andrew1981
First Team Squad
Just flicking around the garbage on football-transfers and noticed we're being 'linked' with Lee Naylor. Apparently a previous target and available on a free after being released by Celtic.. what do people think?
Lee Naylor
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DaveRedDog
First Team Squad
Released on a free, guess he will be going to the Muttons then.
Tutts
Ian Bowyer
I've always thought he was pretty decent.
And ANY left back is better than no left back.
And ANY left back is better than no left back.
ForestNo10
First Team Squad
Why didnt we go get danny fox who gone to norwich i think? only 2m aswell. did very well at clubs he's been with.
Chris Gunter a left-back but he's better on his right foot isnt he? can't we play gunter left-back if thats what we signed him as?
Chris Gunter a left-back but he's better on his right foot isnt he? can't we play gunter left-back if thats what we signed him as?
It's Baggio
John Robertson
Norwich have signed David Fox, a midfielder from Colchester. Danny Fox plays for Burnley.
Gunter's a right back and always has been.
Gunter's a right back and always has been.
TheFuzz
Grenville Morris
Gettin' on a bit ain't he?
Tutts
Ian Bowyer
Unless his name is Gregor Robertson.
Anatoli
Stuart Pearce
Or Rogers.
Tutts
Ian Bowyer
Gregor Rogers?
Anatoli
Stuart Pearce
Anton Rodgers (born Anthony Rodgers;[2] 10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director, best known for his appearances in television sitcoms.[3][4]
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* 1 Life and career
* 2 Theatre credits
* 3 Filmography
* 4 Television
* 5 Further reading
* 6 References
* 7 External links
[edit] Life and career
Rodgers was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, the son of Leonore (née Wood) and William Robert Rodgers.[1] His early education was at Westminster School. Later he was educated at the Italia Conti Academy and LAMDA. He appeared on stage from the age of 14. He was well known for his television performances, specifically his long-running roles in the television sitcoms Fresh Fields in the 1980s and May to December from 1989 to 1994.
However, he also had a long career as an actor on both stage and film, with his stage roles ranging from contemporary comedy and satirical farce to Restoration comedy, Ibsen, Shaw and Wilde, and Peter Nichols. He appeared in films such as The Fourth Protocol (1987) and Scrooge (1970) (in which he performed the Academy Award-nominated Best Original Song "Thank You Very Much" while dancing on Scrooge's coffin). He also narrated the children's animated TV series Old Bear Stories.
Rodgers' second wife was the actress Elizabeth Garvie, whom he met while filming the 1982 drama series, Something in Disguise. They often appeared on stage together, and toured giving readings from the works of Jane Austen and Robert Browning, among others.
He was shit at left back.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Life and career
* 2 Theatre credits
* 3 Filmography
* 4 Television
* 5 Further reading
* 6 References
* 7 External links
[edit] Life and career
Rodgers was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, the son of Leonore (née Wood) and William Robert Rodgers.[1] His early education was at Westminster School. Later he was educated at the Italia Conti Academy and LAMDA. He appeared on stage from the age of 14. He was well known for his television performances, specifically his long-running roles in the television sitcoms Fresh Fields in the 1980s and May to December from 1989 to 1994.
However, he also had a long career as an actor on both stage and film, with his stage roles ranging from contemporary comedy and satirical farce to Restoration comedy, Ibsen, Shaw and Wilde, and Peter Nichols. He appeared in films such as The Fourth Protocol (1987) and Scrooge (1970) (in which he performed the Academy Award-nominated Best Original Song "Thank You Very Much" while dancing on Scrooge's coffin). He also narrated the children's animated TV series Old Bear Stories.
Rodgers' second wife was the actress Elizabeth Garvie, whom he met while filming the 1982 drama series, Something in Disguise. They often appeared on stage together, and toured giving readings from the works of Jane Austen and Robert Browning, among others.
He was shit at left back.
Anatoli
Stuart Pearce
Alan Rogers
Position: Left Back / Midfield Born: Liverpool, 3 January 1977 Signed from: Tranmere Rovers, June 1997 & again from Leicester City (Loan: February; Permanent: May 2004)
Debut: 9 August 1997 vs Port Vale Sold to: Leicester City, October 2001, and
Signed as an England Under-21 left back from Tranmere, "Tank" (or more exactly "Tank Mark 2" since Peter Hindley had already appropriated the nickname) played much of his best Forest stuff in midfield. Indeed, moving Rogers forward was one of the better things that Ron Atkinson did.
Not that he was a rubbish left back. In those days he was extremely quick, tackled well and was very committed (occasionally too committed, if truth be told - he certainly had a temper on him!), and he impressed in his early years at the club. His problem as a defender, however, was his tendency to end up on his arse - which was fine if he won the ball but gave him no second chance if the attacker got past him.
