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[blueboy3333]

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/13317791._/?ref=mac

What a player. Even though he was only here for a short time he must rank as one of our all-time cult heroes. He practically dragged the team off it's arse with that hat-trick at Plymouth, and the sight of 5 thousand Geordies going mental when he celebrated his other hat-trick in front of them was hilarious. I think it was one of Keegan's first games in charge of them.

That Derby game though tops the lot. I remember sitting in the Riverside at 2-0 down thinking that yet again we'd messed it up...then a Newell thunderbolt and a deflected Sellars free-kick set up Speedie to finish them off. One of my favourite ever games. It's on Youtube somewhere.

Speedie was, and is, God!

[Rover_Shaun]

It was Keegans first game. Hence idiots climbing on the exposed darren end roof girders.

The derby game is up there with VE day as the best atmos in generations. A mate of mine went home at 0-2. Palace away was still raw in his mind.

Top man, top striker. A real terrier. How I wish we had him now. He'd kick the fancy Dan's up the arse

[Waggy76]

Our present manager would probably play him at right back !

[tomphil]

It was Keegans first game. Hence idiots climbing on the exposed darren end roof girders.

The derby game is up there with VE day as the best atmos in generations. A mate of mine went home at 0-2. Palace away was still raw in his mind.

Top man, top striker. A real terrier. How I wish we had him now. He'd kick the fancy Dan's up the arse

Roof incident was later in the FA cup, the game when Wegerle scored a very very late winner. They weren't happy outside afterwards that's for sure !

They were giving Speedie stick though so he gave them the V's and nearly sparked a riot. Some years later I went to a game at Birmingham v Geordies with my toon supporting mate, his birthday or something and they hammered Speedie there as well. He responded by knocking out their keeper in a challenge, think he scored as well. Guys like him just wouldn't fit into the stale characterless football culture these days.

[Rover_Shaun]

You are right about the roof it was 93. Wegerles last minute winner was sublime

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mbjYXTo07aE&feature=youtu.be

I was stewarding on both ocassions by the emergency ambulance entrance in the Darren/nuttall corner and there was a shopping trolley full of cans they couldn't take in the ground. Also Gray and Keys came in that way. Keys put some change on a charity bucket but Gray said he 'only had a £50 note'...tight cwunt

Speedie hat trick https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dvjqU1GWD6E&feature=youtu.be

[Gav]

Speedie was an absolute legend, I was gutted when he left for this lad Shearer

Proper footballer, proper bloke, if only we had someone of his calibre these days

I went to his question and answers gig at The Hordens and he told a story about leaving us and joining up with Southampton.

He met the squad in Jersey on their pre-season tour after Jack gave him a few quid to leave, as he didn't want to go. On his first night the squad was up drinking until the early hours and he'd had enough of listening to the goby Terry Hurlock talking cr@p and jumped across the table and cracked him one. Hurlock responded by bouncing a pint pot over his head, the police got called and Speedie ended up in the cells that night and hardly ever played for Saints

[Jock]

My mate called in at that pub on Preston New Road the night they had the open top bus celebrations for promotion. He couldn't believe it, the Rovets players were in having a drink . He's loads of photos with Garner, Speedie, Sellars and Cowans. The players bought all the drinks in for the whole pub( as they should). He said Speedie was hilarious but a bit scary. The guy was a winner 100% effort always.

I can't remember the pubs name, don't think it's there now. They only popped in for a quiet one on their way home to Blackpool.

[Hanks]

My mate called in at that pub on Preston New Road the night they had the open top bus celebrations for promotion. He couldn't believe it, the Rovets players were in having a drink . He's loads of photos with Garner, Speedie, Sellars and Cowans. The players bought all the drinks in for the whole pub( as they should). He said Speedie was hilarious but a bit scary. The guy was a winner 100% effort always.

I can't remember the pubs name, don't think it's there now. They only popped in for a quiet one on their way home to Blackpool.

Could have been the Woodlands, it was frequented by rovers players occasionaly.

[tomphil]

Must have been Woodlands a few from that era were regulars in there. Another good pub gone

[matt83]

Think that may have been the woodlands. My uncle went somewhere like that unaware that some players were in. The way he tells it Speedie was stood on the bar and as people were chanting speedie took a dive he was diving into the crowd. Plus various other shenanigans.

He wanted to take me that night but my mum forbade it due to the fact I was "too young". (Not the first time my mum thwarted my rovers enjoyment of that era she also wouldn't let me go to turf moor in about 1988 ish in a LancashireManx cup friendly). Think we bloody won as well.

[Biddy]

He wanted to take me that night but my mum forbade it due to the fact I was "too young".

I hope you thanked her!

[Gav]

He wanted to take me that night but my mum forbade it due to the fact I was "too young". (Not the first time my mum thwarted my rovers enjoyment of that era she also wouldn't let me go to turf moor in about 1988 ish in a LancashireManx cup friendly). Think we bloody won as well.

I went on the train, good fun but you had to have your wits about you

[Jock]

Yes its the Woodlands, he said Richardson was a top bloke.

[MCMC1875]

My mate called in at that pub on Preston New Road the night they had the open top bus celebrations for promotion. He couldn't believe it, the Rovets players were in having a drink . He's loads of photos with Garner, Speedie, Sellars and Cowans. The players bought all the drinks in for the whole pub( as they should). He said Speedie was hilarious but a bit scary. The guy was a winner 100% effort always.

I can't remember the pubs name, don't think it's there now. They only popped in for a quiet one on their way home to Blackpool.

