Big Cec

Another thing I didnt know, but the chairman of Ashington I do know, so tomorrow round his gaff, Alf should be able to give me a pointer, thanks for that Monty.

 

Certainly Derek Foster (goalkeeper) was only 15 years old on his (forced) debut... Both senior goalies were 'out'
Might be wrong but I think he made his debut v Leics City at Roker 3 - 3

He only had a couple of games, as we were shipping goals left right and centre ...


I remember Sharkey very well. Amazing header of the ball for one so 'short'.
I was there the night we beat Norwich 7 -1

He ended up at Leics City, signed by Matt Gillies...

 

early days for me i missed that game but i saw neil martin bag a hat trick against peterbourgh a few years later

 

Neil Martin ............ a great centre forward.... we could do with him now ...

 

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Never heard of him, but that is a topper photo....

 

one of our well respected centre forwards

 

But don't the ball look an odd shape?

 

that was because it was made of leather with dubbon smothered all over it

 

haha vince, i'm not that young, i seem to remember then vaguely as a kid....did they get banned or just fazed out?

Kinda eminds me of a medicine ball used by boxers..........

 

You should try heading them when they were wet, I used to pray I wouldn't get it on the lace when the keeper kicked it out, split my head open more than once.

 

What are you implying?

That footballers have it easy these days,,,,,,,,,,can;t believe that for one minute.........prima donna's.



This is why is stick around to the forum.....i love the opinions of the elder statesmen.................appreciate it...........

 

i and sometimes it was that wet, hard and soggie you could hardley put any crosses over

 

I am not that bloody old!!

 

86 appearances - 38 goals

Yet another good 'un sold ... they couldn't resist .... nothing changes .... LOL....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Martin

 

Speaking of the Leicester game, Charlie Hurley spent so much time keeping on Foster he was off his usual game. I recall Cloughie writing in the Sunday Mirror that it was the measure of a great player when people talked of him having a terrible game rather the usual Hurley praise.

 

Yes, ........... a 15 year old playing in the top tier!

Charlie was always 'protective'.

I recall him looking after Monty too ...

 

Somebody should show Steve Bruce this thread and ask him why we didn't seem to have any problems with Cec being a Geordie, maybe it was because he knew the game and was a good honest footballer.

 

Yes I think Derek Foster's first game was a 3 - 3 draw with Leicester in 1964. I also think the Leicester goalie was a guy called Gordon Banks.