| Steve McCall 14:37 - Mar 16 with 3581 views | rozeeboy |
Just watching some old footage - forgot what a decent player he was. |  | | |  |
| Steve McCall on 14:52 - Mar 16 with 2470 views | The_Last_Baron |
He was better than decent. |  |
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| Steve McCall on 15:18 - Mar 16 with 2438 views | gerard1947 |
| Steve McCall on 14:52 - Mar 16 by The_Last_Baron |
He was better than decent. |
I seem to remember he reckoned to have been improved by playing behind Arnie M. Never in his class but a very good player nonetheless, both fullback and midfield.. He had an elegance about the way he played and was good at picking a pass. |  | | |
| Steve McCall on 15:22 - Mar 16 with 2424 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Steve McCall on 14:52 - Mar 16 by The_Last_Baron |
He was better than decent. |
But not as good as Burley which ultimately cost us the treble. |  |
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| Steve McCall on 15:55 - Mar 16 with 2385 views | gerard1947 |
| Steve McCall on 15:22 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
But not as good as Burley which ultimately cost us the treble. |
Did he play on the right or left? I seem to remember he was on the left, could be wrong. | | | |
| Steve McCall on 15:57 - Mar 16 with 2378 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Steve McCall on 15:55 - Mar 16 by gerard1947 |
Did he play on the right or left? I seem to remember he was on the left, could be wrong. |
I don't remember but he came in for Burley and he may have switched sides with Mick Mills. | |
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| Steve McCall on 15:58 - Mar 16 with 2378 views | Pendejo |
| Steve McCall on 15:55 - Mar 16 by gerard1947 |
Did he play on the right or left? I seem to remember he was on the left, could be wrong. |
Yes he played left back, Mills moved to right back. Mills was right footed but played left back, the loss of Burley upset the set up of the team even if playing a left footer at left back appears to improve the balance.
Mick Mills doesn't get nearly as much credit as he should for playing left back so well.
Yes, I know he comfortably makes Ipswich best XI but as a footballer he doesn't get the nearly as much credit as Beattie or Wark. |  |
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| Steve McCall on 15:58 - Mar 16 with 2378 views | PJH |
| Steve McCall on 15:55 - Mar 16 by gerard1947 |
Did he play on the right or left? I seem to remember he was on the left, could be wrong. |
McCall played on the left but Mick Mills switched from LB to RB when Burley got injured.
George Burley's injury did weaken the team because he was clearly better than Steve McCall.
Mills was equally as good at RB or LB in my opinion,a really top class fullback and also useful if played in MF. |  | | |
| Steve McCall on 16:02 - Mar 16 with 2372 views | PJH |
| Steve McCall on 15:58 - Mar 16 by Pendejo |
Yes he played left back, Mills moved to right back. Mills was right footed but played left back, the loss of Burley upset the set up of the team even if playing a left footer at left back appears to improve the balance.
Mick Mills doesn't get nearly as much credit as he should for playing left back so well.
Yes, I know he comfortably makes Ipswich best XI but as a footballer he doesn't get the nearly as much credit as Beattie or Wark. |
I would say Beattie,Wark and Mills were all ITFC greats and all would have got into any other team at that time.
Beattie,in my opinion,was just about as near to complete footballer as you could hope to get. | | | |
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| Steve McCall on 16:05 - Mar 16 with 2357 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Steve McCall on 16:02 - Mar 16 by PJH |
I would say Beattie,Wark and Mills were all ITFC greats and all would have got into any other team at that time.
Beattie,in my opinion,was just about as near to complete footballer as you could hope to get. |
Damn shame that he was missing for long periods in the three seasons 80-82. He'd have been worth the extra points we needed. | |
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| Steve McCall on 16:08 - Mar 16 with 2347 views | CaptainObvious |
| Steve McCall on 15:22 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
But not as good as Burley which ultimately cost us the treble. |
The second part of that statement is not true, injuries to several players in the run-in cost us the treble. |  |
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| Steve McCall on 16:10 - Mar 16 with 2344 views | PJH |
| Steve McCall on 16:05 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
Damn shame that he was missing for long periods in the three seasons 80-82. He'd have been worth the extra points we needed. |
I have just checked and Beattie only started 49 games in all competitions after the 1978 Cup Final-the club played 173 games in that time. | | | |
| Steve McCall on 16:21 - Mar 16 with 2309 views | Vic |
He was a decent player, as others have said, not in the same class as Burley or Mills. In a way he was symptomatic of what happened to the team post 82 - each player we brought in to replace those leaving was worse than one they replaced. |  |
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| Steve McCall on 16:32 - Mar 16 with 2288 views | Pendejo |
| Steve McCall on 16:21 - Mar 16 by Vic |
He was a decent player, as others have said, not in the same class as Burley or Mills. In a way he was symptomatic of what happened to the team post 82 - each player we brought in to replace those leaving was worse than one they replaced. |
Agree, but he and most of them would still be the best player if in current squad!
