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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: the vicar on July 14, 2018, 05:56:13 pm

Title: John Doolan
Post by: the vicar on July 14, 2018, 05:56:13 pm

I have just been to the AFC Fylde v Preston game and I found myself sat with him, he said he was still a fan and he said Rovers are the bast club he has ever played for, and he said his son is still a fan of the club, nice words from him I think

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: Cantley Rover on July 14, 2018, 05:58:21 pm

Chatted to him once at Barnet before he joined us. Really nice guy.

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: Branton Rover on July 14, 2018, 06:49:20 pm

Stephen McPhail is still limping after that crunching Dools challenge

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on July 15, 2018, 03:29:28 am

That was one of the finest challenges I’ve ever seen from a Rovers player.
Reminiscent of the bite that Bremner’s teams used to have.

I remember Snod once reminiscing about the days when he and Animal would run out on the pitch, look the opposition midfield in the eye and say, “You ready for what’s coming?”

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: Lesonthewest on July 15, 2018, 08:55:14 am

Fantastic player for us, had the odd stinker like, but a massive player for us back then.

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: Bentley Bullet on July 15, 2018, 09:05:15 am

He could still do a job for us now judging by his performance in the testimonial match at the KMS a couple of years ago. Superb performance despite being about 5 stone overweight.

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: selby on July 15, 2018, 09:14:46 am

  BB that game proved what a football brain the guy had, and other players of that team too.
  In the conference era we had players who were playing several levels below their true footballing level.

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: Bentley Bullet on July 15, 2018, 09:24:29 am

I agree Selby. We were the Man Utd of the conference and invested in the team accordingly.

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: MachoMadness on July 16, 2018, 11:59:17 am

Still remember how he used to switch the play from left to right and back again so effortlessly. What a player.

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: Herbert Anchovy on July 16, 2018, 02:20:50 pm

I also met him once and he was a really nice chap.

I’m slowly coming to the realisation that out of all the Rovers players I’ve met over the years, generally speaking, the better the player, the nicer the bloke. And vice versa of course.

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: RedJ on July 16, 2018, 02:29:24 pm

Richie Wellens must be the exception that proves the rule then.

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: Herbert Anchovy on July 16, 2018, 02:43:16 pm

Quote from: RedJ on July 16, 2018, 02:29:24 pm

Richie Wellens must be the exception that proves the rule then.

Never met him so you could well be right!

Title: Re: John Doolan
Post by: Al4475 on July 16, 2018, 04:24:43 pm

cracking footballer on his day - tosspot of the highest order on his day too! Lol

Edit to clarify: wellens not doolan