'Memries' Adrian Littlejohn – Rumbelows sprint challenge

[seanbeenstattoo]

Dean Hammond would absolutely walk it.
Literally.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Agreed; he was arguably the most natural partner for Deano apart from Tony Agana, he scored some important goals especially the one against the Pigs at the Lane. Seem to remember a goal against Liverpool too? From memory it was quite short lived, was it injury, loss of form or a fallout with DB?

I was only a kid at the time but always got the sense Bassett wasn’t convinced by him. Maybe didn’t think he was hard enough and often preferred Cork (such as the FA cup semi v the pigs). Personally, after Agana had gone, I always wanted to see the Deane/ Littlejohn partnership given a run.

I also thought Littlejohn was not bad playing off Flo. Remember the Anfield win when Littlejohn and Carr caused them all manner of problems with Flo scoring 2.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Littlejohn should've won that race - he was the fastest fuckin thing.

 

[Bayingblade]

Littlejohn had the best song

 

[BushBlade]

I was only a kid at the time but always got the sense Bassett wasn’t convinced by him. Maybe didn’t think he was hard enough and often preferred Cork (such as the FA cup semi v the pigs). Personally, after Agana had gone, I always wanted to see the Deane/ Littlejohn partnership given a run.

I also thought Littlejohn was not bad playing off Flo. Remember the Anfield win when Littlejohn and Carr caused them all manner of problems with Flo scoring 2.

My recollection is that he didn't have much of a football brain. He was rapid but didn't always run into the right areas or anticipate where the ball was going to go. Not really good enough for the top division.

Forte looked fast when he first played for us.

 

[JordoBlade]

Neil Shipperly

 

[georgethecat]

Quickest instance of his pace I witnessed was 2nd half in the playoff final when he sprinted back to make up for a right balls-up of his own making. His pace has helped rescue him over the years.[/QUOTE

I remember that incident very well. He must have sprinted back from the other 18 yrd box to make a telling challenge in his own box. I remember thinking that with that sort of pace he could go far in the modern game.

 

[Russ]

You've all got it wrong.

Billy Sharp.

150mph in his Porsche Panamera!

 

[Captain]

Remember going to a night match at Coventry City , won 3-1 and Ade Littlejohn scored 2, like Billy Whizz, top bloke apparently trained physio still in the game, full time to Dean Hammond and James Wallace(assistant required)

 

[BerksBlade]

You've all got it wrong.
Billy Sharp.
150mph in his Porsche Panamera!

James Beattie's Lamborghini must have been faster?

 

[Bergen Blade]

My recollection is that he didn't have much of a football brain. He was rapid but didn't always run into the right areas or anticipate where the ball was going to go. Not really good enough for the top division.

Forte looked fast when he first played for us.

Izale McLeod was another quick player who played briefly for us.

 

[Blade for Sale]

Just popped up on Facebook. Quite underrated was Littlejohn.