City's "Hard Men"

[Big Swifty]

I was thinking of those players who are hewn from granite or tough as teak, and how many City have had in living memory.
I don't mean big or strong players, like our current cultured defenders, but those who strike fear into opponents and could apparently withstand anything thrown at them. I am also discounting nutters like Barton and Thatcher, or Tiatto, who was also a booking waiting to happen.

Those I have seen include (in roughly chronological order):

Roy Paul and Dave Ewing from the 50s - real hard men, if you never saw them.

Mike Doyle and Dave Watson from 60s/70s - iron men if anyone was.

Gerry Gow a bit later

Then Andy Morrison

Nigel De Jong in more recent times - and possibly Zabba too?

I can't think of anyone else. Only the very tough merit inclusion.

 

[manclad]

I was thinking of those players who are hewn from granite or tough as teak, and how many City have had in living memory.
I don't mean big or strong players, like our current cultured defenders, but those who strike fear into opponents and could apparently withstand anything thrown at them. I am also discounting nutters like Barton and Thatcher, or Tiatto, who was also a booking waiting to happen.

Those I have seen include (in roughly chronological order):

Roy Paul and Dave Ewing from the 50s - real hard men, if you never saw them.

Mike Doyle and Dave Watson from 60s/70s - iron men if anyone was.

Gerry Gow a bit later

Then Andy Morrison

Nigel De Jong in more recent times - and possibly Zabba too?

I can't think of anyone else. Only the very tough merit inclusion.

Dunny Monster ??

 

[Harlaching Sky Blue]

Jacks ol´fella

Was hard because kicking people all he could do. In terms of striking fear into opponents, well he looked like a Geography teacher, so I guess youd only be really afraid of him if youd had some PTSD following an altercation with a thrown black board rubber during school years.
I do remember him crashing into a united player during a derby. (cant remember who but thought it was nice at the time)

 

[johnnytapia]

Dennis Tueart. Ask the Hartlepool defender whose jaw he broke

 

[Big Swifty]

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Jacks ol´fella

Decent suggestion, but he wasn't with us that long

Dunny Monster ??

Big and strong, never inspired me with fear though, not hewn from granite, a bit too delicate maybe.

 

[knuckles]

Neil McNab and Peter Reid liked to let you know they were there, always good for the odd 'strong' tackle! - Also Steve McMahon could give it out.

 

[Big Swifty]

Dennis Tueart. Ask the Hartlepool defender whose jaw he broke

Headbutting doesn't make you a hard man. Sorry.

 

[Big Swifty]

Neil McNab and Peter Reid liked to let you know they were there, always good for the odd 'strong' tackle! - Also Steve McMahon could give it out.

All right - I'll let you have Reidy.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Decent suggestion, but he wasn't with us that long

Big and strong, never inspired me with fear though, not hewn from granite, a bit too delicate maybe.

He wasn't an in your face hard man but I'm pretty sure he was as tough as old boots.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

I'm also gonna throw in Kolarov purely because of this