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4 pages in and no mention for Bryan Robson yet? I always liked this story.
Isn't Jimmy Case by any chance, he was a tough player who could also play as well.Graham Roberts was a bit of a hatchet man, although a good player.
Terry Hurlock was another who could lose it.
There is someone else who's name I can't quite remember. In the eighties, pretty sure he was the person with the most red cards in the league. I can picture his face but not his name. Midfielder for a non-top side. Anyone help me dredge his name from the dark recesses of my memory?
Can't post the tweet but Oliver Kahn once took part in a penalty shootout against a bunch of nine-year-olds.Oliver Kahn was probably the most intimidating player, but at the same time he was quite calculated I think. Intimidating, but not in an idiotic way, more in a 'stamping authority' way.
Nah not him. He played for Liverpool though so even I'll admit that back then they were a top sideIsn't Jimmy Case by any chance, he was a tough player who could also play as well.
good you got it as it was bugging me too as that was my era growing up. Case only played for liverpool up to 81, for the rest of the 80's he played for Brighton and Southampton, that's why i said him, when you said he didn't play for a top side. Walsh was a tough, dirty player, typical of that time.Nah not him. He played for Liverpool though so even I'll admit that back then they were a top side
This is going to bug me for weeks if I can't think of who it is............
EDIT - think it might be Steve Walsh. SO not a midfielder then!
It's Muscat. The dood is 100% a thug. Im not sure he goes down as a mad bastard or just a talent less violent hatchetman.How can he rant at the ref there?!
It seems surprising anyone can last in the pro game with that back catalogue.It's Muscat. The dood is 100% a thug. Im not sure he goes down as a mad bastard or just a talent less violent hatchetman.
The tackle that ended Matt Holmes career was appalling. 3-4 surgeries later, lucky not to have his leg amputated, hole in his ankle, steel rod in his leg, Muscat ended his career. Purposefully going over the top of the ball to injure players was his bread and butter. Flailing arms, elbows, 12 reds over his career, should have been a lot more.
The tackle on Zahra in this thread was another requiring surgery. Seriously injured Craig Bellamy with a horrible challenge which kicked off a melee in a Norwich Wolves match. Knocked out a Grimsby player with an elbow which earned him a straight red and several game suspension. One of many suspensions, he got five games for a tackle from behind on Ashley Ward who was subsequently stretchered off. Seriously injured Dugarry, was an international friendly, Muscat didnt get the memo or didnt care. Stomped on Danny Webber in a match against Watford. And this isnt even digging very deep.
It's pretty bad when Millwall is informing you to change the way you play as you are damaging the clubs reputation and you will be moved on.
Well it was the 90's early 2000's and he was never in the top leagues. And yes there was a game where he was stomped on and had studs raked over the back of his head and neck by a Welsh player in response to him injuring Bellamy.It seems surprising anyone can last in the pro game with that back catalogue.
Also surprising no one ever got after him for retribution and took him seriously out.
The punishment of a few red cards (3-game suspensions) over his career didn’t match the crimes of seriously injuring or ending the careers of multiple players. It’s where the game is out of balance. He should have been banned from the sport.It seems surprising anyone can last in the pro game with that back catalogue.
Also surprising no one ever got after him for retribution and took him seriously out.
One of the Norwegian players (can't remember who) back in the 90s said Wise was a constant pain in the ass during matches. He said he that whenever Wise was near him, he would always ship some comments his way. I think it was described as non stop verbal harrassment to mess up your focus and get you agitated.Wisey was not really a mad bastard. He wanted to put you off or get you sent off.
He was a sneaky devotee of the dark arts.
Once finished an entire season with only 2 yellow cards by the way, even Baresi would be proudBruno Alves says hi. Even Diego Costa feared him. He was a top center back on his peak but a massive c*nt
Yeah, by almost all accounts, he was/is a massive arsehole both on and off the pitch.One of the Norwegian players (can't remember who) back in the 90s said Wise was a constant pain in the ass during matches. He said he that whenever Wise was near him, he would always ship some comments his way. I think it was described as non stop verbal harrassment to mess up your focus and get you agitated.
CLean defendingOnce finished an entire season with only 2 yellow cards by the way, even Baresi would be proud
He didn't look too hard when Eddie McCreadie did this to him the 1970 Cup Final replay.Not sure if you're after hard/mental or just mental....
Tommy Smith - loved the physical side, would always retaliate on behalf of teammate
Souness - tw@t, but a hard tw@t. Bit sneaky, probably leg you from behind
Gentile - they say some players can play across the back four... Gentile could foul across the back four (and play tbf),
Bremner - probably the hardest little man I've seen
Pepe? - Can't remember specifics, just have memory of him fouling all the time
There's a difference between taking hard tackles and getting karate kicked/blind sided at the same time though?He didn't look too hard when Eddie McCreadie did this to him the 1970 Cup Final replay.
I was at a match at Stamford Bridge where Bremner thought Ron Harris was coming behind him and he jumped high up in the air to avoid a challenge that didn't happen. The crowd roared with laughter.
The 1970 FA cup final had about 10 mad bastards on the pitch. It was allowed in those days.