Quote cod'ead="cod'ead"I do wish people would stop lumping Craney in with the rest of the pi[iss[/iheads that were knocking around at the time. Anyone who knew Mick could tell you he'd get ratted on a sniff of a barmaid's apron.
Mick was just happy being Mick. Probably the most naturally gifted player I have ever seen and I knew him from age 13 at David Lister. People keep banging on about his dedication, fitness etc. But if he'd applied himself more he probably wouldn't have been anything like the same player.
There are many anecdotes about Craney but one of my favourites is when he turned up for pre-season training at Hesslewood Orphanage. The most gobsmacked person there was Arthur Bunting and when Mick came ambling across the car park, with a boot in each pocket, Bunting asked him what he was doing there. Mick said he thought it was time he saw what all this pre-season lark was about and maybe it was time he got a bit fitter. Bunt just told him to go back home and not be late for the first pre-season friendly'"
Unusual but we've agreed,what a player he was,one of my favourites.Rovers were playing cas away on a wet horrible night,rovers losing 6-4 and nothing happening either way 5mins to go mick sells a dummy and ran 40 odd yards under the sticks,and was still bent over with his hands on his knees after the conversion was successfully added. Oh for a fag.
