John Radford

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:26 pm

Henry Norris 1913 wrote:Jonny Radford I believe is in our top 10 scorers list

he's 4th mate!! just behind bastin, wrighty and thierry

worthing_gooner · Post by **worthing_gooner** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:35 pm

Yeah a couple of the older guys who come to away games with us are always waxing lyrical about Radford. I'm too young to have seen him play but by all accounts he was a great striker and one who has been a little overlooked because since then we've been lucky enough to have had the likes of Wrighty, DB10 and Henry at the club.

littlefire · Post by **littlefire** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:36 pm

http://onlinegooner.com/phpbb2/viewtopi ... c&start=30

"I'm old, I'm old
I shall wear my trousers rolled"...

WH Auden

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:42 pm

I was a regular at Highbury for most of John's career.

He was, and will always be, a legend to me.

I did the Grove tour a few years ago. John took us around. At the questions and answers session in the press room I'd already decided the question I would ask....."John, what was your best moment in an Arsenal shirt (not including anything which may have occured in the bedroom?"

I completely dried up. Couldn't get my gob to open. Still in awe of the great man.

I got a photo of me shaking his hand though.

I'll try to dig it out. He is a huge great bloke. The photo makes me look about half the size of BG or DB10.

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:44 pm

olgitgooner wrote:I was a regular at Highbury for most of John's career.

He was, and will always be, a legend to me.

I did the Grove tour a few years ago. John took us around. At the questions and answers session in the press room I'd already decided the question I would ask....."John, what was your best moment in an Arsenal shirt (not including anything which may have occured in the bedroom?"

I completely dried up. Couldn't get my gob to open. Still in awe of the great man.

I got a photo of me shaking his hand though. I'll try to dig it out. He is a huge great bloke. The photo makes me look about half the size of BG or DB10.

awesome!!!

RioGooner · Post by **RioGooner** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:52 pm

donaldo wrote:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0jEfEyo7uc

What a video! cheers.

When I did a little research to write about the 71' double, his name rarely came up but now I really feel like a shite researcher because he was suck an amazing striker

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:55 pm

RioGooner wrote:
donaldo wrote:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0jEfEyo7uc
What a video! cheers.

When I did a little research to write about the 71' double, his name rarely came up but now I really feel like a shite researcher because he was suck an amazing striker

i have the FA cup final here, mate. next time you come over, we HAVE to watch it, radford absolutely tears the liverpool defence apart

littlefire · Post by **littlefire** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:57 pm

olgitgooner wrote: I got a photo of me shaking his hand though. I'll try to dig it out. :

Dig Sheriff. Dig...

Post by **flash gunner** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:59 pm

littlefire wrote:
olgitgooner wrote: I got a photo of me shaking his hand though. I'll try to dig it out. :
Dig Sheriff. Dig...

Poor old Chamster

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:08 pm

Right. You two are on the Kunts list.

Ageist bastards.

donaldo · Post by **donaldo** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:02 pm

RioGooner wrote:
donaldo wrote:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0jEfEyo7uc
What a video! cheers.

When I did a little research to write about the 71' double, his name rarely came up but now I really feel like a shite researcher because he was suck an amazing striker

Yes its a great video but it misses out his most famous goal in my favourite Highbury game.So here it is:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbCnRr3wbPg

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:20 pm

Nice one Donaldo.

What a cracking night that was.

Goona4life · Post by **Goona4life** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:24 pm

My boyhood hero!

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:19 pm

I think we do not hear much of him because Charlie George, Frank McLintock and George Graham were higher profile players from the 1971 Double squad.

But Radford was a formidable striker.

Post by **Chippy** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:59 am

QuartzGooner wrote:I think we do not hear much of him because Charlie George, Frank McLintock and George Graham were higher profile players from the 1971 Double squad.

But Radford was a formidable striker.

This is bizarre because Charlie George did fuck all apart from score the goal in the FA Cup final. Raddy and Kennedy won it for us up front. No mention of Kennedy in this thread so far. For us a brilliant forward but went on to be a midfielder for the bin dippers. Between them they scored 47 goals (raddy got 21). At the time those 2 were the massive favourites amongst us gooners.

I pretty much loved all of that team but had a real soft spot for Geordie Armstrong, as someone above said, a fantastic winger. and don't forget Pat Rice, brilliant defender and leader on the pitch.

Oh and we had Bob (gentleman) Wilson in goal.