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