RIP John. So many happy teenage Friday nights at Prenton. A real,old fashioned centre forward. Always excitement when he, Barry D or Charlie McDonnell were on the ball. Went on to Shrewsbury, Norwich and a few other clubs. He had a brief spell back with Rovers in the early 70s but it was not the same. Replaced by George Yardley of course, who was another wonderful player before George Wood did him.
Yes, it was centre-half Alf Wood. He kicked George in the back at Shrewsbury the game before we played at Everton in the cup. As a result, he lost a kidney, was out for a while and decided soon afterwards to move to Australia. He returned later but was by then past his peak.Or was it Alf Wood BBTC?
Agreed. I expect he'd like a fresh start somewhere else but on the money he's earning it might not be that easy to find another club.Just been reading some the abuse Norwood has been getting on Twitter from Ipswich fans. Some of it is unbelievable, credit to Nors he gives it back but you do wonder why footballers bother being on there
That rings a bell. In those days we played in all-white with just blue edgings - home or away.wasn't john manning nicknamed the flashing white eagle ? while at tranmere
Half the problem at Ipswich is that they are not delivering as a team. The greyer amongst us will remember some of their excellent teams of the past - Paul Mariner, John Wark etc.Agreed. I expect he'd like a fresh start somewhere else but on the money he's earning it might not be that easy to find another club.