Pools Cult Heroes

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

James sharp seemed to be a bit of a cult hero, long throw, boot it into the stands, fist in the air, crunching tackles, last minute winner at kiddy, player of the year...

loyal blue · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:53 pm **Posts:** 1912

Jim Provett
Mark Tinkler
Gavin Strachan

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:21 pm

Paul Baker, Eiffion Williams, Roy Hogan, Anthony Skedd!!!! :uhoh:

ANTHRAX · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:26 pm

PAUL HAIGH clappp

ANDY SAVILLE / DEAN EMERSON clappp

aaaaaaahhhhhh the good old days, early transfers and 2000 happy fans (well apart from sav and emmo)

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22659

I bet Willie Waddle is top of your list. If he isn't you should be ashamed of yourself!!

jish · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:30 pm

Russell Doig

loyal blue · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:53 pm **Posts:** 1912

Tommy Widdrington
Darrell Clarke

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:33 pm

Alan Goad.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22659

Tommy Miller
Adam Boyd
Alan Goad
Ralph Wright
John Bird (did he die?)

ChunkyMonkey · **Joined:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:59 pm **Posts:** 569

Keith Nobbs

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:41 pm

Roy Hogan.

aido87 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:45 pm

paul daughtrey :shock:

gus

jon daly (in this house anyway :evil:

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Trapper · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:43 am **Posts:** 508

Hugh "the hammer"

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

tuppers

loyal blue · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:53 pm **Posts:** 1912

Ian McGugan
Rob McKinnon

ChunkyMonkey · **Joined:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:59 pm **Posts:** 569

Jonny Brothwick! :grin:

Trapper · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:43 am **Posts:** 508

If the wall on the side of our house was big enough i'd have a full length mural of Taffy's 2nd goal against the Loids - he must be in :shock:

Dugoutpaddy · **Joined:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:23 am **Posts:** 1772

Wayne Goldethorpe :grin:

Derrek hampton
Tony Parry
Lenny johnrose
Malcolm Poskett
Billy Ayre RIP
Barry Watling

Loads more

Dugoutpaddy · **Joined:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:23 am **Posts:** 1772

Terry Bell...Legend

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

what about the dark lord
marcus richardson

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

jan ove 13 games but a lasting impression

P.M.T. · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:14 pm **Posts:** 968

Norman Oakley
George Luke
Jackie Hinchliffe
Ambrose Fogarty
Ken Simpkins
Barry Ashworth
Brian Drysdale
Jimmy Mulvaney

To name a few, heroes all
And a special mention for John Gill

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:27 pm

Eddie Blackburn & David 'Spike' Robinson!!!! :grin:

You know when you say 'Cult'....does that mean....not the best player but well liked all the same????

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:29 pm

Oy worrabout John Gill!!

And of course Ken Simpkins

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:35 pm

Surely John Machail should get in? He was outstanding as a player, plus wasnt it him who went in goal one time and saved a penalty and made many more saves?

norgepoolie · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:46 pm

Keith Nobbs
John & Phil Linacre

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

loyal blue wrote:

Jim Provett
Mark Tinkler
Gavin Strachan

None are cult heroes imo.

Aint read past first few posts but

Darren Knowles

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Bobby Folland

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Ian Crumplin

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:32 pm

Martin Hodge

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22659

I really get annoyed when people put Bob Newton up as some sort of hero. Lets get this straight once and for all; he was a pisshead. He is still a pisshead. Because of his drink driving one young player lost his life when he was a passenger in Newton's car.

He got done again last year for pissed up driving so he learned nothing.

Hero...................... fuck off.

Spender · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:39 pm

Brian Drysdale
John McGovern
Mick Somers
Tony Parry
Bill Green
Les Green
Wintergreen..no.........hang on..... :uhoh:

Bobby Cummings
Mick Wright
Dimitrious Konstantopulos

And the rest of the team at Cardiff.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

Mr I wrote:

I really get annoyed when people put Bob Newton up as some sort of hero. Lets get this straight once and for all; he was a pisshead. He is still a pisshead. Because of his drink driving one young player lost his life when he was a passenger in Newton's car.

He got done again last year for pissed up driving so he learned nothing.

Hero...................... f*** off.

i concur

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:56 pm

Ritchie Humphreys
Peter Beardsley
Jan Ove Petersen
Joe Allon
Nicky Southall
Graeme Lee
Marcus Richardson
Steven Istead
Eifion Williams
Michael Nelson

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:06 pm

kentishpoolie wrote:

Peter Beardsley
Steven Istead

Please tell me you are kidding!? rolfl

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

anyone mention Bill Green who was at the poty

katcha · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:15 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

Mr I wrote:

Tommy Miller
Adam Boyd
Alan Goad
Ralph Wright
John Bird (did he die?)

Rarf Wright was fookin' GREAT wasn't he? Katcha has a cracking photo of him, I hope it's in the book. Takes you right back it does!

Oh it is - a higher res one to the one you saw before so it's in his finest windswept glory

Just need to cajole everyone into buying one - (cult hero from the fave player section at the moment is brian honour) - take up from bunker been slow so far.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22659

Phil, I can put you in touch with Ralph Wright if you want. Could be interesting - not many Pools players have played in and captained the same team as Pele. (New York Cosmos)

katcha · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:22 pm

Mr I wrote:

Phil, I can put you in touch with Ralph Wright if you want. Could be interesting - not many Pools players have played in and captained the same team as Pele. (New York Cosmos)

aye didnt think of that

i'll send you a contact list some point next week

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:33 pm

Monty John Mcphail.
No1 is Brian Horne. bri still rings me to this day great lad.

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Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:39 pm

Peter Beardsley - signed my autograph book when I was 11 years old at Southend.
Steven Istead - scored from the dead ball line famously at Colchester, when we came from behind.

Also
Jermaine Easter
Ian Clark
Paul Stephenson
Craig Midgley
Martin Hollund
basically any player under Turner !

balltofeet · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:37 pm

John Rowlands
Paul Bielby
Nigel Walker
George Potter
Martin Burleigh
Chris Simpkin
Brian 'Flapper' Cox
Barry Wardrobe anyone !

Surely cult heros are not great players but characters therefore only possible winner is:

Roy 'Shovel foot' Hogan

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22659

John Borthwick bbolt

BritishWestHpool · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:35 pm **Posts:** 1243

Dean Gibb

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6473

ADG wrote:

Lawrence

Many more to follow

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

mally dawes now cricket coach clappp

Eggy_Poolie · **Joined:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:36 pm **Posts:** 37

Jan Ove Pedersen
Chris Westwood

and the one we have all forgotten
ryan mccann :laugh:

Jonny · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:57 pm

Not sure everyone would consider these to be cult hero's but they are players that I always liked and dare I say rated........

Kev Henderson
Russell Bradley
Martin Hollund
Lee Fitzpatrick
Hugh

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:59 pm

Brian 'Flapper' Cox

Lee.. sorry Lenny Johnrose!

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

To be honest 95% of the people listed so far are far from cult heroes if you ask me.

A cult hero IMO should be someone provides entertainment through unconventional ways. Monty Panesar is a cult hero with the English Barmy Army as you'd see better fielding and batting in village cricket.

From those listed in my lifetime I'd agree with Skedd, Gus, Brian Horne, Dark Lord, Hugh, Brian Cox.

If Stig Larsen had played a few more games then he'd have made it!

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