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Post by jmsg on Jul 11, 2020 9:30:01 GMT
Good morning, greetings to all, I'm new to this forum, I'm collecting information on former Scottish league players, I would like to ask you about a former Albion Rovers player, this is Sammy Conn, who died in 2013, could you confirm if he was a left and central box to box midfielder?
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Post by jmsg on Jul 15, 2020 8:53:37 GMT
No one remembers this former player playing for the rovers ??
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Post by cliftonbill on Jul 15, 2020 10:32:27 GMT
Hi jmsg, the late Sammy Conn was held in very high regard at Cliftonhill, and he is remembered fondly by Rovers fans of a certain vintage. Sammy was indeed a left/central box-to-box midfielder of some distinction.
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Post by jmsg on Jul 15, 2020 10:41:44 GMT
Hi jmsg, the late Sammy Conn was held in very high regard at Cliftonhill, and he is remembered fondly by Rovers fans of a certain vintage. Sammy was indeed a left/central box-to-box midfielder of some distinction. Thank you very much cliftonbill for the confirmation.
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Post by bucky on Jul 15, 2020 18:19:17 GMT
Good morning, greetings to all, I'm new to this forum, I'm collecting information on former Scottish league players, I would like to ask you about a former Albion Rovers player, this is Sammy Conn, who died in 2013, could you confirm if he was a left and central box to box midfielder? Sammy in essence was the quintessential utility player. Signed as a central/ left midfielder as that was his strongest position- personally I wouldn’t pigeon hole him into that role. He had a bit of everything- could attack from midfield but also a very good defensive midfielder too - great at ball winning and breaking up play. He played midfield, full back , centre half , sweeper and even up front for Rovers and a wand of a left foot from set plays.
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Post by mildrover on Jul 15, 2020 21:26:37 GMT
JMSG Sammy stands out in the memories of Rovers' supporters for his skill added to a never say die attitude that rubbed off on his team mates and endeared him to the fans.
Ronnie
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Post by rab on Jul 15, 2020 22:16:20 GMT
Sammy was quite simply one of Rovers greatest players of the 1980s. In my view, he was at his most effective in left midfield, rather than the many other positions he played.
He certainly had bags of skill, but he was also a hard b@st@rd. He picked up multiple yellow cards and a few reds over the course of 4 and a half seasons at Rovers (in 1983/84 alone, it was 1 red and 10 yellows). One comment from the match programme editor (Robin Marwick) always amuses me: he reported on how a Stenhousemuir player '....caught the eye, setting up the first goal and only losing his effectiveness after a dreadful late tackle by Sammy Conn...'.
RM regularly criticised Conn's 'indiscipline' in the programme, although most Rovers supporters felt it was more a case of 100% commitment to the cause!
Conn's team mates certainly appreciated him - he was the Players' Player Of the Year in 1985/86.
His first game for Rovers was v Motherwell in August 1982 and his last (in his first spell at Rovers) v Alloa in November 1986 - he was transferred to Clydebank, who were in the Premier League at the time. He came back to Cliftonhill (from Airdrie) in season 1993/94, playing most of that season and some of 1994/95.
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Post by bucky on Jul 16, 2020 10:39:50 GMT
Alloa fans never forgave him for the tackle that ended Drew Paterson’s career in a 4-1 home win in season 84-85. That game had everything Alloa chasing promotion while Bernie Slaven was looking to break the 30 goal barrier, Kasule scored a cracking diving header for GotS. I was a ballboy at the Coatdyke end that day . Many say the tackle was not malicious. Sammy reacted to the Alloa fans jeering and when the 4th goal went in he turned round to goad the away fans. Near caused a rout at full time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2020 10:53:11 GMT
My kind of player! 😲😁
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