The Large One
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Does anyone know the game, or roughly when it was - assuming it was during a match - that Steve Foster (My Lord) sustained the injury that meant he had to wear a headband?
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Steve Foster headband question
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He had various injuries to his forehead area and some scar tissue and the irritation caused by heading the ball constantly, you will remember he was quite poor with the ball at his feet, forced him to wear a headband. Coventry at home 1980 rings a bell.
skipper734
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I will narrow it down from my faulty memory chip. 
Mullery, 1980, Blue Shirts.
Mullery, 1980, Blue Shirts.
bhaexpress
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I was thinking it was a clash with Justin Fashinu but I now realise that was Andy Rollins.
Huple
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I think fash 'did fozzie as well though.
Bish Bosh
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Something at the back of my mind is telling me Fozzie's scar tissue dated from a match v Wolves (specifically Andy Gray) in August 1980.
BensGrandad
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I always thought that it wasa as aresult of an elbow from Fashinau as well as doing Andy Rollings in the same manner. How long would he or Andy Gray last with todays refs?
supaseagull
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It was definately Fashanu - Caught Fozzie with a sovereign ring when we played Norwich City in the 80/81 season....Think it was up at Carrow Road
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Tubby Mondays
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Theres a programme cover from early in the 80/81 season with a picture of fozzie covered in blood with a small dressing on his forehead. The picture is of a game against Wolves at the Goldstone and Andy Gray is in the frame. Not saying this is when it happened just that this might be where the confusion is coming from. Mr Gray might have antogonised the injury that had happened the week before or something.
skipper734
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As I remember it from the Chicken Run, don't remember which match but definitely happened at home.
Claret all over Fozzi, bandaged and stitched? Some games went by and it healed and he played a few games without the bandage, he then did it again and the bandage then went on for every game. Probably still wears it in the office.
I am old, so could be making this up. How did we used to remember stuff without the tinternet.
Claret all over Fozzi, bandaged and stitched? Some games went by and it healed and he played a few games without the bandage, he then did it again and the bandage then went on for every game. Probably still wears it in the office.
I am old, so could be making this up. How did we used to remember stuff without the tinternet.
Don Tmatter
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Fashanu broke Rollings's nose with his signet ring at the Goldstone in the 79/80 season and then got sent off for retaliating, Fozzie got his head wound the following year (think it was against Wolves in the match Tubby refers to)
moshe's foreskin
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Foster's headband
Hi all, this is my 1st time so go easy on me. It was Wolves and Mr Gray with his elbow. Does anyone remember when Don Goodman removed one of Perry's nuts playing for West Brom. i think? He played at Withdean a few years ago and i booed him each time he touched the ball. I was told to stop and accused of being a racist.
Hi all, this is my 1st time so go easy on me. It was Wolves and Mr Gray with his elbow. Does anyone remember when Don Goodman removed one of Perry's nuts playing for West Brom. i think? He played at Withdean a few years ago and i booed him each time he touched the ball. I was told to stop and accused of being a racist.
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I'm glad you posted Mr Foreskin. And welcome, you crazy cat.
I was just about to go and find this thread to say I'd just found out the answer - the one you gave.
Cheers everyone for their help.
I was just about to go and find this thread to say I'd just found out the answer - the one you gave.
Cheers everyone for their help.
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When Foster got his head injury, I remember he got the biggest cheers of his career for coming back on the pitch and playing on.
He must have felt encouraged, like he'd found his way to be a 'legend-status' player at last.
He was pretty crap, in reality
He turned like the Titanic, but got so close behind opposing forwards that refs couldn't see how efficient he was at fouling them. I knew when he was back for the replay, that we wouldn't stand a chance at the FA Cup
He must have felt encouraged, like he'd found his way to be a 'legend-status' player at last.
He was pretty crap, in reality
He turned like the Titanic, but got so close behind opposing forwards that refs couldn't see how efficient he was at fouling them. I knew when he was back for the replay, that we wouldn't stand a chance at the FA Cup
The Wolves game that you refer to was, I think, in August 1980, and was followed a month or so later by the Fash incident.
That was the season that the Big Match had nicked the Saturday night slot off the BBC, Match of the Day was on a Sunday afternoon then.
It was still a highlights show and I seem to recall Brian Moore talking about Fash getting sent off, and with no highlights they then put photos on the screen up with a tag line underneath 'courtesy of the Worthing Herald'.
How times change.
That was the season that the Big Match had nicked the Saturday night slot off the BBC, Match of the Day was on a Sunday afternoon then.
It was still a highlights show and I seem to recall Brian Moore talking about Fash getting sent off, and with no highlights they then put photos on the screen up with a tag line underneath 'courtesy of the Worthing Herald'.
How times change.
Don Tmatter
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Rollings had his nose broken 79/80 season (1st season in Div.1(stripes)), Fozzy's head was defo done the following season (Adidas all blue kit)