Mick Harford

[John am Rhein]

I always thought he was a good player, but I keep hearing he was one of the toughest/hardest as well - wasn't aware of that, TBH.

 

So what are the Mick Harford anecdotes? Stories of him wrestling grizzly bears, etc.

[Stevie H]

didn't he once batter vinnie jones when they were at wimbledon? or did i dream it. . .

[smithdown]

Couldn't stand Harford, but hated all that Luton team, tbf. I hope he battered the lot of them at regular intervals.

[John am Rhein]

Everyone hated f*cking Luton in those days. That TV presenter b*stard Nick Owen supported them. Some Tory MP was their chairman.

[Mike]

steve foster the dirty t*** and his f***ing head band.

i remember being in the kop at some point in the mid 80's and i think the chant was 'f*** off foster, f*** off foster' for 90 minutes.

[anny road]

Everyone hated f*cking Luton in those days. That TV presenter b*stard Nick Owen supported them. Some Tory MP was their chairman.

 

 

david evens the tory mp was

 

brought in id cards

Edited April 27, 2007 by anny road

[smithdown]

Remember when they didn't turn up for that Cup replay?

 

Tw*ts they were.

[John am Rhein]

Remember when they didn't turn up for that Cup replay?

 

Tw*ts they were.

 

And f*cking got away with it!

 

Remember Nick Owen interviewing Kenny Dalglish? I think Dalglish was close to smacking him one.

 

david evens the tory mp was

 

brought in id cards

 

So he wasn't all bad then.

[anny road]

And f*cking got away with it!

 

Remember Nick Owen interviewing Kenny Dalglish? I think Dalglish was close to smacking him one.

So he wasn't all bad then.

 

 

didnt stop me getting in

[pipnasty]

I agree with the Luton thing but the Luton team that came to Anfield in 1983 (?) with Paul Walsh, Ricky Hill and Brian Stein was a very good and entertaining team. They drew 3-3 at Anfield and it was a cracking game in the sunshine. What went wrong?

[floyd]

didn't he once batter vinnie jones when they were at wimbledon? or did i dream it. . .

Thought that was Lawrie Sanchez who battered Jones, whose bark is bigger than the bite.

Hartford was proper hard though. Ask any ex pro.

[John am Rhein]

That's right. They tried to ban all away supporters.

 

I always remember John Inverdale on Radio 2 (equivalent to today's Radio 5) at the end of one season saying accidentally/on purpose "and I'm sure all neutrals will be hoping that Luton go down". And they did!

 

Someone's posted on here:

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/3092407.stm

 

The hardest man in football was Mick Harford. According to Vinnie Jones, he was the only one never to do the Crazy Gang initiation as everyone was scared of him.

Adam Stott-Everett, United Kingdom

 

I agree with the Luton thing but the Luton team that came to Anfield in 1983 (?) with Paul Walsh, Ricky Hill and Brian Stein was a very good and entertaining team. They drew 3-3 at Anfield and it was a cracking game in the sunshine. What went wrong?

 

Couldn't use the long ball

[Swan Red]

steve foster the dirty t*** and his f***ing head band.

i remember being in the kop at some point in the mid 80's and i think the chant was 'f*** off foster, f*** off foster' for 90 minutes.

 

I remember that prick playing for Brighton hacking Kenny in front of the old Kemlyn and the away section Kenny jumping up all 5"7' of him and the big s***house backing off

[Ostrich Man]

Thought that was Lawrie Sanchez who battered Jones, whose bark is bigger than the bite.

Hartford was proper hard though. Ask any ex pro.

Sanchez got a proper kicking from John Fashanu...i know that....but kept getting back up and tried to fight on....won everyones respect as no-one else would dare take fashanu on at the time.

[Mike]

fash the bash

prefers nob to gash.