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Has anyone mentioned the Ludo quick kick out to OOoh Morley Morley swivel volley 30 yarder screamer at Watford .

Probably my favourite era of supporting West Ham, despite a few seasons in Div 2

As well as the players already mentioned, a back line of Breaker, Gale, Foster and Dicks with Slater and Keen on the wings playing some delightful football 

Was it Birmingham city away that Bishop scored another beauty?

Morleys goal away at Swindon was one of the most memorable and important in recent history.

Steady wrote: ↑17 Nov 2024, 13:43 Always remember 2 great goals they each scored on away trips, Bish with a beauty at Port Vale and Morley scoring a cracker at notts county 
 

Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑17 Nov 2024, 14:03 As well as being a brilliant shot stopper, one of Ludo's other strengths was being able to launch the ball from his hands all the way to the edge of the opposition's box and it never ever failed to impress me, the ability of Morley to take those missiles out of the air and control the ball. Great striker, never gave less than 100% and played in one of my favourite partnerships with Jimmy Quinn

As well as being a brilliant shot stopper, one of Ludo's other strengths was being able to launch the ball from his hands all the way to the edge of the opposition's box and it never ever failed to impress me, the ability of Morley to take those missiles out of the air and control the ball. Great striker, never gave less than 100% and played in one of my favourite partnerships with Jimmy Quinn

Always remember 2 great goals they each scored on away trips, Bish with a beauty at Port Vale and Morley scoring a cracker at notts county 

Loved bish in his first couple of seasons,  played with real style.  It was a type of "walking" football that very few players could get away with nowadays. Yes his form and popularity did suffer in later years. But I still have some great memories of him.

Morley,  I remember to this day in a match report in one of the papers described him as "a peripatetic cart horse" , which made me laugh.

Monsieur merde de cheval" wrote: ↑17 Nov 2024, 00:48

Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 09:20 completely different players/positions, but what can you expect from a know nothing glory hunter?

Just my opinion
​​Bishop was very similar to Dev  ...just a poorer version..

Different positions ..of course...but Dev was more than  just a  winger .
In fact that's an insult

One Sunny Day" wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 09:45

goose wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 09:10 “As for Bishop, he admitted later that it did affect him but I can't say I ever noticed at the time. I had the team poster (which he refers to in the clip above) where he is holding hands with Julian Dicks and it made me laugh for years.”

http://thehlist.blogspot.com/2017/08/in ... p.html?m=1


it was 100% West Ham team pic.
i had a copy of it.

Must have been a different one. Seems Julian Dicks has form for this sort of thing. Here's the one with him, Neil Ruddock and Robbie Fowler during his time at Liverpool.
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Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 09:20 completely different players/positions, but what can you expect from a know nothing glory hunter?

Gank wrote: ↑14 Nov 2024, 12:03 It wasn’t money, he had a temper problem and one day beat the shit out of his sister. He was cleared of that despite being guilty so the sister’s boyfriend went round his mum’s house with a mate and stabbed not only CD but his mother as well, as she had backed him against her daughter.

He later showed his true colours by beating a team mate half to death in the changing room after a match for criticising his play, for which he was sacked and nicked. He just floated around non league after that.

A good mate of mine passed away a couple of years ago due to a brain toumer  but on his last birthday we were all asked to send in video birthday wishes via WhatsApp and someone knew Bishop and asked him to send a video. 
He was living in the states at the time but still found time to send a video which I will always remember him fondly for 

Bishop technically very good

One Sunny Day" wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 09:45

goose wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 09:10 “As for Bishop, he admitted later that it did affect him but I can't say I ever noticed at the time. I had the team poster (which he refers to in the clip above) where he is holding hands with Julian Dicks and it made me laugh for years.”

http://thehlist.blogspot.com/2017/08/in ... p.html?m=1


it was 100% West Ham team pic.
i had a copy of it.

Must have been a different one. Seems Julian Dicks has form for this sort of thing. Here's the one with him, Neil Ruddock and Robbie Fowler during his time at Liverpool.
466975212_10161519044580256_4809269755696621425_n (1) (1).jpg

goose wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 09:10 “As for Bishop, he admitted later that it did affect him but I can't say I ever noticed at the time. I had the team poster (which he refers to in the clip above) where he is holding hands with Julian Dicks and it made me laugh for years.”

http://thehlist.blogspot.com/2017/08/in ... p.html?m=1


it was 100% West Ham team pic.
i had a copy of it.

Steady wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 09:18 Chelsea fan I worked with described Bishop as the poor man’s Alan Devonshire which I thought was a fair assessment 

completely different players/positions, but what can you expect from a know nothing glory hunter?

Chelsea fan I worked with described Bishop as the poor man’s Alan Devonshire which I thought was a fair assessment 

“As for Bishop, he admitted later that it did affect him but I can't say I ever noticed at the time. I had the team poster (which he refers to in the clip above) where he is holding hands with Julian Dicks and it made me laugh for years.”

http://thehlist.blogspot.com/2017/08/in ... p.html?m=1


it was 100% West Ham team pic.
i had a copy of it.

goose wrote: ↑16 Nov 2024, 08:36 Anyone remember the team photo with Dicks and Bishop holding hands? The club had already printed and had to recall the lot.

I had a copy of it somewhere.

Anyone remember the team photo with Dicks and Bishop holding hands? The club had already printed and had to recall the lot.

I had a copy of it somewhere.

That gay rumour was pure bullshit. They were moved out of Man City because Howard Kendall thought they were a bad example to the young lads in the team.

They were just best pals who were as thick as thieves and liked going out but Morley's missus never forgave him for pulling birds on the side. As we know from his knife wound!

Bish was a top player in a team that seriously lacked quality. If we had better players at the time then I have no doubt he would've been far more consistent than he was. I always think of him as an Andrea Pirlo in a time of dinosaur tactics before we even knew who that bloke was.

I lost count of the number of defence splitting passes that Bish played and nobody could read them except Morley on the odd occasion when he hadn't been on the piss or to the STD clinic!

Far Cough UKunt" wrote: ↑14 Nov 2024, 13:28

Ladysmith wrote: ↑14 Nov 2024, 13:21 Callum Davidson - a long list of Spurs rejects we have had to suffer!

Callum Davidson never played for us or Spurs.

Morley lived near me in Honey Lane, you would see him in local pubs with his missus.

She looked the absolute fruitcake that she was meant to be. 

I always though Trevor Morley was a real player for us, much under valued by too many of our fans.

Ian Bishop was extremely talented but could be frustrating to watch as he was bullied out too many games, but other times he dominated the midfield like Roy Keane. I suppose that is what frustrating players do, frustrate you.

There was a long and in depth interview with Ian Bishop in a broadsheet a few seasons after the PL started. He said he felt a little left out by club as some of the players brought weren't as good as he felt he was. to a degree I agreed with him, but I don't pick the team.

I thought it was two brasses in bed with Morley and Bishop.........but hey-hoo, one or two, what does it matter.