Jeez talk about a player that utterly wasted his talent.

Who was that Swales fella that played for us in the 80's? Think he was a bit of a nutter. I'm sure he once flushed the ex Blackpool Borough's coach's wig down the loo after a game against them years back.

Got to be Gary Senior closely followed by Dennis Fitzpatrick

Dennis was in my brother's year at school, hard and rough even then. But pleasant too!

In his first spell he did'nt seem too dirty but when he came back he was built like a brick s##t house and was unstoppable on his day but with a really evil streak

That would be Graham Swales as mentioned in my FIRST post. Do try to keep up at the back.

And you are right it was Geoff Fletcher's wig he flushed down the bog. Now Geoff fletcher was someone you did not mess with a right big rough house. A pure Rl man though But i would hav ethought he was with Huyton then . Unless i am getting two stories mixed up as i remember someone did that to Fletchers rug.

I did,nt think Swales was dirty just mental although he was a pretty skillful
loose forward

Brandon Costin

unless he didnt bathe i wouldn't have had cozzy down as a dirty player but each to their own

Yeah ,when he hit Sean Long late on a kick and knacked his knee was a bit naughty also he wasnt shy at giving facials out in the tackle

I was thinking of David Jeanes but I wasn't going to post until I could remember the other.

Jeanes & Lyons, what a hard pair they were. Knocked quite a few players out of the way so that Malcolm Branch could score at will! Ah, the Neil Fox years.

I hope DF doesn't come on this board. He was an absolute nutter on the pitch!

I think i went to school with him. Did he go to All saints

Swaz started out at Fartown as a winger and eventually played in many positions inc hooker, loose forwrad and prop.

We were coming back on the team coach after a game at Runcorn in 1988 when Swaz needed a wee. He asked the driver to open the doorr as we went down the M62. Driver says "can't do that mate. here stand behind me and peee out of my window". Time keeper Ken Mosley was asleep and woke up as a stream of liquid went past his eyes on the other side of the window. "Oh Bugger he says. its raining again.

True story about Swaz.