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Hardest Rangers XI 20:41 - Oct 10 with 4396 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Don't think we've done this but the Mark Dennis thread got me thinking.

I'll do an XI. Every mention is a vote.

I'll kick off:

Mark Dennis at LB
Broken Nose Falco at CF
Gavin Maguire at CB
Macca at CB
Impey at RW

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Hardest Rangers XI on 01:57 - Oct 11 with 1277 viewsBoston

I’d put Ryan Nelsen up against any of ‘em.

No doubt Webb was a tough ‘un, but I was told by few Chelsea that he was taught manners by a certain ‘Chopper’.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 02:06 - Oct 11 with 1265 viewslightwaterhoop

And we cant forget the great Don Shanks.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 02:15 - Oct 11 with 1255 viewstimcocking

Hardest Rangers XI on 21:24 - Oct 10 by dixiedean

Is ‘hard’ a euphemism for ‘dirty’ or do we mean proper hard ? Ainsworth was hard - remember him trying to run off a spiral leg fracture ? ! Older folk will recall Webb , McLintock , Bobby Keetch , Allan Harris . I’d say Big Danny has to be worth a mention . Pls let’s not have Barton mentioned in this - being a cowardly thug is not hard . How about Armand Traore? No not really


I assume it's got to mean hard in the sense of who you wouldn't want to pick a fight with. Playing with a bad injury shows toughness and resilience, but doesn't necessarily make someone hard in that sense of the word. Otherwise you'd be calling marathon runners and cyclists hard men.

In reality, quite difficult to ascertain just from watching a football match. It's easy to act hard on the field when you have all those refs and cameras to protect people. Might be a different story with nobody around.

It's gonna be the defenders in almost every team generally, innit? At least in the old days.

Who was it scared the life out of the commentator fella, was it Danny Cullip?
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Hardest Rangers XI on 05:38 - Oct 11 with 1228 viewsPlanetHonneywood

Clint Hill - type of chap you’d want in the trenches with you.

Martin Rowlands - never bottled it.

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Hardest Rangers XI on 07:51 - Oct 11 with 1180 viewsbakerloo8

Pat Kanyuka v China.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 08:08 - Oct 11 with 1165 viewsflynnbo

Taiwoo?
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Hardest Rangers XI on 08:23 - Oct 11 with 1157 viewsdistortR

Hardest Rangers XI on 07:51 - Oct 11 by bakerloo8

Pat Kanyuka v China.


Shabazz surely!

Brian Law was progressing nicely until his early retirement, followed by a brief cameo and stolen bus at wolves.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 11:16 - Oct 11 with 1088 viewsfrancisbowles

I am surprised nobody has mentioned our greatest ever midfielder and only England captain, Sir Gerald of Bagshot. He could put a tackle in.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 11:32 - Oct 11 with 1076 viewsEsox_Lucius

Back in the days when a robust tackle on one of ours usually sparked a chorus of "6'2" Eyes of blue, Stevie Wickes is after you" I noticed that the retribution on the offending player was often meted out by Gary Micklewhite whilst everyone was watching to see what Wicks would do. I believe it was Peter Lorimer had a similar role at Dirty Leeds; while everyone was waiting for Hunter or Bremner to exact revenge, Lorimer had already taken care of business.

The grass is always greener.

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Hardest Rangers XI on 11:45 - Oct 11 with 1064 viewsDannyPaddox

John Burridge was as hard as a set of farrier's nails but was he commando/ blowing-up-enemy ships/ POW living on cabbage water hard?



Reg Allen



btw:

Glad Taiwoo gets a mention. What a tackle that was.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 12:19 - Oct 11 with 1040 viewsQPRSteve

Got to put Phil Parkes into the GK mix. I have fond memories of him wiping out the opposition when claiming corners and crosses.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 12:28 - Oct 11 with 1036 viewsDannyPaddox

So a Reg Allen, Phil Parkes, John Burridge, and Paddy Kenny back four with Alan McDonald in goal.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 13:38 - Oct 11 with 996 viewsstevenagehoop

Frank Sibley ,Tony Hazel and the one and only Dave Clement didn’t take any prisoners.

