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Favourite CAFC player from the glorious 80s

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    Royston Reincarnated Well-Known Member

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    David Campbell was from that era, £75,000 from Forest.

    He wasn’t as good as Colin Walsh.
     
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    I think we should have a thread for some of the worse players to play for us. But I fear it would be a very long thread.
     
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    The Eighties were a golden era for players who actually cared about representing our club.
     
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    We used to have regular testimonials for long service players, Paddy Powell even had two. I think his second one was probably the last, sadly attracted a crowd of less than 4,000.
     
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    Steve Gritt had one at Selhurst, which I went to. Again, it was very poorly attended unfortunately.
     
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    I used to see Gritt at Sparrows Lane to watch the U-18's. Even after the club had dispensed with his services he kept going for a while. True club loyalty.
     
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    The truth never really came out about why his managerial partnership with Curbs ended.
     
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    Definitely Rob Lee. He is still my all-time favourite player.

    I loved Mark Reid, Big Carlo and Gritty. All great servants to our club.

    I met Peter Shirtliff when I was about ten years old. I remember he seemed to be a giant of a man.

    A great era for memories, but also tinged with sadness for an obvious reason.
     
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