It was straight from kick off. Deffo should have been sent off
I’d imagine the ref bottles it sending players off in the first 30 seconds
Careful! Under the Trades Descriptions Act (1972) I don’t think you’re allowed to describe what Tyler Walker did at Pompey as ‘playing football’.
I remember watching Steve Hunt playing as a guest for New York Cosmos against Chelsea in 1978/79 (was our player by then)...he was fantastic in a star studded Cosmos team,I couldn't believe he wasn't yet a regular for us...one of my all time favourite City players.
He hobbled off close to where we were sat, to warm applause. Now when I think of him I can only imagine him looking like a taller Diego Maradona…and dreaming of what might’ve been.
Yep, many skills including whipping a wicked left-footed cross around a defender. Can't think of anyone we've had in the last few years who could do that. Too often we just spoon the ball into the box.
'Kangaroo Kirby' wasn't he!
Did he come back to us for a second time?.So I think he went over there from us the returned possibly with American season finishing then carrying on with us.
The second coming
He went and played on loan for the cosmos while still being our player
from Wiki - On 5 August 2023, he made his permanent Lincoln City debut, starting against Bolton Wanderers. However, just five games later he was ruled out for eight weeks with a hamstring injury. On 7 December, it was confirmed that Walker suffered a recurrence of the hamstring problem and was likely to miss the rest of the 2023–24 season
I think the George you are thinking of is the "Hud"in the bad winter of 1963 he signed in the April to replace another legend Terry Bly 25 goals in 32 games .We all thought Jimmy Hill had gone mad but first game the "Hud" got a hat-trick. The first from memory he had his back to their cente half made out he was going right of him and foxed him a went left.Then centre forwards didn't do that they played like a bull in a china shop taking centrehalfs and anyone who tried to stop him with them.No protection for goalies then back of the net with ball in hand .Instant success never looked back.
Some great points made.Stuart Pearce - can't remember who the QPR winger was, but within the first few minutes Pearce had taken the man and ball in what was deemed a fair tackle in those days, dumping him into the first few rows in the Sky Blue Stand. The winger unsurprisingly didn't contribute anything for the remainder of the match
Also remember Mark Hateley aged about 17 making his debut in the last game of the season at home to Wolves and absolutely terrorising their defence.
Yeah, I think Millwall was the 2nd game; we won that as well.
Andreu signed - did his ACL almost instantaneously then scored a free kick against Scunny first game of the following season, everyone thought he was going to be unbelievable and barely did anything after that
must have been flagged offside 10 times and was subbed back off - You'd have got great odds on him becoming a cult hero after thatWeird contract? Came on a signing with a signing on fee?Andreu signed - did his ACL almost instantaneously then scored a free kick against Scunny first game of the following season, everyone thought he was going to be unbelievable and barely did anything after that
*also* worth mentioning that game Abu Ogogo made his debut was flying into tackles like Roy Keane and everyone thought we'd found our holding centre mid for years... he left 5 months later
Funny how opinions differ, I actually thought that was his worst game for us by some distance
