Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

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Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by jdrobbo » Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:37 am

21 years ago Duffo joined the Clarets from Cheltenham.

Another fantastic acquisition by then manager, Steve Cotterill.

Think his fee was in the region of £30,000

What are your favourite memories of Duff, silly Wembley dance aside

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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by todclaret » Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:48 am

angel di maria
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by Claret Till I Die » Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:10 pm

Him coming on the pitch for the last time as a Claret at Charlton in 2016
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by ollieclarets8 » Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:15 pm

Showing my age - still remember him being the absolute dogs gonads on Championship Manager before he even joined us.
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:18 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:10 pm
 Him coming on the pitch for the last time as a Claret at Charlton in 2016
And came close to scoring
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by Fretters » Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:45 pm

His assist for the first goal I'd seen against Blackburn in my lifetime.
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by fidelcastro » Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:45 pm

Cotterill certainly rated him... He even started him up front once! :D
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by DCWat » Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:52 pm

My least favourite memory is that it’s 21 years ago!! FFS where does time go!
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:15 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:52 pm
 My least favourite memory is that it’s 21 years ago!! FFS where does time go!
Duffo is probably saying the same
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by AmbleClaret » Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:41 pm

Used to sit near his wife in the Bob Lord in the early days,she was what you might call a stunner .
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by Buxtonclaret » Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:45 pm

Given the state we were in, club wise, he signed some good lads, did Cotts.
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by blatherwickstattoos » Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:28 pm

Running to catch up with arfield at deadwood. Fastest I’ve seen him run.

Chelsea away in the cup. Great pen too.

Wembley - solid at right back.

Legend
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by MT03ALG » Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:35 pm

Sacked by Huddersfield far too soon, they won one game after Duff's sacking !
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by ollieclarets8 » Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:43 pm

MT03ALG wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:35 pm
 Sacked by Huddersfield far too soon, they won one game after Duff's sacking !
One of my pals is a Hudds fan - he wasn't impressed with him at all. But I don't think he's impressed with anybody.
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by CyrilEbokiPoh » Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:39 pm

Absolutely has to be this.

And it wasn’t long before this that the two combined in a different way to let a 1-0 lead slip against them at home. So even more of a reason to love their reaction here.
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Re: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

Post by peteheys28 » Mon Jul 07, 2025 7:49 pm

I have one of his boots from the day we got promoted Vs Wigan. He passed it to my kids on the pitch.
Top man.
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