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(17-07-2017, 12:50)Ska Wrote: Robert Hopkins, winger who spent two spells at Blues and (I believe) is in their hall of fame. Spent a couple of years with us in the late Eighties.
One of our more obscure H's is also one of the most famous names in English football: Geoff Hurst, who managed about a dozen games for us.
I saw Hoppy get a cracking goal up at Oldham (early 90s?), but he was a bit of a loose cannon.
Geoff Hurst was, of course, knighted following his illustrious spell with us. I think he was Johnny Giles' first signing after we got back into the 1st Division.
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Come on you guys; especially the ones following the Baggies in the 60's and 70's.
I've said before best playmaker No 10 we EVER had and my favourite player of all time........... Bobby Hope.
Then there was the peerless Don Howe and:-
A winger called Derek Hogg... whom I didn't rate.
And Asa Hartford whom I did.
Saw them all play in what now seems a lifetime ago.
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For obscurity, Carl Heggs bit of a player who became a non league journeyman, spent a few seasons with us mostly as am uninspiring sub, hardly a game changer when you saw him warming up.
And one of my favourites, Geoff Horsfield, cracking forward 100% run through a brick wall (that he could also probably build) type of player. Like Foster today he loved the Baggies.
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Carl Heggs, what a great shout!
John Hartson, if you can call it playing...
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(17-07-2017, 23:00)bomberbrown1968 Wrote: For obscurity, Carl Heggs bit of a player who became a non league journeyman, spent a few seasons with us mostly as am uninspiring sub, hardly a game changer when you saw him warming up.
And one of my favourites, Geoff Horsfield, cracking forward 100% run through a brick wall (that he could also probably build) type of player. Like Foster today he loved the Baggies.
Did we make a weird song up for this bloke
Like
Oh Carly Heggs has got long legs ,oh carly heggs has got long legs ??
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Oh and by Saft's rules as I haven't seen him play yet so I won't win but H is the perfect week for our new signing ..........
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(17-07-2017, 22:40)silverbaggie Wrote: Come on you guys; especially the ones following the Baggies in the 60's and 70's.
I've said before best playmaker No 10 we EVER had and my favourite player of all time........... Bobby Hope.
Then there was the peerless Don Howe and:-
A winger called Derek Hogg... whom I didn't rate.
And Asa Hartford whom I did.
Saw them all play in what now seems a lifetime ago.
Bobby Hope was magnificent, Silver. So was Asa, who came from the same Scout.
And Don Howe was as good as any RB I've seen.
I remember Hoggy as well. I used to stand by the wall on the old Handsworth End, and he looked very much like his predecessor Georgie Lee hogging that touchline.
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My favourite - what a name Bernt Haas (Burnt Ass)
Our Swiss defender. Class full back !
