Oh Louie louie Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 I think the most unpopular striker in my time was Scott mcgarvey, he got terrible stick from the dolman, even when he scored he was called a flash fing such and such, his scoring record for us was decent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Oh Louie louie said: I think the most unpopular striker in my time was Scott mcgarvey, he got terrible stick from the dolman, even when he scored he was called a flash fing such and such, his scoring record for us was decent I heard a story that after being kicked up in the air against the squatters , he said , this isn't the Manchester Derby ! Shows he thought it would be an easy ride down here. I never took to him I must admit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engvall’s Splinter Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Oh Louie louie said: I think the most unpopular striker in my time was Scott mcgarvey, he got terrible stick from the dolman, even when he scored he was called a flash fing such and such, his scoring record for us was decent Before my time - why was he unpopular? Decent record on wiki. Goal every other game pretty much. Edited November 19, 2023 by Engvall’s Splinter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted November 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 What 1960s man said summed him up, he struck me like he would be up the hospital with a chipped fingernail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 28 minutes ago, Engvall’s Splinter said: Before my time - why was he unpopular? Decent record on wiki. Goal every other game pretty much. Along with Gary Stanley, Scott had a "very lovely" hair cut and the swagger of a star player...alas on the pitch they were bang average and not that hard working- McGarvey did put a few away, but he was not a team player....and the Fans could see that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, adamski said: Along with Gary Stanley, Scott had a "very lovely" hair cut and the swagger of a star player...alas on the pitch they were bang average and not that hard working- McGarvey did put a few away, but he was not a team player....and the Fans could see that! Ah! The man who reminded me of the entry for Earth in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.... "Mostly Harmless". He never really did anything to upset me, he just did nothing really. For someone of his pedigree he was the least effective player I have ever seen. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said: I think the most unpopular striker in my time was Scott mcgarvey, he got terrible stick from the dolman, even when he scored he was called a flash fing such and such, his scoring record for us was decent According to Burning Spear, "no-one remember old Scott McGarvey". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Port Said Red said: Ah! The man who reminded me of the entry for Earth in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.... "Mostly Harmless". He never really did anything to upset me, he just did nothing really. For someone of his pedigree he was the least effective player I have ever seen. For some reason, whenever I think of GS (which TBF isn't often) I just see him strolling around in that "mini series" The Aldershot Cup Tie ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, adamski said: Along with Gary Stanley, Scott had a "very lovely" hair cut and the swagger of a star player...alas on the pitch they were bang average and not that hard working- McGarvey did put a few away, but he was not a team player....and the Fans could see that! The thing I remember most about Gary Stanley, apart from him being virtually pointless. Was during one game ,which so so memorable that I've forgotten who it was against, he was on the bench and stood to warm up. Big shout from the crowd of "sit down Stanley" , in my memory he actually sat back down, though it was a long time ago. In my opinion "Bang average" is being too kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, 1960maaan said: The thing I remember most about Gary Stanley, apart from him being virtually pointless. Was during one game ,which so so memorable that I've forgotten who it was against, he was on the bench and stood to warm up. Big shout from the crowd of "sit down Stanley" , in my memory he actually sat back down, though it was a long time ago. In my opinion "Bang average" is being too kind. I think you're right, I was far too generous regarding "Gary Stanley and his lovely hair cut"...he could easily been replaced by a life size cardboard cut out....Our group's chant..previously referenced... was the only positive we could think of, by the same token, we downgraded Bob Taylor's chant as he became less effective to "Bob, Bob average Bob, average Bobby Taylor".... the joyous humour of the Park End are much missed, as is the small change collected during certain games!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 11 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said: I think the most unpopular striker in my time was Scott mcgarvey, he got terrible stick from the dolman, even when he scored he was called a flash fing such and such, his scoring record for us was decent I'll raise you Ian Baird. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa_bcfc Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 19/11/2023 at 10:44, 1960maaan said: The thing I remember most about Gary Stanley, apart from him being virtually pointless. Was during one game ,which so so memorable that I've forgotten who it was against, he was on the bench and stood to warm up. Big shout from the crowd of "sit down Stanley" , in my memory he actually sat back down, though it was a long time ago. In my opinion "Bang average" is being too kind. Ray Attaveld wasn’t any better either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 15 minutes ago, aa_bcfc said: Ray Attaveld wasn’t any better either. I thought he was much better, I was at Millwall when he scored a cracker 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 53 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: I thought he was much better, I was at Millwall when he scored a cracker Danny Baker famously said on 606 (when it was worth listening to) that when a player does something like that they should play the Benny Hill music over the tannoy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 hour ago, 1960maaan said: I thought he was much better, I was at Millwall when he scored a cracker But, were you at Watford? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: But, were you at Watford? I do believe I was , very little memory of the day though. As a reminder. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wealwayseatcheese Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 12 hours ago, 1960maaan said: I do believe I was , very little memory of the day though. As a reminder. I was there , minibus from Chepstow, very very eventful day on and off the pitch. If you were in the Oddfellows and offie you know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 16 hours ago, 1960maaan said: I do believe I was , very little memory of the day though. As a reminder. The 3 'A's sent off. As I seem to remember, one more and the game was abandoned.....it was tense (to say the least!) on the terraces that day! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, BanburyRed said: The 3 'A's sent off. As I seem to remember, one more and the game was abandoned.....it was tense (to say the least!) on the terraces that day! What with Watford ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: What with Watford ? The 3 ‘W’s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben1980 Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 Kevin Nugent was always unpopular. Remember him getting booed every time they ran through the teams on the tannoy. Tbf he was slow - made my Nan look quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, Ben1980 said: Kevin Nugent was always unpopular. Remember him getting booed every time they ran through the teams on the tannoy. Tbf he was slow - made my Nan look quick. Not fair !! He always showed a turn of speed when pulling the helicopter on Weston sands. Steve Torpey was another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 1 minute ago, BigTone said: Not fair !! He always showed a turn of speed when pulling the helicopter on Weston sands. Steve Torpey was another. Steve Torpey was dreadful. He scored 13 goals in three seasons and Phil Jevons bagged 11 in two seasons……pretty crap for strikers. Jevons had the nickname ‘turbo’ as he was so slow……… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 19/11/2023 at 10:36, slartibartfast said: For some reason, whenever I think of GS (which TBF isn't often) I just see him strolling around in that "mini series" The Aldershot Cup Tie ! One of those replays was one of the best games I ever saw at AG. I think we won 1-0 in the end As a youngster and just started watching city couldn’t work out why fans were booing Scott McGarvey and still can’t really - I thought we were sitting with the away fans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Robbored said: Steve Torpey was dreadful. He scored 13 goals in three seasons and Phil Jevons bagged 11 in two seasons……pretty crap for strikers. Jevons had the nickname ‘turbo’ as he was so slow……… Wasn't Jevons a Gas cast off ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj77 Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 19/11/2023 at 08:25, Engvall’s Splinter said: Before my time - why was he unpopular? Decent record on wiki. Goal every other game pretty much. People were jealous of his blonde perm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 Jevons was ex- Yeovil and actually had a decent record for City. All competitions 55 games and 19 goals says wikipedia 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj77 Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, BigTone said: Wasn't Jevons a Gas cast off ? Yeovil, came with Gary Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshead64 Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, BigTone said: Wasn't Jevons a Gas cast off ? Yeovil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Basshead64 said: Yeovil? Well I was close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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