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jimgtfc
February 7, 2013, 1:39pm
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Remember Mark Nicholls? Came on a months loan from Chelsea, must be well over 10 years ago. He'd played in their first team a couple of times, I was well excited when we got him. He was shite.


"Falls to Arnold... Arnold! That's it! Thats it! He's sealed it! Grimsby Town are back in the football league!!! Just a minute to go and Nathan Arnold makes it 3-1! Look at the scenes behind the goal! Look at the relief! The agony is finally over!!!"

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Peter fcuking Beagrie - sCUNThorpe loving tw@t!

God he makes my blood boil when he's on Sky Sports.
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I thought it was Gary Liddell. That game was in 1979 I don't think Gilligan signed until the mid 80's.


You're right Les it was Gary Liddell

And no doubt fans probably were moaning about him on the way to the Wolves game Prestwich...to be fair to Liddell he was a tryer but not up to standard compared to the other forwards we had at the time that got us promoted later that season
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All I can deduce from this thread is that some people are easily excitable. Gary Harkins? Exciting?

Or have people just failed to read the thread subject and posted lists of players they didn't/don't like?

That's rhetorical by the way.
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Jimmy Gilligan

And to think we paid out more or less the same amount to bring him in as we received from Norwich for Kev Drinkell who he replaced  


This one for me.

I had seen Gilligan play for Watford in European competition and he was  a beast. Led the line, dominated in the air and when he signed i was suprised that we had managed to get such a player.

He was more than a dissapointment he was an unmitgated disaster. Shocking. Couldnt control the ball, lazy and simply useless
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February 7, 2013, 2:43pm

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This one for me.

I had seen Gilligan play for Watford in European competition and he was  a beast. Led the line, dominated in the air and when he signed i was suprised that we had managed to get such a player.

He was more than a dissapointment he was an unmitgated disaster. Shocking. Couldnt control the ball, lazy and simply useless


He did really well at Cardiff and Swansea too after he left us. Seems that it was only for us that he was bloody useless.



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Alick Jefrery never played for G.T.F.C. played against him myself exceptional footballer.
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I trust your memory more than mine Dave,

He must have played against us then,

BUT

I was not impressed, it was a pity because if it was not for his injuries, he would have been one of the best.


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I never knew Alick Jeffery was with us Pete

My uncle used to go to the same school as him near Donny and as you say he was their glory boy - still held in high regard I think as they've got his statue outside the Keepmoat



Sorry memory playing tricks with me

See post above.


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Mike Newell if that counts.


Ditto


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Sorry memory playing tricks with me

See post above.


You're excused on the grounds that...oh I forget!  
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