Re: legend tomorrow : Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:10 pm  

Ave It! wrote: Agreed My childhood hero!! He should have the legends number 6 shirt just for his performance against Wigan in the 1996 CC alone!! I'm sure the likes of Baker, Gill and Glynn we're all top class, but not being old enough to remember them can't think of anyone else in recent history fit to lace Steve's boots. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqWrfRn6bZI 2 min in super stevie sidestep

Ave It! wrote: Agreed My childhood hero!! He should have the legends number 6 shirt just for his performance against Wigan in the 1996 CC alone!! I'm sure the likes of Baker, Gill and Glynn we're all top class, but not being old enough to remember them can't think of anyone else in recent history fit to lace Steve's boots. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqWrfRn6bZI 2 min in super stevie sidestep

Re: legend tomorrow : Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:22 pm  

middleman wrote:

maybe he'll get a reprise of ' walking in a Blakeley Wonderland ' from the Shed ?

"Blakeley the Pink" maybe??

Re: legend tomorrow : Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:56 pm  

Steve Blakeley is a modern day legend and imo doesn't get the credit he deserves, lots go on about what he shud have been but imo he oozed class when he was on form and to be 3rd highest ?? Point scorer at the club shud be mentioned more when talking about our clubs greats imo

Re: legend tomorrow : Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:08 am  

Steve Blakeley, I'm sorry to say that he was crap compared to some mentioned above. Fair do's he had the odd good game.

Kenny Gill yep no danger!

Neil Baker - If you never saw him, too young, didn't go at the time etc........... Boy did you miss something SPECIAL.

Can I ask did anyone try to contact him?

Re: legend tomorrow : Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:57 am  

The Black Cat wrote:

Steve Blakeley, I'm sorry to say that he was crap compared to some mentioned above. Fair do's he had the odd good game.

I've said that for years, he was fantastic for his first 2 or 3 years but after that he was a bit of a one trick pony, however when he was on form he could be a very special player and like someone has already said he was the only person that needed to realise that. His goal kicking was excellent and won us a good number of games.

The Black Cat wrote:

Neil Baker - If you never saw him, too young, didn't go at the time etc........... Boy did you miss something SPECIAL.

I did write a narrative on Neil baker for the Turkey a few years back (which I've lost) he was for me the finest player I’ve seen in a Salford shirt (being born in 1977 didnt help matters in that department, end of an era and all that, yes I'm too blame!) the things Neil could do with the ball were at times mind boggling, his kicking game would have left 99% of RL players well behind, he only played 19 times and yet managed to score 11 tries, 11 goals and 7 drop goals managing 73 points and all this in a team back in 1985 that was, with all due respect, pretty damn dreadful!

The Black Cat wrote:

Can I ask did anyone try to contact him?

I kept in touch with him for a number of years after he left but we lost contact. I did however track him down to a Club he was coaching at even and his favourite pub back in Oz a few years back but without actually making contact to him.

I may try again!

STALKER!!!!

Re: legend tomorrow : Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:16 pm  

Has anyone got game footage of Neil Baker ? love to see them

I have a couple of vids of Paul Shaw in action and he was a class above the team he was playing in , he was either making breaks then turning around and wondering where the hell the support play was , or on the ground looking for his head as opposition teams soon targeted him .

I was in my teens so more impressionable but Ken Gill was a maestro , especially his ability to disguise a lay off or slip pass , mind you he also had Dixon , Coulman , Richards etc to run unto these plays.

Stevie Blakeley certainly wasn't a ' complete ' 5/8 but he certainly had at great 'step and go ' move to take on the line , and his kicking wasn't bad either ! Wasn't as quick when he came back from Wire but they never are 2nd time around ( McAvoy - Naylor etc )

Re: legend tomorrow : Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:27 pm  

middleman wrote:

Has anyone got game footage of Neil Baker ? love to see them

Yeah I've got a VHS of a game at Central Park when we were just pipped by a great Wigan side. I think we were down 20 - 0 at half time and then Baker turned on the style and it eneded up 22-20, even the Wiganers, who were watching a great side of their own, were in a little in awe of him by the end.

Re: legend tomorrow : Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:19 pm  

king of the shed wrote:

Yeah I've got a VHS of a game at Central Park when we were just pipped by a great Wigan side. I think we were down 20 - 0 at half time and then Baker turned on the style and it eneded up 22-20, even the Wiganers, who were watching a great side of their own, were in a little in awe of him by the end.

Wigan 22 def. Salford 20
DateWednesday, September 25th, 1985
RefereeCliff Hodgson
VenueCentral Park (Wigan)
Crowd11,188
Stats
Wigan Salford
Score 22 20

Micron show it it their listings as a Lancs Cup 2nd Round game Cheers!

Re: legend tomorrow : Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:45 pm  

The Black Cat wrote:

Steve Blakeley, I'm sorry to say that he was crap compared to some mentioned above. Fair do's he had the odd good game.

Kenny Gill yep no danger!

Neil Baker - If you never saw him, too young, didn't go at the time etc........... Boy did you miss something SPECIAL.

Can I ask did anyone try to contact him?

Blackcat, some of us Turkey posters are only young whippersnappers (30ish!) and weren't lucky enough to be around to witness the likes of Charlton, Hesketh, Watkins etc etc. "Legends" in our eyes are the likes of Tex Evans, Paul Forber & Blakeley!!! It's like Bolton fans getting all giddy about Ivan Campo & Kevin Davies when old codgers like yourself remember Lofthouse!!!

Re: legend tomorrow : Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:44 pm  

Great to see Kris Tassle and Steve Blakely back at the Willows last night.