Andy McCulloch

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Andy McCulloch

Anyone remember Andy McCulloch? Bit before my time...but he owns a cleaning company and popped in to the trade counter at work and done me an autograph :D
 

Andy McCulloch

Andy has become a good friend of mine over the last few years. Indeed he is a top bloke and a fine wine expert as well !

Andy will be playing in the Brentford Fans Golf Day and the Brentford FC Golf Day.

His company also does first class work. - As per the Luvly Lorna.
 

Andy McCulloch

Andy was a quality player for us , brave and gave his all. Met up with him and his wife(or could have been his girlfriend then) on a football club do at Stripes. He won the player of the year, or something like that. He was a really nice bloke, and gave me and the crowd I was with a lot of time. Although with us for just thre years Andy became one of my all time bees favourites.
 

Andy McCulloch

Was at least as good as Rickie Lambert :)
 

Andy McCulloch

Andy lives next door to my youngest daughters primary school in Molesey and is one of the nicest, laid back, decent blokes you could wish to meet. Golfing partner of a very good friend and still involved running local side as well as dabbling as an owner of greyhounds. One of my all time heroes, could head a ball harder that most can kick it, ability to hang in the air for what seemed like forever and a fantastic little and large act with Steve Phillips. True legend in my eyes and didn't disappoint when you meet him either.
 

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absenteebee said:
Was at least as good as Rickie Lambert :)
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Not dissimilar, after scratching around at QPR, Cardiff and Orient and having a poor injury record we signed him and he had a slow start but once he got fit he was superb and Jack Charlton says he was one his best signings when he took him to Sheff Weds . (To be fair John O'Mara and Bliss both took a while to win fans over but they would also register as legends in my view)
 

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sonofabee said:
Not dissimilar, after scratching around at QPR, Cardiff and Orient and having a poor injury record we signed him and he had a slow start but once he got fit he was superb and Jack Charlton says he was one his best signings when he took him to Sheff Weds . (To be fair John O'Mara and Bliss both took a while to win fans over but they would also register as legends in my view)
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I don't think he ever played for Orient...........didn't we sign him from Oxford?
 

Andy McCulloch

Andy Mac = Legend.
 

Andy McCulloch

Andy was asked if he would move to Sheffield Wednesday while on a stretcher being carried off Griffin Park !,

I should have added that Andy is also an expert on not so fine wine. - He drinks a lot of it so as to keep his expertise :):)
 

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that makes me a wine expert as well then!
what a great player.Steve Phillips scored a hatful of goals thanks to the big man.If i remember right i saw his last game for the bees at Bury.Absolute legend.
 

Andy McCulloch

Big strong great in the air. Good finisher. Protected Steve Phillips and allowed him the space to play. Awesome once we got him for after massive knee problems.

Would be worth a fortune today
 

Andy McCulloch

I remember meeting Andy as a young 14 y.o.at the ground the day after a painful 1-4 defeat at home to Colchester in Jan 77.
Think his car was a Sweeney type Granada and it had a silver racehorse on the bonnet.It needed fixing as it had come loose or something and as I was about he asked me to help him out as he was struggling with the boot up and trying to secure the thing.Glad to say my help secured the silver racehorse and as far as im concerned Andy Mculloch made a friend for life.

Chuffed to bits I was.
 

Andy McCulloch

He took the pre-match warm-up for the GPG XI last year. Nearly killed half our team. :eek:

A very nice chap. Had a good chat about the differences between his time as a professional and now. Very interesting.
 

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Billy Hunt said:
He took the pre-match warm-up for the GPG XI last year. Nearly killed half our team. :eek:

A very nice chap. Had a good chat about the differences between his time as a professional and now. Very interesting.
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............yep............he is still a very fit fella..........
 

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horshambees said:
I remember meeting Andy as a young 14 y.o.at the ground the day after a painful 1-4 defeat at home to Colchester in Jan 77.
Think his car was a Sweeney type Granada and it had a silver racehorse on the bonnet.It needed fixing as it had come loose or something and as I was about he asked me to help him out as he was struggling with the boot up and trying to secure the thing.Glad to say my help secured the silver racehorse and as far as im concerned Andy Mculloch made a friend for life.

