| Seems Very Odd Nowadays on 22:57 - Nov 24 with 835 views | DWQPR |
Our very own Derek Richardson as goalkeeper for that side. Always seemed an able deputy whenever Phil Parkes was on the rare occasion was injured but once Parkes was sold and Richardson was the replacement he very quickly showed his limitations and the club moved to sign a young and up and coming Chris Woods that summer as the team was rebuilt after relegation. That summer Jim Gregory really got his cheque book out and must have spent close on a million on the likes of Woods, Currie, McLeary and Bob Hazell. Shame he never had the same attitude at the end of the 75-76 season, with a couple of quality signings that team could have continued. |  |
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| Seems Very Odd Nowadays on 02:39 - Nov 25 with 760 views | Nov77 |
Remember derek Richardson well, disagree that he was an able deputy, he was bloody awful!
Didn't don Masson once claim he only had one eye? He said parkes played in a game once even though he was injured as they couldn't risk playing Richardson.
Watched Bob hazel (am I right thinking he was our first black player? Can't think of any before him) on the one show tonight talking about that whites vs blacks match. He was talking about all of the abuse he got in those days. Sad to say he was the target of our own boo boys for a while, though that was more based on his performances when him and Ernie Howe would make one mistake after another.
Everything changed for hazel when venables took over and he improved his game immeasurably. Bob became a real cult hero for us, culminating in him marking Cyril Regis out of the game at Highbury. |  |
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