The King of Bloomfield Road.

Curryman

Curryman

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Yes, Alan Suddick, the man with the Banana shot. Fooled many a goalkeepers and defensive walls with it.

A great player who I will always remember and also some of the crap that used to be said about him.

It seems whoever we get at Bloomfield Road there are always those who have to call them rubbish or crap And Suddicjk was no different. He was frequently called lazy by some as he appeared to disappear in a game, only to come in and show his true worth.

Just think before calling a player crap or rubbish or worse, they may one day surprise you and become the next King. Give all players the respect they deserve, they are doing their best , which may not be quite good enough at times, but every one of them has something about them, something different and it just needs that spark to ignite them.
 
Curryman said:
Yes, Alan Suddick, the man with the Banana shot. Fooled many a goalkeepers and defensive walls with it.

A great player who I will always remember and also some of the crap that used to be said about him.

It seems whoever we get at Bloomfield Road there are always those who have to call them rubbish or crap And Suddicjk was no different. He was frequently called lazy by some as he appeared to disappear in a game, only to come in and show his true worth.

Just think before calling a player crap or rubbish or worse, they may one day surprise you and become the next King. Give all players the respect they deserve, they are doing their best , which may not be quite good enough at times, but every one of them has something about them, something different and it just needs that spark to ignite them.
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He was not lazy played the game at his pace best player we ever had ,loved watching him slowed the game down to a stroll when it suited us to do so brilliant football brain ,wish we had him today(the king) forever of Bloomfield Road.
Only my opinion before the comments start 🤣.
 
Curryman said:
Yes, Alan Suddick, the man with the Banana shot. Fooled many a goalkeepers and defensive walls with it.

A great player who I will always remember and also some of the crap that used to be said about him.

It seems whoever we get at Bloomfield Road there are always those who have to call them rubbish or crap And Suddicjk was no different. He was frequently called lazy by some as he appeared to disappear in a game, only to come in and show his true worth.

Just think before calling a player crap or rubbish or worse, they may one day surprise you and become the next King. Give all players the respect they deserve, they are doing their best , which may not be quite good enough at times, but every one of them has something about them, something different and it just needs that spark to ignite them.
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If we unearth another King in my lifetime I will be one happy bunny. If we could get a Tony Green and Tommy Hutch at the same time it would be dreamland.
 
Curryman said:
Yes, Alan Suddick, the man with the Banana shot. Fooled many a goalkeepers and defensive walls with it.

A great player who I will always remember and also some of the crap that used to be said about him.

It seems whoever we get at Bloomfield Road there are always those who have to call them rubbish or crap And Suddicjk was no different. He was frequently called lazy by some as he appeared to disappear in a game, only to come in and show his true worth.

Just think before calling a player crap or rubbish or worse, they may one day surprise you and become the next King. Give all players the respect they deserve, they are doing their best , which may not be quite good enough at times, but every one of them has something about them, something different and it just needs that spark to ignite them.
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A silky, very skilfull player. I used to love watching him.
 
Still my favourite Blackpool player of all time and, a few years ago, I was made-up to shell-out a few quid for my family to sponsor his photo in our original Hall of Fame.

I cherish the photo taken with The King at the unveiling night.

In the past, when talking about his talents to young 'uns, I used to say that the closest modern day player to him was Glenn Hoddle (God I am old) ...

Alan Suddick was comfortably two-footed, on the inside or outside of both feet, he dictated play, created chances for team-mates and could also score some cracking goals, especially from free-kicks just outside the box.

It was well-documented that, during training sessions held at Bloomfield Road, he would 'show off' his keepy-uppy talents using both feet, keeping the ball off the deck whilst doing a full circuit of the pitch as well as up and down the hundreds of steps on The Kop.

And the goal he scored against Verona in the Anglo-Italian Cup competition is still the best individual goal I have ever seen.

Always a legend, The King of Bloomfield Road, Alan Suddick...👍🧡
 
Curryman said:
He was frequently called lazy by some as he appeared to disappear in a game, only to come in and show his true worth.
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He was lazy Wilf, there's no getting away from it, but boy what a talent. As you said, he drifted in and out of games, but when he was 'in', he was unplayable.

My favourite ever player (with Tony Green and Charlie) and for my 50th my lads got me a corporate ticket with my seat immediately behind the great man. I was in awe all the game listening to some anecdotes between him and a couple of ex players sat with him.

Truly the King
 
Lord Gooski said:
Why do you think The King never went on to play at a higher level?
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Lord Gooski said:
Why do you think The King never went on to play at a higher level?
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I think he had a very laid back attitude and was happy in his comfort zone. This is not a criticism just the way he was on and off the field. I am too young to remember the Matthews years, so for me he was the best player I have ever seen in a tangerine shirt.
 
Born_in_the_Fifties said:
Still my favourite Blackpool player of all time and, a few years ago, I was made-up to shell-out a few quid for my family to sponsor his photo in our original Hall of Fame.

I cherish the photo taken with The King at the unveiling night.

In the past, when talking about his talents to young 'uns, I used to say that the closest modern day player to him was Glenn Hoddle (God I am old) ...

Alan Suddick was comfortably two-footed, on the inside or outside of both feet, he dictated play, created chances for team-mates and could also score some cracking goals, especially from free-kicks just outside the box.

It was well-documented that, during training sessions held at Bloomfield Road, he would 'show off' his keepy-uppy talents using both feet, keeping the ball off the deck whilst doing a full circuit of the pitch as well as up and down the hundreds of steps on The Kop.

And the goal he scored against Verona in the Anglo-Italian Cup competition is still the best individual goal I have ever seen.

Always a legend, The King of Bloomfield Road, Alan Suddick...👍🧡
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The goal at the South Stand end against Verona is the best goal I have ever seen by a country mile.
 
My first and greatest footballing hero. Remember being stood behind a bloke in a sheepskin jacket (remember them?) who spent all game on the Kop, slagging him off and shouting for him to be dropped. I was going to say taken off, but that was when a sub could only be made for an injury?
 
69skin said:
I think he had a very laid back attitude and was happy in his comfort zone. This is not a criticism just the way he was on and off the field. I am too young to remember the Matthews years, so for me he was the best player I have ever seen in a tangerine shirt.
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Both wonderful players in their own way. It would be difficult, in my mind, to pick the better of the two.
 
Stan53 said:
Suddick was so talented and such a pure footballer I think I only saw him head the ball once.

How spoiled were we to have him and Tony Green in the same team ?

Makes you realise just how easy it is to take special things for granted.

Stan53
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And not forgetting Tommy Hutch!
 
A great player, looked lazy at times but I just think that’s the makeup of certain players.
Berbatov always looked lazy but he’d destroy you in a heartbeat.
 
Loved watching his skills, a gifted and cultured player, ‘continental’ in style as we might have termed him at the time.
On a historical footnote, our chant of “Suddick x4 born is the King of Bloomfield Road” we pinched off Tottenham fans chant “Gillie/Gilzean“ that great Spurs player.😉
 
On Friday 16th October 2009 in the Sir Stanley Matthews Lounge at Bloomfield Road there was an official evening of entertainment in the company of Blackpool FC greats, who had gathered to celebrate the life of the "King of Bloomfield Road". They also unveiled an official tribute to Alan Suddick who had passed away on 15 March 2009.

This was the short film celebrating Alan Suddick that was produced and shown on that evening. (This copy is not the best btw)

 
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