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Post by garygas on Mar 15, 2016 16:58:38 GMT
Imagine if Meaker would have had a mirror in the tunnel you never would of got him on the pitch !
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Post by phillistine on Mar 15, 2016 17:54:22 GMT
Pride of place must surely go to Stuart Taylor. More appearances for Rovers than any other player in our history, and in the current climate that will probably never be equaled. There have been more skillful players, players with more 'character', but there have been none so loyal, and in my book that loyalty should be recognised above and beyond any other player. I heard a whisper that Stuart has been quite poorly and wasn't able to get to the matches as much as he used to. A gashead though through and through
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Post by Briz Red on Mar 15, 2016 19:41:49 GMT
Fine player was Micky, terribly sad that he was taken so young....
Seemed a top bloke too....really hope he's at peace
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Post by Briz Red on Mar 15, 2016 19:45:52 GMT
Maybe life size pictures of the likes of Barrett Biggs Bradford Holloway on the walls of the tunnel so players pass them on the way to the pitch. My Dad used to sing the praises of Ray Warren saying he was a hell of player back in the day....my Dad also played for a team coached by Warren and said he was just awesome. Obviously I don't have much knowledge about him, was he good? Or did my Dad have his usual rose tinted spectacles on?!!
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Post by Russgas on Mar 15, 2016 20:06:54 GMT
Just been reading what Barry Bradshaw had to say about when Micky died. I never saw him play but have been told by many a gashead that did that he was one of the best talents ever produced in Bristol. Wouldn't it be nice if we could honour him in some way at our new stadium along with some of the other greats that rovers have produced over the years. Also remember the day his wife brought their new baby to Eastville and walked around the pitch holding the baby high so people could see the baby... not a dry eye in the house that day RIP Micky I remember that day as well Ian. So incredibly sad. I also remember not long after he died Liam brady sent his widow a cheque for £1,000, which back then was a lot of money.What a lovely bloke.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 20:20:35 GMT
I am friends with one of the owners of Bradford City, if you go through the main entrance of the major stand they have a life size cardboard cut out of the team that won the FA Cup in 1921, then they have life size pictures of their most famous players throughout the corridors. Our problem is; who would we consider one of our hero's? Given that we have been fairly anonymous in the past 50 years, with just a few FA cup exploits? Doe scoring in one of those make you a hero? Yes. It's relative. Lewis Haldane to us is Ryan Giggs for Man U.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 20:21:45 GMT
Pride of place must surely go to Stuart Taylor. More appearances for Rovers than any other player in our history, and in the current climate that will probably never be equaled. There have been more skillful players, players with more 'character', but there have been none so loyal, and in my book that loyalty should be recognised above and beyond any other player. I heard a whisper that Stuart has been quite poorly and wasn't able to get to the matches as much as he used to. A gashead though through and through He is very poorly. On a one way train too.
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Post by jaggas on Mar 15, 2016 20:26:36 GMT
Just been reading what Barry Bradshaw had to say about when Micky died. I never saw him play but have been told by many a gashead that did that he was one of the best talents ever produced in Bristol. Wouldn't it be nice if we could honour him in some way at our new stadium along with some of the other greats that rovers have produced over the years. Had the pleasure of watching him over at Newports old ground take them apart... what a player Also remember the day his wife brought their new baby to Eastville and walked around the pitch holding the baby high so people could see the baby... not a dry eye in the house that day RIP Micky A few years ago during the Atkins era I was playing football regularly with Mickys son Liam and was approached by Kim Stuckey and Kevin Spencer to ask Liam if he and Mickys Mum would like be a guest of the club in an executive box on match day.Liam went on the pitch at half time to accept a painting of his Dad and got a great reception from the crowd.Mickys Mum nor Liam had any idea how highly regarded their Micky still is at Bristol Rovers.
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Post by Thatslife on Mar 15, 2016 21:37:17 GMT
In the summer of 83 I went round his house ( we both lived in Lawrence Weston) and he gave me his electric guitar - I've still go it. He had a poxy bedroom - how life has changed for the modern pro ! We talked for quite a while and he was pretty happy and enjoying his football. A year later he was gone. Watching those vids still brings tears to my eyes. Are you a chiropodist? May seem like a weird question but I was getting a treatment from one and we got to talk about the gas and he mentioned that he played in the youth team with Micky, went on to tell of the day he passed away saying he saw him in hospital in the morning and he seemed to be coping but by the evening he had passed away. Was a great talent, and as Henbury gas said, after his child was born ,his wife brought the child to meet the Gasheads at Eastville and there really wasn't a dry eye in the place. RIP Micky
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Post by markczgas on Mar 16, 2016 14:10:24 GMT
In the summer of 83 I went round his house ( we both lived in Lawrence Weston) and he gave me his electric guitar - I've still go it. He had a poxy bedroom - how life has changed for the modern pro ! We talked for quite a while and he was pretty happy and enjoying his football. A year later he was gone. Watching those vids still brings tears to my eyes. Are you a chiropodist? May seem like a weird question but I was getting a treatment from one and we got to talk about the gas and he mentioned that he played in the youth team with Micky, went on to tell of the day he passed away saying he saw him in hospital in the morning and he seemed to be coping but by the evening he had passed away. Was a great talent, and as Henbury gas said, after his child was born ,his wife brought the child to meet the Gasheads at Eastville and there really wasn't a dry eye in the place. RIP Micky No more of a teacher than a healthcare worker. Went to the same Primary and Secondary school as Mickey. He was 4 or 5 years older than me but good mates with my brother. He was light years ahead of everyone else with a footie at his feet. If it wasn't football that connected us it was also music - The Clash, Jam, Joy Division ......
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 16:01:06 GMT
Had the pleasure of watching him over at Newports old ground take them apart... what a player Also remember the day his wife brought their new baby to Eastville and walked around the pitch holding the baby high so people could see the baby... not a dry eye in the house that day RIP Micky A few years ago during the Atkins era I was playing football regularly with Mickys son Liam and was approached by Kim Stuckey and Kevin Spencer to ask Liam if he and Mickys Mum would like be a guest of the club in an executive box on match day.Liam went on the pitch at half time to accept a painting of his Dad and got a great reception from the crowd.Mickys Mum nor Liam had any idea how highly regarded their Micky still is at Bristol Rovers. Have you been to the Mem since?
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