On the left wing, however, he appeared to develop well. He had no tricks at all, but his pace frightened the hell out of most right backs and his shooting was fearsome (he was joint top scorer in 1999-00). Unfortunately, he also started to believe his own publicity, thinking that he was a top player and not being shy to let others know about it - it was noticable that Jim Brennan in particular wilted under the glare of his "helpful advice".
Which is not meant to sound unduly critical - for a period Forest were a FAR better side with Tank in than not, even learning the full nuances of an unfamiliar role. But equally, he never really fulfilled the promise of his first couple of seasons, when there was talk of him one day playing for England. Gradually more sober views prevailed; he's a decent Division 1 player, but like many Under-21 stars of the past and the future, no more than that. By the time of Paul Hart's youth-centric revolution, Tank wasn't deemed a good enough defender to be left back, and he couldn't pass well enough to play in a Hart midfield. Needless to say he didn't like to hear that, so he was on his way to Leicester shortly afterwards.
A couple of years later and things were very different indeed - Forest, not to put too fine a point on it, were in deep trouble at the foot of Division 1 - their lowest position in 50 years (though they were soon to get even lower...) - and Joe Kinnear was summoned to replace Hart. On his very first day in Nottingham he spotted something that the fans had been screaming for months, namely that we were woefully short of a left back. 24 hours later Tank was back, initially on loan and then, having impressed during Joe's excellent start, permanently.
Like Andy Impey, almost as soon as the contract was secured his performance levels dropped alarmingly (though to be fair he was bothing like as lethargic as the woeful Impey), and by the end of the 2004-5 season he was very firmly out of favour and on the transfer list; his stock had fallen so fast that no Forest fan cared very much, despite the fact that STILL, after a mere 5 or so years of waiting, we lack a decent left back.
Position: Left Back / Midfield Born: Liverpool, 3 January 1977 Signed from: Tranmere Rovers, June 1997 & again from Leicester City (Loan: February; Permanent: May 2004)
Debut: 9 August 1997 vs Port Vale Sold to: Leicester City, October 2001, and
Signed as an England Under-21 left back from Tranmere, "Tank" (or more exactly "Tank Mark 2" since Peter Hindley had already appropriated the nickname) played much of his best Forest stuff in midfield. Indeed, moving Rogers forward was one of the better things that Ron Atkinson did.
Not that he was a rubbish left back. In those days he was extremely quick, tackled well and was very committed (occasionally too committed, if truth be told - he certainly had a temper on him!), and he impressed in his early years at the club. His problem as a defender, however, was his tendency to end up on his arse - which was fine if he won the ball but gave him no second chance if the attacker got past him.
On the left wing, however, he appeared to develop well. He had no tricks at all, but his pace frightened the hell out of most right backs and his shooting was fearsome (he was joint top scorer in 1999-00). Unfortunately, he also started to believe his own publicity, thinking that he was a top player and not being shy to let others know about it - it was noticable that Jim Brennan in particular wilted under the glare of his "helpful advice".
Which is not meant to sound unduly critical - for a period Forest were a FAR better side with Tank in than not, even learning the full nuances of an unfamiliar role. But equally, he never really fulfilled the promise of his first couple of seasons, when there was talk of him one day playing for England. Gradually more sober views prevailed; he's a decent Division 1 player, but like many Under-21 stars of the past and the future, no more than that. By the time of Paul Hart's youth-centric revolution, Tank wasn't deemed a good enough defender to be left back, and he couldn't pass well enough to play in a Hart midfield. Needless to say he didn't like to hear that, so he was on his way to Leicester shortly afterwards.
A couple of years later and things were very different indeed - Forest, not to put too fine a point on it, were in deep trouble at the foot of Division 1 - their lowest position in 50 years (though they were soon to get even lower...) - and Joe Kinnear was summoned to replace Hart. On his very first day in Nottingham he spotted something that the fans had been screaming for months, namely that we were woefully short of a left back. 24 hours later Tank was back, initially on loan and then, having impressed during Joe's excellent start, permanently.
Like Andy Impey, almost as soon as the contract was secured his performance levels dropped alarmingly (though to be fair he was bothing like as lethargic as the woeful Impey), and by the end of the 2004-5 season he was very firmly out of favour and on the transfer list; his stock had fallen so fast that no Forest fan cared very much, despite the fact that STILL, after a mere 5 or so years of waiting, we lack a decent left back.
andrew1981
First Team Squad
i really liked Rogers first time around... or maybe it was some sort of Post-Psycho disorder that did it for me 
.. Still, its a shame his career spiralled so much he had to end up doing this for a living.......
http://www.alanrogers.com/
.. Still, its a shame his career spiralled so much he had to end up doing this for a living.......http://www.alanrogers.com/
Tutts
Ian Bowyer
i really liked Rogers first time around... or maybe it was some sort of Post-Psycho disorder that did it for me
http://www.alanrogers.com/
Close - but he's actually working down the road from me - Here