Hes got to come higher in the list than Penky

no offence Sean

but you and those clowns that have got tatoos all over you dont seem too bright

Nothing wrong with tattoos.

George Standidge was a fiery red-headed prop who was well feared on the pitch, he was great to watch.

Tony Garforth was another prop who could dish it out a bit.

Well Ken Roberts went on to have and still does have, a very successful business empire and Oli Marns is now a Solicitor. Both must have something upstairs.

Yes George was an absolute legend in his short time at Thrum Hall. I spent a few hours chatting with him in the bar at the Weavers when he was the matchday guest. An absolutely top bloke.



I remember him getting sent off at an away match, think it was at Fev but I could be wrong. I asked him if there was any truth in the rumour that he pulled the home team changing room door off its hinges in an attempt to get to the bloke that got him sent off. He replied there was no truth whatsoever in it. He did not pull the door off its hinges. It was a sliding door, pulled it off its runners was his reply.

Also remember Ken Isaacs playing for Fax. A very short temper, would throw punches for fun and for no apparent reason.



Cleverest player is a good one, Chris Anderson must be up there, to take the side he had to win the League and Challenge cup he must of had a pretty good rugby brain.

Ken Loxton was probably the best we had in the early 80's. Very underated player

Remember Paul Langmack, didn't he come to blows with David Hobbs (may be corrected on this) but i think it was hobbs that knutted Langmack resulting in Hobbs having to go off with a badly cut head and Langmack playing on without any problems.



And lets not forget Lindsay Johnson, That punch on the Wigan player, can't remember his name think it was the hooker, in the Regal trophy final was ace. I can remember a wigan fan who came and stood by us at half time saying he heard his(wigan player) nose crunch from the stands.

Hey Colin! Ask Pete Emmett about George Standige! Wouldnt mess with him and he must be 70.

Pound for pound, George was a real tuff nut, he went into the crowd at Cardiff Dragons once to sort someone out.



As for "nutter" .... I think you have to be nuts anyway to play RL, but I suppose you're looking for some who were/is that bit harder than the average player. Can't disagree with names already metioned, the stand out for me was Dave Watson who for his size held absolutely no fear of anyone. Others I can add are Freddie (in his prime!)and Cavill Heugh. And dare I say it, when Andy Hobson first burst onto the scene I thought he was the real deal!!



Most intelligent? Off the field wise - Mark Preston. RL wise - the already named Michael Hagan, Wayne Parker, Greg Florimo, Chris Anderson, Gavin Clinch, John Pendlebury. I'm sure there's many more!

Roy Dickinson

Who was the guy who threw himself off a bridge? Was one of the first batch of aussies that came over. Was it Bob Arnold? or something like that.

Yep, Bob Arnold. Thought he was jumping over a wall but soon found out it was a bridge





He's still involved in the game ------ sort of. On the Gold Coast leg of the World Cup tour 2008, residents and former players, Graham Eadie, Bob Arnold and Keith Neller were tour guides