1 hour ago, erskblue said:

Remember hearing of Alan Ball telling Jim Holton (the Scotland centre half): " You're nothing but a big, ugly, Scottish B*****d !"

To which Holton growled in reply. " Aye and don't you ever forget it !

This was during an England v Scotland match.

There endeth the 'conversation'...

 

Brilliant - it needs more than  a mere tick!

Who would you nominate as an ugly Sassenach bastard, @erskblue?

2 hours ago, erskblue said:

Remember hearing of Alan Ball telling Jim Holton (the Scotland centre half): " You're nothing but a big, ugly, Scottish B*****d !"

To which Holton growled in reply. " Aye and don't you ever forget it !

This was during an England v Scotland match.

There endeth the 'conversation'...

 

A friend of mine used to live in the same street as Jim Holton when he played for Man. Utd. Holton broke his leg in 1974 and whilst he was at home with his leg in plaster and recuperating  my friend and his mates would play Knock Down Ginger on Holton's door.

@moi In response to your question about ugly sassenachs, here's one: Luke Chadwick of Man. Utd. He looks like Plug from the Bash Street Kids.

25 minutes ago, moi said:

Brilliant - it needs more than  a mere tick!

Who would you nominate as an ugly Sassenach bastard, @erskblue?

Tony Adams, David Batty of Leeds,

Sammy Lee going back to the 80s,

Dave Watson, the Man City and England Centre Half of mid - late 70s.

21 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

Along with Davie Dodds and Doug Rougvie. ( not that I’m picking on Jocks Ersk!)

And Ian dowie

 

In contrast, here is Davie Cooper, the greatest Scottish heart throb!

2 hours ago, erskblue said:

Tony Adams, David Batty of Leeds,

Sammy Lee going back to the 80s,

Dave Watson, the Man City and England Centre Half of mid - late 70s.

Blimey yes, Dave Watson was a caveman alright.

5 hours ago, erskblue said:

Remember hearing of Alan Ball telling Jim Holton (the Scotland centre half): " You're nothing but a big, ugly, Scottish B*****d !"

To which Holton growled in reply. " Aye and don't you ever forget it !

This was during an England v Scotland match.

There endeth the 'conversation'...

 

Alan Ball can talk as he was no oil painting.

1 hour ago, old git said:

Alan Ball can talk as he was no oil painting.

Yeah a case of 'the pot calling the kettle black' that one !

Ally McCoist was a bit of a dish as a young man. Not my type though...

McCreadie tackles Bremner. And in the 70's, the play just went on...

Great commentary by Brian Moore !

They were team mates with Scotland !

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by erskblue

We could do a Chelsea All Time 'Ugly Bugs Ball' X1, or has that already been done ersk'?

3 hours ago, moi said:

 

In contrast, here is Davie Cooper, the greatest Scottish heart throb!

Ah, Davie Cooper. What a great player and so sad when he died at such a young age. One of the most skillful players I've ever seen. On his day he was unstoppable. 

One of my Aunts used to work in John Menzies Newsagent in Hamilton where Davie lived (or to use Scottish parlance, stayed) and he would often pop into the shop for a chat. There is a memorial to Davie in the town.

As for ugly footballers here's another name: Steve Ogrizovic who was the Coventry City goalie. When he played at the Bridge the chant for him from the Shed would be: "There's only one Freddy Krueger."

2 hours ago, old git said:

We could do a Chelsea All Time 'Ugly Bugs Ball' X1, or has that already been done ersk'?

Rafa as manager?

On ‎19‎/‎09‎/‎2018 at 13:59, bluehaze said:

I use to drink in there and we had some great singing there too.

2 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

I use to drink in there and we had some great singing there too.

So much denim looks like a load of Status Quo fans.

8 hours ago, chi blue said:

Rafa as manager?

A close run thing with Ian Porterfield.

20 years today since this Monday night classic.

 

Edited September 21, 20187 yr by Jezz

8 hours ago, bluehaze said:

So much denim looks like a load of Status Quo fans.

