junos_boots
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Sorry going to have post the new player a bit early today as I am having problems with my powerline adapters so going to have to reset my network - not sure how long it will take
Anyway the next player on the list is Bernie
Bernie Slaven 380 games, 146 goals (league 307, 118)
What a signing by Maddren in 1985. He was a great goal scorer who still seems to love being on Teesside. He had periods where fans would have a go at him for always being offside, but he definitely enjoyed putting the ball into the net.
He had the nickname ‘Wolfman’ and there were many very good fmttm cartoons based around our ‘hirsute’ hero.
A great Boro player, who I was very sorry to see leave. When I lived in Stoke, one of my colleagues was a huge Port Vale fan and she absolutely loved him as well.
He was around for only 8 years but to someone just coming up to school leaving age when he signed – he did seem to be here for much longer. He didn’t get n with Lennie Lawrence which has been well reported, but in Lennie’s promotion season he did score in six consecutive league games, a feat only three Boro players have ever beaten.
He still owns a piece of Ayresome Park perimeter fencing, but after watching the goals clip – he didn’t do the fence celebration nearly as often as people seem to remember.
Not all of his goals have been filmed, as until programmes such as ‘The Back Page’ in the early 1990s, cameras were not sent to every game. I think the first one on this clip show is Fulham – couldn’t find Bradford goal. I will say that the three I have picked out were thankfully available – so if it is not on the clip then it is not in my 123 (coincidentally). His televised 1980s goals could be in my 123 though.
All available goals courtesy of Middlesbrough FC Video Vault
Anyway the next player on the list is Bernie
Bernie Slaven 380 games, 146 goals (league 307, 118)
What a signing by Maddren in 1985. He was a great goal scorer who still seems to love being on Teesside. He had periods where fans would have a go at him for always being offside, but he definitely enjoyed putting the ball into the net.
He had the nickname ‘Wolfman’ and there were many very good fmttm cartoons based around our ‘hirsute’ hero.
A great Boro player, who I was very sorry to see leave. When I lived in Stoke, one of my colleagues was a huge Port Vale fan and she absolutely loved him as well.
He was around for only 8 years but to someone just coming up to school leaving age when he signed – he did seem to be here for much longer. He didn’t get n with Lennie Lawrence which has been well reported, but in Lennie’s promotion season he did score in six consecutive league games, a feat only three Boro players have ever beaten.
He still owns a piece of Ayresome Park perimeter fencing, but after watching the goals clip – he didn’t do the fence celebration nearly as often as people seem to remember.
Not all of his goals have been filmed, as until programmes such as ‘The Back Page’ in the early 1990s, cameras were not sent to every game. I think the first one on this clip show is Fulham – couldn’t find Bradford goal. I will say that the three I have picked out were thankfully available – so if it is not on the clip then it is not in my 123 (coincidentally). His televised 1980s goals could be in my 123 though.
All available goals courtesy of Middlesbrough FC Video Vault