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barralad
May 1, 2015, 11:20am
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Did Gary score the equaliser at Wolves in the League Cup replay, I remember we went on the special train that broke down in Lincoln and we arrived late. I think we were 1-0 down and seem to remember it was Gary that scored at the far end of the ground.

I have tried searching on google but no luck.


It definitely was mate! I think it went in off his back/shoulder/ar*e but as I remember none of us cared very much!

I also remember him scoring two in the first game of that season in a 4-1 win over Exeter in what must have been his debut....


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Good player as many have stated above but also a larger than life character off the pitch too.

Some will remember that he attended the Mariners Trust 1980 reunion dinner. At the evening Gary approached me and said he had brought some memorabilia with him which he would like to donate. He told me he was staying at the Dovedale and I arranged to visit him the following morning at 11am.

When I arrived i told the receptionist i had come to see Mr Liddell who was a guests with them. She looked in her book and looked up at me and said

'erm.......I dont think Mr Liddell will be up yet'

When i enquired why. she told me that when she turned up for work at 8.45 that morning she found Gary asleep on the floor behind the reception desk and struggled to wake him. She said he was very drunk.

She showed me to his room and as we approached the door was wide open. I expected to find him sleeping off his hangover. As I peered in, he was stood there, beaming smile and ready to take on the world. Fresh as a daisy!

He was ready to go again and he was meeting Joe Waters & Mike Lester at 12 noon for another session.

RIP Gary.

PS Gary's match worn shirt which he gave me that day is in the Family Lounge bar.
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It definitely was mate! I think it went in off his back/shoulder/ar*e but as I remember none of us cared very much!

I also remember him scoring two in the first game of that season in a 4-1 win over Exeter in what must have been his debut....


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The LJL of his day? Much derided but better than given credit for. Would run through a brick wall for the team.

RIP Gary.
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RIP


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Sad news RIP, always played with a smile on his face from what I remember.


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[quote=799]The LJL of his day? Much derided but better than given credit for. Would run through a brick wall for the team.


LJL

You must be joking.

He was an excellent player, coming to us from Leeds United.

I spoke with him on a few occasions and found him to be a very nice and humble person.
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LIDDELL



Oh sod it, somebody noticed! Serves me right for copy and paste from the club website!

As people have said, Gary was more than just a journeyman runabout centre forward. He had great skill and could pick a pass at a much higher level than we are now. His link up play with Joe Waters was excellent. Thoroughly nice chap as well.


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Quoted from cannylad68
[quote=799]The LJL of his day? Much derided but better than given credit for. Would run through a brick wall for the team.


LJL

You must be joking.

He was an excellent player, coming to us from Leeds United.

I spoke with him on a few occasions and found him to be a very nice and humble person.



No, not joking. He was way better than LJL but got a lot of stick. We were at a lot higher level then and he got plenty of abuse as I remember it. That's my memory anyway.
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