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- Mar 2008
- 1816
- at the edge of the sea
- Plymouth Argyle, Plymouth Gladiators, Daytona Tortugas
- choco leibniz (lidl version)
Originally posted by Capybara View PostI'm putting this here by way of an enquiry which has come up elsewhere and I guess it's particularly aimed at Greenlander . I was trying to identify the players and in particular number 9. My first reaction was that it is Paul Mariner because it looks like him but this is from the first two weeks of 1973 and Wiki tells us he joined Argyle in 1973 so he would have needed to join very early in 1973 to have been in the photo. Jim Furnell's the 'keeper and Tony Waiters the manager I think.
Good going with Furnell in goals and Tony Waiters in the managerial tracksuit, but it's not Paul Mariner. He did join us in 1973 but not until September. It's Jimmy Hinch in the nine shirt who while prolific enough was blown out the club by Mariner who was another level. Left us for Hereford.
Going by the numbers they wore for us that season the others are Ernie Machin at 7 and Colin Sullivan the 3.
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- Mar 2008
- 1816
- at the edge of the sea
- Plymouth Argyle, Plymouth Gladiators, Daytona Tortugas
- choco leibniz (lidl version)
Many of the old heads will tell you that while Mariner may have been the greatest player to wear the green shirt Jimmy Hinch remains a cult favourite. Apparently he played football like a baby calf but certainly knew how to score a goal. Mariner just knew how to do it better.
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Ta. The story behind the programme is that Plymouth won the cup-tie 1-0 and Boro's manager Stan Anderson resigned after 7 years in charge. He later said that it was his intention to resign whatever the result but given that he had only a few weeks earlier brought in Graeme Souness I'm not sure about that.
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- Mar 2008
- 1816
- at the edge of the sea
- Plymouth Argyle, Plymouth Gladiators, Daytona Tortugas
- choco leibniz (lidl version)
Originally posted by Greenlander View Post.
Going by the numbers they wore for us that season the others are Ernie Machin at 7 and Colin Sullivan the 3.
The 7 is Keith Allen who hadn't been in the team since August due to injury and would eventually retire having never played again while the 3 is Dave Provan of Rangers fame.
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