Re: Injuries : Tue Jun 29, 2021 2:57 pm
archiepercy wrote:
Remember Timu and Caroll well and again agree. There was another player who came over but I cant remember his name. Someone on here will help me. He had his first run out at Batley when we played a CC round and I thought our team kit reminded me of the Kellogs cockerels. It was rotten weather and at the end of the game you seriously couldn't tell which team was which. He had come back from an horrific facial injury and jumped into the crowd at one game and threatened to lay a couple of supporters out for shouting how bad he was and upset his family who were sitting in front of them. Think his name was Richie or something like that. Was supposed to be great but I think his best days were pre his injury.
Richie Barnett. He was fantastic in his first season for us in 2001 at The Valley (which was post his facial injury) but then was out for a while in 2002 (perhaps the start of his Chronic Fatique Syndrome but not sure we knew that at the time). I remember he came back as a sub at Griifin Park to play for us against Hull FC (who he had already signed with for the next season). It was a close game (we won 10-6) and at one point he dropped the ball near our own line. Not sure if it led to their try but comments from the crowd on his efforts upset his wife who was sitting nearby.
