Maybe legend may not be the best description for them but I always thought Steve Hunt, Garry Thompson, Brain Borrows and Trevor Peake got less accolades than they should have when with us.
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Seldom mentioned here: Peter Hill, Ray Sambrook, Mick Kearns, Ernie Machin, Reg Matthews, Terry Yorath, Steve Froggatt
Deserve more appreciation: Ian Gibson, Terry Bly, Willie Carr, John Eustace, David Thompson
Deserve more appreciation: Ian Gibson, Terry Bly, Willie Carr, John Eustace, David Thompson
I agree with all of those, mate. People would slate John Eustace up HR, but he gave the shirt 100% and it showed.
David Thompson was just sheer quality, if only we'd hung onto him for a bit longer. That lad was magic.
Eustace is one of the nicest most down to earth footballers I have ever met. Genuine nice bloke, and often saw him at the games in the stand supporting us when not playing.
Ernie Machin used to sit on the bench smoking after being substituted....perfectly normal back then!
Not a player but how about Noel Cantwell ? Got us into Europe after finishing 6th in the First Division.
One of my favourite players from the Jimmy Hill era was Brian Hill who I think never got the recognition he deserved. He was not a flashy player, but he was an excellent man marker who was an important cog in JH`s sides while the likes of Hudson and Rees were doing their stuff in attack
had to be the fattest player I've seen play for the city - although a past-his-prime Bob latchford was close!!I remember that one season with Peter Barnes.
John Hartson, almost single handedly saved us. If only we'd had him the whole season instead of that c-unit Bellamy.
Craig Bellamy is my choice. A quality striker, who was humble, considerate and everything you could want from a CCFC player. Who was gracious when he left us and has always said good things about the club and fans.
Does anyone have any contacts in the Catholic Church? I think there should be beatification so that he can become St Craig.
Does anyone have any contacts in the Catholic Church? I think there should be beatification so that he can become St Craig.
I don't know how old you are, Tisza, but we once had an ex Nottingham Forest left back play for us in the 1970's, I think it was Peter Hindley, who had the most enormous beer belly on him. It was a surprise he could even stand.
He was definitely bigger than Peter Barnes!
Which end?
I remember a Jeff Blockley og once from somewhere around the centre circle.
Brian Alderson, Nick Pickering, Bobby McDonald, Dean Emerson, Gerry Francis, Alan Green.
Actually just checked Brian Alderson and he scored a lot less goals than I thought he did.
