As I thought. Hardly surprising that the Leeds fans don’t like him then Andrew P Long- just because they were known as Dirty Leeds almost 50 years ago now, doesn’t mean they aren’t allowed to condem cheating in 2019. I’m sure there have been Exeter teams/players who haven’t exactly obeyed the laws of the game, but we can still criticise Tim Sills. Trying to steer slightly back on track- it’s a shame Watkins has added this to his game.
Football fans are idiots. Leeds are no exception. The day 'spy scandal' Leeds try to claim any sort of moral high ground is the day irony dies.
Wot no Chopper Harris?
My bad, Harris Brothers. John Hollins was positively cultured in comparison. Also Eddie McCreadie. Osgood and Houseman could do a good kick on the knee when the ref wasn't looking, too. But most teams were thugs in modern terms. Burnley kicked Steve Kember all over the pitch one game, I recall. Palace werent perfect either, e.g. Gerry Queen: "Queen in brawl at Palace" was a genuine headline.
Just to complete the circle, Alan Pinkney and Julian Tagg were at College together. The stories we could tell...……….
Currently reading Harry Redknapp’s brilliant book “A Man Walks On To a Pitch”. In it he looks at a selection of players in each decade and commented that in the 60s and 70s a player needed almost to commit murder before he would get sent off.
