Have we ever had anyone quicker?

[drfchound]

Yes Ian Windy Miller - i would imagine Tony Woodcock might have been fast and that small Irish winger that came over and would always get smashed to bits - someone came up with his name on here a couple or more years ago .- went back to Ireland in the end from memory.

That was Tommy Aiken.

[graingrover]

Maurice Robinson .

[i_ateallthepies]

Without a shadow of doubt, Brian Usher.  He would receive the ball on the wing and giving the defender two yards start knock the ball past him and beat him to the ball every time.

[VivaRovers]

Alfie May wasn’t quick, was he?

May was the slowest quick player we've ever had.

Remember Arsenal away in the League Cup when he looked like he was clean through, but duly got hoovered up inside 25 yards, despite having a 15 yard head-start.

[Bailey Vickerage]

Deji Sotona was definitely quicker than Joe so he isn't even the fastest in recent years.
The fastest two in my time were Ian Snodin and Rufus Brevett and it's hard to separate them.
Although I remember some occasion when Rovers were trying to raise money or selling off the Belle Vue pitch and various players from past and present were timed running round it.
Snodin turned up and asked what the fastest was so far and easily beat it.
Apparently before Snod went to Leeds, Billy Bremner told Eddie Gray how fast he was and he thought he was exaggerating. So after he signed he arranged a race between Snod and Terry Phelan who was then thought to be by far the quickest at Leeds.
Snodin was so far in front at the finish, so the story goes, that he whipped round and ran backwards for the last ten yards and still won comfortably.
 

Olowu definitely quicker than Sotona, Deji was quick and also quick with the ball at his feet but Olowu would’ve done him in a race imo.

Remember last season when players were asked which attribute they’d take from a teammate and a lot said Olowus pace and that was while Deji was with us.

[GazLaz]

Nathan Tyson first name to come to mind. What about Darren Byfield?

Tyson is a good shout. Rapid.

[Wild Rover]

I always thought Brendan O'Callaghan was rapid when he got going. Didnt he win somesort of running speed award pre Rovers.

[Butchers Red]

I always thought Brendan O'Callaghan was rapid when he got going. Didnt he win somesort of running speed award pre Rovers.

LOL yes he was but he needed a runway like Finningley to get up to speed and have room to stop

[Sprotyrover]

What about John Buckovina the South Yorkshire sprint champion? Remember seeing him at the Old Show Ground, Scunthorpe he was rubbing down the wing, then there was a sonic boom and next news he was at the corn flag.

Don’t recollect him playing very much

[Sprotyrover]

My mate told big Brendan O’Callaghan was our fastest player back in 75/76 Anderson had all the team do 2 lengths of the Pitch at BV Bren was a yard faster than anyone else

[selby]

  From the horses mouth of the present players Olowu over  the short  sprints Faulkner not far off top three or four long distance Faulkner and Flint in a different race to the others.

[Bentley Bullet]

Wasn't Kevin Noteman a former sprinter?

[selby]

  I don't know if he was a sprinter but he was stopped from being a top amateur boxer by Leeds when in their academy, his older brother also boxed.
  And he threw the best left hook ever at Belle View not detected by the officials it was that fast and laid a hatchet man out, and has had my admiration for it ever since, it only travelled about six inch.

[murham]

Brian Usher

[Draytonian III]

I’ve always thought Nathan Tyson was the quickest I’ve seen in a Rovers shirt, didn’t he score a break away against Blackpool when he sprinted with the ball for about 70 yards

[BobG]

Left hooks... Forgive me. Who was our mad Scottish centre half who laid out the Diamonds star forward with a swift un? Whoever he was I've loved him from that day to this. He scored in the first Endsleigh final at BV too.

BobG

[Filo]

Left hooks... Forgive me. Who was our mad Scottish centre half who laid out the Diamonds star forward with a swift un? Whoever he was I've loved him from that day to this. He scored in the first Endsleigh final at BV too.

BobG

Colin Sutherland

[BobG]

Ah!! Thank you!!!..I loved him. Completely bonkers.

BobG

[andyst79]

Josh Simms had a good burst on him, I would say Kyle Hurst is one of the fastest I've seen when carrying the ball at his feet

[Draytonian III]

Left hooks... Forgive me. Who was our mad Scottish centre half who laid out the Diamonds star forward with a swift un? Whoever he was I've loved him from that day to this. He scored in the first Endsleigh final at BV too.

BobG

Colin Sutherland

It was Colin West that he decked

[Filo]

Left hooks... Forgive me. Who was our mad Scottish centre half who laid out the Diamonds star forward with a swift un? Whoever he was I've loved him from that day to this. He scored in the first Endsleigh final at BV too.

BobG

Colin Sutherland

It was Colin West that he decked

It was, right in front of our fans and got away with it, shame Hulme got sent off not long after mind

[NickDRFC]

Alfie May wasn’t quick, was he?

May was the slowest quick player we've ever had.

Remember Arsenal away in the League Cup when he looked like he was clean through, but duly got hoovered up inside 25 yards, despite having a 15 yard head-start.

Yeah, that’s how I remember him as well. His little legs moved very quickly so I thought he was fast at first until I realised how slowly he was actually moving!

[bobbymax]

Brian Usher was rapid and Ian Miller was no slouch either but Joseph is the quickest defender I've ever seen at drfc.

[drfchound]

We have had a few players who were so quick that we didn’t know they were on the pitch.

[BobG]

Was Daral Pugh quick? He ought to have been but tbh I'm not sure.

BobG

[MachoMadness]

Forte and Tyson are the two who jump out at me from this thread. Of the names not mentioned, Kyle Bennett was very quick. A shame he wasn't half as quick mentally or he'd have had a much better career.

[ncRover]

Alfie May wasn’t quick, was he?

May was the slowest quick player we've ever had.

Remember Arsenal away in the League Cup when he looked like he was clean through, but duly got hoovered up inside 25 yards, despite having a 15 yard head-start.

Yeah, that’s how I remember him as well. His little legs moved very quickly so I thought he was fast at first until I realised how slowly he was actually moving!

I remember thinking he was quick until we played Palace in the cup and Kouyate overtook him with half as many strides

[NickDRFC]

Rob Street’s just raced into the picture.

[BillyStubbsTears]

What about John Buckovina the South Yorkshire sprint champion? Remember seeing him at the Old Show Ground, Scunthorpe he was rubbing down the wing, then there was a sonic boom and next news he was at the corn flag.

Don’t recollect him playing very much

He played once for us. Away at Hartlepool, early doors 83/84 season. Went back to Denaby Utd after that.

[StocksArmy]

Not our player but, I watched the football league highlights from NYD. Gassama for Wednesday looks like frighteningly quick and also looks like he can play a bit too.