Kevin Ashcroft : Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:12 pm  

Anyone read the biography by Maurice Bamford, Last of the Dinosaurs?

Got the book as a birthday present today, only had it a few hours and i'm hooked already a quarter of the way in, it's a fantatic read!

I'm to young to have seen Kevin play so the book is a real insight and hard to put down I would recommend it to any Rugby League fan as a must read!!

[mish]

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:13 pm  

It's a fantastic read - I thoroughly enjoyed it.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:16 pm  

I've been bought 5/6 books over the past 2 years and got through 1 and a half of them, just shows what a book on a good subject can do for even the most harden of couch potato

[mish]

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:21 pm  

I'll read owt but it had me gripped, I thought it was very well written and Kevin's account of his relationship between himself and AJM was enlightening. In fact now that you've reminded me - I might just go and read it again!

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:23 pm  

mishmash wrote:

I'll read owt but it had me gripped, I thought it was very well written and Kevin's account of his relationship between himself and AJM was enlightening. In fact now that you've reminded me - I might just go and read it again!

This part did make me laugh about the stiff arm to his nose

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:26 pm  

Its a must read for any RL fan.You cant call no 9`s hookers anymore though.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:28 pm  

The Watcher wrote:

Its a must read for any RL fan.You cant call no 9`s hookers anymore though.

As skillful as they are I dont think most would stand a chance against the likes of Ashcroft

[mish]

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:35 pm  

I think the role of the No9 these days is unrecognisable to the old masters like Ashcroft. In those days it was a highly skilled role - I think almost any rugby player could play at No9 these days.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:10 pm  

mishmash wrote:

I think the role of the No9 these days is unrecognisable to the old masters like Ashcroft. In those days it was a highly skilled role - I think almost any rugby player could play at No9 these days.

Agree with the first half, the hooker today as Stevo would say is just another half back really but I wouldn't like to see the likes of Hobson play at 9 tryin to scoot from dummy half

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:10 pm  

Excellent read. Got it for chrimbo.
When he got the accidental punch from his own prop (Stan Owen???) in a scrum at Rochdale was amusing. Told him to give up the head so he could knock out opposition hooker and hit Ashcroft too