[warfey is a spireite]

Arthur albiston at town with that useless man utd left winger was it Barnes?

[Mr Mercury]

Scored a cracker in the kop end at Saltergate, no idea who against, but did eff all else.

[spireitetoo]

Michael Barnes, he's a legend ...

For all the wrong reasons, never have we had a player on loan from such a big club, turn out to be that bad...

This post has been edited by spireitetoo: 16 February 2025 - 07:47 PM

[Mr Mercury]

spireitetoo, on 16 February 2025 - 07:46 PM, said:

Michael Barnes, he's a legend ...

For all the wrong reasons, never have we had a player on loan from such a big club, turn out to be that bad...

Gerry Armstrong, and a chap from Man City who?s name I keep forgetting. Maybe not loanees but big names who weren?t very good.

[hilly81]

Michael Barnes came off the bench for his debut and the first thing he did was let a simple pass to him on the touch line in front of the Saltergate dugouts roll under his foot out for a throw. That was as good as it got for him. I?m not sure I have ever seen a player so out of his depth in a Chesterfield shirt before or since. I actually felt sorry for him. He was just a kid.

Mr Mercury, on 16 February 2025 - 07:49 PM, said:

Gerry Armstrong, and a chap from Man City who?s name I keep forgetting. Maybe not loanees but big names who weren?t very good.

Gerry Creaney.

[Mr Mercury]

hilly81, on 16 February 2025 - 07:51 PM, said:

Gerry Creaney.

That?s the guy, and I?ll still forget the name next time this sort of topic is brought up!

[PontePete]

Mr Mercury, on 16 February 2025 - 07:42 PM, said:

Scored a cracker in the kop end at Saltergate, no idea who against, but did eff all else.

Think it was Gillingham

[Siberian Spireite]

PontePete, on 16 February 2025 - 08:18 PM, said:

Think it was Gillingham

I was thinking that, too. Albiston was knocking on but had quality. Didn't stay long and off he went to Chester City.

This post has been edited by Siberian Spireite: 16 February 2025 - 09:12 PM

[warfey is a spireite]

On another scale frees like Phil Robinson what a player,and then there's Terry Curran ,Gerry creaney,further back I liked Davie Wilson on wing remember these older guys

[Osborne again]

warfey is a spireite, on 16 February 2025 - 09:28 PM, said:

On another scale frees like Phil Robinson what a player,and then there's Terry Curran ,Gerry creaney,further back I liked Davie Wilson on wing remember these older guys

Good shouts there mate. I liked Willie Stark, for me, another decent player.

[warfey is a spireite]

Forgot him ,frank lord and Malcolm darling.?

[Osborne again]

warfey is a spireite, on 17 February 2025 - 07:25 AM, said:

Forgot him ,frank lord and Malcolm darling.?

Yeah,good old Frank the Lord, and Malcom Darling was a good un. We had a team of free transfers and throwaways at that time,but we seemed to pick up some decent players.

[Osborne again]

Johnny Roberts, our Aussie goalkeeper wasn't a bad find either.

[Brimington spireite]

Terry Curran absolutely despised him 😡

[Osborne again]

Brimington spireite, on 17 February 2025 - 09:20 AM, said:

Terry Curran absolutely despised him 😡

I've heard several say that lol. What about Keith Kettleborough. I think he ended up with about 1 in 3 goals for us.

[warfey is a spireite]

Him and Bill curry my god

[whittman]

Osborne again, on 17 February 2025 - 03:51 AM, said:

Good shouts there mate. I liked Willie Stark, for me, another decent player.

only us would release our top scorer at the end of the 66/67 season lol

I remember a hat trick he scored in a 3-1 victory over Tranmere on Foinavains Grand national winning day

as a result we kicked off at 630 because it was just before the completion of our floodlight installation
and the match finished in near darkness

[Sammy Spireite]

Mr Mercury, on 16 February 2025 - 07:42 PM, said:

Scored a cracker in the kop end at Saltergate, no idea who against, but did eff all else.

1 goal in 3 games from left back?

you've got very high standards, Mr M.

[Alice Cooper]

warfey is a spireite, on 17 February 2025 - 07:25 AM, said:

Forgot him ,frank lord and Malcolm darling.?

Malcolm Darling. Always liked him. There was always a chance of us being awarded a penalty when he played. He was a master of getting them but I think even he would have struggled to get one from the refs we've had this season!

[Alice Cooper]

Siberian Spireite, on 16 February 2025 - 09:11 PM, said:

I was thinking that, too. Albiston was knocking on but had quality. Didn't stay long and off he went to Chester City.

Saw Arthur Albiston playing for Man Utd on the big match revisited on ITV4 last Saturday morning and it took me back to when he scored on his debut at Saltergate for us.
Can anyone remember Steve Phillips playing a few games on loan from Manchester City for us years ago and also Neil Pointon from Everton?