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Duffy???



Uncle C

Uncle C

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Jul 6, 2004
11,683
Bishops Stortford
Is my mind failing me or did we used to have a player called Duffy, maybe 30-40 years ago?
 






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fleet

Well-known member
Jul 28, 2003
12,222
How can anyone forget him? - up their with Kit Napier, and Tony Towner with you heros of that era
 








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Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
31,336
Uffern
He scored on his debut - an absolute cracker of a goal (against Bradford City IIRC). We thought we'd found an absolute gem. Sadly, he turned out to be more interested in exploring the local pubs than in scoring goals
 


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Parchie

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Jan 9, 2014
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Scored on his debut - cracker from 25 yards against Bradford city. Legend status sealed when he saved himself a booking by claiming he hadn't heard the referee because of the mop of hair over his ears
 








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severnside gull

Well-known member
May 16, 2007
24,540
By the seaside in West Somerset
We got him from Wet Sham and it was quite a coup at the time even though they were getting rid because he was too much trouble. Good player but Hammers were right and his star burned bright but sort. Sure he went into the catering trade and I believe he became a freeman of the City of London though I may be wrong?
 


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Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
31,336
Uffern
severnside gull said:
We got him from Wet Sham and it was quite a coup at the time even though they were getting rid because he was too much trouble. Good player but Hammers were right and his star burned bright but sort. Sure he went into the catering trade and I believe he became a freeman of the City of London though I may be wrong?
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We got him from Newcastle.

I think you're thinking of Brian Dear, who was an equally overweight striker. He had him on loan from West Ham but he didn't sign for us. He was excellent though - a better player than Duffy
 




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severnside gull

Well-known member
May 16, 2007
24,540
By the seaside in West Somerset
Gwylan said:
We got him from Newcastle.

I think you're thinking of Brian Dear, who was an equally overweight striker. He had him on loan from West Ham but he didn't sign for us. He was excellent though - a better player than Duffy
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:facepalm: Old age!
 


maltaseagull

maltaseagull

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Feb 25, 2009
12,991
Zabbar- Malta
Gwylan said:
We got him from Newcastle.

I think you're thinking of Brian Dear, who was an equally overweight striker. He had him on loan from West Ham but he didn't sign for us. He was excellent though - a better player than Duffy
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Brian Dear
Too Dear

was the song!
 










Blue3

Blue3

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Jan 27, 2014
5,570
Lancing
Duffy was oftern used as a sub coming on once I remember he fouled with his first touch and was sent straight back off I also remember the ball clearing the south stand on more than one of Duffys shots I remember him a a short fat chap with huge side burns
 


glasfryn

glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick
Nov 29, 2005
20,261
somewhere in Eastbourne
Lifelong Supporter said:
BBC radio once described him as a player who is nearly as wide as he is tall !!
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rotund was the word they used then scored against reading away on Easter monday (maybe)
 






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sams dad

I hate Palarse
Feb 7, 2004
6,383
The Hill of The Gun
hitony said:
I watched him play back in the day, used to see him around Brighton drinking now and then.........
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Tony, if you only saw him drinking now and again ,you weren't looking hard enough.
He was on the piss every night! ��
 


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