Elliott Morris has revealed how former teammate Darren Lockhart could disarm you with his charm before 'smashing a forearm on the side of your head'.
Morris regards Lockhart as the best player he ever played alongside during his two decades at the Oval.
The goalkeeper was the special guest on Belfast Live's That's What I Call Football podcast this week, and we asked the 40-year-old to pick the Best Glentoran XI he ever shared the pitch with.
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And the first name in his midfield was Lockhart.
"I would have Darren Lockhart in there to start with. Anyone who asks me who was the best player I played with, Locky is the name that comes up. He just had everything," Morris told the podcast.
"Locky had that wee thing about him. He would be all, 'How's things today? Are you okay? How's the family?'. And then he would smash a forearm on the side of your head.
"He just had that about him. We called him 'The Devil'. He was the devil."
Lockhart racked up 240 appearances during seven seasons with Glentoran, scoring an impressive 55 goals from midfield.
He won 11 trophies during his time on Mersey Street including two league titles and two Irish Cups.
Morris believes Lockhart didn't get the praise he deserved in the Irish League.
"He didn't get the praise he deserved at that time," Morris added.
"You had Andy Smith scoring 38-39 goals, you had Michael Halliday scoring 30-odd, then you had Darren Armour scoring 25. And you had wee Scotty (Young) chipping in.
"Locky maybe didn't score that many goals but he did chip in now and again. And he could play anywhere. He ended up playing centre half for Ballymena later in the latter stages of his career.
"He could play left wing, centre mid. He could play anywhere. Great player."
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