Bobby Collins
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Bobby Collins
Hadn't realised that he was Footballer Of The Year, 1965
Re: Bobby Collins
Well it was nearly 60 years ago!
Love 'em or loathe 'em, they did have some good players around that time.
Love 'em or loathe 'em, they did have some good players around that time.
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Re: Bobby Collins
What made you think of him?basil6345789 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:08 pmHadn't realised that he was Footballer Of The Year, 1965
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Re: Bobby Collins
He’d been a really good player at Everton. Big surprise when he moved to Leeds at the time given he was over 30 but did well for them.
Leeds went on to have some outstanding players - just a shame they played in the way they did.
Leeds went on to have some outstanding players - just a shame they played in the way they did.
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Re: Bobby Collins
An ex-Clarets star who started-out at Bury, when Collins was nearing the end of his playing career there, along with a future Citeh star, told me Collins showed the two youngsters how to break a man's leg, after training one day. He said he felt cold and very negative about it.
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Re: Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins, Billy Bremner and Norman Hunter....possible the three most cowardly, dirty players I have ever seen on a football field.
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Re: Bobby Collins
I'd take issue with that.Vino blanco wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:30 pmBobby Collins, Billy Bremner and Norman Hunter....possible the three most cowardly, dirty players I have ever seen on a football field.
For me I'd step it up to probably, and if the number were 4 then the other one would be Johnny Giles.
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Re: Bobby Collins
Agree totally CT, I had forgotten about him.....possibly the worst of the lot.
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Re: Bobby Collins
I sense a Leeds fan club on here. Haha!
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You can list the whole team of Revie encouraged dirty bast***s for me, apart from Eddie Gray.Vino blanco wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:30 pmBobby Collins, Billy Bremner and Norman Hunter....possible the three most cowardly, dirty players I have ever seen on a football field.
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Re: Bobby Collins
They that live by the sword......
I went to work in Leeds in 1963 and , having bugger all to do at nights ,I sometimes went to Elland Road if there was a match on.
I saw Collins deliberately flatten Derek Dougan who was playing for Peterborough I think. He got in close and jumped up catching Dougan under the chin with his shoulder .Pole-axed him .
He got a real come -uppance a few years later ( 1965 ? )...when Leeds played Torino away...some guy broke his thigh...finished his Leeds career.
I went to work in Leeds in 1963 and , having bugger all to do at nights ,I sometimes went to Elland Road if there was a match on.
I saw Collins deliberately flatten Derek Dougan who was playing for Peterborough I think. He got in close and jumped up catching Dougan under the chin with his shoulder .Pole-axed him .
He got a real come -uppance a few years later ( 1965 ? )...when Leeds played Torino away...some guy broke his thigh...finished his Leeds career.
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Re: Bobby Collins
Alan 'sniffer' Clarke rarely gets a mention but his over the ball skills were up there with the best, or is it worst.