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« on: October 23, 2017, 20:04:12 pm » |
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Bearing in mind our appaling show at set peices this season (before Grimes' peach of a free kick on Saturday), who was our best ever striker of a dead ball? Gary Saxby? Peter Denver? Peter Coffill?... And they were all in the same team!
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2017, 20:08:04 pm » |
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There was a period whenever Danny Jackman had a free kick outside of the area, it was better than having a penalty.
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dolph
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2017, 20:22:20 pm » |
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Dave Gilbert had a deadly left foot
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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2017, 20:26:08 pm » |
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I used to like Martin Smith... Danny Jackman too. But, Matty Taylor for me.
Throw John Frain and Matt Grimes into the mix... and are left footers better at freekicks?! Or is this all part of the curse some witch put on the ground?
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2017, 20:43:56 pm » |
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I used to like Martin Smith... Danny Jackman too. But, Matty Taylor for me.
Throw John Frain and Matt Grimes into the mix... and are left footers better at freekicks?! Or is this all part of the curse some witch put on the ground?
Left Footers are just more aesthetically pleasing. Like left handed cricketers, Lara, Gower etc. |
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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2017, 21:51:19 pm » |
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Bu Bu Buchanan Not the current variety !! From memory John Frain never scored another free kick other than that semi important one in North London  |
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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2017, 03:24:05 am » |
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Bearing in mind our appaling show at set peices this season (before Grimes' peach of a free kick on Saturday), who was our best ever striker of a dead ball? Gary Saxby? Peter Denver? Peter Coffill?... And they were all in the same team!
always enjoyed Steve Terry having a swing? There was always excitement as you stood half a chance of taking the match ball home if you were half way up the back of the hotel end. Hence the much missed chant “whoosh Steve Terry”. |
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2017, 08:20:06 am » |
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Gary Saxby at Gillingham in the F.A. Cup 1982/83. Anyone remember that one?
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« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2017, 08:50:51 am » |
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Bu Bu Buchanan Not the current variety !! From memory John Frain never scored another free kick other than that semi important one in North London Correct apart from "that" goal he was awful with a deadball |
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everbrite
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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2017, 09:27:24 am » |
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Correct apart from "that" goal he was awful with a deadball
Matt Taylor for me, apparently Ron Flowers was the dead ball specialist. In my youth can remember Cliff Hilton belting a few. |
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« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2017, 09:35:19 am » |
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Warren "Wazza" Donald hit some good free kicks, especially when he first came on loan, they weren't as good when he signed on as our player !
John Buchanan was the boy to beat, though Matty Taylor, in the first half of last season, was deadly.
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« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2017, 11:44:16 am » |
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Did Daniel Jones not score a couple or us whilst on loan ?.
I also remember Kevin Thornton taking some cheeky freekick where he would shoot whilst spotting the ball up.
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« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2017, 14:45:17 pm » |
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Gary Saxby gave me some driving lessons, I passed first time. My memories of him on the pitch were that of someone who was OK, pretty solid. Don't remember his free kicks.
Matt Taylor is the best I can remember. We were lucky to have him and nice to have that feeling that you have a decent chance of scoring from a free kick. Grimes bagging one may increase the expectation levels from now on.
I remember a lot of Buchanan's ending up on the bowling green but he could hit it hard.
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« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2017, 15:26:29 pm » |
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Got to be Dean Thomas in County Ground days
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« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2017, 15:27:52 pm » |
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Matty Taylor and Martin Smith are the only ones I can think of when you really felt a goal was coming when they were in range. Danny Jackman hit some good ones. Remember John Mackin hitting a few net busters fifty odd years ago.
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« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2017, 18:45:38 pm » |
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Dave Gilbert. Was so underrated, almost a forgotten man from that team.
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Coolcat
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« Reply #17 on: October 24, 2017, 19:26:53 pm » |
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Some wallowing in sentimentality methinks!
It's our man marmite...Matty Taylor again!
Oh, and he's been in the team and played in all of Swindon's games since the last exchanges across the bows!
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guest3114
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« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2017, 20:23:49 pm » |
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Dave Gilbert. Was so underrated, almost a forgotten man from that team.
I’m not so sure? When you talk to most supporters who were around then they nearly always talk about Gilbert. I’m not so keen as he once tried to chat my bird up. Mind you it didn’t go as well as he’d hoped, she thought he looked like Jimmy Krankie? |
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« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2017, 20:49:50 pm » |
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In 45 years of watching the Cobblers , I would say Matt Taylor was head and shoulders above anyone else .
Wasn’t Gabbiadini not bad as well or is that my dementure kicking in ?
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