Name this Blade #162

[Darren]

Whoever thought Tony Field would appear in the same photo as Pele and Franz Beckenbauer

 

[JJ Sefton]

Whoever thought Tony Field would appear in the same photo as Pele and Franz Beckenbauer

Thats Ian McShane isn't it?

 

[Silent Blade]

Another ex-Blade who played in USA from 1978 to 1988. Who is he?

 

[JJ Sefton]

Another ex-Blade who played in USA from 1978 to 1988. Who is he?

Paul Nicholas from Just Good Friends. Cheer up son, you've just slung one up Jan Francis!

 

[Darren]

Another ex-Blade who played in USA from 1978 to 1988. Who is he?

Keith Furphy

 

[Silent Blade]

Keith Furphy

Correct!

 

[Cyprus Blade]

Trevor Hockey v Pele - no contest. Pele could hardly walk after.

 

[Silent Blade]

My abiding memory of The Cal was him dribbling around half the Cardiff team to score at Ninian Park in the 70's when we won 6-1 I think (Silent Blade ???) I wasn't there but it was one of the Sunday Soccer games on ITV.

The same match

 

[Jon Bon]

Easy one. Who's this gorgeous, young Keith Lemon lookalike then..?

 

[Darren]

Easy one. Who's this gorgeous, young Keith Lemon lookalike then..?

David Bradford

 

[Dnblade]

The same match

Is that Robin Friday for Cardiff SB?

 

[Silent Blade]

Is that Robin Friday for Cardiff SB?

Peter Sayer

 

[Jon Bon]

David Bradford

No. It is actually a young Keith Lemon

 

[Sean Thornton]

Easy one. Who's this gorgeous, young Keith Lemon lookalike then..?

Now we know where Kev's "believe me" smile came from.

 

[Darren]

Off the top of my head list of players who played for United who also played in the NASL in the late 70s/early 80s

E. Colquhoun
A. Woodward
T. Hockey
S. Scullion
K. Eddy
J. Brown
C. Franks
T. Field
T. Garbett
D. Bradford
C. Calvert
J. Johnstone
I. Hamilton
J. Cutbush
N. Johns
P. Anderson
J. Bourne
J. Ryan

 

[Cyprus Blade]

jimmy johnstone in a blades shirt

 

[Cyprus Blade]

 

[Silent Blade]

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Ronnie Simpson. Paul Simpson's uncle. My dad said Ronnie had a powerful left foot shot. Joe Mercer signed him in summer 1958 in an exchange deal, Derek Hawksworth (also a left winger) going the other way. Ronnie was our regular number 11 from 1958 to 1964 before going to Carlisle (his home town). He was introduced to the crowd at BDTBL before a match about 7 years ago. He looked well but passed away about a year later. Scored after 8 seconds in the 2-1 win at Burnley in October 1963 ( still our record)