| Best Goalkeeper 11:59 - Apr 20 with 1846 views | builthjack |
In all your time watching and supporting The mighty Swans.
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| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| Best Goalkeeper on 13:42 - Apr 22 with 383 views | krunchykarrot |
| Best Goalkeeper on 21:20 - Apr 20 by theloneranger |
Fabianski has got to be the best all round keeper - but Tony Millington was my all time favourite.
I spent a day out with Tony down the Mumbles - mostly in the old "Mermaid"
What a character. He bet me a pint that he could save more pens than me. Like a tw@t, I agreed. He ended up moving tables and chairs to make a goal, and then informed me it was with an imaginary ball. 🤔
He saved all my pens (diving full length with a cigar in his mouth), and of course he scored all his. 😂
Plus "Swan65split" we'll never forget that train journey home with him, 😇 after that FA Cup robbery, away to Leeds.
RIP Tony... YJB [Post edited 20 Apr 2022 21:24]
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He was coming back from a injury i think and was in a match with the combination team against the Swansea shoolboys which was hastily arranged on the Alcoa/Awco pitch. He plucked one out of the air from a corner and moved to the penalty spot quickly i like a fool wandered in front as you do and had a size 10 up my jacksie. Luckily for me he just let me know dont go there. Tony my Favourite,Fab the best. |  | | |
| Best Goalkeeper on 17:21 - Apr 23 with 316 views | howenjack |
Saw this on Wikipedia re. Tony M.......
Described as a "brave goalkeeper (who was) full of agility, had a safe pair of hands and a useful kick",[2] Millington was also a "showman" who "saw himself as an entertainer"[1] whose maxim was that "if something couldn't be done with spectacular style, it wasn't worth doing at all".[15] Often he would make a save with a "spectacular" dive, rather than something simpler.[10]
"Milly", as he was known, was popular with the fans who saw him as "a one-man entertainment".[15] During quiet periods in a match, he would leave his goal and "cadge sweets from children" in the crowd[15] or take and eat a pie[16] from supporters. Being superstitious, he was unable to watch penalty kicks being taken at the far end of the pitch and would kneel in the goalmouth with his back to the action. When his team scored a goal, he would often celebrate with a handstand in his penalty area.[15]
Legend has it that during his time at Swansea:
Warming up before the game, he suddenly chased off the field only to return carrying a chair. He'd spotted an elderly supporter on crutches in the crowd and ushered him into the disabled supporters' enclosure and sat him down to watch the game.[1]
An old Swans fan once reported that one of Tony's party-pieces to entertain kids behind the goal was to swing on the crossbar monkey-style. He stopped doing this when this distraction caused him to miss a back pass and conceded an own goal |  | | |
| Best Goalkeeper on 17:39 - Apr 23 with 304 views | TenbySwan |
Fab , Roger and also M. Vorm was a good performer as well
Fisher continues to uninspire though . |  | | |
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