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Kevin Ashcroft : Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:12 pm  
Anyone read the biography by Maurice Bamford, Last of the Dinosaurs?

Got the book as a birthday present today, only had it a few hours and i'm hooked already a quarter of the way in, it's a fantatic read!

I'm to young to have seen Kevin play so the book is a real insight and hard to put down I would recommend it to any Rugby League fan as a must read!!
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:13 pm  
It's a fantastic read - I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:16 pm  
I've been bought 5/6 books over the past 2 years and got through 1 and a half of them, just shows what a book on a good subject can do for even the most harden of couch potato
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:21 pm  
I'll read owt but it had me gripped, I thought it was very well written and Kevin's account of his relationship between himself and AJM was enlightening. In fact now that you've reminded me - I might just go and read it again! :wink:
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:23 pm  
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I'll read owt but it had me gripped, I thought it was very well written and Kevin's account of his relationship between himself and AJM was enlightening. In fact now that you've reminded me - I might just go and read it again! :wink:


This part did make me laugh about the stiff arm to his nose :lol:
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:26 pm  
Its a must read for any RL fan.You cant call no 9`s hookers anymore though.
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:28 pm  
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Its a must read for any RL fan.You cant call no 9`s hookers anymore though.


As skillful as they are I dont think most would stand a chance against the likes of Ashcroft :BEAT: :lol:
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:35 pm  
I think the role of the No9 these days is unrecognisable to the old masters like Ashcroft. In those days it was a highly skilled role - I think almost any rugby player could play at No9 these days.
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:10 pm  
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I think the role of the No9 these days is unrecognisable to the old masters like Ashcroft. In those days it was a highly skilled role - I think almost any rugby player could play at No9 these days.


Agree with the first half, the hooker today as Stevo would say is just another half back really but I wouldn't like to see the likes of Hobson play at 9 tryin to scoot from dummy half :shock: :lol:
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: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:10 pm  
Excellent read. Got it for chrimbo.
When he got the accidental punch from his own prop (Stan Owen???) in a scrum at Rochdale was amusing. Told him to give up the head so he could knock out opposition hooker and hit Ashcroft too :lol:
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