Cardiff City Heavy Artillery

[jon1959]

I wondered yesterday, after watching Patterson launch a huge throw to the far side of the Millwall box, if we have the world record on long throwers in the squad.

We have got Gunnar, Mozzer, Halford and now Patterson - all of them with massive throws.

I can think of a couple of other decent long throwers in the Championship (can't think of any now in the Premiership) but no club with two, let alone four.

If nothing else it will feed the myths about Warnock's playing style!

[ian gibson]

We also had Bobby Woodruff years ago, he could really launch them too.

[bobh]

We also had Bobby Woodruff years ago, he could really launch them too.

Andy Legg will be fuming that you missed him out.

[ian gibson]

Andy Legg will be fuming that you missed him out.

Yeah but he wasn't a patch on our Bobby when it came to throw-ins. In fact at the time I think only Ian Hutchinson of Chelsea could throw the ball further than Bobby Woodruff.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Andy Legg will be fuming that you missed him out.

Tony Capaldi too.

[rich munn]

Yeah but he wasn't a patch on our Bobby when it came to throw-ins. In fact at the time I think only Ian Hutchinson of Chelsea could throw the ball further than Bobby Woodruff.

Bobby Woodruff won the (only?) Match of the Day long throw competition.

It was the highlight of my first 30 years supporting City.

[MacAdder]

Yeah but he wasn't a patch on our Bobby when it came to throw-ins. In fact at the time I think only Ian Hutchinson of Chelsea could throw the ball further than Bobby Woodruff.

Wasn't it Hutchinson that used to do a forward roll before he launched it?
Thinking about it, his arms kept spinning two or three times after he'd thrown.

Martin Chivers too.
Who remembers "Chivers with the long one" (Brian Moore)

[the other bob wilson]

Wasn't it Hutchinson that used to do a forward roll before he launched it?
Thinking about it, his arms kept spinning two or three times after he'd thrown.

Martin Chivers too.
Who remembers "Chivers with the long one" (Brian Moore)

That was Steve Watson of Newcastle I think.

[BLUETIT]

Malcolm MacDonald had a pretty good one as well (long throw that is)

[jnc90]

Speaking of long throws, this from Bale is still the best I've ever seen. Got to be 1/3 of the pitch he clears and at the same time plays a perfect through ball assist...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW7AZh_aO_o

[The Bloop]

Didn't Andy Legg once hold the world record for the longest throw?

[ian gibson]

According to the Guinness records. The longest throw-in (football) was 51.33 m (168 ft 4.8 in) by Thomas Gronnemark (Denmark) at the grounds of FC Horsens in Horsens, Denmark, on 18 June 2010.