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Post by scdave on Mar 7, 2023 13:59:45 GMT
The SC players caps initiative is now looking for people to sponsor Archie's cap.
For people of a certain age he was their hero, even with the likes of Mabbutt, Randall, David Williams, Ball and Barrett in the squad.
How good was the teams of that era? If only the play offs and Wembley mickey mouse cup finals were brought in a few years earlier.
I seem to remember Archie in one game scoring and knocking out an opposition defender with an uppercut! - over to you Mike to produce the stats, or otherwise it may have been my very younger selfs wild imagination.
Altogether now Archie, Archie, Archie!
Other 80's players caps are soon to be presented with caps are Mikey Slocombe, Steve Baddick and Steve Bailey - another quality player whose career was curtailed by injury.
Mods can you add links.
Thanks
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Post by kruger on Mar 7, 2023 16:55:45 GMT
What a player he was, good memories watching him
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Post by northridinggas on Mar 7, 2023 19:29:31 GMT
I only found out recently that Archie managed our local town team up here in North Yorkshire in the late 1990s
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Post by kentgas on Mar 7, 2023 21:22:20 GMT
I may be misremembering but I seem to recall he was suspended and made his comeback away at Brentford where he was sent off for punching one of their players?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2023 21:25:04 GMT
I may be misremembering but I seem to recall he was suspended and made his comeback away at Brentford where he was sent off for punching one of their players? For younger viewers, yes, we used to play Brentford. |
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Post by mftc on Mar 7, 2023 21:33:05 GMT
Top player.
Amazing he didn't turn pro until about 27 and then about 7 years later he helped Middleborough into the top division before being released and I believe he scored Darlos last goal in the league?
Also moved back down to Somerset in his 40's and played with Punky again.
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Post by manorfarmgas on Mar 7, 2023 21:53:35 GMT
He coached my youth team for an evening session when he was at Melksham Town. Top man, super humble and a great player.
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Post by kentgas on Mar 7, 2023 22:05:11 GMT
One of my favourite ever players.
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Post by scdave on Mar 10, 2023 21:15:47 GMT
Bumped so it doesn't drop off the page and the Saturday forum readers can see the post.
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Post by scdave on Mar 14, 2023 14:05:19 GMT
Archie will receive his Rovers cap on Saturday v Portsmouth.
Fitting really, as the 5-1 victory against Pompey 1983 at Eastville must rank as one of the best games I have ever seen. Pretty sure all the forward line grabbed a goal Barrett, Randall, Stephens, Holloway and David Williams I think.
Pompey had a quality team and I believe won promotion, but we absolutely outplayed them.
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Post by simonj on Mar 14, 2023 15:17:46 GMT
Great memories and also one of my favourite players. Again languishing in lower leagues but we had some players then, as already mentioned. David Williams, Micky Barrett. Gary Mabbutt, returned Paul Randell. A joy to watch in some games with Williams putting the forwards through. Archie was so good in the air for his size.
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Post by kentgas on Mar 14, 2023 16:09:27 GMT
Great memories and also one of my favourite players. Again languishing in lower leagues but we had some players then, as already mentioned. David Williams, Micky Barrett. Gary Mabbutt, returned Paul Randell. A joy to watch in some games with Williams putting the forwards through. Archie was so good in the air for his size. Yes, remember his goal at Eastville v C#ty though we sickeningly went down to a late goal. Loved David Williams with his many defence splitting passes for Randall to beat the keeper on a one to one. |
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Post by yattongas on Mar 14, 2023 16:10:32 GMT
One of my favourite ever players. And mine , that’s why I named my first son Archie ! |
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Post by gassince1957 on Mar 14, 2023 16:33:43 GMT
One of my favourite ever players. And mine , that’s why I named my first son Archie ! And Harry and Meghan are obviously fans too!  |
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