Chuffed to bits I was.
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He shouldn't have been driving at 14... ;)
 

Andy McCulloch

horshambees said:
I remember meeting Andy as a young 14 y.o.at the ground the day after a painful 1-4 defeat at home to Colchester in Jan 77.
Think his car was a Sweeney type Granada and it had a silver racehorse on the bonnet.It needed fixing as it had come loose or something and as I was about he asked me to help him out as he was struggling with the boot up and trying to secure the thing.Glad to say my help secured the silver racehorse and as far as im concerned Andy Mculloch made a friend for life.


Chuffed to bits I was.
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When I first read this I pictured a Smokey and the bandit mural of a horse on his silver Granada bonnet and just couldn't imagine Andy driving round in it.
I'm now hoping it was a metal horse, like the merc one or the lady on the roller? lol
 

Andy McCulloch

sonofabee said:
When I first read this I pictured a Smokey and the bandit mural of a horse on his silver Granada bonnet and just couldn't imagine Andy driving round in it.
I'm now hoping it was a metal horse, like the merc one or the lady on the roller? lol
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It was like a little racehorse.Metal,pewter or chrome.Like the Jaguar on a jag.

Next time someone sees him can they please ask him? Just to prove A.i did not dream it. B I am not talking cak.lol

Or was it Pat Kruse:confused:? No he was still at Torquay.No 100% Mr Mculloch:D
 

Andy McCulloch

After Andy signed for us and after a few not to impressive performances to begin with, mainly due to a struggling team and obviously carrying an injury my old man started giving him stick. Used to get annoyed with my old man at the time as he was fast becoming a hero in my eyes and eventually his performances and goals started to flow after the arrival of Steve Philips and the upturn in the late 76-77 season.
Dogin's Destroyers where on the march and we gained promotion the following season mainly down to the deadly duo's goal prowess and yes my old man had to admit he was okay ???
 

Andy McCulloch

In over 40 years of watching the Bees, the truly immortal strike partnerships are Deano & Bliss and McCulloch & Phillips... Mahoney & Joseph would undoubtedly have been a third but for Tony Mahoney's awful injury. Andy Mac scored goals like Rickie Lambert's for fun, as a decent centre half like Jack Charlton realised only too well :(
 

Andy McCulloch

He played in the first game my Dad took me too.

Been hooked ever since.

The pairing of Andy McCulloch and Steve Phillips was a dream.
 

Andy McCulloch

Andy Mc is God !!!!!!
.... OK maybe a slight exaggeration but he was one hell of a player.
Take the best bits of Donaldson, Taylor and O'Mara and you'd be almost there.
Devastated when he left us but so glad that he did so well at Sheffield Wednesday.
Almost made it to the 1st Div and the FA Cup Final (losing S-F) to BHA in '83.
 

Andy McCulloch

absenteebee said:
He shouldn't have been driving at 14... ;)
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I've tried it once and never again. Irrespective of age, you just shouldn't do it. It will dramatically cut down your vision and is of no benefit whatsoever to the racehorse. :shrug:
 

Andy McCulloch

In 49 years of watching the Bees, he remains the best Brentford player I've ever seen. And I told him so after the Darlo (promotion) home game in April 1978...

Really nice bloke too.
 

Andy McCulloch

I had the great pleasure of shaking his hand, as he was on his way to see the bees play chelsea, offered him a drink at the new inn, but he politley declined, legend.
 

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Andy_Mc_is_God said:
Andy Mc is God !!!!!!
.... OK maybe a slight exaggeration but he was one hell of a player.
Take the best bits of Donaldson, Taylor and O'Mara and you'd be almost there.
Devastated when he left us but so glad that he did so well at Sheffield Wednesday.
Almost made it to the 1st Div and the FA Cup Final (losing S-F) to BHA in '83.
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So delighted it worked out so well for Andy Mc. My time watching him was in 74-76 when he was at Oxford and struggling. One of my less likeable team mates made Andy Mc the target of his boo boy insults - always a touch unfair.Anyway, as his wiki entry says, the difficult time at Oxford led to him joining Brentford, where it all turned round.
 

Andy McCulloch

He was one of the first Brentford players I saw who had a genuine relationship with Brentford fans. He would always give a clenched fist salute to our away fans when the teams came out. At the same time Steve Phillips was the first player I saw who would run to his own supporters to celebrate scoring. What a season 77/78 was. He and Steve Phillips proper ripped it up and I think Sweetzer scored a fair few before moving on.
 

