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  1. Billy Death

    Billy Death Well-Known Member

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  2. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    How can Vinnie Jones be in there? A certain Mr Kevin Ball warned him once in the tunnel that he was going to get him and jonesy to his credit admitted he was terrified to come in our half.

    Hardest man I ever saw was Tommy Smith for Liverpool. A bag of cement on legs.
     
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  3. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff Forum Moderator

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    To be fair Gil... Bally is nails... And a cracking bloke too by all accounts (signed my SAFC shirt in Fushburn club back when he was captain)
     
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  4. Billy Death

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    John Kay mate.

    Hard as an anvil.
     
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  5. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    new Clatters would be in there
     
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  6. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Bally is a top bloke, a legend. Used to get in Little Italy at Seaburn regularly for a nosebag.
     
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  7. Sidthemackem

    Sidthemackem Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United Staff Member

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    We've had some hard men at SAFC in my time.

    K Ball (well-hard legend)
    B Whitehurst (hard, but crap)
    M Harford (hard, less crap than Whitehurst)
    J Kay (my leg hurts a bit)
    D Smith (chuck me in the pool then...)

    To name but a few.
     
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  8. Billy Death

    Billy Death Well-Known Member

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    Shaun Elliot.

    One of my boyhood heroes.

    Very underrated too.
     
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  9. Albert's Chip Shop

    Albert's Chip Shop Top Grafter Forum Moderator

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    The boys from the 60's with the big clogging boots were the real hard men. Think Leeds.
     
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  10. Lucaaas

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    Robbie Savage? <laugh> Just because he picked up a lot of bookings it doesn't make him hard!
     
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  11. Lucaaas

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    Greame Souness <laugh> (I know he wasn't exactly a player from the 60s, but he was still in a tougher era than today)

    [video=youtube;ygVgxYa3mlo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygVgxYa3mlo[/video]

    The funny thing about that is he was in possession of the ball when he made the tackle!!
     
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  12. Billy Death

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    Aye he could handle himself, I'll give you that.
     
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  13. Obertan's Rancid Toe

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    Cattermole <laugh>

    Difference between being hard and acting hard. Same goes for Barton.
     
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    Can't think of a single hardman in the premier league now.
     
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    reginald-cheese, Sep 6, 2012
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    its been fun thanks :), Sep 6, 2012
  16. The Strawberry Syrup Man

    The Strawberry Syrup Man Well-Known Member

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    hardmen of the modern era? Can't really think of many. Gattuso? Neil Lennon? <erm>
     
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    The Strawberry Syrup Man, Sep 6, 2012
  17. Billy Death

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    Gattuso.

    Ex Glasgow Rangers.

    Nasty Italian ****er.
     
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  18. PGFWhite

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    They are all pussys.

    Norman Hunter, Billy Bremner, Ron Harris, Tommy Smith - now u'r talking!
     
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    It wasn't all defenders either; Dennis Law, Frannie Lee, Mike Summerbee and more recently Mark Hughes left their mark on a few players.
     
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  20. The Strawberry Syrup Man

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    Aye horrible little player but like most of the 'hard men' on that list could play as well! Guess Keane and Vieira were hard men of sorts.
     
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