Jack Dawe Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Ronnie Sinclair at Leeds, below. How come he was never told, "sorry son. You're too small"? There's Bob Taylor, back row, second from left. All 5'10" of him. Which makes Ronnie about 5'9" by my reckoning. Shall we give him a half inch to go with the 5'9"? It doesn't get any better from this angle, below He's bloody tiny! How did we not let in shedloads that season, bearing in mind the aerial bombardment style of play popular at the time and every team using a six footer up front (think Rovers and Devon White, for example)? Somebody remind me how tall RO'D is, so I can get to sleep tonight (start your answer with a 6). Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Spandex Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 6'2" (188 cm) sleep well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Ronnie Sinclair was 5ft 11" and a great keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 This guy was only 5'6" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: This guy was only 5'6" But had impeccable dress sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 This is more like it. William Foulke. For some reason, his nickname was "fatty" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, pongo88 said: This is more like it. William Foulke. For some reason, his nickname was "fatty" Camel toe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, pongo88 said: This is more like it. William Foulke. For some reason, his nickname was "fatty" That's more like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Paul Cooper, Ipswich goalie in the late 70s / 80s wasn't very tall. Great penalty saver though. Sylvester Stallone, Allied goalie was only 5'8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Ronnie Sinclair was my hero as an 8 year old. Good keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 8 hours ago, pongo88 said: This is more like it. William Foulke. For some reason, his nickname was "fatty" Did they have Photoshop then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 7 hours ago, RedDave said: Ronnie Sinclair was my hero as an 8 year old. Good keeper IIRC Sinclair was a bit in the style of Fielding ( remember him ? ) a good shot stopper but struggled on crosses and did n't dominate his box . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Short arses who have played for City , Lee Johnson And Steve Galliers , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 For older contributors, how tall was Mike Gibson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 This picture makes Gibbo look taller than I remember but then he is a lot shorter than Tony Ford. This team was from the 65-66 season, the last that Atyeo figured in. I started watching City the following season and I remember seeing most of these players, except Drury and Showell whom I don't remember at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Yes Mike Gibson was a short arsed goalkeeper, and one of the finest keepers to wear the shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 13 minutes ago, Roadrunner said: Yes Mike Gibson was a short arsed goalkeeper, and one of the finest keepers to wear the shirt. There is another thread discussing Flints 100 consecutive games and from memory it seemed that Gibbo played no matter how fit or well he was, I am not sure this was true, just the way I remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 9 hours ago, pongo88 said: This is more like it. William Foulke. For some reason, his nickname was "fatty" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Foulke_%28footballer%29 Some interesting stuff about Fatty including the origins of ball boys and "who eat all the pies" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I recall Bo Andersen being pretty short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Southstandoriginal said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Foulke_%28footballer%29 Some interesting stuff about Fatty including the origins of ball boys and "who eat all the pies" Who ate all the ball boys ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 11 hours ago, Davefevs said: Paul Cooper, Ipswich goalie in the late 70s / 80s wasn't very tall. Great penalty saver though. Sylvester Stallone, Allied goalie was only 5'8". Paul Cooper was a fantastic keeper, I was quite often him when having the garden kickabouts with my friends 11 hours ago, RedDave said: Ronnie Sinclair was my hero as an 8 year old. Good keeper You've just made a lot of people feel very old..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 44 minutes ago, MichaelRobartes said: I recall Bo Andersen being pretty short. I'm sure Bo was only about three feet tall, thought he was a good keeper though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 12 hours ago, RedDave said: Ronnie Sinclair was my hero as an 8 year old. Good keeper Bit young for a keeper but each to their own...:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 8 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: I'm sure Bo was only about three feet tall, thought he was a good keeper though. I can't really remember much about him, I was ten at the time but he looked tiny to me then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 13 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: Camel toe! Elephant toe, more like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 14 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: Ronnie Sinclair was 5ft 11" and a great keeper. That Leeds team were giants then. How tall was Mervyn Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I don't know how tall he is……..I'm afraid to ask. Of whom do I speak? Well it's Fabian Assman the well known keeper of Argentina's Independiente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 We had a goalkeeper by the name of John Vaughan on loan in the late '80s (I think). He could not have been any taller than 5'8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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