Andy McCulloch

Wise old Bee said:
He was one of the first Brentford players I saw who had a genuine relationship with Brentford fans. He would always give a clenched fist salute to our away fans when the teams came out. At the same time Steve Phillips was the first player I saw who would run to his own supporters to celebrate scoring. What a season 77/78 was. He and Steve Phillips proper ripped it up and I think Sweetzer scored a fair few before moving on.
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I always thought that he and Phillips didn't like each other. Perhaps just an unjust rumour?
 

Andy McCulloch

Wise old Bee said:
He was one of the first Brentford players I saw who had a genuine relationship with Brentford fans. He would always give a clenched fist salute to our away fans when the teams came out. At the same time Steve Phillips was the first player I saw who would run to his own supporters to celebrate scoring. What a season 77/78 was. He and Steve Phillips proper ripped it up and I think Sweetzer scored a fair few before moving on.
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My first season and I was hooked.
 

Andy McCulloch

North London Bee said:
Hopefully he will be guest of honour on October 29th.
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Has to be, Shirley !!!!!
Mrs Andy is in the process of knitting one of these 100’ x 50’ banners, that you see at plastic/tourist stadiums, especially for the occasion.
We’re in W233 if you fancy lending a hand unfurling it and repairing the pulled threads.
 

Andy McCulloch

Andy_Mc_is_God said:
Has to be, Shirley !!!!!
Mrs Andy is in the process of knitting one of these 100’ x 50’ banners, that you see at plastic/tourist stadiums, especially for the occasion.
We’re in W233 if you fancy lending a hand unfurling it and repairing the pulled threads.
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Sorry Andy I'm in the North Stand outside..............
 

Andy McCulloch

Wise old Bee said:
He was one of the first Brentford players I saw who had a genuine relationship with Brentford fans. He would always give a clenched fist salute to our away fans when the teams came out. At the same time Steve Phillips was the first player I saw who would run to his own supporters to celebrate scoring. What a season 77/78 was. He and Steve Phillips proper ripped it up and I think Sweetzer scored a fair few before moving on.
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I remember one particular goal he scored, that season; I think it was against Southend, at home, at Easter. A cross came in from the left and he headed it from about 12 yards out. It came of his head like a rocket; he couldn't have kicked it much harder.
 

Andy McCulloch

Andy and steve really were the little striker big striker combination they must have scored 50 goals that season
 

Andy McCulloch

BlueJayBee said:
I remember one particular goal he scored, that season; I think it was against Southend, at home, at Easter. A cross came in from the left and he headed it from about 12 yards out. It came of his head like a rocket; he couldn't have kicked it much harder.
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If it's the goal you are thinking of, was it when he was parallel to the ground?
 

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TW3Bee said:
If it's the goal you are thinking of, was it when he was parallel to the ground?
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I thought he met the cross in mid-air. Having said that, my memory may have been clouded by time. :D
 
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Andy McCulloch

Maybe the midst of time affecting my memories and emotions but still my favourite ever Brentford player.
Have posted on another thread the time we went to Sheff Wed the season after Andy moved. 1980 ? Me and a 3 mates got there early and were walking around the stadium when Andy saw us and actually recognised us as Bees fans (we were about 19) and gave us comps for the main stand. Think we won 2-0 IIRC.
 

Andy McCulloch

TW3Bee said:
If it's the goal you are thinking of, was it when he was parallel to the ground?
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That’s the one I remember.
New Rd end LHS.
I was right behind in line with it on the Ealing Rd.
Most sublime bit of football I’ve ever witnessed ?
 

Andy McCulloch

cheshirebee said:
Maybe the midst of time affecting my memories and emotions but still my favourite ever Brentford player.
Have posted on another thread the time we went to Sheff Wed the season after Andy moved. 1980 ? Me and a 3 mates got there early and were walking around the stadium when Andy saw us and actually recognised us as Bees fans (we were about 19) and gave us comps for the main stand. Think we won 2-0 IIRC.
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I think Lee Holmes scored that day.
My favourite Andy Mac game was Northampton away in 78 when we went behind 0-2 but Andy got us back into it to get a draw. Two second half goals in front of mental away support in that ridiculous away end at the old cricket ground. Coach broke down on the way home.
 

Andy McCulloch

I remember Williams missed a penalty at 2-0 which would have finished us.
Was Tucker playing for them or us?
 

Andy McCulloch

North London Bee said:
I remember Williams missed a penalty at 2-0 which would have finished us.
Was Tucker playing for them or us?
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Didn't he join us in New Year 78? Also that day saw Pat Kruse having a hell of a job handling giant George Riley for them.
 
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