I loved Downs - the master of the improbable backpass

When I was covering Yarmouth Town for the EDP, he played centre back when he was about 40.

Posted By: duke of york on December 9th 2019 at 09:03:37

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Have we *ever* had a good defence? (NCFC) - norway, Dec 9, 08:41:34
- here are the cold numbers (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 9, 11:00:42
  - Gunn, Culverhouse, Linighan, Butterworth & Bowen, with Townsend, Sherwood & Crook in front (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 9, 11:48:19
  - Nice one, cheers. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 9, 11:19:20
- Defence (NCFC) - letsbehavinyou, Dec 9, 09:50:38
- we've had some great centre backs IMO (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 9, 09:32:31
- Even when we finished third in 93 we conceded 65 goals (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 9, 09:04:07
- have you forgotten the Cuellar Miquel era? (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Dec 9, 08:59:58
- Pretty solid in Worthy's title season? (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 9, 08:45:13
  - I suppose I've forgotten. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 9, 08:46:21
    - I think that's it though... (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 9, 08:48:49
      - does it matter? (NCFC) - Tombs, Dec 9, 08:56:02
      - Yup, presumably Ron Saunders and Duncan Forbes get (timely) mentions here. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 9, 08:54:32
        
        Surely the Bruce / Watson years were solid too (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 9, 08:56:44
        
        Ah yes, substitute him for Walford (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 9, 09:00:59
        
        I loved Downs - the master of the improbable backpass (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 9, 09:03:37
        
        On a related subject - Steve Bruce (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 9, 09:06:34
        
        Yeah, one of the great mysteries (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 9, 09:11:52
- At Championship level. 2003/04 (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Dec 9, 08:43:57
  - Yep ok (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 9, 08:45:55
  - Yep fantastic (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:44:58

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