He was mates with my next door neighbour Peter. He used to wander around outside my house with his daft curly hair. Peakey's rocket! Still waiting. What did he get a couple in about 5 seasons?
I remember the Peaky rocket in the fantastic 4-4 at portman road. That game will live in the minds of those attending forever , especially Morts forward roll after his goal
Remember he let fly from about 30yards once and it hit the crossbar almost breaking it in half,against Southampton back in The Selhurst days.Speaking of bars you could have found him in The Horse and Groom in Sidcup back then drinking with Mark Reid,Steve Thompson John Pearson and Kenny Samson of Arsenal.
Pretty sure Andy Peake was best mates with Gary Lineker from their Leicester days.
I remember him at Selhurst craftily making the w*nker sign to his opponent, just out of view of the ref but specifically so that we in the Arthur Waite stand could see.
Freekick specialists - thinking about it there aren't many in the modern game are there? No one that springs to mind at the moment like Carlos, Beckham, Juninho, Koeman.
[cite]Posted By: Valley11[/cite]Freekick specialists - thinking about it there aren't many in the modern game are there?
No one that springs to mind at the moment like Carlos, Beckham, Juninho, Koeman.
Mihajlović and Pirlo should be added to that list. Mihajlović is the all time record scorer of free kicks in Serie A, and once scored a hat trick of 'em.
When was the last time we had a good free kick taker? Jensen? Murphy?
Steve Brown had his own version of the Peakie-rocket. Not sure if they ever worked either. He scored a couple of long range power blasters (like against Bradford 97/98), but not sure they were ever from free kicks.
[cite]Posted By: Valley11[/cite]Freekick specialists - thinking about it there aren't many in the modern game are there?
No one that springs to mind at the moment like Carlos, Beckham, Juninho, Koeman.
Roberto Carlos scored one against France, and that was a fluke!
[cite]Posted By: Valley11[/cite]Ah Ronaldo, that's true. Can't think of many more though. And I'm sure Carlos scored more free kicks than the France one
He probably did but ever since that one against France (which I maintain was a fluke) I rarely saw any of his go for less than a throw-in!
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I remember him at Selhurst craftily making the w*nker sign to his opponent, just out of view of the ref but specifically so that we in the Arthur Waite stand could see.
Could not complain too much since Lennie had brought Peakie in from Grimsby for next to nothing in the first place.
lol
I too loved those Mitre Deltas.....My son who is now 26, used to go on and on about having a Mitre delta...
No one that springs to mind at the moment like Carlos, Beckham, Juninho, Koeman.
Mihajlović and Pirlo should be added to that list. Mihajlović is the all time record scorer of free kicks in Serie A, and once scored a hat trick of 'em.
When was the last time we had a good free kick taker? Jensen? Murphy?
Steve Brown had his own version of the Peakie-rocket. Not sure if they ever worked either. He scored a couple of long range power blasters (like against Bradford 97/98), but not sure they were ever from free kicks.
Roberto Carlos scored one against France, and that was a fluke!
Christiano Ronaldo?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9fTic7xyCc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
He probably did but ever since that one against France (which I maintain was a fluke) I rarely saw any of his go for less than a throw-in!