Hardmen of Ewood Park

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David Batty.... 👀 

[den]

Walter Joyce.

[Herbie6590]

He’s been mentioned higher up but John NcNamee probably the hardest I’ve ever seen in Rovers colours. 

[jim mk2]

'Killer' Keeley was a dirty so-and-so - saw him stupidly get sent off at Fulham in a match in which Bobby Moore and George Best were playing. But he wasn't hard. Ken Knighton always struck me as "hard" - mess with him and he'd boot you over the touchline

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Just thinking about the last few years. I know he was/is still young but I reckon Jan Paul van Hecke has something about him and is a bit of a throw back to the likes of Nelsen, Hendry. I reckon he's the sort that would take out his granny if it meant he got the last Werther's original.

[Mike E]

Honestly think Nelsen deserves higher ‘Hardman’ praise even than he’s getting. Remember he broke his leg (a fracture is a fracture) early in the first half of an away game at Charlton and still finished the match.

Must be the natural instinct of a Kiwi.

[simongarnerisgod]

faz and keeley certainly did`nt take any nonsense

david mail was pretty granite,went full on with billy whitehurst when whitehurst was playing for reading(think he got sent off for one to many elbows)

nicky reid liked to mix it up and he could take it as well

later on kevin moran was genuinly hard,loved getting stitches did kevin

craig short was pretty hard as well,he used to relish getting stuck in