Just hope hes the one we have been looking for , its been ages since we had a commanding centre back   The.last one that admired who was a right trojan and that was Chris Shaw wow what a player .  Dont get me wrong we have had some good uns but like a trojan in Chris he put his body on the line every game . After the game he could hardly walk at times but he was there at the next game .... 

WhiteBallProject wrote:

Chris Shaw scored the new Ilkeston Towns first ever goal when he came as a sub against Uttoxeter Town. It was a beautifully struck free kick. He was a great character and a very good player. Often after games he could be seen having a crafty fag behind the clubhouse and when I spoke to him he told me hid knees were so bad he could hardly move after games and the fags helped numb the pain. Apparently he signed as just a back up and had no intention in becoming a fixture but such was the enthusiasm around the new club he quickly became a cult hero!

yeah i can remember him struggling after the games saying his knees had about shot it .. He even said he might come back a year after he had retired from football , i said dont you even think about it !!!!!! Great bloke