Bobby Gould talks about Big George. (1 Viewer)

[Sky Blue Kid]

Just read Bobby's column in the CET on Big George Curtis.
He asks, what would George have done if Suarez had bitten him.
The first thing that comes to mind would be...Is that before or after George ripped his head off...What do you think?

 

[deanocity3]

he still scares me now and he's 70 odd now he had two testimonial matches too

 

[covboy1987]

Just read Bobby's column in the CET on Big George Curtis.
He asks, what would George have done if Suarez had bitten him.
The first thing that comes to mind would be...Is that before or after George ripped his head off...What do you think?

This may surprise people that George Curtis was manager of the team from April 1986 to May 1987 and had the 2nd best win ratio in the clubs history 50%
Only beaten by a certain Mark Robins 51.52%

 

[lordsummerisle]

At 6:44 on this, scariest opponent of Duncan McKenzie was George Curtis!

Remember seeing this on telly at the time, unfortunately cuts off before the end.

[video=youtube;g9G6_kJYh60]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9G6_kJYh60[/video]

 

[Oggies bent nose]

Shame we didn't get the end of that story about Gorge Curtiss, wonder who people reckon our last proper hard man player was? I mean someone the oppo would look at and think "oh shit he's playing". My money would be Big Mo, no one comes near him in the modern era

 

[deanocity3]

In his Testimonial v Liverpool 1967 Ian st John got carried off on a stretcher after George got him.

 

[Skybluefaz]

Big Mo was not a hard footballer. A brave man maybe. Michael Doyle was not scared of anyone. Maybe Robert Page excepted.

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

Lmfao....."And the lights went out".........literally. hahahaha nice1 thanks for that.

 

[Oggies bent nose]

Forgot about Page, Doyle I agree feared no one but I doubt many feared him. Should never have sold Doyler.

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

One Centre half who was hard but not given much of a chance was Jeff Blockley. Could dish it out and take it back.
This is better, this is what a football forum should be about....Football, and footballers

 

[deanocity3]

One Centre half who was hard but not given much of a chance was Jeff Blockley. Could dish it out and take it back.
This is better, this is what a football forum should be about....Football, and footballers

He is the top Arsenal player to be named as the worsed Arsenal player ever to play for England.
Sir Alf picked him for England 2 weeks after leaving cov for £200,000 to go to the Gunners

 

[speedie87]

Liam Daish scared me

 

[lordsummerisle]

Liam Daish scared me

Was just about to say the same.

Remember on Soccer Am years ago(when it was good!), Julian Dicks was on and they were going on about what a hard-man he was, and they mentioned that Liam Daish was on the following week, he said something like "Now he is hard".

When Daish was on they were doing the knocking the ball through a hole challenge and Noel Gallagher was doing it to, and bet Daish £50 he couldn't get it through, just dinked it in first time.

Dinking anything not something ever associated with Daish!

 

[Tonylinc]

Surely the answer is Terry Rorath!

 

[lordsummerisle]

It was £20!

[video=youtube;8uJ7-jAlq9c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uJ7-jAlq9c&NR=1[/video]

 

[lordsummerisle]

Surely the answer is Terry Rorath!

Only if you're Chinese!

 

[deanocity3]

[video=youtube;lD8gvdWQIl4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD8gvdWQIl4[/video]

Liam Daish scared me

Daish in a dirty match where he gets sent off,bookings Naill Quinn and Mick Mccarthy and many more

 

[sky blue zam]

someone i used to work with, jamie williams who used to play for city reserves told me that in training daish and paul williams had a bit of a ruck over a dodgy tackle. that wouldve been a good scrap to watch

 

[Pete in Portugal]

Psycho Pearce.

 

[lordsummerisle]

Lmfao....."And the lights went out".........literally. hahahaha nice1 thanks for that.

From what I remember think he then said something like " George picked me up with one arm and just said gruffly "You alright Son?".

 

[itsvangool]

Alan Dugdale I have a video somewhere of a game at West ham in about 1975 where he goes straight through Jimmy Neighbour and sends him five foot in the air before standing over him admiring his efforts.....

 

[deanocity3]

Alan Dugdale I have a video somewhere of a game at West ham in about 1975 where he goes straight through Jimmy Neighbour and sends him five foot in the air before standing over him admiring his efforts.....

we won 3-2 willie carr with the winner,the following season bobby gould (WHU)and chris cattlin had a punch up.

 

[deanocity3]

Alan Dugdale I have a video somewhere of a game at West ham in about 1975 where he goes straight through Jimmy Neighbour and sends him five foot in the air before standing over him admiring his efforts.....

Adam Dugdale of crewe is Alan's nephew,Adam missed th JPT final because his baby died.

 

[wingy]

Alan Dugdale I have a video somewhere of a game at West ham in about 1975 where he goes straight through Jimmy Neighbour and sends him five foot in the air before standing over him admiring his efforts.....

Great first post ,welcome to the site.:welcome:

 

[deanocity3]

Great first post ,welcome to the site.:welcome:

Here is a picture of him

 

[wingy]

Here is a picture of himView attachment 1943

Ha Ha ,there he is ,the bearded Belgian,not one of the quickest was he.

 

[itsvangool]

Here is a picture of himView attachment 1943

Legend, remember going to a fans forum at Coventry Odeon. Him and Rudi Kaiser, happy days!!

 

[itsvangool]

Great first post ,welcome to the site.:welcome:

Thanks for your welcome. Username is a homage the the Telegraph headline after he signed. I remember they had built up the readers all week with the big international star we were imminently signing!!

 

[deanocity3]

[video=youtube;4n5MYKkFC4s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5MYKkFC4s[/video]

Ha Ha ,there he is ,the bearded Belgian,not one of the quickest was he.

 

[rupert_bear]

I have not seen a tougher footballer than George Curtis in 50 years of watching the game. remember when he was carried off at Forest with a badly broken leg he sat up on the stretcher taking him off....smiling

 

[skyblue2k]

i always remember Brian Kilkline, great centre half. Used to love the chant "Killers gonna get ya"

 

[lordsummerisle]

I have not seen a tougher footballer than George Curtis in 50 years of watching the game. remember when he was carried off at Forest with a badly broken leg he sat up on the stretcher taking him off....smiling

Remember when he used to run the Sky Blue Club at Highfield Road?

Once after leaviing there to go the game after a few pints, was just outside when this huge hand grabbed me on the shoulder and it was George Curtis.

I shit myself.

Was just giving me my keys back I'd left on the bar.

 

[SkyblueBazza]

This may surprise people that George Curtis was manager of the team from April 1986 to May 1987 and had the 2nd best win ratio in the clubs history 50%
Only beaten by a certain Mark Robins 51.52%

Funnily enough...I think George has always been a little coy about his impact on the Cup winning side. Passing the glory to Snozz. My belief has long been that George was the driving force. Snozz a great coach/tactician perhaps to achieve what we did with what was considered a rag-tag side compared to many. The combined strengths won us the cup.

 

[deanocity3]

Legend, remember going to a fans forum at Coventry Odeon. Him and Rudi Kaiser, happy days!!

here is rudi

 

[ryb1983ccfc]

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Big Mo was not a hard footballer. A brave man maybe. Michael Doyle was not scared of anyone. Maybe Robert Page excepted.

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disagree mo was hard was sat just a few feet away when the guy spat his own teeth out and carried on playing