Maybe that's nor our lot I notice a number watching them in the foreground.

21 hours ago, Boyne said:

A friend of mine used to live in the same street as Jim Holton when he played for Man. Utd. Holton broke his leg in 1974 and whilst he was at home with his leg in plaster and recuperating  my friend and his mates would play Knock Down Ginger on Holton's door.

@moi In response to your question about ugly sassenachs, here's one: Luke Chadwick of Man. Utd. He looks like Plug from the Bash Street Kids.

Scotland were spoilt for centre backs in the 70s. Holton, Gordon McQueen, Jim Cannon who I thought was very underrated. 

There was also a time when you had a few prolific penalty takers in the same side- John Wark, Ray Stewart and someone else I can’t think of......

38 minutes ago, Ewell CFC said:

Scotland were spoilt for centre backs in the 70s. Holton, Gordon McQueen, Jim Cannon who I thought was very underrated. 

There was also a time when you had a few prolific penalty takers in the same side- John Wark, Ray Stewart and someone else I can’t think of......

Agree with you about Jim Cannon. A good player. A few other centre backs: Martin Buchan and the two Rangers players, Colin Jackson and Tom Forsyth. Am trying to remember who else took penalties back in the day. John Robertson of Forest?

18 hours ago, erskblue said:

McCreadie tackles Bremner. And in the 70's, the play just went on...

Great commentary by Brian Moore !

They were team mates with Scotland !

Can't believe that game is nearly fifty years ago. 

As you say, they played together for Scotland including the 3-2 win over England at Wembley in 1967. One James Curran Baxter ran riot. Here's the team from that game. Some team. One Chelsea player and one former.

1. Simpson (Celtic)
2. Gemmell (Celtic)
3. McCreadie (Chelsea)
4. Greig (Rangers)
5. McKinnon (Rangers)
6. Baxter (Sunderland)
7. Wallace (Celtic)
8. Bremner (Leeds)
9. McCalliog (Sheffield Wed)
10. Law (Manchester Utd)
11. Lennox (Celtic)

 

1 hour ago, Boyne said:

Agree with you about Jim Cannon. A good player. A few other centre backs: Martin Buchan and the two Rangers players, Colin Jackson and Tom Forsyth. Am trying to remember who else took penalties back in the day. John Robertson of Forest?

It was John Robertson. Thanks Boyne.

Ray Stewart used to give it some welly.

Edited September 21, 20187 yr by Ewell CFC

18 hours ago, old git said:

We could do a Chelsea All Time 'Ugly Bugs Ball' X1, or has that already been done ersk'?

Here goes...

 

1 Ed De Goey

2 Doug Rougvie

3 Andy Myers

4 Peter Nicholas

5 John Dempsey (due to the Hair)

6 Dennis Rofe 

7 David (Mary)Hopkin Captain (of Ugliness)

8 Didier Deschamps (big head small body)

9 Diego Costa 

10 John Mcnaught (RIP)

11 Kevin Mcallister

 

Subs 

Les Fridge...just because

Trevor Aylott (big lump)

Graham wilkins (the anti Ray)

Alan Mayes (his finishing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

58 minutes ago, fillerywhereru said:

Here goes...

 

1 Ed De Goey

2 Doug Rougvie

3 Andy Myers

4 Peter Nicholas

5 John Dempsey (due to the Hair)

6 Dennis Rofe 

7 David (Mary)Hopkin Captain (of Ugliness)

8 Didier Deschamps (big head small body)

9 Diego Costa 

10 John Mcnaught (RIP)

11 Kevin Mcallister

 

Subs 

Les Fridge...just because

Trevor Aylott (big lump)

Graham wilkins (the anti Ray)

Alan Mayes (his finishing)

 

Ha ha. Dechamps has got a large cranium ( like a twenty bob cabbage),

Winston Bogarde’s bonce looked to small for him ( more of a spring onion)

Edit: Alan Mayes with his pudding bowl Barnet always reminded me of one of the 3 stooges.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 21, 20187 yr by Ewell CFC