£300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

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£300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Commy » Mon Jul 07, 2025 8:10 pm

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by IanMcL » Wed Jul 09, 2025 2:16 am

Wonderful. Pity the narrator didn't get that Dobson to Dobo, you still say it as per his surname, rather than the simple o sound.

Taught my extremely young daughter D O , D O B . DOBO, DOBO (Dobbo sound)

She was only about two. Managed D O B O DOBO

One of the greatest.

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Taffy on the wing » Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:30 am

I still remember when we sold him & the price......devastating news at the time.

Easily one of the best players i've seen at Burnley...pure class!
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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Dark Cloud » Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:40 am

A price worth paying if you can then name a stand after yourself!!!

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:46 am

Dark Cloud wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:40 am
A price worth paying if you can then name a stand after yourself!!!
Certainly has a better ring to it than the Ian Moore corner flag
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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Woodleyclaret » Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:59 am

A class act who was one of our greatest players.
Interestingly Max Esteve has been compared with Martin as a ball playing defender.

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by warksclaret » Wed Jul 09, 2025 9:24 am

My favorite ever player and was great to watch. Saw him make his debut at Wolves as a centre forwards

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 09, 2025 9:32 am

IanMcL wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 2:16 am
Wonderful. Pity the narrator didn't get that Dobson to Dobo, you still say it as per his surname, rather than the simple o sound.

Taught my extremely young daughter D O , D O B . DOBO, DOBO (Dobbo sound)

She was only about two. Managed D O B O DOBO

One of the greatest.
Was always Dobbo at Burnley - the middle B must have been dropped at Everton, and I have a letter here from him which he sent while running the youth department, He signed it DOBBO.

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Stalbansclaret » Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:11 am

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:59 am
A class act who was one of our greatest players.
Interestingly Max Esteve has been compared with Martin as a ball playing defender.
Really ? Don’t see any similarity at all between the two either positionally or in terms of how they play.
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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by IanMcL » Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:00 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 9:32 am
Was always Dobbo at Burnley - the middle B must have been dropped at Everton, and I have a letter here from him which he sent while running the youth department, He signed it DOBBO.
I think the narrator just saw the word and didn't know the chant, D, O, Dob, D O B O, DOBO (Dobbo)

Everton would say Dobbo too. That being his name.

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Winstonswhite » Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:06 pm

Just taking a wild stab in the dark but I think the “narrator” might be an AI voiceover?

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Alanstevensonsgloves » Wed Jul 09, 2025 6:31 pm

The only reason I would ever get a cat is so I could call it Dobbo!

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Stevie2112 » Wed Jul 09, 2025 6:46 pm

My favourite ever player, been privileged to have met him a few times, and he isn't one of those who you can say, Never meet your hero! What a great player and man he is!

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Tackler49 » Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:18 pm

Dobbo had the ability to ghost into the penalty area at corners and free kicks when we the masters of free kicks, not some of the boring nonsense you see now. I bet those who watched him can still see him gliding across the Turf Moor pitch Pure Class

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Re: £300,000 Betrayal of Martin Dobson

Post by Commy » Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:21 am

I remember seeing a Trevor Steven interview when he was still at Burnley and they asked him about the player that influenced him. He said Martin Dobson.

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