I was there. Went to the Town Hall for the Civic reception then to Jubilee for a pint. Me and the lads had a chat and decided to go to The Woodlands because a few of the players used to go there. Then half a dozen taxis rolled up with the players, Kenny and Jack. Abiding memory of Speedie stood on table leading the assembled masses through a chorus of 'Singing in the rain'. A shy Mike Newell stood by a pillar. Lee Richardson sat with his leg in plaster. Late on a bloke behind the bar, a bit worse for wear, said 'get me a taxi, I'm p1ssed' - Jack. Legendary night, never to be forgotton!!!!!

Have heard Speedie say of all the clubs he played for including Liverpool, Chelsea and Southampton, his best time and the best fans were at his one year at Blackburn.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Great Striker for us,nothing but good memories.

The banner that was hung on the gates of the old Blackburn End said it all at the time of his leaving....

'PLEASE UNCLE JACK,BRING DAVID SPEEDIE BACK!'

[ABBEY]

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/13317791._/?ref=mac

What a player. Even though he was only here for a short time he must rank as one of our all-time cult heroes. He practically dragged the team off it's arse with that hat-trick at Plymouth, and the sight of 5 thousand Geordies going mental when he celebrated his other hat-trick in front of them was hilarious. I think it was one of Keegan's first games in charge of them.

That Derby game though tops the lot. I remember sitting in the Riverside at 2-0 down thinking that yet again we'd messed it up...then a Newell thunderbolt and a deflected Sellars free-kick set up Speedie to finish them off. One of my favourite ever games. It's on Youtube somewhere.

Speedie was, and is, God!

You can post good !

Memories the one thing Pune can't take from us and one thing Pune will never have

[blueboy3333]

I went on the train, good fun but you had to have your wits about you

was that the game that Tony Finnegan scored with a 30 yard thunderbolt? It may have been 18 yards but lets not let the truth get in the way of a good dingle-bashing yarn I remember the walk back to the car. I say walk, it was more of a nervous sprint.

[ABBEY]

That was the year my mini metro van took dingles baseballs bats and I nearly ran a good few over as I got away down the pavement .

[Jock]

was that the game that Tony Finnegan scored with a 30 yard thunderbolt? It may have been 18 yards but lets not let the truth get in the way of a good dingle-bashing yarn I remember the walk back to the car. I say walk, it was more of a nervous sprint.

I remember near the bus station having to fight. When I say ' having to' it was the only way to get away from those inbreds. My mate moaned about his leg after, kept reckoning it was broken. Fastest I'd ever seen anyone shift with a broken leg.

Finnegans was a 40 yarder if we're going by dingle exaggeration. Didn't Garner find time to sit on the ball and have a laugh during the game?

[Hasta]

Speedie hat trick https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dvjqU1GWD6E&feature=youtu.be

What I loved at the time, and still do, is the first Rovers goal from that game.

Interesting for younger fans to see the difference between then and now. Occurs about 1min55 into the clip.

Wilcox challenges the keeper, the keeper obviously gets there first and claims the ball but catches a few of Wilcox's studs in his midriff . No foul given. Instead, after the keeper receives treatment, it is a fully contested drop ball in the penalty box from which Rovers score!

imagine the outrage if it happened now.

[tomphil]

I remember near the bus station having to fight. When I say ' having to' it was the only way to get away from those inbreds. My mate moaned about his leg after, kept reckoning it was broken. Fastest I'd ever seen anyone shift with a broken leg.

Finnegans was a 40 yarder if we're going by dingle exaggeration. Didn't Garner find time to sit on the ball and have a laugh during the game?

Finnegan deffo scored one from about 40 yards in one of these games, about his only decent contribution for us ! Saw a lad hit on the head with a bit of rubble or something whilst he was stood in the burger van que, blood everywhere. Lobbed over from their side in the area at the back of the stand, hell of a shot considering it was blind and had to clear the no mans land as well. Might have been the same night someone got slashed and the Rovers team coach took a bricking. Used to love those games though, don't think Speedie played in one but it would have suited him

[blueboy3333]

I remember near the bus station having to fight. When I say ' having to' it was the only way to get away from those inbreds. My mate moaned about his leg after, kept reckoning it was broken. Fastest I'd ever seen anyone shift with a broken leg.

Finnegans was a 40 yarder if we're going by dingle exaggeration. Didn't Garner find time to sit on the ball and have a laugh during the game?

and a pint and a fag as i recall. T'inbreds were seething

[Jock]

Speedie getting sent off against Notts County. The ref showed him the card so he decided to smash the ball into the home end before he walked.

[Gav]

Speedie getting sent off against Notts County. The ref showed him the card so he decided to smash the ball into the home end before he walked.

That was brilliant, head butted someone in the wall and leathered the ball into the crowd when shown the red.

Big following that night, first game was called of because of the weather or we'd have taken more

[Gav]

was that the game that Tony Finnegan scored with a 30 yard thunderbolt? It may have been 18 yards but lets not let the truth get in the way of a good dingle-bashing yarn I remember the walk back to the car. I say walk, it was more of a nervous sprint.

No it wasn't that game it was probably the last Manx cup game we played, think we drew 1-1.

Police escort back to Burnley barracks and not even an attempt by that lot to have a pop despite the reputation they'd created in their own minds at places like York and Scarborough!! Got down near The Sparrowhawk, pub on the opposite corner with the idiots locked in the pub and the bin was launched through the window, they sh1t themselves, the police sh1t themselves also.

Young and daft.