Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:45 pm  

Is he any relation to the Saints 'legend' Roy?

[Pumpetypump]

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:48 pm  

tigertot wrote: Is he any relation to the Saints 'legend' Roy? Yes he's Roy's son. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Haggerty

tigertot wrote: Is he any relation to the Saints 'legend' Roy? Yes he's Roy's son. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Haggerty

[Bullseye]

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:49 pm  

Hope he's a bit brighter than Roy.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:57 pm  

Why, will the ref need them to do a quiz every few minutes?

[Bullseye]

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:28 pm  

I'd hate to think Kurt was set to have the same amount of mickey taken out of him as his dad suffered.

Roy has kept the RL after dinner speakers corcuit in gags for about 25 years.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 3:02 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Why, will the ref need them to do a quiz every few minutes?

[Bulliac]

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 3:18 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I'd hate to think Kurt was set to have the same amount of mickey taken out of him as his dad suffered.

Roy has kept the RL after dinner speakers corcuit in gags for about 25 years.

Ha, there have been a few in RL like that. Long ago I read a biography of 'Flash' Flanagan, of Hull KR fame, and tales of his journey through life [and RL] were absolutely hilarious. I just wish I could remember some of them....actually, there was one story - Flash got picked to play for GB against France in Paris and was told to turn up at the airport. However, the poor bloke didn't even know he needed a passport [let alone had one!] so never made it.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 4:25 pm  

Still like the old Northern one about when we signed Jeff Grayshon. First game, Foxy tells Jeff to "go give it some welly in the first half, don't keep anything back and I'll pull you off at half time"

Jeff: "Thanks Mr. Fox, that's great. At Dewsbury, we only got lemons"

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 4:50 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Hope he's a bit brighter than Roy.

That was the gist of my question. One of my favourite RL moments was a televised cup match in the 80s. Not long after the 82 Aussies had revolutionised the game with long kicks early in the sets. Saints copied this, hoying the ball down the field with Roy about 50m in front of the kicker but 2m from the catcher. Roy obviously saw the chance to pole axe the catcher. Someone shouted to Roy he was offside, for a split second he stopped, then thought better of it & decked the catcher. Penalty. The look of disbelief & confusion on Roy's face when he got up was classic.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Tue Nov 17, 2015 4:55 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Still like the old Northern one about when we signed Jeff Grayshon. First game, Foxy tells Jeff to "go give it some welly in the first half, don't keep anything back and I'll pull you off at half time"

Jeff: "Thanks Mr. Fox, that's great. At Dewsbury, we only got lemons"

Just like you FA, a golden oldie.