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Peter skipper

Post by Mister e » Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:48 pm

Sad to hear one of our legends of the early 1980s has passed away I'm sure he was team captain if my memory serves me right around the time of our financial woes in 1982 - r.i.p Peter.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by biccynana » Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:56 pm

Mister e wrote:
Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:48 pm
Sad to hear one of our legends of the early 1980s has passed away I'm sure he was team captain if my memory serves me right around the time of our financial woes in 1982 - r.i.p Peter.
That is sad. One of my heroes from when I first started going to Feethams as a 10/11 year old. Smudger, Speedie, and Dave McLean in the team around that time too if memory serves. Only 61 years old.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by Darlo_Pete » Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:34 pm

That's very sad news and a player I remember well. Very sad news for someone so young.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by Wiseacre » Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:04 am

I watched him play in that team. Billy Elliot managed to get a half-decent side going after a decade of middling to poor stuff. There was an epic full-house beating of Pools on boxing day 1980 and a definite hint of promotion that season but the club had to sell him - to Hull - and Speedie of course to Chelsea. There was only Alan Walsh left up front and a bloke called Stalker after they'd gone. It was felt that the team missed 'Skip' more than Speedie - strong skillful ball winner in mid-field. Just what we need now.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by biccynana » Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:26 am

Wiseacre wrote:
Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:04 am
I watched him play in that team. Billy Elliot managed to get a half-decent side going after a decade of middling to poor stuff. There was an epic full-house beating of Pools on boxing day 1980 and a definite hint of promotion that season but the club had to sell him - to Hull - and Speedie of course to Chelsea. There was only Alan Walsh left up front and a bloke called Stalker after they'd gone. It was felt that the team missed 'Skip' more than Speedie - strong skillful ball winner in mid-field. Just what we need now.
Finished just 6 points off promotion in 1981, then dropped to 13th (30 points adrift) at the end of 81/82 even though Skipper and Speedie were still both in the side (they both left at the end of that season).

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by Comfortably_numb » Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:37 am

sad news and a young age to go. RIP.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by biccynana » Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:54 pm

Cracking pic of Stalker, Smudger, Skipper, and Speedie on the DFC website news story about PS https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/peter-s ... an-larnach

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by Darlo_Pete » Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:57 pm

Hopefully the club will do a minutes silence for him on Saturday, he deserves it.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by Mister e » Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:55 am

I think these minutes silences are becoming monotonous I think minutes applause is much more respectful these days.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by Darlo_Pete » Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:37 am

Mister e wrote:
Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:55 am
I think these minutes silences are becoming monotonous I think minutes applause is much more respectful these days.
I disagree a minutes silence is a lot more poignant, than a minutes applause, in my humble opinion.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by HarryCharltonsCat » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:55 pm

Wiseacre wrote:
Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:04 am
I watched him play in that team. Billy Elliot managed to get a half-decent side going after a decade of middling to poor stuff. There was an epic full-house beating of Pools on boxing day 1980 and a definite hint of promotion that season but the club had to sell him - to Hull - and Speedie of course to Chelsea. There was only Alan Walsh left up front and a bloke called Stalker after they'd gone. It was felt that the team missed 'Skip' more than Speedie - strong skillful ball winner in mid-field. Just what we need now.
Pretty sure Skipper was a centre half.

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Re: Peter skipper

Post by biccynana » Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:32 am

HarryCharltonsCat wrote:
Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:55 pm
Wiseacre wrote:
Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:04 am
I watched him play in that team. Billy Elliot managed to get a half-decent side going after a decade of middling to poor stuff. There was an epic full-house beating of Pools on boxing day 1980 and a definite hint of promotion that season but the club had to sell him - to Hull - and Speedie of course to Chelsea. There was only Alan Walsh left up front and a bloke called Stalker after they'd gone. It was felt that the team missed 'Skip' more than Speedie - strong skillful ball winner in mid-field. Just what we need now.
Pretty sure Skipper was a centre half.
Yep, central defensive partnership with Smudger.

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