I never lie but I don't always tell the truth

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Hardest Rangers XI on 14:20 - Oct 11 with 968 viewssoops

Hardest Rangers XI on 22:16 - Oct 10 by CliveWilsonSaid

There's that footage from a classic in 1976 I think where he comes out last and runs around the centre circle waving to the crowd. It's almost like a bull run.


My memory of Dave Webb was that he’d run out after the rest of the team and get a bigger cheer than them!
Extra votes for:
Macca
Bob Hazel
Mark Dennis
Devon White
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Hardest Rangers XI on 17:09 - Oct 11 with 913 viewsessextaxiboy

Brian( 30 a day )Williams ?
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Hardest Rangers XI on 17:24 - Oct 11 with 901 viewsLowerloftLad

i shouldnt imagine strikers enjoyed trying to get past danny shittu to be honest

Ohhhhhh bobby zamora

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Hardest Rangers XI on 17:35 - Oct 11 with 895 viewsessextaxiboy

Hardest Rangers XI on 11:45 - Oct 11 by DannyPaddox

John Burridge was as hard as a set of farrier's nails but was he commando/ blowing-up-enemy ships/ POW living on cabbage water hard?



Reg Allen



btw:

Glad Taiwoo gets a mention. What a tackle that was.
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He was hard , that jersey must be fckin itchy
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Hardest Rangers XI on 18:43 - Oct 11 with 866 viewsBrianMcCarthy

We need more votes, folks.

We're light on the wings, right-back and up front.

Get the heads in to it.

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Hardest Rangers XI on 18:58 - Oct 11 with 854 viewsdistortR

Hardest Rangers XI on 18:43 - Oct 11 by BrianMcCarthy

We need more votes, folks.

We're light on the wings, right-back and up front.

Get the heads in to it.


Dave Clement has right back sewn up, doesn't he? reckon John Gregory played there as well, didn't he? Always seemed a bit tasty.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 20:21 - Oct 11 with 823 viewsHamptonR

Hardest Rangers XI on 18:43 - Oct 11 by BrianMcCarthy

We need more votes, folks.

We're light on the wings, right-back and up front.

Get the heads in to it.


On the wing, Mark Lazarus.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 21:05 - Oct 11 with 810 viewsingeminate

Hardest Rangers XI on 20:21 - Oct 11 by HamptonR

On the wing, Mark Lazarus.


Alan McDonald

If not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled. PG Wodehouse
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Hardest Rangers XI on 22:31 - Oct 11 with 774 viewsEalingHoop81

If we have a few gaps Brian:

Striker - Helguson was as tough as old boots and I’d certainly include as hard
RW - out of position but Mackie was definitely hard. If not Ainsworth or Rowlands were both tough bast@rds.
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Hardest Rangers XI on 01:20 - Oct 12 with 737 viewsDannyPaddox



Never mind the itchy jumper I cant make my mind up if wearing a shower-curtain instead of a pair of shorts is hard or simply outré
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Hardest Rangers XI on 09:33 - Oct 12 with 658 viewskernowhoop

Hardest Rangers XI on 22:16 - Oct 10 by CliveWilsonSaid

There's that footage from a classic in 1976 I think where he comes out last and runs around the centre circle waving to the crowd. It's almost like a bull run.


Was it the last home game, against Leeds?
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Hardest Rangers XI on 09:59 - Oct 12 with 645 viewsW7Ranger

Hardest Rangers XI on 23:55 - Oct 10 by CiderwithRsie

Should be room in this XI for the wingers who would keep going while neanderthal full-backs continually tried to put them in the stands. At least in a CB/CF battle there's bit of give and take, but the winger just has to pick himself up and go again.

Ainsworth obviously and, yeah, probably, Impey but I'd have Dave "no shin-pads" Thomas and Andy Sinton under consideration.

Chariie Austin ought to get a mention at CF, I remember him trying to get up and score after some horrendous injury


"Charlie Austin ought to get a mention at CF, I remember him trying to get up and score after some horrendous injury"

And also just for flooring JT at Loftus Road gets my vote!

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