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Roger Nilson!!
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Roger Nilson!!
He still plays for Viking, but is a pundit for the World Cup. He's had a reasonable career since returning to Norway, especially at Viking. He speaks well and seems to be doing quite a bit of podcast and other media stuff.I was surprised as I thought he was still playing.
This one completely passed me by, never heard of him and thought well he certainly was never a Blade when I saw your post, but after googling he was in fact a Blade, every days a school day.Kristoffer Lökberg
This one completely passed me by, never heard of him and thought well he certainly was never a Blade when I saw your post, but after googling he was in fact a Blade, every days a school day.
Tonne would have been around the same time?Anyone any idea which fellow countryman he came in with, who we wasted the talent of?
Erik Tonne. Scored a couple back in the Division 3 dayAnyone any idea which fellow countryman he came in with, who we wasted the talent of?
Looks like all that criticism has took its toll on Dean Hammond !!
Mick Henderson.??
No, someone who played for us in the 1960s. Looks well for his ageMick Henderson.??
NoDavid Munks
Correct! Go the photo from Handsworth Blades FB group. Looks well for someone nearly 80Its actually Tony Wagstaff looking very well for his age
Before my time, but I’m I right in saying, he was seen as a very promising youngster who didnt achieve the expected levels later in his career? Was he a creative midfielder?Correct! Go the photo from Handsworth Blades FB group. Looks well for someone nearly 80
Yes he was but was an inside forward showing a lot of promise when he played in the last 15 games of the 1962-63 season, scoring 4 times. My dad said he was quite skilful. In the following season scored 9 times in 37 league games. Played 18 league games in 1964-65 season scoring 3 times. Scored only 1 goal in 30 league games in 1965-66 scoring the last minute winner at home to Newcastle, three goals in 23 league games in 1966-67, 2 league games in 1967-68 but also played in the FA Cup matches at West Ham and Leeds. 12 league games in 1968-69 season before Rowley sold the Wagstaff brothers to Reading. My dad said Tony's lack of pace and power in his later years reduced his effectiveness.Before my time, but I’m I right in saying, he was seen as a very promising youngster who didnt achieve the expected levels later in his career? Was he a creative midfielder?
I'll show him that, drink regularly with him..top bladeMick Henderson.??
Tony's debut against Middlesbrough in April 1961 coincided with my first time at Bramall Lane.Yes he was but was an inside forward showing a lot of promise when he played in the last 15 games of the 1962-63 season, scoring 4 times. My dad said he was quite skilful. In the following season scored 9 times in 37 league games. Played 18 league games in 1964-65 season scoring 3 times. Scored only 1 goal in 30 league games in 1965-66 scoring the last minute winner at home to Newcastle, three goals in 23 league games in 1966-67, 2 league games in 1967-68 but also played in the FA Cup matches at West Ham and Leeds. 12 league games in 1968-69 season before Rowley sold the Wagstaff brothers to Reading. My dad said Tony's lack of pace and power in his later years reduced his effectiveness.
Am sure LSF would explain more about him.
I'll show him that, drink regularly with him..top blade
Send my apologies!! To be fair Wagstaffe looks nowt like his age. My wild guess was based on how hard he looked. I remember your mate certainly took no prisoners!
I didn't start watching until 1966, but from what I remember, it was his brother Barry who was the boo boys' target, not Tony. Tony was a decent enough player, without ever threatening to become a very good player.Tony's debut against Middlesbrough in April 1961 coincided with my first time at Bramall Lane.
I remember my dad telling me about this 17 year old who was going to be a great player in years to come ...
Alas, as in the case of many young lads, Tony's professional career, whilst long and steady, never reached the heights my dad and a few others had envisaged.
Whether or not it was because his debut was my watching debut, I always had a soft spot for him and saw the good aspects of his game more than a majority of fans in the 60's.
He was the no.1 target for the terrace boo boys, the one all the moaners and groaners loved to give stick to him as soon as he transgressed.
'Fuckin useless Wagstaff, fuck off'.. was the phrase bellowed out often when he misplaced a pass or lost out in a tackle....
Tony looked about 14 when he made his debut and about 15 when he made his final appearance for us around 7 years later.
He was very slim, slight in build and probably didn't have the inner aggression to compensate for his lack of physicality.
However, what my eyes saw was an extremely skilful and perceptive inside forward (ask yer grandad) whose creativity and movement far outweighed his lack of aggression.
But as we know the Lane crowd could never forgive that foible and any sign of neshness was met with forceful derision from the many detractors..
He was a much better player than given credit for imo, but back then, to succeed at the highest level you had to be able to mix it too and Tony never bulked up as he got older, staying slight and diminutive throughout his career.
However....he had his own chant, so the Kop obviously had a better opinion of him
Think of the Batman theme from the 60's TV series starring Adam West, and substitute 'Wagstaff' for Batman.
If you had your very own chant back then, you couldn't have been that bad eh!
Tony was a good player, but believe me, he got a fair share off stick on a regular basis.I didn't start watching until 1966, but from what I remember, it was his brother Barry who was the boo boys' target, not Tony. Tony was a decent enough player, without ever threatening to become a very good player.
I know you saw the material I posted a couple of years back, as your debut at the Lane was memorable for other reasons (being hit by the ball, if I remember correctly!) You have perhaps already seen the material on the 60 Years Ago thread from the last part of the 1962-63 season, when it really looked as if Tony was going to make it to the top - he is regularly mentioned in the newspaper reports.Tony's debut against Middlesbrough in April 1961 coincided with my first time at Bramall Lane.
I remember my dad telling me about this 17 year old who was going to be a great player in years to come ...
Alas, as in the case of many young lads, Tony's professional career, whilst long and steady, never reached the heights my dad and a few others had envisaged.
Whether or not it was because his debut was my watching debut, I always had a soft spot for him and saw the good aspects of his game more than a majority of fans in the 60's.
He was the no.1 target for the terrace boo boys, the one all the moaners and groaners loved to give stick to him as soon as he transgressed.
'Fuckin useless Wagstaff, fuck off'.. was the phrase bellowed out often when he misplaced a pass or lost out in a tackle....
Tony looked about 14 when he made his debut and about 15 when he made his final appearance for us around 7 years later.
He was very slim, slight in build and probably didn't have the inner aggression to compensate for his lack of physicality.
However, what my eyes saw was an extremely skilful and perceptive inside forward (ask yer grandad) whose creativity and movement far outweighed his lack of aggression.
But as we know the Lane crowd could never forgive that foible and any sign of neshness was met with forceful derision from the many detractors..
He was a much better player than given credit for imo, but back then, to succeed at the highest level you had to be able to mix it too and Tony never bulked up as he got older, staying slight and diminutive throughout his career.
However....he had his own chant, so the Kop obviously had a better opinion of him
Think of the Batman theme from the 60's TV series starring Adam West, and substitute 'Wagstaff' for Batman.
If you had your very own chant back then, you couldn't have been that bad eh!
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