Poll: Les Tibbott

[JJ Sefton]

Would he walk into our current team?

 

[SwissBlade]

Defo!


Who is he?

 

[Silent Blade]

Defo!


Who is he?

Crap left back signed from Ipswich on Deadline Day in 1979. Got crocked about a year later and retired through injury

 

[Blade56]

Crap left back signed from Ipswich on Deadline Day in 1979. Got crocked about a year later and retired through injury

Sign the fecker, sounds a reight player

 

[1973Blade]

Have you got a colour photo of him

 

[1973Blade]

I can't believe that he was only 25 when we signed him in 1980. He looked about 80!

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

Would he walk into our current team?

He could walk IN our current team and still have more pace than most of 'em!!

 

[MobileBlade]

I remember watching him play. He did walk about a lot yes.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Given the apparent injury, I've voted for him limping into our team rather than walking.

Come on les you beauty!!

 

[1973Blade]

I remember watching him play. He did walk about a lot yes.

He wasn't as slow as Ray McSnail our midfielder in the mid 80s.

 

[Blade56]

http://www.walkingfootballunited.co.uk

Adkin's training secrets revealed

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Crap left back signed from Ipswich on Deadline Day in 1979. Got crocked about a year later and retired through injury

There was a deadline day in 1979?! Here's me thinking this was a recent phenomenon.
(Mmmmm, 1979, I wish I was back there now. The football was as shit but at least I'd have the B52s gig at the Limit to look forward to!)

 

[Sothall_Blade]

Les was a good, honest pro wasn't he?

I think he would be given a clean slate to see if he can show endeavour in the arena.

Can he do it Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday?

 

[Shalalalafenoughty]

Have you got a colour photo of him

No, but his scrotum resembles your avatar.

 

[Lane Ender]

Tibbott was awfull he made Mcevely look like Kenny Sansom

 

[Darren]

Crap left back signed from Ipswich on Deadline Day in 1979. Got crocked about a year later and retired through injury

He was actually our regular left back from his signing until the end of 79-80 and then played in midfield for most of 80-81. He played the first few games of 81-82 and then was indeed injured and retired at the end of that season. We gave him a testimonial v Ipswich in April 83.

My top Tibbott memory was in the game v Hull at the Lane on 20/12/80. Bob Hatton had put us 2 up only for Hull to get one back through an Edwards pen and be pressing for an equaliser. With about 15 mins left, Tibbott had the ball about 20 yards from the Hull goal and shot; the shot hit a defender which changed the shot's trajectory, but also took all the power off it. The goalie had gone right (where the shot was originally going) as the ball veered towards the left. The goalie realised the deflection had taken the ball to the other side of the goal and gave up and just lay where his rightward dive had taken him, assuming there was no way he could get to it now.

What he didn't realise, but what everyone on the ground could clearly see was that the ball was now only slowly tricking towards the goal and the goalie would have had time to turn round, sit down, have a fag and then scoop the ball up with his cap as it were. It actually went slowly over the line to put us 3-1 up and that's how it stayed.

 

[Mad Mick]

I think Jimmy Johnstone could walk into our current team. He was about 50 when we signed him.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

I remember him and yes he was shite enough to get in our current team!

 

[Silent Blade]

There was a deadline day in 1979?! Here's me thinking this was a recent phenomenon.
(Mmmmm, 1979, I wish I was back there now. The football was as shit but at least I'd have the B52s gig at the Limit to look forward to!)

We signed Len Allchurch on Deadline Day in 1961. We signed Jim Brown and Tony Field on DD in 1974, also John Cutbush in 1977, Bruce Rioch (on loan) in 1979. Dont know when DD was introduced

 

[Silent Blade]

We signed Tibbott after Paul Garner was ruled out for a month after having his lung punctured in the 2-0 defeat at Brighton in the previous match

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[Shalalalafenoughty]

He was actually our regular left back from his signing until the end of 79-80 and then played in midfield for most of 80-81. He played the first few games of 81-82 and then was indeed injured and retired at the end of that season. We gave him a testimonial v Ipswich in April 83.

My top Tibbott memory was in the game v Hull at the Lane on 20/12/80. Bob Hatton had put us 2 up only for Hull to get one back through an Edwards pen and be pressing for an equaliser. With about 15 mins left, Tibbott had the ball about 20 yards from the Hull goal and shot; the shot hit a defender which changed the shot's trajectory, but also took all the power off it. The goalie had gone right (where the shot was originally going) as the ball veered towards the left. The goalie realised the deflection had taken the ball to the other side of the goal and gave up and just lay where his rightward dive had taken him, assuming there was no way he could get to it now.

What he didn't realise, but what everyone on the ground could clearly see was that the ball was now only slowly tricking towards the goal and the goalie would have had time to turn round, sit down, have a fag and then scoop the ball up with his cap as it were. It actually went slowly over the line to put us 3-1 up and that's how it stayed.

You're wrong.

The goalie would also have had time to mash a pot of tea after the fag but before scooping the ball up with his cap.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

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There's a sort of Germanic look about him. Bet he gegenpressed well in his day.

 

[Jostein's Bandage]

Now you mention it, i do think i've seen him moonlighting as a German plumber in several movies i bought off Boycie, aimed at the more discerning pervert.

 

[speedymcgeady]

Teddy Maybank got sent off for chinning McPhail in the Brighton game.

 

[speedymcgeady]

We signed Tibbott after Paul Garner was ruled out for a month after having his lung punctured in the 2-0 defeat at Brighton in the previous match

Maybank chinned McPhail and got sent off.

 

[Kenilworth]

As I recall he went into a block tackle and shattered (?) a whole load of muscles in his inner thighs, which never healed properly.
He used to go into the Devonshire Arms in Dore, which used to be a frequent haunt of my Old feller when he was in Dore Male Voice Choir.
(Me Dad, not Les) and they used to natter about all sorts of shit over a few jars of Waaards.

 

[Cyprus Blade]

There's a sort of Germanic look about him. Bet he gegenpressed well in his day.

Only after 11pm in the Crazy Daisy.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

The voters have spoken.

Bring the fecker back.

 

[LondonRoad]

There was a deadline day in 1979?! Here's me thinking this was a recent phenomenon.
(Mmmmm, 1979, I wish I was back there now. The football was as shit but at least I'd have the B52s gig at the Limit to look forward to!)

There was only one "Deadline day" a season in those days, which was about the middle of March. It was intended to prevent teams from strengthening unfairly right at the end of the season. Unlike the Jim White, yellow, agent jizzing, Sky frenzy events that happen now!