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| Steve McCall on 17:21 - Mar 16 with 2239 views | Vic |
| Steve McCall on 16:32 - Mar 16 by Pendejo |
Agree, but he and most of them would still be the best player if in current squad!
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Ooo - they're teasers! Bottom one = Baltacha? Top one = Irvin Gernon?
Not sure I'm right on either of those though | |
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| Steve McCall on 17:59 - Mar 16 with 2209 views | PJH |
| Steve McCall on 17:21 - Mar 16 by Vic |
Ooo - they're teasers! Bottom one = Baltacha? Top one = Irvin Gernon?
Not sure I'm right on either of those though |
Top one Kevin Steggles and bottom one Irvin Gernon I think. | | | |
| Steve McCall on 18:01 - Mar 16 with 2204 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Steve McCall on 16:08 - Mar 16 by CaptainObvious |
The second part of that statement is not true, injuries to several players in the run-in cost us the treble. |
But the team was unbalanced without Burley. It wasn't just the run in. | |
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| Steve McCall on 18:03 - Mar 16 with 2193 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Steve McCall on 16:10 - Mar 16 by PJH |
I have just checked and Beattie only started 49 games in all competitions after the 1978 Cup Final-the club played 173 games in that time. |
I remember feeling physically sick as a teenager when Beatie went down injured in the 1981 FA Cup semi. I knew we would go on to lose as it seemed to suck the energy out of the team and fans. | |
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| Steve McCall on 18:06 - Mar 16 with 2189 views | PJH |
| Steve McCall on 18:01 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
But the team was unbalanced without Burley. It wasn't just the run in. |
I think Burley's injury was damaging but not critical to our title hopes.
Thijssen missed 6 of the last 7 league games,Mariner missed 4 and Gates 2-if those three had been able to feature more that could well have made the difference. | | | |
| Steve McCall on 18:07 - Mar 16 with 2183 views | PJH |
| Steve McCall on 18:03 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
I remember feeling physically sick as a teenager when Beatie went down injured in the 1981 FA Cup semi. I knew we would go on to lose as it seemed to suck the energy out of the team and fans. |
That was his last ever game for us,very sad. | | | |
| Steve McCall on 18:09 - Mar 16 with 2172 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Steve McCall on 18:06 - Mar 16 by PJH |
I think Burley's injury was damaging but not critical to our title hopes.
Thijssen missed 6 of the last 7 league games,Mariner missed 4 and Gates 2-if those three had been able to feature more that could well have made the difference. |
I hadn't realised Frans missed that many in the run in. | |
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| Steve McCall on 18:13 - Mar 16 with 2158 views | PJH |
| Steve McCall on 18:09 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
I hadn't realised Frans missed that many in the run in. |
Yes,his last league game that season was the win at Villa Park-at that point the title was in our hands-he played both legs of the UEFA Cup Final but no more league games. | | | |
| Steve McCall on 18:14 - Mar 16 with 2156 views | chicoazul |
Imagine how much that team would be worth today. Madness. |  |
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| Steve McCall on 18:15 - Mar 16 with 2150 views | blueislander |
| Steve McCall on 18:01 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
But the team was unbalanced without Burley. It wasn't just the run in. |
Arguably the team was better balanced. Mills was a natural right back , and McCall a left back. However there is no doubt that Burley was a better footballer than McCall. |  | | |
| Steve McCall on 19:21 - Mar 16 with 2097 views | yorksblue |
Remember that belter at Coventry? | | | |
| Steve McCall on 19:40 - Mar 16 with 2078 views | BorisOrTrevor |
| Steve McCall on 17:21 - Mar 16 by Vic |
Ooo - they're teasers! Bottom one = Baltacha? Top one = Irvin Gernon?
Not sure I'm right on either of those though |
Never understood his name, Irvin Gernon?! What country is that native to?
Must say he has an impressive pair of testicles in that pic in any case. |  |
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