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grimsby pete
October 7, 2011, 1:48pm

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It's obvious by a lot of the postings on this subject that many of the forum users never saw Bobby Cumming play. He was the hardest footballer I've ever seen, and am ever likely to see. It goes without saying that his legendary status at BP made him the hate figure for all the travelling Yorkie clubs when they came down en masse. Although he was hard as nails, he was skillful too, and equally at home at left back, where he probably invented the overlapping full back role, left of midfield - so often a problematic area, or up front where I think he was top scorer for us one season. There was nothing he couldn't do, and my fondest memory of him was going off injured in a League Cup tie and BP against Huddersfield with a gaping head wound and blood all over the place, then coming back on 5 minutes later only to score the winning goal with a diving header. Pure majesty.......
A measure of the man as well was that you never, ever, heard any Town fan have a bad word to say about him. Off the pitch he was as quiet and unassuming guy as you could ever hope to meet. Thanks for the memories Bobby. Pity the Clarke and Hunter incidents aren't on video for posterity's sake.



Fully agree with all of that Jock.


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Pouts... tripple step-overs, own goals from the half way line, overhead kick penalty area clearances, lunging high tackles (always designed to miss, but scare), big engine and bigger heart. We'd never have gone down to League 2 if we hadn't sold him. He clearly didn't want to leave, he even turned up and paid to watch several of our matches that season when Gillingham didn't have a game..  
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Quoted from jock dock tower
It's obvious by a lot of the postings on this subject that many of the forum users never saw Bobby Cumming play. He was the hardest footballer I've ever seen, and am ever likely to see. It goes without saying that his legendary status at BP made him the hate figure for all the travelling Yorkie clubs when they came down en masse. Although he was hard as nails, he was skillful too, and equally at home at left back, where he probably invented the overlapping full back role, left of midfield - so often a problematic area, or up front where I think he was top scorer for us one season. There was nothing he couldn't do, and my fondest memory of him was going off injured in a League Cup tie and BP against Huddersfield with a gaping head wound and blood all over the place, then coming back on 5 minutes later only to score the winning goal with a diving header. Pure majesty.......
A measure of the man as well was that you never, ever, heard any Town fan have a bad word to say about him. Off the pitch he was as quiet and unassuming guy as you could ever hope to meet. Thanks for the memories Bobby. Pity the Clarke and Hunter incidents aren't on video for posterity's sake.


A true legend, and I would add Joe Waters to this very select list.
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Bobby (break your legs) Cummings
Little Joe Waters.
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Good to see the topic turning to those magical early eighties. Who went to the the Hull v Town game in 1980 at their place? Anyone remember Joe Waters decking one of their players after Bobby C was sent flying after a horrible challenge? I've never met anyone who went and can't believe it was just a dream.


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October 7, 2011, 2:44pm
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Futcher - Legend.

More recent - Coyne
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October 7, 2011, 2:58pm
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the best for me super clive mendonca  and the worst while were at it peter begrie utter male masturbator
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Just remembered Doug Collins (how could I have forgotten him?): sold to Burnley but turned up at mid-week away games for years afterwards, a great player and a great bloke too.

We've had some true greats at GREAT GRIMSBY.




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the worst while were at it peter begrie utter male masturbator


Can we put that name into the swear filter please Biccys/Rob?


UP THE MARINERS
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