Spike.

[Funky_Chicken]

Some great memories from people on this thread of a great player and lovely man - i suggest there’s a minutes applause for Spike on 11 minutes this Saturday if this hasn’t already been suggested

 

[Erimus74]

One of the best Boro players ever to pull on the shirt. I loved him and even went to Roker Park to watch him play for England B
RIP Spike

Here you go Nobby

 

[Mars Bonfire]

My favourite player when I watched Boro as a kid.
Plenty has already been said on here about his skills as a footballer. Definitely should have got more England caps IMO and maybe could have.

I was lucky enough to meet my hero last year in the Golden Lion at Osmotherley where he was staying with Jim Platt prior to an ex-players reunion. I got the opportunity to say “thanks” to him for all the pleasure he brought to me and others for so many years. He was as genuinely nice a bloke as I always knew for certain he would be.

So sad to hear of his premature passing but fortunate to have seen him play so many times.

Thank you again Spike.

 

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[Craggyjohn]

As usual a cr*p report in the Gazette. Copy and paste from the Echo and social media sites.

 

[Linthorpe_Exile]

These are great Erimus - bringing back lots of fantastic memories in very sad circumstances. Cheers

 

[Billyzin]

One of the very best to have worn the shirt.
I feel privileged to have seen him play so many times for us.
One of my all time Boro heroes.

 

[Marineboysmoggy]

RIP.
Remember a car load of us going to Roker park to see him.make his England debut.
When his name was read out over the tannoy the roar from all other boro in the ground was like a home game.

 

[Erimus74]

Remember when you both there 6x4 photos in the club shop, about 20p I think

 

[Smoginexile]

Legend

 

[Smoginexile]

Up with JFH and Grants free kicks to get the bend on an old caser like that was remarkable. Spike a true Boro legend.

That was fantastic

 

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[Jollyroger]

Wonderful times. Great players, great football, great manager.
Absolutely loved those times. Win, lose or draw just looked forward to the next game. Not these days when results rule the roost.

 

[Erimus74]

My latest addition just arrived, David Armstrong England v Wales B programme

I now have Dave Armstrongs full England programme v Australia, May 1980.
3 of the 4 of his England U23's programmes
One of his 2 England B matches

Still searching for my remaining missing programmes, Portugal U23 v Portugal in Lisbon 1974 & B v USA at Old Trafford, on my 20th birthday, 14/10/1980