by budegull1954 » 04 Sep 2017, 07:45
That's a little unfair on Fallon - maybe a carthorse now, he was actually a very good player in his day, much better than the player I was referring to. His name came to me in the middle of the night - as these things do when you get to my age - it was Steve Hayes. Easily the worst player I have ever seen wearing the Gulls shirt, and that was when the standard of mid-1970's Division 4 football was atrocious anyway. He was a central defender on Shrewsbury's books for several seasons without ever really establishing himself. On one occasion he went to kick a loose ball, missed comletely and landed flat on his back! He ws also an expert at mistiming headers out of our penalty area. Digging around Shrewsbury's fan forums he was a bit of a cult hero at Gay Meadow, where his nickname was 'Animal', and was described by one fan as an 'agicultural defender'! Happy days though, with no continuing threats of relegation out of the league, biggish crowds etc.
That's a little unfair on Fallon - maybe a carthorse now, he was actually a very good player in his day, much better than the player I was referring to. His name came to me in the middle of the night - as these things do when you get to my age - it was Steve Hayes. Easily the worst player I have ever seen wearing the Gulls shirt, and that was when the standard of mid-1970's Division 4 football was atrocious anyway. He was a central defender on Shrewsbury's books for several seasons without ever really establishing himself. On one occasion he went to kick a loose ball, missed comletely and landed flat on his back! He ws also an expert at mistiming headers out of our penalty area. Digging around Shrewsbury's fan forums he was a bit of a cult hero at Gay Meadow, where his nickname was 'Animal', and was described by one fan as an 'agicultural defender'! Happy days though, with no continuing threats of relegation out of the league, biggish crowds etc.
