Rub of the Greens

Landed on my pathway (the postie seemed to have trouble finding mypostbox.....privatise the lot of 'em) this morning. Thank you Blake. Great 'advert' in it. Well done whoever produced that one.

Reading Rub of the Greens. Great stat. It's nearly 8 years since an Argyle player scored a hat trick. Guess which Argyle legend holds the honour? I'll tell you you'd only google it anyway. The fragrant Vincent Pericard in February 2006. Well done if you got that at home.

V Cov iirc? Then we signed him and he was shit

Call me square but I saw VP's hat trick at HP v Coventry who were absolutely the pits.Then had the pleasure of seeing a VP headed goal at Millwall. Happy days....well we were in the CCC

The one before that was Friio, can't remember who against though.

I can't remember the last time we scored in three consecutive games.

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me

1) they were the only goals he ever scored for us
2) each goal was incredibly easy

I wonder if there is footage on-line somewhere?

Han Solos Other Ship wrote:

V Cov iirc? Then we signed him and he was shit

Thought he was always a loanee and Pulis signed him for Stoke the following season?

One of the goals is anyway.



They don't get much easier than that!

Friio's hat-trick was in the 7-0 v Chesterfield.

In Pericard's defence, as I recall, he came here after some horrific injury/ies. His forward partners at the time were the retiring Trigger, Chadwick and the disinterested lad from Wolves. We were playing the most horrible (although successful) defensive brand of football we'd probably ever witnessed. Pericard and Pulis probably weren't the best match for their respective styles.

Pericard looked a finisher that day. As Coxy says, his competition in the squad was Chadwick (holy fook how did we re-invite that curse into our town) and Trigger, so when he buried a couple of one-on-ones it was a breath of fresh air. Didn't do anything else in the next 10 or so games, mind. Cant remember him missing a shedload of chances either, I just don't think we created anything under Triffic.

PS Douglas, what advert?

Coxside_Green wrote:

In Pericard's defence, as I recall, he came here after some horrific injury/ies.  His forward partners at the time were the retiring Trigger, Chadwick and the disinterested lad from Wolves.  We were playing the most horrible (although successful) defensive brand of football we'd probably ever witnessed.  Pericard and Pulis probably weren't the best match for their respective styles.

Wasn't that Leon Clarke? I think he's banging the goals in for Cov now. But yes, he did look disinterested and pretty awful...I seem to remember he had nice gold boots though (?!) so at least he looked the part!

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me

1) they were the only goals he ever scored for us
2) each goal was incredibly easy

I wonder if there is footage on-line somewhere?

I'm sure he scored v Millwall at the Den around March that season??

Freathy wrote:

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me

1) they were the only goals he ever scored for us
2) each goal was incredibly easy

I wonder if there is footage on-line somewhere?

I'm sure he scored v Millwall at the Den around March that season??

He did.He also set up Trigger's goal in his [Trigger's] farewell match against Ipswich with a near post flick on but can't remember too much else about him,except that he spent a brief spell in jail for doing 130mph on the A38 and trying to say that one of his relatives was responsible,which would have been quite an achievement as it turned out that the said relative had never actually been to England. 

Mock Cuncher wrote:

PS Douglas, what advert?

There's a spoof advert for Pasoti. I'll try to scan later.

Greenskin wrote:

Freathy wrote:

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me

1) they were the only goals he ever scored for us
2) each goal was incredibly easy

I wonder if there is footage on-line somewhere?

I'm sure he scored v Millwall at the Den around March that season??

He did.He also set up Trigger's goal in his [Trigger's] farewell match against Ipswich with a near post flick on but can't remember too much else about him,except that he spent a brief spell in jail for doing 130mph on the A38 and trying to say that one of his relatives was responsible,which would have been quite an achievement as it turned out that the said relative had never actually been to England. 

I heard an interview with Pericard on 5Live a couple of years ago. He's now involved with helping foreign players find their feet in Britain - all the things we take for granted but which are different in different countries - and made a veiled reference to this incident. I think he said something about having lots of relevant experience. Bless.

Dougie wrote:

Mock Cuncher wrote:

PS Douglas, what advert?

There's a spoof advert for Pasoti.  I'll try to scan later.

Get un up on flickrrrrrrr bhey.

Peggy wrote:

Greenskin wrote:

Freathy wrote:

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me

1) they were the only goals he ever scored for us
2) each goal was incredibly easy

I wonder if there is footage on-line somewhere?

I'm sure he scored v Millwall at the Den around March that season??

He did.He also set up Trigger's goal in his [Trigger's] farewell match against Ipswich with a near post flick on but can't remember too much else about him,except that he spent a brief spell in jail for doing 130mph on the A38 and trying to say that one of his relatives was responsible,which would have been quite an achievement as it turned out that the said relative had never actually been to England. 

I heard an interview with Pericard on 5Live a couple of years ago. He's now involved with helping foreign players find their feet in Britain - all the things we take for granted but which are different in different countries - and made a veiled reference to this incident. I think he said something about having lots of relevant experience. Bless.

He was featured on the World Football programme on the World Service. Suffered from depression whilst at Stoke (who doesn't!). As you say he now tries to help foreign players settling in the UK. Came across as a nice man, but then it was an interview rather than a night out.

mine landed on my mat today and im a contributor  

seriously though hes struggled for copy this time, come on ATD guys get something written up for him theres plenty to comment on

Got mine today too, excellent spoof ad too.

Elias wrote:

mine landed on my mat today and im a contributor  

seriously though hes struggled for copy this time, come on ATD guys get something written up for him theres plenty to comment on

Rentgate?  

Can anyone scan the spoof ad?

Just warming up me fooking scanner you wanker, old on!

Hurry up then Seadog FFS!