Darren Huckerby. His acceleration was frightening at times.

That lad had afterburners in his boots.

 

[LilleSkyBlue]

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

I remember my consternation at that squad number assignation. Not right.

 

[derbyskyblue]

Clive platt was rapid

In those dark days, at least he cared.