Duncan McKenzie appreciation thread

[jaycee]

 

[Kantareller]

Before my time, but had that boss poster when he jumped the Mini as a boy.

 

[Piijt]

That was some day out. It was going off all over the place

 

[Bluebonic]

I was too young to see Duncan live, but on footage it looks great fun to have seen him in the flesh. But I agree with what you're saying, as even back then, many top managers didn't know what to do with his like and would label them 'misfits'. For example, many think Marsh cost City the title and Forest signed Stan Bowles and hardly played him, so it's not a modern thing not playing this type of player, as even back then they were regarded as luxuries...although personalities like his (and Marsh, Bowles, Currie, Worthington, etc) are definitely missed.

I am old enough to have seen them all and with the greatest respect to their clubs, they were at the likes of QOR, Sheffield, etc. because they only ever did it in flashes. There was never any consistency although of those mentioned Rodney Marsh probably came closest to being an effective footballer. Back then it was more about having a laugh then going on the lash for those types of player.

 

[Bluebonic]

Yep,should have been a great signing,sadly didn't really work out that way.

I was buzzing my nut off when we signed Rioch, always a favourite player of mine, but as you say he crashed and burned.

 

[malfosse]

My favourite player when I was younger and had the very good fortune to meet him a few times. A better man you couldn't wish to meet, a gentleman.

 

[Joey66]

That goal Gordon Lee went berserk of his antics of scoring it in that way LOL

 

[ultra]

Loved him and saw him play any times.

As a lad I wrote to the Pink Echo complaining about Gordon Lee's preference for Jim Pearson rather than Duncan. Much to my delight, they printed it !

Great entertainer and so talented.

 

[Cameron Manning]

Gordon Lee nearly had a stroke watching those few seconds!!

 

[Cameron Manning]

Exciting times….signed Rioch on the same day.

And we got battered at Coventry the next day 4-2

 

[Cameron Manning]

I am old enough to have seen them all and with the greatest respect to their clubs, they were at the likes of QOR, Sheffield, etc. because they only ever did it in flashes. There was never any consistency although of those mentioned Rodney Marsh probably came closest to being an effective footballer. Back then it was more about having a laugh then going on the lash for those types of player.

Frank Worthington was signing for Liverpool but failed the medical, I think they smelt his breath and his slurred speech and swerved him.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Frank Worthington was signing for Liverpool but failed the medical, I think they smelt his breath and his slurred speech and swerved him.

I thought it was his “activities”whilst on holiday in Spain that “caught”up with Frank????

 

[Dario Terracotta]

My first Everton match was the game v Birmingham in December 1976 when he made his home debut. I was too young to know who he was (everything being new to me) but I remember my dad taking me in the old park end upper stand and being totally dazzled by him (he scored both our goals in a 2-2 draw). My second Everton game was the cup tie v Stoke shown on the video above,so he instantly became my first Everton hero!

I remember that Birmingham debut game,even though it was only a draw,the crowd was in raptures about Duncan,still recall my old fella likening him at that game to his own all time hero the Golden Vision

 

[ultra]

I thought it was his “activities”whilst on holiday in Spain that “caught”up with Frank????

He brought back more than a suntan, if memory serves...

 

[Julius Geezer]

He shagged my ex’s mum in Grimsby in the late 60’s

Legend…