Rumbelows Sprint Challenge

[Brumblue]

Just reading something about Keith Curle and seem to remember he was our entry in the Rumbelows Sprint Challenge which I think ran in the early 90s. It was fucking odd.

Does anyone remember how he got on?

Who do you reckon we would enter in it now?

 

[Thaksins Love Child]

I remember it vaguely can't remember the outcome. He was my fave player so I remember bragging that he was the fastest player in the league when I was at school.

I then remember bragging that Nicky Summerbee had the hardest shot in the league. Think that was on Blue Peter or something like that??

 

[Bluearmy]

he didnt win.. that tall guy from coventry won it i think.. John Williams i think

 

[Corky]

Curle won the Nort West version and was favorite for the final.

It was to be run before Forrest v M U league cup final.

Tuned in to watch KC and he was not there, he had been knocked out in one of the two earlier semis that day (so must have been 5th or lower) which were not shown.

 

[Brumblue]

I remember it vaguely can't remember the outcome. He was my fave player so I remember bragging that he was the fastest player in the league when I was at school.

I then remember bragging that Nicky Summerbee had the hardest shot in the league. Think that was on Blue Peter or something like that??

That was Record Breakers but apparently is was a completely flawed test scientifically. Think they just had one of them £10.99 nets from Argos and Norris McWhirter with a copper's speed gun.

 

[Corky]

I remember it vaguely can't remember the outcome. He was my fave player so I remember bragging that he was the fastest player in the league when I was at school.

I then remember bragging that Nicky Summerbee had the hardest shot in the league. Think that was on Blue Peter or something like that??

That was Record Breakers but apparently is was a completely flawed test scientifically. Think they just had one of them £10.99 nets from Argos and Norris McWhirter with a copper's speed gun.

Seen that too 86 mph, Fashanu was presenting and tried a 'toe bung' it only got in the 40s.

 

[Kevcod]

I remember it vaguely can't remember the outcome. He was my fave player so I remember bragging that he was the fastest player in the league when I was at school.

I then remember bragging that Nicky Summerbee had the hardest shot in the league. Think that was on Blue Peter or something like that??

That was Record Breakers but apparently is was a completely flawed test scientifically. Think they just had one of them £10.99 nets from Argos and Norris McWhirter with a copper's speed gun.

Seen that too 86 mph, Fashanu was presenting and tried a 'toe bung' it only got in the 40s.

Is the "Toe Bung" what he got arrested for in the States?
I've heard it's very painful , if you get it wrong.

 

[Kevcod]

he didnt win.. that tall guy from coventry won it i think.. John Williams i think

I think you're right....didn't he used to be a postman before he was a footballer?

 

[Corky]

No it was his brother who got arrested in the UK

 

[Brumblue]

he didnt win.. that tall guy from coventry won it i think.. John Williams i think

I think you're right....didn't he used to be a postman before he was a footballer?[/quote

Here you go.

From our local rag....

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