Fattest player to have played for the Clarets ?

Sean Dyche's Watch · Post by **Sean Dyche's Watch** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:50 pm

any suggestions?

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:53 pm

I remember giving Razor Ruddock stick at Selhurst around 2000 for carrying timber. We then brought Ronnie Jepson on as sub and he made Razor look like Peter Crouch.

LordBob · Post by **LordBob** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:54 pm

Probably lots in the 1920s but recently Paul Stewart and Nick Pickering were a bit slobbish !

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:55 pm

Gazza

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:59 pm

Mark Kendall

ayrshireclaret83 · Post by **ayrshireclaret83** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:05 pm

Ronnie Jepson

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:11 pm

I remember Keith Treacey carrying quite a few pounds. One away game at Barnsley you could see his belly hanging over his shorts.

On here there was a bizarre debate about wether he was in good shape, with quite a few insistent that he was fine. I liked the guy, but he was fat.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:13 pm

Bob Lord ..

Papabendi · Post by **Papabendi** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:32 pm

Les Thompson

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:35 pm

Nathan Peel and Vincent Overstone always seemed big lads

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:38 pm

None of these thank god and Adebayo Akinfenwa didn't make the cut.

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the_fat_shearer · Post by **the_fat_shearer** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:39 pm

Keith Tracey definitely could been in better shape as mentioned.

Peter Swan wasn't a beanpole but not sure he was fat. Still remember him vomiting coming back on to the pitch after half-time at a pre-season friendly at Stockport though!

HollandsPies · Post by **HollandsPies** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:58 pm

I don't remember Tommy Cassidy being too svelte.

BertiesBeehole · Post by **BertiesBeehole** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:01 pm

Gerry Creaney wasn't slim

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:18 pm

Paul barnes

Veals · Post by **Veals** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:20 pm

BertiesBeehole wrote:Gerry Creaney wasn't slim

Creaney's gut was immense. I remember being really excited that we'd signed a premiership striker, then totally gobsmacked when he came on for his debut. He was good though and I'm sure he scored a lot of goals for us.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:22 pm

They didn't call him 'The Beast' because he had a 30" waistband...

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:20 pm

Paul Fletcher was never svelte.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:25 pm

the_fat_shearer wrote:Keith Tracey definitely could been in better shape as mentioned.

Peter Swan wasn't a beanpole but not sure he was fat. Still remember him vomiting coming back on to the pitch after half-time at a pre-season friendly at Stockport though!

I seem to remember Jamie Hoyland doing that on a regular basis.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:32 pm

Tall Paul wrote:I seem to remember Jamie Hoyland doing that on a regular basis.

Every game wasn't it?

k90bfc · Post by **k90bfc** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:41 pm

Nick Pickering,the LINESMAN used to outrun him!

Jamesy · Post by **Jamesy** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:43 pm

Tony Waiters was a big lad. Probably not quite as big as the flying pig, Tommy Lawrence but a big unit nevertheless.

cblantfanclub · Post by **cblantfanclub** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:44 pm

Probably McLardie who despite his girth scored 13 goals in 1891

Bertiebeehead · Post by **Bertiebeehead** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:46 pm

Robbie Blake piled it on while he was sat on the bench for Leeds.

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:01 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Every game wasn't it?

Yep on the centre spot too if i remember correctly. Surprised he was never penalised for it!

Burnleyareback2 · Post by **Burnleyareback2** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:27 pm

Claretmatt4 wrote:They didn't call him 'The Beast' because he had a 30" waistband...

I acquired his last ever full Burnley kit, I think the whole back 4 could fit in it.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:40 pm

Paul Robinson

Holtyclaret · Post by **Holtyclaret** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:18 pm

Ian bray was a porker

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:25 pm

The late great Billy O'Rourke?

morpheus2 · Post by **morpheus2** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:38 pm

Big fat Ron, Shirley.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:17 pm

k90bfc wrote:Nick Pickering,the LINESMAN used to outrun him!

He only played four games for us and he shouldn't have played because of injury.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 5:59 pm

minnieclaret wrote:None of these thank god and Adebayo Akinfenwa didn't make the cut.

http://www.thesportster.com/soccer/top- ... -all-time/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not sure what you think being fat is but Akinfenwa certainly isn't fat.

SussexDon1inIreland · Post by **SussexDon1inIreland** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:53 pm

BeeeeeeaaAaaaaasssssstttttt

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:15 pm

Liam Barrel Robinson

EarbyClaret · Post by **EarbyClaret** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:22 pm

Another vote for Ian Bray - plus Billy Rodaway (2nd spell)

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:28 pm

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KRBFC wrote:Not sure what you think being fat is but Akinfenwa certainly isn't fat.

Your standards of fat are different to mine, KRBFC.

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:55 am

minnieclaret wrote:

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Your standards of fat are different to mine, KRBFC.

And your standards are very wrong ....

He is a beast - huge - massive ....

But definitely not fat.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:06 am

minnieclaret wrote:
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Your standards of fat are different to mine, KRBFC.

Clearly, look at him without a shirt on he's not even close to being fat.

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:16 pm

KRBFC wrote:Clearly, look at him without a shirt on he's not even close to being fat.

A lot of people have this misconception about Akinfenwa due to a lot of press comments about how he is "too big" to play football. I think a lot of people take "too big" as "too fat" ... But it's more the fact that running around for 90 minute carrying nearly 20 stone of muscle is never ideal.

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:01 pm

Another vote for Mark Kendall..

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:57 pm

Porkiest player I ever saw was Francis Lee and I wish I hadn't, but I can't remember Burnley ever having a portly player.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:25 am

Big Jon Parkin was a unit, quite a handy one too in his PNE days.

djemba-djemba · Post by **djemba-djemba** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:18 am

Definitely Ian Bray for me.

Remember seeing him against Stockport in the Autoglass in 1992 and he did not look like a footballer at all. The odd player before or since might have looked a couple of pounds overweight but Bray just looked like a very fat amateur that had been drafted in from the pub league.

Huge he was.