Outstanding player and one of the first of his kind....nowadays they're almost a necessity but back then it was rare to see big men playing up front....
I was a regular at the Wolves in the late 60s and the 70s, the Doog was idolised by the fans, and with the great waggy on the wing they were so entertaining.
When he first came over from Ireland he was to continue his education , he was added to the class I was in at the Portsmouth Polytechnic. He played one of his early games against Wolves, where he made Billy Wright look like a amateur.
Great Post.
The Doog played the North Bank like a stradivarious!
A folk hero at Wolves, the crowd loved him.
Outstanding player and one of the first of his kind....nowadays they're almost a necessity but back then it was rare to see big men playing up front....
Loved that first clip of Blackburn,
I was a regular at the Wolves in the late 60s and the 70s, the Doog was idolised by the fans, and with the great waggy on the wing they were so entertaining.
days from long ago when growing up back in England hard to believe its over 50yrs ago
When he first came over from Ireland he was to continue his education , he was added to the class I was in at the Portsmouth Polytechnic. He played one of his early games against Wolves, where he made Billy Wright look like a amateur.
Diabolical over the ball tackle at 2:12