Short, but good in the air

[Alan Birchenall's hair]

Gil Reece. The best winger ever at heading the ball. A real threat from corners.

 

[dazzlingblade]

A player who I didn’t rate at all but had exceptional aerial ability for his height.
His only real attribute !!

Roger Nilson.

Agree on Sam Mc btw.

UTB

Are you serious? Only ability? Wow

 

[Silent Blade]

Gil Reece. The best winger ever at heading the ball. A real threat from corners.

 

[Alan Birchenall's hair]

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Everton FA cup 1970?

 

[Silent Blade]

Everton FA cup 1970?

Yes, I became a committed Blade after that.

 

[Bill puntin]

Gil Reece. The best winger ever at heading the ball. A real threat from corners.

Yes those glancing headers , brilliant

 

[Bill puntin]

Mick jones only 5ft 11 butout jumped the best

 

[TopBoy]

What about the inverse? Tall, but shit in the air:

Sander Berge - didn't want to mess his hair up.
Oli Burke - rose like a salmon, but always 3 seconds too early.
Jostein Flo - the only man who, when jumping, was lower than when stood still.

 

[Uncle mick]

Don't think John Tudor was tall but brilliant in the air

 

[Alan Birchenall's hair]

Woody and Reece both played together as wingers for much of the time. Woodward - 192 goals in 642 appearances. Reece - 58 goals in 210 appearances.
Managers would kill for 2 goalscoring wingers like that in their team these days.....

 

[EddieColquhoun]

Jack Waldron (U21s Right Back).

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

Chris Short?

I'll get my coat.

 

[JJ Sefton]

A topic that's already discussed in the more negative thread https://www.s24su.com/forum/threads/tall-blades-that-were-are-poor-in-the-air.93539/ , but maybe better to continue the positive side of it with it's own thread?

Credit for his leap, timing and heading technique should go to Sam McCallum.

Suggestions from the other thread:

• Derek Geary
• Alan Wright
• Gil Reece
• Peter Beagrie
• Ian Bryson
• Matt Hill
• Tom Cowan
• Billy Sharp
• Keith Gillespie
• Paul Peschisolido
• Mark Morris

Douglas Bader.

 

[DronnieBlade]

Are you serious? Only ability? Wow

OK don’t take my word for it.

Ask ANY of the players he played with at Utd - Bar Jostein of course !!

UTB

 

[Rodley]

Benie Traore

 

[dazzlingblade]

OK don’t take my word for it.

Ask ANY of the players he played with at Utd - Bar Jostein of course !!

UTB

Either that or I will just remember what I watched, which was a fine player, agree to disagree

 

[XH536]

A topic that's already discussed in the more negative thread https://www.s24su.com/forum/threads/tall-blades-that-were-are-poor-in-the-air.93539/ , but maybe better to continue the positive side of it with it's own thread?

Credit for his leap, timing and heading technique should go to Sam McCallum.

Suggestions from the other thread:

• Derek Geary
• Alan Wright
• Gil Reece
• Peter Beagrie
• Ian Bryson
• Matt Hill
• Tom Cowan
• Billy Sharp
• Keith Gillespie
• Paul Peschisolido
• Mark Morris

Billy Wright, five foot eight, of England and Wolves astonished me how high he could leap to head a ball.
Looking at bible, must have been 1953-54. 3-3 draw at the Lane, Ringstead-2, wonder if one or even both were headers and Arthur Bottom scored for United.

 

[10-0 win]

Dearden most headed goals by a smaller no 9

 

[Brian Deane]

Maradona was a short arse but managed to out jump Shilton.....

 

[b1ade4life]

He didn't play for us but the best I've seen is Tim Cahill

 

[Nah den]

Fabio Cannavaro