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Post by Lobster on Sept 6, 2018 12:23:44 GMT
Interesting piece in the Chronicle about one of Terry's Smith's many obscure signings.
Thought at the time he came across as something of a gentle giant, and seems a nice guy here, saying he looks out for our results!
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 6, 2018 12:33:54 GMT
Famous for his handball against Villa in the League Cup - oh what might have been had we held out 0-0 or even nicked a late winner in that first leg (we still would have been hammered at Villa Park, I'm sure).
I was around about 13 at the time and I remember him as a really nice guy, who spoke barely any English but always had a smile on his face. |
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Post by Lobster on Sept 6, 2018 13:02:39 GMT
Remember him being massive as well. At least 6'4' and pretty muscular. Didn't really look like a footballer!
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Post by jb on Sept 6, 2018 13:19:10 GMT
Interesting quote from Goran:
"Terry Smith was in charge at the time and I spent about six months there and it was a difficult time. When Ian Atkins came in he wanted players and defenders who could kick the ball clear. He did not want footballers and so I left."
He was hardly Bobby Moore from what I can remember.
The article also highlights Terry Smith's approach to player recruitment, erratic, non-structured and get them in cheaply.
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Post by Lobster on Sept 6, 2018 15:41:20 GMT
I often think it’s a wonder we managed to get any points at all with a barmy American in charge and a team of randoms playing for their bus fare. I suspect if he hadn’t brought Atkins in when he did we would have started getting five or six put past us every week though!
Saying that, we did have arguably the best striker in the division in Luke Beckett. He was about the only player Atkins kept in the team when he arrived, along with Matt Woods who he got playing surprisingly well.
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Sept 6, 2018 15:54:49 GMT
One of the worst ‘footballers’ ever to wear a Chester shirt.
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Post by Al on Sept 6, 2018 16:06:27 GMT
I often think it’s a wonder we managed to get any points at all with a barmy American in charge and a team of randoms playing for their bus fare. I suspect if he hadn’t brought Atkins in when he did we would have started getting five or six put past us every week though! Saying that, we did have arguably the best striker in the division in Luke Beckett. He was about the only player Atkins kept in the team when he arrived, along with Matt Woods who he got playing surprisingly well. There was nothing wrong with Matty Woods. Solid player |
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Post by sqzl on Sept 6, 2018 16:15:39 GMT
One of the worst ‘footballers’ ever to wear a Chester shirt. I wish I had a pound for every time you’ve called a player awful in one way or another, I’d be a bloody millionaire 😂😂😂 |
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Post by Lobster on Sept 6, 2018 16:20:25 GMT
I often think it’s a wonder we managed to get any points at all with a barmy American in charge and a team of randoms playing for their bus fare. I suspect if he hadn’t brought Atkins in when he did we would have started getting five or six put past us every week though! Saying that, we did have arguably the best striker in the division in Luke Beckett. He was about the only player Atkins kept in the team when he arrived, along with Matt Woods who he got playing surprisingly well. There was nothing wrong with Matty Woods. Solid player He was a 110%-er but I can remember him having more bad games than good! Didn’t have much of a career in the game after leaving us. |
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Post by whopper1 on Sept 6, 2018 16:20:35 GMT
One of the worst ‘footballers’ ever to wear a Chester shirt. totally agree, a big useless yard dog |
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Post by Hannibal on Sept 6, 2018 16:37:10 GMT
Didn't he come to training and matches on a push bike.
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Post by jb on Sept 6, 2018 16:48:26 GMT
Didn't he come to training and matches on a push bike. That was Moz. |
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Sept 6, 2018 17:41:01 GMT
One of the worst ‘footballers’ ever to wear a Chester shirt. I wish I had a pound for every time you’ve called a player awful in one way or another, I’d be a bloody millionaire 😂😂😂 Yeah because we’ve had a million awful players. |
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Post by jb on Sept 6, 2018 19:15:29 GMT
I wish I had a pound for every time you’ve called a player awful in one way or another, I’d be a bloody millionaire 😂😂😂 Yeah because we’ve had a million awful players. Fair play we’ve seen our fair share of dross players. |
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Post by Zvonimir Boban on Sept 6, 2018 19:20:39 GMT
Didn't he come to training and matches on a push bike. That was Moz. Defo Goran as well. My Dad and I saw him coming to the ground on a bike when we were there queuing for tickets one time. Seemed a really friendly fella! |
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Post by Lobster on Sept 6, 2018 19:26:11 GMT
It’s only us Brits who think it’s somehow quaint or idyllic to go to work on a bicycle. Go somewhere like Holland or Denmark and you’re never more than ten feet from a bike.
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Post by Zvonimir Boban on Sept 6, 2018 19:27:14 GMT
It’s only us Brits who think it’s somehow quaint or idyllic to go to work on a bicycle. Go somewhere like Holland or Denmark and you’re never more than ten feet from a bike. Correct. Totally different culture over in mainland Europe. |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 6, 2018 19:27:36 GMT
It’s only us Brits who think it’s somehow quaint or idyllic to go to work on a bicycle. Go somewhere like Holland or Denmark and you’re never more than ten feet from a bike. Or Cambridge - even closer to home. |
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Post by Hannibal on Sept 7, 2018 7:26:00 GMT
It’s only us Brits who think it’s somehow quaint or idyllic to go to work on a bicycle. Go somewhere like Holland or Denmark and you’re never more than ten feet from a bike. Yes I actually passed him one day on his bike on his way to training. According to the Chron he was 6' 7". I wouldn't dream of dissing him as he was just a part of the dreadful mad yank's era, when it was so bad I just stopped coming. |
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Sept 7, 2018 8:28:22 GMT
We all heard his foreign name and assumed he was the next Savo Milosevic or something. Remember he was unveiled before a game. Remember it clear as day. Then he started playing.. the rest is history
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Post by agl on Sept 7, 2018 9:11:32 GMT
Thought he was one of the better imports from that era, but not really suited to lower league English football. The handball vs Villa was simply inexplicable, however
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Sept 7, 2018 10:11:41 GMT
Thought he was one of the better imports from that era, but not really suited to lower league English football. The handball vs Villa was simply inexplicable, however You serious? He was absolute toilet. |
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