01-28-2026, 09:33 AM
Here is another, and i got a lot of satisfaction from it. We were playing Selly Oak hospital in a cup semi final, word got into our dressing room just before kick off that they had an ex Aston Villa apprentice playing for them a six foot four giant from Barbados, a ringer, cheating was prevalent.
At that time in my career i was playing centre half and guess who i was marking.
Anyway, in the first half he scored, he got to a high ball and nodded in, i was three inches below. I changed tactics in the second half, instead of competing in the air, i got in front of him, cutting his supply, and because of that we got on top, he was running the game.
Near the end he was chasing a ball into the corner, i was just behind, he got there first and nicked the ball ahead, i was coming in like a freight train. I could have pulled out, but i didnt, all i was thinking was why not?
I hit him hip high, he jumped six feet into the air and cried out, it took a while for him to get up, the ref only booked me, i should have walked.....got sent off.
I expected him to get revenge, amazingly he did not, he just carried on like nothing had happened, a sign of a pro, Villa are one of Britains top teams. We won the game 4-1, we got four in the second half, we had the ball most of the time.
I got immense satisfaction from that tackle, it must have been what hunters feel.
At that time in my career i was playing centre half and guess who i was marking.
Anyway, in the first half he scored, he got to a high ball and nodded in, i was three inches below. I changed tactics in the second half, instead of competing in the air, i got in front of him, cutting his supply, and because of that we got on top, he was running the game.
Near the end he was chasing a ball into the corner, i was just behind, he got there first and nicked the ball ahead, i was coming in like a freight train. I could have pulled out, but i didnt, all i was thinking was why not?
I hit him hip high, he jumped six feet into the air and cried out, it took a while for him to get up, the ref only booked me, i should have walked.....got sent off.
I expected him to get revenge, amazingly he did not, he just carried on like nothing had happened, a sign of a pro, Villa are one of Britains top teams. We won the game 4-1, we got four in the second half, we had the ball most of the time.
I got immense satisfaction from that tackle, it must have been what hunters feel.