100%cornish Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 Just seen on the news that Alan Miller the goalie Plymouth Argyle had on loan in 1988 from Arsenal had died aged 51 ,i saw him play all his games when at Home park and away games and he was mom in most of those games ,ones i remember where vs Man City ,Chelsea and Watford he was 1 of the best goalies i ever saw play at Home park another 1 was Alan Nicholls who died in a Motorbike crash RIP Alan Miller Ian Pethick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 Shocked to hear this news yesterday. Remember Alan Miller's time at Argyle, people knew that he wouldn't be at Home Park permanently. We thought it was only a stopping off point on a brilliant career at the highest level. Recently finished reading a book on Peter Shilton's managerial spell at Argyle, Alan Nicholl's ultimately tragic tale is featured quite prominently. Another amazing keeper who should have played at the highest levels, but was a complicated character with many personal demons. These players where so good that you wanted to see the opposing team's attackers get on top of the game so that you could enjoy their brilliance in goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 Alan Miller was an excellent keeper Dave Deacon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%cornish Posted June 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 I bought the Peter Shilton Book Nearly Men off Amazon this week and its a great read but what makes it good for me it brings back so many memories and i can remember all the matches mentioned in the book i was at the Hawthorns West Brom when Plymouth won 5-1 up there ,i use to go every match with the ex Mrs we had seasoned tickets and she could drive and i couldnt at the time so that was handy but she loved the football as well some great times . I was reading about John Hodge who played for Newquay scoring 2 goals for Exeter in a 3-0 win vs Plymouth . I was 1 of the people at the Hull City match calling for Dave Kemp to be sacked he was a good player but crap manager .Peter Shilton sounds like he was a nasty piece of work the way he treated his players ,my favourite manager was Dave Smith a real nice man but the man who really got Argyle playing was Neil Warnock ,I dont go much on this Ryan Lowe he seems a nice enough bloke but his signings have not been good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%cornish Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Still reading the PETER Shilton BOOK and a chapter all about Stockports Giant striker Kevin Francis Shilton says my daughter could play better than him it also says Francis scored 9 goals vs Plymouth in 4 games i thought he was brilliant i always had my usual spot for over 40 years at Plymouth behind the away dug out where i would take my photos well on 1 match where Kevin Francis destroyed Plymouth on his own i was taking his photo when a Plymouth wont call him fan ran down behind me and spat in Kevin Francis face that was the worst racist thing i have ever seen at a football match if a opposition player has had a good game against your team i usually applaud them i still do .I sent a letter to Plymouth to report this and about the stewards who just ignored this ,i wrote to Kevin Francis saying all Argyle fans werent like that he sent me back a lovely letter he still continued to score against Plymouth whenever they played but i never saw him play at Plymouth again. This PETER Shilton book is really good but he treated his players like shit TheolderIgetthebetterIwas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 16 hours ago, 100%cornish said: Still reading the PETER Shilton BOOK and a chapter all about Stockports Giant striker Kevin Francis Shilton says my daughter could play better than him it also says Francis scored 9 goals vs Plymouth in 4 games i thought he was brilliant i always had my usual spot for over 40 years at Plymouth behind the away dug out where i would take my photos well on 1 match where Kevin Francis destroyed Plymouth on his own i was taking his photo when a Plymouth wont call him fan ran down behind me and spat in Kevin Francis face that was the worst racist thing i have ever seen at a football match if a opposition player has had a good game against your team i usually applaud them i still do .I sent a letter to Plymouth to report this and about the stewards who just ignored this ,i wrote to Kevin Francis saying all Argyle fans werent like that he sent me back a lovely letter he still continued to score against Plymouth whenever they played but i never saw him play at Plymouth again. This PETER Shilton book is really good but he treated his players like shit Recently finished this book (won't spoil the ending), have to say that it is one of the best football books I have read. Peter Shilton certainly does not come out of it very well. It is no accident that goalkeepers don't tend to make good managers (Tony Waiters and Dino Zoff are the only two I can think of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Way Of The Park said: Recently finished this book (won't spoil the ending), have to say that it is one of the best football books I have read. Peter Shilton certainly does not come out of it very well. It is no accident that goalkeepers don't tend to make good managers (Tony Waiters and Dino Zoff are the only two I can think of). Shilton is an absolute tool. Played for 6 years too long for England, played in the 3rd 4th place play of match because he wanted another cap rather than letting Woods go in. Have absolutely zero respect for the man TheolderIgetthebetterIwas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%cornish Posted June 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Just finished reading the Peter Shilton book and nice piece about Allan Nichols the young Plymouth Goalie who died in a motorbike accident , e was the best goalie i had seen at Plymouth but he was nuts he use to see me there every week taking photos and 1 match vs Cardiff at home Cardiff had a corner he came rushing over to me and asked me to take his photo which i did then rushed back and wated for Cardiff to take a corner it was embarassing me and the wife even got in the Evening HERALD that evening . As soon as Neil Warnock came in Alans days where numbered and he told him to go the fun went out of going there then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 13 hours ago, 100%cornish said: Just finished reading the Peter Shilton book and nice piece about Allan Nichols the young Plymouth Goalie who died in a motorbike accident , e was the best goalie i had seen at Plymouth but he was nuts he use to see me there every week taking photos and 1 match vs Cardiff at home Cardiff had a corner he came rushing over to me and asked me to take his photo which i did then rushed back and wated for Cardiff to take a corner it was embarassing me and the wife even got in the Evening HERALD that evening . As soon as Neil Warnock came in Alans days where numbered and he told him to go the fun went out of going there then Alan Miller played under Ken Brown, Warnock was years later. Our did Miller have 2 spells on loan at Argyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%cornish Posted June 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Not according to the book Warnock got rid of Nicholls .Warnock says in print Nicholls playIng for ENGLAND U21 went to his head and i told him ts best if he found another club and i released him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, 100%cornish said: Not according to the book Warnock got rid of Nicholls .Warnock says in print Nicholls playIng for ENGLAND U21 went to his head and i told him ts best if he found another club and i released him Last game in February 1989 according to GOS and Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%cornish Posted June 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Well if you read the book in the book he was sacked the day after his 22nd Birthday on 24th August 1995 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, 100%cornish said: Well if you read the book in the book he was sacked the day after his 22nd Birthday on 24th August 1995 Hmm. Born 29th March 1970!!! Maths don't quite work out there then. Warnock talking shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%cornish Posted June 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 on his gravestone it has 1973 - 1995 but that must be wrong as well must it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 57 minutes ago, 100%cornish said: on his gravestone it has 1973 - 1995 but that must be wrong as well must it Taking for a completely different person for a start. You're talking about Alan Nicholls, my apologies, we were talking about Alan Miller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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