In praise of the club

balltofeet · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:47 pm

Given I live in Kent these days and pools have been superb in offering my son the opportunity to be the mascot at Gillingham on saturday.

Tomorrow he goes to a trial, if that is such a thing for a 8 year old with the Chelsea academy, but I have told him the last person to make an impression was a kneeling Joe Joe Joe 'Iron lung' Allon celebrating his debut in front of the shed to score his one and only goal as a sub.

Keep the faith everyone and support the team and players see you all saturday - my son will have his boots and I am hoping the club can register him in time, but sadly not as quick as Usain Bolt!

Any way a quiz question who is the quickest player currently at Pools and in the past ?

lunarblue76 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:53 pm

ricardo gabadini bbolt

in the past i think

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

lunarblue76 wrote:

ricardo gabadini bbolt

in the past i think

Gabbiadinni was definitely Pool's representative when they did the 100m sprint on Saint & Greavsie.

Fasters players I can think of are either Mackay or Andy Macavoy.

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:09 pm

Lee (!) Johnrose

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:39 pm

Les Mutrie?

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Istead surely?

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:42 pm

Yubep wrote:

Istead surely?

Istead, Steven, wasn't it?

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Indeed

balltofeet · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:01 pm

Liddle today and maybe everyone is right about Istead I know Sunderland were scared of him and put Arca & their left back on him when he came on the FA cup, but for the more senile amongst us how about Derek Hampton or David Spike Robinson

Hangem · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:06 am

Paul Dobson, well he looked quick to me when i was a nipper :laugh:

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5096

dobber was quick as i remember mind he could run past a dwarf without going round him
i think he was related to john wayne :shock:

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:18 am

Kona Hislop was very fast but he could not play football.

SuperGordonWatson · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:45 am

Bobby Scaife?

Bamboo Kid · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:37 pm

John Linacre.
Must question Ball to Feet's apparent decrying of John Smart - he was a good man who loved football and tried his best for the club, with no help from some and blatant opposition from others. I believe he paved the way for Harold Hornsey, who in turn paved the way for IOR.

Freaky Teeth · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:54 pm

Tony Lormor bbolt

Salty · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:44 am

dull as fook yawn1

In praise of the club

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