Four Four Two - UK (2020-11)

REPUTATION:Thelong-hairedstopperwas

nicknamed ‘Terry Warlock’ and described

as “Michael Bolton crossed with a pitbull”.

“He just had to growl at the opposition and

they’d be scared,” claimed former Millwall

mucker Teddy Sheringham.

RAZOR SAYS: “Super Terry... I loved him. He

was a better player than people gave him

credit for. He was a warrior, but not a bully.

Anyone can kick someone off the ball, but

if the battle was on, Terry was rolling his

sleeves up and the first one in. I played with

him at Millwall and Southampton – I got

sent off for fighting a few times, and Terry

was always behind me. Some of the other

lads were looking the other way and didn’t

want to know, but he was always there for

you. Once at Millwall, we were in the pub

and playing Wimbledon a couple of days

later. We asked what he was going to do

with Vinnie Jones, and he got this pub door

and ripped it off the wall. I thought, ‘Oh my

goodness gracious me!’ Whenever people

ask me what my favourite animal is, I tell

them, ‘Terry Hurlock’.”

05 nOELBLAKE

REPUTATION:Theimposingdefenderbegan

hisseniorcareerwithAstonVilla,butsigned

forarch-enemiesBirminghamin 1982.A year

later,thetwoclubsmetatVillaPark...andall

hellbrokeloose.Againit involvedMcMahon,

thenwithVilla– Blakesquareduptohisrival

atthefinalwhistle,landinga headbuttafter

hisparentagewasquestioned.

RAZORSAYS:“IrememberseeingBigNoel

BlaketakeGrahamRixoutonthetelly,when

GrahamwasatArsenal.Thatwasf**king

great.I playedagainsthimwhenhewasat

Portsmouth– I wentupfora headerandhe

absolutelyruinedme.I was 17 or18,butI’d

alwaysbeentough– I hadtwobigbrothers,

soI’dalwaysplayedagainstolderboysas

a kid,andplayedforMillwallreserveswhen

I was15.ButwhenNoelwhackedme,that

wasthefirsttimeinmylifethatI thought,

‘OhmyGod,I’vereallygottomanuphere’.”

06 STEVEMCMAHOn

REPUTATION:“I’dkickmyownbrotherif
necessary– it’swhatbeinga professional
footballeris allabout,”McMahononcesaid.
EvenwhenhewasbeingtakenoutbyJones
atWembley,hemanagedtogivesomeback

• elbowingtheWimbledonmaninhischeek
  onthewaydown,leavinga scarthatJones
  stillwearstoday.JonescalledMcMahonhis
  onlyrealhardmanrival,andtheLiverpool
  midfieldergothisrevengeina subsequent
  showdownatAnfield– McMahon’sstuds-up
  challengelefthisfoerequiringeightstitches.
  RAZORSAYS:“IplayedagainstSteve,and
  overtheyearsI justwatchedhimabsolutely
  destroyplayerswithease.Hewasa fierce
  competitor,althoughnotnecessarilyvocal
  allthetime– thesehardmenalwaystold
  methatyoukeepyourmouthshut,because
  if you’retooloud,thereferee’sgoingtokeep
  aneyeonyou.They’reallsilentassassins.”

04

TERRY

HURLOCK

HARDEST

PLAYERS

EVER

Below Gazza finds

out that getting the

ball is an overrated

part of defending

“HURLOCK GOT THIS

PUB DOOR AnD RIPPED

IT OFF THE WALL...”