"Not sure whether I was more impressed or disgusted by the culture of those days ". I've always thought Alan Duffy was the worst case of waisted talent that graced our team. He seemed hell bent on out doing George Best In all the wrong departments (Drinking,Clubbing..........), and he certainly...
Yup, a few pints, fish & chips, then time to put his boots on and gracefully stroke a few telling long balls around the Goldstone plus the odd goal here and there to keep Archie happy. He was like a combination of Alf Tupper & Roy of the Rovers. A talent clouded in manly 60's machismo, our own...
That sounds more like a description for Dave Armstrong than "Shirley" Templeman. Yes he did get stick from the crowd, usually for putting the ball into the back row of the South or North stand, when he got a clear shooting chance just outside the box. He could have taken some lessons from...