City's Hardest XI - Take No Prisoners (1 Viewer)

[DannyThomas_1981]

Lots of good candidates for this one and I'm sure I'm missing some impressive names on the team sheet.

Take no prisoners XI:

Sealey. In a position marked by craziness, Les (RIP) took it to whole new levels. East London gangster swagger so could phone some heavy connections if anything happened on the pitch (with concrete boots on fast order).

Dabo. Want to include a current player. Always the first to rush in if there's any aggro or exact revenge. Brilliant. Given the way he plays on the edge it's amazing he doesn't have a more impressive collection of red cards.

Kilkline. Fearsome on and off the pitch. Lots of stories.
Curtis. Completely intimidated the 87 team when he was in his 50s. City's hardest player of all time.
Billing. Just look at him. Enough said.

Stuart Pearce. Wasn't called pyscho for nothing.

Steve Hunt. Once saw him spark out a Saints player with a head-butt which was no accident. Think I read on here once he was a black belt in judo or something similar.
McGrath. Silent assassin.
Yorath. In one of the best City sides ever, Terry was brilliant and most importantly the enforcer.

Hartson. Kicked a team mate in the head. In training.
Mick Harford. One of the hardest players to play in the Premier League. Only 1 game for us. 1 goal. He's in deservedly by hard earned reputation elsewhere.

Imagine that lot walking out together in their prime - absolute carnage.

 

[Skybluefaz]

Liam Daish has to be in there

 

[clint van damme]

Lots of good candidates for this one and I'm sure I'm missing some impressive names on the team sheet.

Take no prisoners XI:

Sealey. In a position marked by craziness, Les (RIP) took it to whole new levels. East London gangster swagger so could phone some heavy connections if anything happened on the pitch (with concrete boots on fast order).

Dabo. Want to include a current player. Always the first to rush in if there's any aggro or exact revenge. Brilliant. Given the way he plays on the edge it's amazing he doesn't have a more impressive collection of red cards.

Kilkline. Fearsome on and off the pitch. Lots of stories.
Curtis. Completely intimidated the 87 team when he was in his 50s. City's hardest player of all time.
Billing. Just look at him. Enough said.

Stuart Pearce. Wasn't called pyscho for nothing.

Steve Hunt. Once saw him spark out a Saints player with a head-butt which was no accident. Think I read on here once he was a black belt in judo or something similar.
McGrath. Silent assassin.
Yorath. In one of the best City sides ever, Terry was brilliant and most importantly the enforcer.

Hartson. Kicked a team mate in the head. In training.
Mick Harford. One of the hardest players to play in the Premier League. Only 1 game for us. 1 goal. He's in deservedly by hard earned reputation elsewhere.

Imagine that lot walking out together in their prime - absolute carnage.

Sealey was a dirty fucking snake.

 

[clint van damme]

What about Doyle or Wise?

 

[the rumpo kid]

Yorath yorath yorath !

 

[AStonesThrow]

He is from Bosnia, He is a Big Fucker, Mo Konjic

 

[cc84cov]

Konjic ?
Boateng ?

Dennis Wise SURELY ???

 

[clint van damme]

An unlikely candidate but Dave Bennet once finished the game with a broken leg.

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

Mick Ferguson as a possible addition. Big man, Brilliant beard. Must have been a nightmare to defend against. One of our best ever forwards in my view. Never took a backward step.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Jamaican Yardie
Onandi Lowe

 

[joemercersaces]

Chris Cattlin aka ‘Spider’

 

[slyblue57]

Roy Barry, you did nt mess with him .
Pusb

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Robert Page.... believe he knocked Doylers two front teeth out in training.

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Jamaican Yardie
Onandi Lowe

Literally attempted to smuggle a suitcase of crack cocaine over international borders.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Way before my time but Jim Holton I seem to remember was considered a hardman by some older acquaintances

This also popped up while googling him Top 10 Hard Men

 

[skysblue]

Lots of good candidates for this one and I'm sure I'm missing some impressive names on the team sheet.

Take no prisoners XI:

Sealey. In a position marked by craziness, Les (RIP) took it to whole new levels. East London gangster swagger so could phone some heavy connections if anything happened on the pitch (with concrete boots on fast order).

Dabo. Want to include a current player. Always the first to rush in if there's any aggro or exact revenge. Brilliant. Given the way he plays on the edge it's amazing he doesn't have a more impressive collection of red cards.

Kilkline. Fearsome on and off the pitch. Lots of stories.
Curtis. Completely intimidated the 87 team when he was in his 50s. City's hardest player of all time.
Billing. Just look at him. Enough said.

