Quote ="Ferocious Aardvark"The legendary Peter Fox in fact was the man who brought an 18 year old Robbie Paul to the club in 1994, although what he actually wanted was a big old ugly prop at the time. Foxy left in 1995 so I don't see your connection, but in 1994 we tied the league with Wigan losing out only on PD so he didn't do so bad. (and with a big prop would probably have won it!). '"
"It was at that time that David McKnight (Henry's agent) told the Bradford Northern chairman Chris Caisley he had Henry Pauls little brother if he fancied signing him. The answer came through via a faxed contract which I signed there and then". "Touching down in Manchester, Chris Caisley was waiting along with David McKnight"
No mention of Peter Fox until bottom of page 50 "In November of that first (94/95) season the Bradford board started putting pressure on Peter Fox to pick me in the first team" Then next page its "I'm not picking thee because thy's not big enough" "I was hardly in a position to argue otherwise, especially as Peter had asked Chris Caisley to buy him a world class front rower from Australia"
- Source "Robbie Rugby Warrior"
But Peter gave Robbie his debut 27 November 1994 - so I was incorrect there
Quote Foxy was a true leader of men and an inspirational genius. He ignored the sell-by dates and miraculously got old men and has-beens to play like world beaters and win titles. He specialized in it. That was the whole point of him.'"
He sure did - my favourite period was his first spell with us in the late 70's when he did just that. Not forgetting the avoidance of relegation in spell two?
Quote If we had Foxy now he would probably have built a title winning team in this division of old has beens for less money than Batley spent.'"
We'll never know that for sure - its my memory of his last few months in charge - we weren't going well at all.
Quote Kear is the nearest thing to Fox currently about and while Kear is also from a similar mould, he would I'm sure be the first to bow to the genius of Foxy, the Brian Clough of rugby league'"
Won't know that either.
But not really one for looking back with misty specs - if I did that I would remember the thread subject playing scrum half for us
I'm more concerned with now and where we go from here - on and off the field.