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RA.I agree with your comments on Rowe. He frequently infuriates me. I have more sympathy for Marquis because he puts his body on the line most matches and gets lumps kicked out of him. Guy rarely did that. His first policy was to look for the dive before he got hit.It was a shame because the lad had lots of talent. I could watch his pass to Hefernan for the second goal against Villa in the League Cup all night. Although I'd never really appreciated until seeing the video in the OP that Hefernan's pass to McIndoe for the first goal against Arsenal was even better. Great days.
He must have been a nightmare to play against. The pace of him and Greg Blundell breaking and knowing that McIndoe was capable of going all the way and finishing on his own. We were so dangerous when defending in our own box to suddenly break and as BST says it wasn't just a big lump upfield. It was a joy to watch, and Simon Marples marauding down the right. Great days and great memories.
Quote from: idler on December 05, 2017, 11:56:42 amHe must have been a nightmare to play against. The pace of him and Greg Blundell breaking and knowing that McIndoe was capable of going all the way and finishing on his own. We were so dangerous when defending in our own box to suddenly break and as BST says it wasn't just a big lump upfield. It was a joy to watch, and Simon Marples marauding down the right. Great days and great memories.Funnily enough, I’ve occasionally woken up in a cold sweat, from a nightmare where I’m a Div 3 centre half in Autumn 2003, I’ve got the ball at my feet on the edge of the box. And I look up to see McIndoe, Blundell and Green converging on me. With Chucky faces. And my legs stop working. So aye. I suspect he WAS a nightmare to play against.
It's such a shame that he turned out to be a total knob as a person. Because I'm struggling to think of a player who got the crowd excited so much when he got the ball in the 41 years I've been going. Who else is there? Was Glynn really that kind of player? I don't recall it if he was. I remember Kieron Brady being a similar type but he only lasted about 3 games on loan. Ian Miller I loved but he was a different kind of player. Who else had that 'wow' factor?He seemed to be a model professional too while with us. Never injured, always wanted the ball, always looked fit and full of energy. Not sure what he was like in the dressing room or with Penney etc but from what I saw he always seemed like a player I was proud represented us/me. How wrong I was it turned out, but you can't argue with his talent. For that goal against the Arse I was on the Cowshed end - I still can't believe how it squeezes in every time I see it.For me he's only short of legend status by his off-field antics.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on December 06, 2017, 01:06:59 amQuote from: idler on December 05, 2017, 11:56:42 amHe must have been a nightmare to play against. The pace of him and Greg Blundell breaking and knowing that McIndoe was capable of going all the way and finishing on his own. We were so dangerous when defending in our own box to suddenly break and as BST says it wasn't just a big lump upfield. It was a joy to watch, and Simon Marples marauding down the right. Great days and great memories.Funnily enough, I’ve occasionally woken up in a cold sweat, from a nightmare where I’m a Div 3 centre half in Autumn 2003, I’ve got the ball at my feet on the edge of the box. And I look up to see McIndoe, Blundell and Green converging on me. With Chucky faces. And my legs stop working. So aye. I suspect he WAS a nightmare to play against.That's before the part of your nightmare where Big Leo has his hands, arms and legs wrapped around you at a set piece, desperately wanting to get a touch of the ball.
I can still remember the buzz when we signed him. Home and our kid were in New York, in an Internet cafe in Times Square when the news came out. In a second, I’d gone from “Going to be tough surviving next season” to “we could be contenders here.” He made that much difference to that squad. And he was a perfect fit. We had players in Green, Blundell, Leo, Ryan, Ravenhill, Sarge who could physically overwhelm opponents. Imagine trying to match them then seeing McIndoe coming bombing down the wing at you. No wonder we steamrollered so many sides. Looking back at it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a side so dominant in their division as we were in that period between mid-Sept and Xmas 2003. P16 W14 D1 L1 GF34 GA12
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on December 06, 2017, 10:49:56 amI can still remember the buzz when we signed him. Home and our kid were in New York, in an Internet cafe in Times Square when the news came out. In a second, I’d gone from “Going to be tough surviving next season” to “we could be contenders here.” He made that much difference to that squad. And he was a perfect fit. We had players in Green, Blundell, Leo, Ryan, Ravenhill, Sarge who could physically overwhelm opponents. Imagine trying to match them then seeing McIndoe coming bombing down the wing at you. No wonder we steamrollered so many sides. Looking back at it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a side so dominant in their division as we were in that period between mid-Sept and Xmas 2003. P16 W14 D1 L1 GF34 GA12I remember finding out as well - was coming back from a family holiday and glanced at a paper in the airport. Tiny article about 6 pages from the back saying we'd signed McIndoe for a fee in the region of £50k. I was convinced it was a typo and we'd signed some Yeovil reserve winger, memories of him terrorising us in that 4-0 home defeat still fresh in my mind!