Re: Cas hardmen : Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:42 pm  

gary connel , he could sort em out ,took no prisoners

Re: Cas hardmen : Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:55 pm  

Daz Price and Dave Plange 2 wingers to make ya shiver

Re: Cas hardmen : Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:27 pm  

Alan 'doddy' Dickinson good few years since

Re: Cas hardmen : Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:19 pm  

Mal Reilly ,Dennis Hartley,Brian lockwood,Keith Hepworth,Ronnie Gibbs,Martin Kettridge,Vowlesy,Clive Dickinson,Knocker Norton,Crooksy,Beefy,Brett Atkins to name just a few


Delboy66(aye of the tigers fanzine)

Re: Cas hardmen : Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:47 pm  

delboy66 wrote:

Mal Reilly ,Dennis Hartley,Brian lockwood,Keith Hepworth,Ronnie Gibbs,Martin Kettridge,Vowlesy,Clive Dickinson,Knocker Norton,Crooksy,Beefy,Brett Atkins to name just a few


Delboy66(aye of the tigers fanzine)

2 more to add to that list for the older supporters are both backs and as hard as nails Colin Battye and Jack (Cowboy) Austin.

Re: Cas hardmen : Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:49 pm  

I don't know what this lot are on above me, but any fule knows that Cas have never employed a 'hard man', nor will they. Gentle giants the lot of them, who play(ed) the game firmly but always fairly and who on occasion may have been called upon to give a good account of themselves when, due to circumstances beyond their control, things got a bit tasty on the playing field.

It's all the other teams who have the dirty b**tards, honest.

Re: Cas hardmen : Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:01 am  

tigerman49 wrote:

2 more to add to that list for the older supporters are both backs and as hard as nails Colin Battye and Jack (Cowboy) Austin.

Just beat me to it!

Re: Cas hardmen : Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:37 pm  

Michael smith! Hardest man in the showers!

Re: Cas hardmen : Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:02 pm  

bam bam (barry higgins)

Re: Cas hardmen : Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:22 pm  

Some but not all of the above, definitely Dennis Hartley, Johnny Ward,Clive Dickinson Mal Reilly, Alan Dickinson, Ronnie Gibbs, Heppy
One not mentioned was Brian Hughes, not the biggest of props, but he never took a backward step and was definitely as hard as nails, God rest his soul.
Also does anyone remember the red haired prop who played for us in the 70's, I think his first name was John ....can't remember his surname though, quiet and unassuming off the field, but put him a Cas shirt on and bang!
Not too many real hard men in the modern game.