Johnny Hore - Legend.

IJN · Feb 10, 2016

It's an oft used word these days, but this man is.

http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-p ... sp?pid=407

For you youngies, I can't stress enough what a player this man was.

Hewn out of Cornish granite.

:nworthy: :worthy:

Edited it's his 69th birthday today!! :clap:

philevs · Feb 10, 2016

Absolutely agree. I used to love watching him, never any cheating, just total honest endeavour, and not lacking in guile and skill either. A genuine all-round midfielder (half-back in those days).

demportdave · Feb 10, 2016

I remember when Argyle played Blackburn Rovers in the mid-sixties and he was marking Brian Douglas.

Kicked lumps out of each other all afternoon then shook hands at the end of it, but that's when men were men; Wycombe and Ainsworth please take note.

I also remember being in the Devonport End on Boxing Day 1967 when he tackled Rodney Marsh who took a dive to win a penalty and the only goal of the game.

ealinggreen · Feb 10, 2016

He's here,he's their he's, great servant.The battles with Frankie Prince, who played for the gasheads were worth the admission price.

demportdave · Feb 10, 2016

ealinggreen":2xvdjkji said:
He's here,he's their he's, great servant.The battles with Frankie Prince, who played for the gasheads were worth the admission price.

Bumped into Frankie Prince with his missus in Fleet Walk a couple of weeks back.

Must be mid-sixties now but I can still remember him as a young Skinhead circa 1970 running around in midfield for Rovers kicking anything that moved.

ealinggreen · Feb 10, 2016

He didn't get away with anything against our Johnny.

Dreamgreen · Feb 10, 2016

demportdave":bstd2u9y said:
I also remember being in the Devonport End on Boxing Day 1967 when he tackled Rodney Marsh who took a dive to win a penalty and the only goal of the game.

I've hated that plank Marsh ever since. He even winked at the Demport crowd and smiled when the ref gave the penalty.

Everyone ran on the pitch to get at the ref at the end and a bus driver was arrested for landing one on the ref, as I remember. I think he was called Reg Dixon but I may have made that up.

I know my brand new Desert boots, that I was given for Christmas, were pretty much ruined when I ran on the pitch.

GreenArmy1984 · Feb 10, 2016

I remember John Hore As Argyle Manager from the FA Cup 1984 Semi Final cup run

1984 was the year and cup run that got me hooked to Argyle

I hear he was a great footballer

Real Argyle Legend

justanotherfan · Feb 10, 2016

Played in rugby boots to protect his ankles.

IJN · Feb 10, 2016

When the checking of the boots thing came in he had to drop his metal studs though. :greensmile:

As for running on the pitch, poor old Rex (RIP) got on first though didn't he? :lol:

C. Slade · Feb 10, 2016

Hard as nails but a great sportsman and never nasty. From memory he acted as a bit of a minder for our slightly built left winger Nicky Jennings.

IJN · Feb 10, 2016

I saw him and Jim Holton of Man Utd go for a 50/50 at Old Trafford. That was fun.

Big Jim wasn't quite so 'big' after that.

philevs · Feb 10, 2016

GreenArmy1984":2vtxm65b said:
I remember John Hore As Argyle Manager from the FA Cup 1984 Semi Final cup run

1984 was the year and cup run that got me hooked to Argyle

Aha, hence your name

Green83 · Feb 10, 2016

philevs":2pmf10ni said:
GreenArmy1984":2pmf10ni said:

I remember John Hore As Argyle Manager from the FA Cup 1984 Semi Final cup run

1984 was the year and cup run that got me hooked to Argyle

Click to expand...

Aha, hence your name

Snap! I went for the start of the season! My first season supporting Argyle. Nearly every home game that season. I started off thinking every season was going to be like that!

Keith Hennessey · Feb 10, 2016

So sorry if I have missed something , but being on the main board I hope it does not mean that John is in bad health, or worse still.

Happy to learn that the thread is simply because the man is a legend without dispute.

Johnny Hore - Legend.

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