Ian Banks.

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  1. Donny Red

    Donny Red Well-Known Member

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    Very disturbing piece in today's Chronicle about former Reds favourites Ian Banks.
    Following a night out with his wife and some friends in March at the Olive Lounge a tapas bar in Wickersley,
    as he went to check about a taxi, he was assaulted twice, once inside the bar and again as he stood
    on the pavement outside.

    He suffered extensive bruising and had to have seven stitches in a wound at the back of his head.
    Six months after the incident, no one has yet been charged with the offence. The only reason Banksy
    can think of to explain the attack is that it was a case of mistaken identity. The photographs in today's
    Chronicle look absolutely horrendous. Hope that in time, he is able to make a full recovery.
     
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    A great player from the 80’s, not always appreciated by the fans. Hope you are well now Ian.
     
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    I loved him. It must have been a very small minority?
     
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    Reyt player,took a cracking free kick.

    Particularly remember a grass cutter from outside the box against Wednesday on a cold Tuesday night at the Well to win us the game
    1-0. Must have been early 80s.

    That's when we used to win games on Tuesday nights! Get well soon old lad.

    U Reds!
     
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    Brilliant for us but I did hear he was a bit of a cap end off the field.
     
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    Brilliant player for us, one of my favourites. right shot on him too. I think most people who watched the Reds in the 80's would have the same opinion.
     
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    Banger banks. His lad can rifle a ball too.
     
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    He lived next door to me for a short while. Nice bloke, excellent footballer in my opinion he was as two footed as one could be - quite rare He perhaps could have gone to the very top.
     
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    We certainly wouldn't have hung on to either him or Agnew so long in the present day.
     
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    You were in the group of us that could see what a fantastic player we had on our hands. He did attract the unexplainable bile that homegrown players always seemed to suffer though. Now we don’t do much homegrown it’s less of a problem.
     
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    I think it was actually Boxing Day. Gale force wind blowing which Jack Charlton said had assisted the shot!
     
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    We played Wednesday on Boxing Day 1982, kicking off at something like 11:30 in the morning. We drew 0-0, with Ronnie Glavin hitting the post in each half.
    Ian Banks scored the winner with a screamer one Tuesday night, September 1981, against them in a 1-0 victory.
     
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    He was in Rovrum which is full of not only Rovrum fans ...... but also Wendys, Blunts and the White Shi.te.
    So ........ that puts a question mark against it being mistaken identity.
    I would guess it wasn’t.
     
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    In Brampton Bierlow?
     
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    Banger was the cleanest and most powerful striker of a ball I’ve seen in over 50 years as a Red. And consistently so.

    He’s probably also the best and most accurate long passer I’ve seen. Should have gone right to the top.

    Highlights include:

    - the 40 yarder against the massives mentioned above
    - the hat trick at Rotherham.
    - the third goal in that hat trick - awkward volley
    - that last minute free kick against Burnley (Ray McHale: “Don’t Banger, you’re too far out”)
    - Massives away Nov 79 - kicking Terry Curran up the ar$e in the opening minute (see You Tube)
    - that cross for Big Trev
    - that volley from the edge of the box towards the Ponty to beat Cardiff 3-2 in the last minute of the league cup tie

    Good player.
     
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    In Wath (West Melton), new build mid 1990's he then moved to another new build close to Brampton Hall
     
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    Yeah I went out with his next door neighbours daughter late 90s when he lived on the estate near Brampton hall. Think he’s still there tbf
     
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    People don't half go overboard on here he was a good player certainly not a superstar
     
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    ="Superhiggy, post: 2355105, member: 120638"]People don't half go overboard on here he was a good player certainly not a superstar

    I don’t think anyone’s intimated he was a superstar. But for me the hardest shot in football ( you can include lorimer n’all) could drop the ball on a tanner from 50yds +. Every goal was worth the attendance money alone. Was accused of being idle at times. But covered for chambers when he went to supply king Ronnie. Very, very good player and part of the best side. ( in my opinion) I had the privilege to watch. Including the premier side.
     
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    Alan Clark saw he had the makings of a good player. Put in team as a lad and his first few games were terrible.
    Crowd going barmy
    Clark never the less kept him in team.
    His confidence grew and he became an Oakwell favourite
    Very accurate long range passes and what a shot , very powerful
     
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