Dick Habbin

[ankeny]

Former Reading and Rotherham(age 61) striker has had his face smashed in by an intruder in his home.Story can be found at http://www.thestar.co.uk

[Row Z Royal]

I think we should all emmigrate.

[Elm Park Old Boy]

Ah, Habbin. That brings back memories. I remember one game at Elm Park in the early 70s, Habbin missed a sitter and some old git behind me yelled 'Habbin you pregnant lobster!'

I didn't know what he meant, but it stuck with me.

[Dirk Gently]

Ah, Habbin. That brings back memories. I remember one game at Elm Park in the early 70s, Habbin missed a sitter .....

The best part of 40 years is a long time to wait to get payback!

[Elm Park Old Boy]

Damn! You got me bang to rights. But society is to blame....

[Millsy]

Are you Habbin a laugh?

[North Somerset Royal]

Great little player. First game I took my wife to was Southport when we won 8-0 with Habbin scoring a great goal with an overhead "bicycle kick". Trouble is she thought all games were like that and when the next was a bore draw she never went again!

[Bacon Double Cheese]

I think we should all emmigrate.

I'm surprised you got away with this. Is Spacecruiser on holiday?

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

Gawd. Dick was a great little player at inside left or left wing, bowling along with his Mr Whippy looks.

Nasty old battering, there.

[SWLR]

No! - one of my heroes

More hair than you, DHH

[Barry the bird boggler]

A better link is http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Balaclavaclad-burglars-hit-exstriker-with.6169824.jp

Even stranger is apparently he didn't have a football career before 1975 (if you can call playing for Rotherham a football career of course!)

[facaldaqui]

Looks awful, but I'm glad it wasn't as serious as I feared from the opening post. I liked Habbin, a player who divided the fans. Was gutted when he went back to Rotherham. From the photo, it looks like he retains a vestige of his 70s mullet.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Scored in first game I went to Vs Preston in 1971 - we won 1-0.

Also remember a goal from him Vs Burnley in league cup they were old Div 1 then

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

No! - one of my heroes

More hair than you, DHH

Bog off, SWLR.

DH is not as *ahem* portly as you.

[Ark Royal]

I can remember the old gits on the EP terraces always giving Dick some stick. They just seemed to have it in for him - maybe because of his blonde hair. He was brilliant in Mansell's 69/70 'Mighty Midgets' team.

I bet he still holds the record for playing the most league games in a season at 48 after he was transferred to Rovrum mid-season.

Get well soon Dick.

[ankeny]

Dick Habbin,Les Chappell and Terry Bell,priceless

[Ark Royal]

Dick Habbin,Les Chappell and Terry Bell,priceless

...plus Gordon Cumming, Tony Wagstaff, Tommy Jenkins.

[Blue Biscuit]

Before home games he would walk around the pitch reading the matchday programme. Always happy to sign autographs, although he never said much. Got several progs with his scrawl on them.

[ankeny]

Dick Habbin,Les Chappell and Terry Bell,priceless

...plus Gordon Cumming, Tony Wagstaff, Tommy Jenkins.

Not forgetting the one and only Ray Flanagan

[Ark Royal]

Dick Habbin,Les Chappell and Terry Bell,priceless

...plus Gordon Cumming, Tony Wagstaff, Tommy Jenkins.

Not forgetting the one and only Ray Flanagan

The Flannel!