Town utd Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Brad hepi,Wayne kitchin, ged and Martin oglanby,take your pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans82 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Best probably Ged Byrne who used to swap from stand off to loose forward when Wayne Kitchin was injured , great pair of hands on him, that dummy and go try at Old Trafford will live long in the memory . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeandawayer Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, Town utd said: Brad hepi,Wayne kitchin, ged and Martin oglanby,take your pick I'd go for Hepi as the best allround loose forward i've seen in a Town shirt. Obviously the tackling is legendary but was quick and elusive but most of all he linked brilliantly with the halfbacks so the centre was always coming onto a short pass off him when on the front foot with space to run at. Much cleverer than he was given credit for. Gary Nixon was great to watch as an old-fashioned LF with that little burst of speed and soft hands, pity he was in such a bad team at the time. Edited April 13 by homeandawayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwent Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 2 hours ago, Town utd said: Brad hepi,Wayne kitchin, ged and Martin oglanby,take your pick Craig Walsh was as talented as any of them when he could be bothered. 1 I’m not prejudiced, I hate everybody equally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Winthorpe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Billy Pat wasn't half bad. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
town blue Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 6 hours ago, ivans82 said: Best probably Ged Byrne who used to swap from stand off to loose forward when Wayne Kitchin was injured , great pair of hands on him, that dummy and go try at Old Trafford will live long in the memory . Ged Byrne was the best bargain buy that I can remember, and pundits thought he was passed it when Wigan released him. That grand final try happened in the corner where most Town fans congregated. Phil Mckenzie, signed about the same time from Widnes was also a class act, happy days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onreport Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Lf these days are used as an extra middle, the role has changed over time from ball player (part of so called spine) to defensive unit on opposing halves to current day extra middle. Always matter of opinion of coure but for mine as a ball player, not many better than Ged Byrne or Martin Oglanby ( obviously even farther back Billy Ivison would be hard to beat) As a defensive units Brad Hepi and Bill Patty are as good as ive seen. Rodney Smith was a good 13 aswell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeandawayer Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Joe Westerman and Cameron Smith still play a similar role to a proper loose forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocH Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 19 hours ago, Derwent said: Craig Walsh was as talented as any of them when he could be bothered. Yes he was class, great show and go. Not many in recent years then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromedome Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 20 hours ago, Onreport said: Rodney Smith was a good 13 aswell. Rodney only made appearances at 13 when covering injuries.....he mostly starred in second row. My favourite number 13's, during my early years as a Townie, were the brilliant Frank Foster and John 'spanky' McFarlane.......Billy Patty came along later and was also brilliant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onreport Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 8 minutes ago, chromedome said: Rodney only made appearances at 13 when covering injuries.....he mostly starred in second row. My favourite number 13's, during my early years as a Townie, were the brilliant Frank Foster and John 'spanky' McFarlane.......Billy Patty came along later and was also brilliant. Wel i may be wrong but am sure Spanky played at 12 mostly, Rodney played 13 with Jazzer Curwen at11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromedome Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 16 minutes ago, Onreport said: Wel i may be wrong but am sure Spanky played at 12 mostly, Rodney played 13 with Jazzer Curwen at11 Spanky started as regular number 13 in 1962....same position as he was in famous cup-tie v Wigan (the 17,741 match.... 1965...Rodney was a sub that day..) But spanky was moved into second row when the first Bill Pattinson (not Billy)came into team at 13 .....Rodney still was mainly second row making only 100 appearances in 9 years......1961 to 1969. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onreport Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, chromedome said: Spanky started as regular number 13 in 1962....same position as he was in famous cup-tie v Wigan (the 17,741 match.... 1965...Rodney was a sub that day..) But spanky was moved into second row when the first Bill Pattinson (not Billy)came into team at 13 .....Rodney still was mainly second row making only 100 appearances in 9 years......1961 to 1969. Yeah, remember Bill Pattinson also, 62 was just a shade before my memories, would have been there but far too young to remember detail. I can only remember Rodney Smith playing 13, i know he left town ( for Swinton i think) but its amazing how your memory can play tricks but there again was a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmac Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Hanley Dawson and Conner Terrill I've heard new signings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havenhater Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Dawson signed for barrow not long ago didn't he and has been in there squads a few times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiganlad Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 hours ago, pmac said: Hanley Dawson and Conner Terrill I've heard new signings. Yeah that’s right. Must have a fair number of forwards in the squad now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutralfan7 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Think Dawson and Terrill would be good signings for town and go well in League1, putting together a good squad this year. Who would miss out if/when they come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearintown Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/connor-terrill/summary.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hate the rec Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Signing being announced tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
townie88 Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Barrow announce Hanley has left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hate the rec Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Connor and Hanley announced, welcome back lads , UTT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwent Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Two good signings. We know what Hanley brings and Conor put a good shift in for us when he was here on loan and brings a bit of size to the pack. 1 I’m not prejudiced, I hate everybody equally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookie Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 14/04/2023 at 17:17, chromedome said: Spanky started as regular number 13 in 1962....same position as he was in famous cup-tie v Wigan (the 17,741 match.... 1965...Rodney was a sub that day..) But spanky was moved into second row when the first Bill Pattinson (not Billy)came into team at 13 .....Rodney still was mainly second row making only 100 appearances in 9 years......1961 to 1969. I thought Frank Foster was number 13 against Wigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town utd Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Hardest man on a rugby field was Frank Foster,great man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromedome Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 4 hours ago, Brookie said: I thought Frank Foster was number 13 against Wigan No it was 'Spanky' at 13..................Frank Foster wasn't in team...injured? I still can see Wigan's Cliff Hill speeding downfield toward Town end, and John Mc.was heading toward popular side to cut him off....however (sadly) the Wigan speedster stepped inside him and shot in under the sticks....before that game breaker Town were deffo in contention at 4-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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