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February 6, 2013, 1:03pm
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I liked Akpro, he was just playing in a terrible team! He's not exactly doing bad now.


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Stuart Campbell, people might not agree with this one as he went on to play a lot of games, club captain and many appearances for Bristol rovers. But I remember thinking he was quality on loan, he'd made a decent amount of appearances for Leicester in the premiership and o'neil had rated him. Then once we signed him, he seemed to have little affect on the matches and as the team got worse he seemed to the same little affect.


I used to live in Northamptonshire and a few of my workmates used to follow Leicester

When Town signed him they all said what a mistake it was him not getting regular football at their club and how they'd rue the day as Campbell was a real prospect...pity it never really happened for him and you're right as our team performances deteriorated so did his

On another note I got talking to a woman one night while I was out where we lived and noting I wasn't a local Northants bloke, she said to me where was I from initially.

Grimsby I told her and she said, Oh my son's just got a job up there....anyway cutting through the chit chat, it turned out that Stuart Campbell was her son! Small world eh?
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80sglory
February 7, 2013, 1:13am
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Going back a fair bit Tommy Widdrington.
Not sure if he was a record signing but was certainly a record flop.
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I was rather excited when I first saw Marcel Cas play but he disappointed.

I thought Spencer was the big unit we needed up front last season to hold up play too.
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Quoted from FishOutOfWater


I used to live in Northamptonshire and a few of my workmates used to follow Leicester

When Town signed him they all said what a mistake it was him not getting regular football at their club and how they'd rue the day as Campbell was a real prospect...pity it never really happened for him and you're right as our team performances deteriorated so did his

On another note I got talking to a woman one night while I was out where we lived and noting I wasn't a local Northants bloke, she said to me where was I from initially.

Grimsby I told her and she said, Oh my son's just got a job up there....anyway cutting through the chit chat, it turned out that Stuart Campbell was her son! Small world eh?


Didn't Stuart Campbell get an international call up (for Scotland?) either whilst here or at Bristol Rovers.


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Didn't Gilligan score the equaliser away to Wolves in the first replay in the league cup? I seem to remember everybody moaning about him all the way there on the coach and then praising him all the way home (probably the only time!).


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Quoted from PrestwichMariner
Didn't Gilligan score the equaliser away to Wolves in the first replay in the league cup? I seem to remember everybody moaning about him all the way there on the coach and then praising him all the way home (probably the only time!).


I thought it was Gary Liddell. That game was in 1979 I don't think Gilligan signed until the mid 80's.



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I have to admit I was excited by Adam Proudlock. Thought he'd score loads. Oh well - cheesy chips anyone??


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