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Derek Hales

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  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,023
    Killer! Killer!
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,551
    Anyone who was fortunate enough to have seen him in his prime would appreciate what a legend he was.
    I remember he turned out as a "quest" in a testimonial friendly for Chelsea. He only touched the ball three times, and scored 3:times!
    David Webb, a top, top, Chelsea defender, couldn't believe it.

    He wouldn't last 3 minutes in today's woke world unfortunately.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,913
    Can you imagine how he'd react to NJ berating him for not closing down (or 'pressing' as it is now called). 
  • SomervilleAddick
    SomervilleAddick Posts: 3,579
    It was always a memorable moment when Killer decided to chase back, normally resulting in a crunching tackle from behind. I always assumed the opposing player had upset him somehow, as he normally just wandered around until it was time to score. 
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    SomervilleAddick said:
    It was always a memorable moment when Killer decided to chase back, normally resulting in a crunching tackle from behind. I always assumed the opposing player had upset him somehow, as he normally just wandered around until it was time to score. 
    or one of his team mates had asked Derek to deal with a miscreant on their behalf, and target him to extract retribution!
  • superdulvertonred
    superdulvertonred Posts: 1,143
    I think Colin Powell asked Killer to do a player that had been kicking him all game soon after halftime Derek went right through the opposition player but Powell didn’t have the heart to tell him that he had done the wrong player!
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,280
    edited August 6
    Just caught up with the Hales interview from March 25. Gave me a chuckle. Worth a read for anyone else who missed it first time around. 

    https://www.castrust.org/2025/03/cast-meets-derek-hales/

  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,788
    swords_alive said:
    Just caught up with the Hales interview from March 25. Gave me a chuckle. Worth a read for anyone else who missed it first time around. 

    https://www.castrust.org/2025/03/cast-meets-derek-hales/

    Glad you liked it! 
    It was an honour to meet Derek- someone I’ve only ever heard stories of, having only gone to my first CAFC game in 2004- but the stories and infamy are so true, having met him! 

    Was great to meet him, arguably there’s not many CAFC fans under 50 that can say “Killer bought me a pint”!🤣
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,078
    Christ, after yesterday’s shock I was scared to open this thread.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,883
    DOUCHER said:
    Can you imagine how he'd react to NJ berating him for not closing down (or 'pressing' as it is now called). 
    What did footballers do before “high press” and “low press”?

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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,133
    SporadicAddick said:
    DOUCHER said:
    Can you imagine how he'd react to NJ berating him for not closing down (or 'pressing' as it is now called). 
    What did footballers do before “high press” and “low press”?
    It was called “closing down” and “sitting back”.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,816
    Put a reducer in early doors
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,600
    The Red Robin said:
    SporadicAddick said:
    DOUCHER said:
    Can you imagine how he'd react to NJ berating him for not closing down (or 'pressing' as it is now called). 
    What did footballers do before “high press” and “low press”?
    It was called “closing down” and “sitting back”.
    Harried was a word often used back in the day.

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