...as indeed did a friend of mine....soaked through, bored to tears and fearing the usual result v Walsall, he turned to me at the half-time whistle and said..." thats it, I'm off.....I'm soaked, pissed off, we are rubbish and as usual, we are going to lose to this lot "...He turned on his heels...
Can't disagree with that. Mellor was pure class and stepped down two levels to join us, lured by Clough and Taylor. The perfect foil for the predatory striker.
He was from that generation of players that backed their skill against defenders and keepers rather than take easier options. If you look at all top strikers, they are all self-confident. They all have good balance ( the pre-requisite of all top sportsmen ) and they are courageous.
Wardy was...
Good call.
Cloughie liked ' muck and bullets ' players. Hard workers, who would run through brick walls for him. e.g John O'Hare, John McGovern, Garry Birtles etc. Peter Taylor liked flair players and he loved Wardy. Cloughie was never convinced and limited his opportunities. He looked at him as...