Who was te hardest player to wear the Stripes?

[EastbourneGull]

Going back in time - Bob McNicol. Full-back in the early 60's and a real hard man. Famous for the 35 yard thunderbolt in an FA Cup match against Burnley (3-3) - then league champions. Small boy then but I remember it well. Sadly he and his family were killed in the Tenerife air disaster in 1980.

 

[Barrow Boy]

Paul (Tank) Clark, remember seeing him lose one of his boots during a tackle and carry on playing with only one boot, the ref finally stopped the game and made him put it back on. I think it was against Tottingham when we beat them 3 - 1 at the Goldstone in the old Div 2. I think he scored one of the goals as well.

 

[BLOCK F]

Dave Turner,Ian Goodwin,Paul Clark,Jimmy Case and the best skipper we have ever had.....Brian Horton!!!

 

[BLOCK F]

Should have added Steve Foster to that list.

 

[wigman]

Paul clark,Nobby Horton and Steve Jacobs.

 

[glasfryn]

Paul (Tank) Clark, remember seeing him lose one of his boots during a tackle and carry on playing with only one boot, the ref finally stopped the game and made him put it back on. I think it was against Tottingham when we beat them 3 - 1 at the Goldstone in the old Div 2. I think he scored one of the goals as well.

thought about this one and you are right I don't remember him coming out of a tackle without the ball he also had a great game at Tottingham that season which if I remember right was a 0-0 draw.
boy could'nt we do with the likes of him and Nobby now.

 

[bhaexpress]

It's a tough one. Case was a bit of an assassin but I would say Paul Clark or Ian Goodwin were harder. The real thug theough was Alex Dawson, he not only looked like one he was one. When he started playing barging the goalkeeper was still allowed and more than one keeper ended up sprawled in the back of the net thanks to him.

Mind you Nobby Horton could dish it out and what about that nutter we signed from Swansea (can't remember his name).

 

[Ninja Elephant]

They don't come much harder than Doug Loft.

Or is that not the meaning of this thread?...

 

[Barrow Boy]

thought about this one and you are right I don't remember him coming out of a tackle without the ball he also had a great game at Tottingham that season which if I remember right was a 0-0 draw.
boy could'nt we do with the likes of him and Nobby now.

In a word, yes, absolute Albion legends !

 

[chimneys]

Doug Rougvie

Cant be anyone else!!

 

[element]

Chappers for me

Re: Jimmy Case

He was a bit tasty, but had a reputation for being a bit slow, so I was very surprised once, while standing on the North Stand, to see him chase down and tackle from behind (before the professional foul days) an opposition centre forward who was hareing towards the South Stand goal

Saved a goal and only at the price of a booking

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Perhaps not the hardest but certainly the most spiteful, I give you......


Micky Thomas.

Hardest I've seen was Jimmy Case.

 

[Harold]

Rougvie and Horton. Hard as granite.

 

[junior]

Phil Stant.

He fought in the Falklands War.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

martin thomas- tackled someone with his head

anyone saying el-abd is an idiot

i'd agree with a previous poster about carpenter, he was secretly very tough and always gave it his all

 

[Taybha]

Mr H . Kraay even the names hard

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Not sure if HK was hard or just a loon though.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

looks like he got the ball on this occasion...

 

[Taybha]

Not sure if HK was hard or just a loon though.

Total skitso!. on the pitch mental as anything,off it absolute gent and totty rustler extrordinaire

 

[Taybha]

I remember the fa cup final and with 2 mins on the clock jimmy hit wilkins so hard it span him round 360,to his credit wilkins got straight up and confronted the ref with his finger