Most liked posts in thread: Signed copy of 'Bobby Campbell - They dont make them like him no more' by Paul Firth

It wasn't about pure ability with Bobby, it was the fact he left everything on the pitch, never shirked anything and left his mark on his opponents. He drank too much, he smoked too much but you always knew he gave it his all, and as fan what more do you want from a player. It felt like he was one of us and if wasn't on the pitch he'd be in with the fans giving it large, it was a real connection he had, a worthy legend and a real one off. I'm glad he was part of my City education

 

You forgot to add that he often played under the influence, having had five pints in The Belle Vue before a match. The "urban myth" of him being in there in his kit, downing a pint and running down VP to be there for KO is much more than a legend.

 

Knowing Bobby, and as recounted in the book, it was more likely to have been a stolen car full.

 

Great book, really enjoyed reading it and the title is absolutely right!

 

No need, I signed my own copy "best wishes, Bobby Campbell". No-one ever knew.

 

A few years ago I bumped into Peter Jackson, because I knew who he was he assumed I was a Town fan. Deluded fool.

 

What injury ? The reason Bobby didn't progress is that he couldn't behave himself and was sacked at Villa, Huddersfield & Halifax for misdemeanours. He was banned from international football for "borrowing" a car aged 16.

The reason Bobby didn't progress was a lot to do with having grown up in a lawless Belfast during the early days of the "Troubles" and thinking that what he saw there represented normal life. When he came to us aged 23/ 24 he was drinking in the last chance saloon, thank god George Mulhall managed to wind him in a bit (without losing his edge).

Some will say his spell at Derby in 1983 proved he wasn't above the level we played at, but I maintain it just came too late in life for him and had he applied himself at 16 he would have made it at the very top. Remember at the time, the best defenders were no where near as technical as they are now (with the exception of Bobby Moore & Colin Todd) and Bobby had the aggression to have mixed it easily with any late 70's centre half you could name.

 

Remember well him heading Gorham and the ball into the back of the Oldham net. I wouldn't have wanted Bobby nutting me.

 

Was only a relative youngster when Bobby was playing but remember the chant 'Bobby's gonna get you...'

 

Ah, apologies. I mis read the post.

Yeah I agree, if he hadn't got himself into bother on a weekly basis and looked after his body a bit better he probably had the ability to go a fair bit higher.

That said, he wasn't really a bloke for regrets!

 

Very true

 

Can't have been under mcfarland .he took him when he was much older

 

If Bobby went on trial to Derby at 14, then Brian Clough would have been manager and Roy McFarland bossing their defence. Mcfarland had a long management career but even he didn't start managing at age 22.

 

You can pick the book up for less than a tenner, it's just the autograph that makes it slightly different but unless you're called Mick and pretend it's personally signed to you then I doubt it really adds any value.

 

Bobby signed a boat load of his book when launched at Valley Parade