Long Throw Specialist

[TonyAgana]

When was the last time we had one?

 

[Westran]

Greg Halford?

 

[Pinchy]

Hooooooooooooof.

 

[BushBlade]

Probably the last time we thought having a load of big blokes who were good in the air was a good way to play football.

 

[Esablade]

Jamal?

 

[SwissBlade]

Wilder

 

[Woodthorpe blade]

Leigh Bromby?

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Think Halford is the last that could be classed as a long throw specialist apart from Kozzy's brief 2nd spell. His throw wasn't quite a slong as Halford or Bromby though.

 

[TonyAgana]

Probably the last time we thought having a load of big blokes who were good in the air was a good way to play football.

Really? It's not dinosaur football to have it in your arsenal, is it? A throw in the final third can be as good as a corner. We don't take all corners short, do we?

 

[BushBlade]

Really? It's not dinosaur football to have it in your arsenal, is it? A throw in the final third can be as good as a corner. We don't take all corners short, do we?

True but you never hear clubs like Arsenal or Barca having a long throw specialist. It's always teams like Stoke. I suspect it's because you need a real focal point/target man to make it effective and you have to work at it a lot on the training ground instead of working on passing moves. If you spend all week working on defending and set pieces, you end up playing like West Brom.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

When was the last time we had one?

Fatima Whitbread?

 

[SteveBlade]

Walker

 

[Whiston Blade]

How far back was the bloke who threw the bottle on Saturday... ?

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Tom Cowan did a good throw.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Vinnie?

 

[elgoog44]

"Ahh, big man Little man up front long ball forwards, nice long throw, just like the kids in the park, jumpers for goal post, Isn't it...mmm"

 

[Garibaldi]

I always think it's a good thing to have. The specialists make them as good as a corner. Be great if Messi had a right long throw to go with the rest of his game.

 

[10-0 win]

Roger Nilsen

 

[BushBlade]

I always think it's a good thing to have. The specialists make them as good as a corner. Be great if Messi had a right long throw to go with the rest of his game.

A lot of experts have said that. Some believe that not having a long throw is a bigger flaw in his game than not winning the World Cup with Argentina. Similarly, Fergie was always advising Ronaldo to stop wasting time practising free kicks and concentrate on throwing the ball as high and as hard as possible into the mixer.

 

[BushBlade]

And the answer to the OP is 'around 2010/11'.

 

[John Street Bar]

Geoff Salmons

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Total footballing sides do not use long throws.

Can we train Freeman up?

 

[Silent Blade]

Geoff Salmons

Yes, he was the first long throw speciallist I can remember. J

ohn Hope could throw balls over the halfway line that would make the crowd gasp!

 

[John Street West Terrace]

I remember Pembo's effort to do a somersault long throw against Wimbledon.. completely fucked it up threw ball into ground and in melee to get the ball 2 players were booked ....

 

[Silent Blade]

I remember Pembo's effort to do a somersault long throw against Wimbledon.. completely fucked it up threw ball into ground and in melee to get the ball 2 players were booked ....

It was the 1-1 draw against West Ham in August 1991

 

[Dellas Cowboys]

Jessica Ennis-Hill - is launching a javelin similar to a throw-in?

 

[John Street West Terrace]

It was the 1-1 draw against West Ham in August 1991

Got my W's and shit teams from London mixed up SB

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Clayton Donaldson has a huge one, throw in I mean.

 

[Maidenhead]

Never played for us but David Seaman could throw the ball Overmars

 

[elgoog44]