Stuart Pearce. Wasn't called pyscho for nothing.

Steve Hunt. Once saw him spark out a Saints player with a head-butt which was no accident. Think I read on here once he was a black belt in judo or something similar.
McGrath. Silent assassin.
Yorath. In one of the best City sides ever, Terry was brilliant and most importantly the enforcer.

Hartson. Kicked a team mate in the head. In training.
Mick Harford. One of the hardest players to play in the Premier League. Only 1 game for us. 1 goal. He's in deservedly by hard earned reputation elsewhere.

Imagine that lot walking out together in their prime - absolute carnage.

George Curtis

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

John Gayle has to come off the bench in that team. He was an animal.

 

[weecohawena]

He is from Bosnia, He is a Big Fucker, Mo Konjic

yeah well hard. When he wasn't injured he was one of the worst players to ever play for us.

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

John Gayle has to come off the bench in that team. He was an animal.

I played in a semi-professional team and we had a forward exactly like that - often introduced in the final 20 minutes to add a "different dimension" as the manager went old school if we were winning games and gave the orders to put it into the mixer to this animal.

We played pro-teams in the close season and they absolutely hated this guy coming onto the pitch. Hated it with a passion and the complaints continued long after the match. It was hard not to laugh at the reaction of these seasoned pros as the bruiser threw himself around. Gave the lads a lift. I've never seen a more limited footballer at that level though.

 

[clint van damme]

John Gayle has to come off the bench in that team. He was an animal.

He wasn't a footballer though

 

[higgs]

Gary pit bull deegan

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[Mcbean]

Steven Presley was pretty snicking hard from memory and was a penalty magnet

 

[wantageskyblue]

I’d add Sam Allardyce to the list - iirc him and Harford were going at it all game at St. Andrews mid 80s and it was Harford who went off battered and covered in blood.

 

[matesx]

Speedie, not a hard case as such but a horrible wee Kant.......loved him!

 

[wingy]

All great nominations.

 

[ajsccfc]

There's a great clip of Mick Harford, the opposition had just scored and are doing some kind of group celebration on the ground when Harford just walks through and basically on them. Not a single one does anything

 

[oscillatewildly]

I offer Alan (thugdale) Dugdale. Bobby Mc, could occasionally mix it too. Not seen a better left back for us since he left.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Way before my time but Jim Holton I seem to remember was considered a hardman by some older acquaintances

This also popped up while googling him Top 10 Hard Men

Played Birmingham at Highfield Road, and a Blues player tried to get at at Ian Wallace iirc. Out came Jim Holton's arm. End of intended assault on Wallace!

Also - Donal Murphy gets a mention for getting sent off for kicking a Blues player in the unmentionables. Funniest thing I'd ever seen on a football pitch at the time, in terms of lack of subtlety.

 

[wantageskyblue]

Played Birmingham at Highfield Road, and a Blues player tried to get at at Ian Wallace iirc. Out came Jim Holton's arm. End of intended assault on Wallace!

Also - Donal Murphy gets a mention for getting sent off for kicking a Blues player in the unmentionables. Funniest thing I'd ever seen on a football pitch at the time, in terms of lack of subtlety.

Wasn’t it Kenny Burns at or near half-time?

 

[wantageskyblue]

Wasn’t it Kenny Burns at or near half-time?

Just looked it up - it was after 20 minutes.

 

[MalcSB]

Roy Barry, you did nt mess with him .
Pusb

I remember in a game against WBA. Bobby Gould played for them and barged into Ray Barry, hit him and slid off to the floor. Barry played a great clearance, turned round, grabbed Gould by the front of his shirt and bounce him up and down whilst growling at him. Such a shame Roy broke his leg, never quite the same afterwards.

 

[bringbackrattles]

Sealey was a dirty fucking snake.

Used to clean his Windows when he was living on Woodway Lane. Never paid had to go back and get the cash of his missus.
Tight git but used to have a joke with him, told him don't drop the bucket when filling it up, know what you keepers are like !

 

[kg82]

yeah well hard. When he wasn't injured he was one of the worst players to ever play for us.

Are you high?

 

[Old Warwickshire lad]

You won’t find any harder than George Curtis, Brian Hill and Detmar Brooke. Mind you Maurice Setters came close.

 

[HerneBayGaz]

George Curtis for me. Although Sam Allardyce was a hard bugger. Did Kenny Burns big time when we played Birmingham in the 80s