The worst ever challenge seen at the Hall

[Yellow Army]

Over the years we've seen the leg breaks, the stamps, the punches flying, whats the worst foul, or punch up you can remember?

 

[smith southend shrimper]

Warren Goodhind sticks in my mind. Poor Jay has never been the same player since then.

 

[Mr. Benedict]

The challenge that finished Leke Odunsi's career (can't remember the culprit now) was pretty harsh as well, IIRC.

 

[The Eternal Optimist]

Quote[/b] (Mr. Benedict @ Sep. 03 2006,06:46)]The challenge that finished Leke Odunsi's career (can't remember the culprit now) was pretty harsh as well, IIRC.

It was our very own Efe Sodje when he played for Huddersfield.

 

[The Eternal Optimist]

I think Dave Regis was the latest/clumsiest challenge when he broke Derby's keeper's leg during a televised game at the Hall when we were last in the second flight. Incidentally, Regis scored a late winner in our 1-0 win. Poor old Martin Taylor (the keeper) who at the time was tipped for great things had to have several operations and almost lost his leg. He never really recovered and eventually dropped down the leagues to play for Wycombe.

 

[Smudger]

Quote[/b] (Mr. Benedict @ Sep. 03 2006,06:46)]The challenge that finished Leke Odunsi's career (can't remember the culprit now) was pretty harsh as well, IIRC.

I had a really good view from the front of the South Upper - it wasn't a nasty challenge at all, just a run of the mill 50:50. Shame as he had shown real promise in that game. IIRC he got Man of the Match?

 

[Mr. Benedict]

I admit I didn't have the best viewpoint of the challenge from the north end of the west stand, but it looked bad from back there.

Can't remember if he got MoM, but he had been impressive in the short run of games that he played so far that season and had indeed looked quite promising.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

Any by Gary Bennett

 

[EastStandBlue]

I remember when i was young we played Arsenal in a Pre Season Friendly and Wrighty was not getting any joy in front of Goal. Off the ball, he turned round and Chinned one of our players... Was just so Blunt and Blatant, and the fact he walked off like nothing had happened made it cynical.

 

[DistantBlue]

Long time ago - Graham Taylor(then playing for Lincoln City) breaking John Mcinven's leg at the old South End.We all heard the crack and that was virtually the end of Johnny Mc's career.Do I not like him?

 

[canveyshrimper]

Quote[/b] (DistantBlue @ Sep. 03 2006,10:26)]Long time ago - Graham Taylor(then playing for Lincoln City) breaking John Mcinven's leg at the old South End.We all heard the crack and that was virtually the end of Johnny Mc's career.Do I not like him?

Agree with that, I was standing fairly close at the front of the South Bank that night, and the crack incredibly loud. It was ironic that Taylor's career was also ended by injury.

Another was when Paul Stewart whacked Paul Roberts, and earned his marching orders.

 

[The Big Shrimp]

John Fashanu in a trial/reserve donkey's years ago!!

He came to us we a view to signing around the time his brother, Justin, had scored the goal of the season for Norwich vs Liverpool. Fashanu was having a mare & was getting the hump with the oppo's defender. Whilst we were defending a corner & he was stood on the halfway line with said defender, he turned around & chinned him. The defender was out cold! Fashanu is a black belt in at least one form of martial art & a reasonable boxer too!! The whole incident was missed by all the officials, but not all of the crowd. I don't it was missed by the manager at the time, because he play for us after that! Shame!!

 

[pickledseal]

it wasnt the worst but one of most blatent was derek payne when he elbowed (was it david speedie?)
just so blatent

 

[The Big Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (pickledseal @ Sep. 03 2006,11:07)]it wasnt the worst but one of most blatent was derek payne when he elbowed (was it david speedie?)
just so blatent

If it was that little sh!t Speedie, then there's nothing wrong with it! I still haven't forgiven him for the goal he scored at Blackburn! Now that was a blatant dirty foul!

 

[adwebb16]

Anyone remember the away match V's Lincoln? Newman was manager and there was a huge pile up, 'Buzz' and Cort had allegedly stamped on a players head!

 

[Uncle Leo]

I remember Leo Roget running almost the length of the field to thump a Kingstonian player in our home FA Cup defeat in 2001. He was a nutter Roget, I was a big fan

 

[SteveYatesSocks]

I thought the challenge that broke Spinner's leg was a bad one from where I was standing, but the referee just played on. Anyone remember Alf Buksh?

 

[C'mon you Blues]

has to be Davie Cunningham. On as a sub, he charges across the pitch and immediately takes out an opposition player with a waist high kung fu lunge. Sent off straight away. Probably on the pitch for a total of 3 minutes including the sending off. Priceless.

 

[tommytwoholes]

Anyone remeber robbie savage pre-season a few years back. Obviously didn't fancy playing because within five minutes he just flew into two disgusting takles and was subbed before the game was about ten minutes old.

 

[Flashing Blade]

Stuart Thurgood on Cherry Bear (Bournemouth's mascot) in a half-time warm-up! As well as being the worst challenge I would also put it in any Funniest thing seen at Roots Hall thread.

ST had let the ball run under his foot and Cherry came bounding up to kick it back. Thurgood had also chased after the mis-controlled ball and when the two met head-on Thurgood put in this comedy, over-the-ball, two-footed lunge. Only problem was he got his distances all wrong and actually caught Cherry Bear who went down like a sack of spuds.

His sad, slow, limp from the centre circle to the First Aid box in the North-East corner whilst wagging his fist at Thurgood and obviously shouting the sort of obscenities that shouldn't have been coming from a man dressed in a such a costume was one of the biggest laughs I've ever had at the Hall.

Other than that, Andy Saville's elbow on Graham Bressington in the Judas Returns fixture. Heard the contact 30yards away in the North Bank.