Cloughie stories

[wbaliquidator]

Story about Giles who was the ultimate professional …

I used to know a Referee who once took charge of a charity game, and Giles was playing. This was just before he retired.
During the game one of the amateurs was a little late on Giles, not intentional but never the less clattered him. Easy done when you’re out of your depth against such a majestic player.

After a while as the game progressed the ref told me that as he glanced round he saw the young amateur in a heap on the ground and Giles a few yards away.

Yes a true professional who never wanted to loose.
All the Leeds players including Giles knew the dark arts

[mickd1961]

Story about Giles who was the ultimate professional …

I used to know a Referee who once took charge of a charity game, and Giles was playing. This was just before he retired.
During the game one of the amateurs was a little late on Giles, not intentional but never the less clattered him. Easy done when you’re out of your depth against such a majestic player.

After a while as the game progressed the ref told me that as he glanced round he saw the young amateur in a heap on the ground and Giles a few yards away.

Yes a true professional who never wanted to loose.
All the Leeds players including Giles knew the dark arts

This is so true of pro's.

A friend of mine used to play in the East Midlands Regional League in the early 90's, he was a very decent centre half.

In one game he was a bit late into a challenge and caught the opposing player who was early 40's and very overweight, he didn't think much about it.

A few minutes later he was hit with the hardest challenge he'd ever known, late, well over the ball and an absolute crippler.

As he lay writhing in agony the player leant over him and introduced himself........"Hi, I'm Kenny Burns, you might be too young to remember me.....you'll f u c k in g remember me now you wee c u n t" .......said old Kenny.

Ex European Cup Winners are winners for a reason.


Another guy I knew was ex Stoke City winger and England under 23 Ian Painter, a big Albion fan who had a sports shop in Wombourne.

First game of the season for Stoke was against Barnsley.

Anyway, a few minutes into the game and young Painter is giving the ageing centre half a torrid time, including a humiliating nut meg, Painter was a real cheeky chappie on and off the pitch, Jack the lad!


Shortly afterwards a cross was played in towards the near post and he darted across the centre half to try and get his toe on it at which point he told me he was hit with a force he'd never felt before or since, it was late, hard and just below his knee but his whole body was launched through the air and off the pitch such was the force.

As the centre half extracted himself from the tangle of bodies Ian was left gasping for air, he was totally winded.

He saw this player look across to check where the ref was looking and as the ref looked towards the bench to signal the trainer to come on the centre half walked over Ian and stamped on his hand for good measure.

He then turned to him and said......"That'll teach you to show me some respect in future and not try to make me look like a c u n t you wee w a n k er".

Yep.......it was Kenny Burns yet again a few years earlier in 1985!