Joe Baker Quotes on Time (1 Quote)

It was the intensity of Italian football which troubled the former Hibs striker most. It was cruel stuff out there as Italians, at that time, were quite prepared to play without the ball, ... Foreign players - and we were the pioneers - were regarded with deep suspicion. Not only were we kicked up and down the park but regularly spat on as well. When I returned home for the close season, I knew I couldn't go back.