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[HarryHaslam]

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

With respect to post #3256, it's Greavsie and Bernard Shaw, Blades full-back of that era and one-time (possibly literally) England U-23 player

Badger and Shaw . U23 right and left backs . Both great players IMO .

Original wing backs .

 

[Joe Boltons Left Foot]

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whenever I see a pic of Stan I always remember his mum. She worked on one of the news stand concessions on the old Pond Street when I used to have to switch buses at some god forsaken time of the day to get to work. I would go to her platform to buy my paper even though it wasn't the one I used for either bus. Was always happy to chat about what had happened the previous game and was a genuinely nice woman that didn't have a bad word about anyone except Don Goodman. I don't remember the incident but he must have either done Stan or someone else and she was not at all pleased; she told me he was part of the Black Power organisation and that he was renown in the game for being a nasty piece of work. Ever since then when I hear him on TV as a pundit I am waiting for some of this inner evil to show itself....... never does just always seems like a non entity of a pundit

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[Tunstall Fred]

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Phil Boyer knows that fist well

 

[Lane Ender]

Badger and Shaw . U23 right and left backs . Both great players IMO .

Original wing backs .

They were steady.
But great?

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

They were steady.
But great?

They were great to me as a kid .

 

[Tunstall Fred]

They were great to me as a kid .

Sir Len was a great player,no doubt about that

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Sir Len was a great player,no doubt about that

The best full back ever "made in Sheffield ", and a top man as well

 

[LSF]

In hindsight, I'd say Len was a very good full back who was one of the early pioneers of today's wing back. Great? Not quite.
Bernard Shaw was decent but never lived up to his early promise, lacked discipline in his game.
Badge is a top bloke by all accounts.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

The best full back ever "made in Sheffield ", and a top man as well

Kyle Walker?

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Kyle Walker?

Hard to split them in my view, Kyle has it for athleticism and speed, but for sheer skill, Len has it for me.

Let's call it 50/50..

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Silent Blade]

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Peter Bonetti, Tommy Docherty and Doc Pace. We lost 6-1 at Stamford Bridge in Sept 1961

Chelsea finished the season at bottom place and we finished in 5th place (best league placing since the war)

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Hard to split them in my view, Kyle has it for athleticism and speed, but for sheer skill, Len has it for me.

Let's call it 50/50..

As much as Len is and was a hero he doesn't come close to Walker.

England caps and press stories of being on Barca's radar confirm it as well.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

As much as Len is and was a hero he doesn't come close to Walker.

England caps and press stories of being on Barca's radar confirm it as well.

OK, no problem with that.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Against whom did Eddie Colquhoun win his first full Scottish cap?

Spoiler: Answer

PORTUGAL

 

[Cyprus Blade]

The best full back ever "made in Sheffield ", and a top man as well

For me that would be Graham Shaw - 5 England caps (discounting Walker as he won his caps playing for Tottingham).

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Woody about to be chopped?

 

[Silent Blade]

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Blades 1 (Scullion) Chelsea 0 Sept 25th 1971. Top of the League by 3 points

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Woody about to be chopped?

Old "Chopper" didn't take any prisoners, did he? Bit like Normal Hunter of L**ds.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Old "Chopper" didn't take any prisoners, did he? Bit like Normal Hunter of L**ds.

At least they were open about their thuggery, it was the sly bastards like Johnny Giles that got away with murder

 

[Sean Thornton]

Phil Boyer knows that fist well

And the other one.

The photo of them walking off, from memory, shows Eddie unmarked looking very angry while Boyer was bleeding looking a bit dazed with a torn collar. His hair was a bit of a mess too I think.

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[HarryHaslam]