Last Sat afternoon I was channel surfing and FSC was showing an archived game from 1995 between Man U and Ipswich Town. It was the 9-0 game which Andy Cole scored 5. Yallop was number 19 playing right back. It was rather horrible to watch our Frank got involved in most of the goals. The young Ryan Giggs burned down his side and Andy Cole got away every time. Frank just had a bad day. He did have very good long throw to launch the ball into the box. I have never seen Frank as a player except that 20 min highlights so I can't really tell how he was. This is the link to a video clip of that game I found online. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x46ktz_manchester-utd-90-ipswich-town_sport
That was the first and only footage I've seen of Frank as well, and Giggs definately made him look bad... ...nice that he's played at that level though and I have to believe he was a better defender than he looked that day...we are talking Manchester United afterall
I almost played against him. I was on the '84 District 4 Select team that played in that year's Ipswich International Youth Cup. By then he was on the first team, and I think he was a little too old to play against my team. http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/players/PlayerAppearanceRecord.phtml?fullname=Frank+Yallop&season=1983-84 We got crushed by the Ipswich Town team, 5-0. The guy against me, I was at right back, scored four goals. Fun trip.
Doesn't anyone remember him from MLS? He played for Tampa... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Yallop I remember him vaguely as the type of fullback I wish I was-strong in the tackle, clever with the ball, good marker.
Yes. I agree with your assessment above, except for the part about being clever on the ball. Of course, you compared him to some of the "US talent" in the league at the time and maybe he was clever on the ball... Since they didn't televise as many games back then and he was in the other division from the Quakes, I didn't get to see him play much...
My god but Yallop got brutalized. And I do have to say that when you take an uncontested freekick while the goalie is getting a card when you're 7-0 up you are a serious dick.
OMG-my Tractor Boys got wholloped that day, but they are still fighting. I like the fact that there is a link between both my favorite clubs.
Good call. Something the LA scum would do, if they were ever up 7-0. I recall when they were up 4-0, and we all know what happen.
I think someone should suggest to the FO that they think about playing on FY's ties to Ipswich Town, as a brother club like some of the other US teams have done (i.e. FCD & Atl Paranaese/Leon; Atlanta & Inter/Independiente). Since I like both teams (Quakes & Ipswich) I think it would be a natural. It would give the Quakes a link into English football and maybe they could pick another team in another part of the world. It could help and give the Quakes a leg up on the learning curve of keeping a team on top of its game.
Well if you remember, Billy Beane is chummy with the brass at Tottenham. Nothing against Ipswich, but, I would much rather see the Quakes have a relationship with Spurs.
I'd still support the link to the Tractor Boys, but any link would do. If it would help the Quakes in the long run, I am all for it.
I've thought about this too, but in a somewhat different light. Ipswich Town is the natural place for FY to enter English football. I can see his next stop in East Anglia.