Duncan McKenzie

[davek]

....as I say, I fully understand why folk liked him, Dave, but I was never a fan, just like you’re not a fan of Leighton Baines and Phil Jagielka.

As with the ‘other Duncan’, neither are worthy of legend status.

It's more understandable to not like two dullards like Baines and Jagielka. McKenzie was a good player as well as a showman. Clough bought him, so there's a confirmation of sorts in that.

Maybe I'm biased: McKenzie, Dobson, Ross, Lyons, King etc were my team when I was a kid and first started going.

 

[Eggs]

It's more understandable to not like two dullards like Baines and Jagielka. McKenzie was a good player as well as a showman. Clough bought him, so there's a confirmation of sorts in that.

Maybe I'm biased: McKenzie, Dobson, Ross, Lyons, King etc were my team when I was a kid and first started going.

...and I think following that team through your formative years is a lot to do with it. At a similar age, I was watching the 1970 team after already seeing us win the title in 1963.

 

[banno]

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It was Evertons first goal against Swindon in the FA Cup

 

[Bullinasia]

It was Evertons first goal against Swindon in the FA Cup

Those were the days - sand and mud. Non of that green grass stuff and no need to water the pitch!

 

[Cameron Manning]

...ah, eh. I like him lots, he seems a lovely bloke.

i’m just saying he was an ineffective footballer. Unfortunately for him, throwing a golf ball into the Park End from Gwladys St, or jumping over the bonnet of a mini meant nothing when it came to playing footy.

He would have been great on The London Palladium, not so great on a football field. A smashing and genuine fella off the pitch, married to Arthur Styles’s sister, Arthur was a good Everton left back whowent toBirmingham City with Howard Kendall in part exchange for Bob Latchford.

 

[Joey66]

...absolutely, but still not very good.

He was a good player - yes he had off days his Manager never favoured him at the time in Gordon Lee - like Dunc he gave the fans hope - two Duncans who were great talismen - never legends imo I give you that ......

 

[Eggs]

He would have been great on The London Palladium, not so great on a football field. A smashing and genuine fella off the pitch, married to Arthur Styles’s sister, Arthur was a good Everton left back whowent toBirmingham City with Howard Kendall in part exchange for Bob Latchford.

....Styles was classy with a great schoolboy football pedigree. There’s a wonderful clip of him being sent off for Birmingham at Old Trafford that provides an insight to his character.

 

[Walken]

Because he's an entertainer and football is an entertainment industry?

Duncan was all we had in the late 70s. He's far more of a legend than the other Duncan, thats for sure.

He doesn't run the corners though!

 

[Hickson9]

He was my Dad's favourite player back in the day. That's good enough for me.

 

[banno]

He was my Dad's favourite player back in the day. That's good enough for me.

He was a lot of fans favourite. He was a good player but nowadays would be classed as a luxury player.

 

[jaycee]

I thought he was waiting for the rest of the Cardiff team before slotting

 

[4737carlin]

Just before my time, although I remember him on the Radio Merseyside, seemed to hate Liverpool fans and wound them up good style.
Recall one offering him out for a fight once, was classic entertainment

 

[banno]

I thought he was waiting for the rest of the Cardiff team before slotting

He was waiting for the Cardiff and Everton fans to stop fighting for a minute so we could all see him slot lol

 

[jaycee]

He was waiting for the Cardiff and Everton fans to stop fighting for a minute so we could all see him slot lol

Absolute mayhem that day

 

[banno]

Absolute mayhem that day

Scarey indeed.