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leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:12 PM
So, in short - Michael Bridges is my personal hero. The year I really started loving football was the season Leeds UTD qualified for the Champions League. Michael Bridges was key to that season scoring a lot of goals. A lot of people probably don't realise but at the time he didn't just score tap-ins, there was some real beauties.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwScoVUQUeM&ab_channel=michaelbridges

What players do you love, but whom aren't well known or well adored by your peers?

Magic
07-10-2015, 07:14 PM
I think most people know Bridges was brilliant.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:16 PM
I think most people know Bridges was brilliant.

I should have picked Messi.

Lewis
07-10-2015, 07:20 PM
On a related note, I watched a Robbie Keane goals compilation recently (I was sulking in a shit pub I moaned about being in), and there can't be many players with a better collection of 'worldies' than him.

John Arne
07-10-2015, 07:22 PM
Matt Jansen and Matt Derbyshire are favourites of mine.

Giggles
07-10-2015, 07:23 PM
David White and John Jensen.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:24 PM
On a related note, I watched a Robbie Keane goals compilation recently (I was sulking in a shit pub I moaned about being in), and there can't be many players with a better collection of 'worldies' than him.

We talking L.A Galaxy or overall?

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:24 PM
Matt Jansen and Matt Derbyshire are favourites of mine.

He was brilliant until he rattled his brain.

Jansen that is.

Giggles
07-10-2015, 07:25 PM
On a related note, I watched a Robbie Keane goals compilation recently (I was sulking in a shit pub I moaned about being in), and there can't be many players with a better collection of 'worldies' than him.

Keane vs Germany 2002. My single most excited moment in football.

Lewis
07-10-2015, 07:26 PM
We talking L.A Galaxy or overall?

It was some Sky Sports thing of his best Premiership goals.

I tried to watch Seattle Whatevers vs LA Galaxy the other night and the pitch markings were melting my brain. Playing on them must be a nightmare.

Alex
07-10-2015, 07:28 PM
Bridges was absolutely brilliantly for Leeds initially. He was future England material based on that first season with us (I'd argue he should have got a call up at the time actually), properly good. Injuries fucked him up though.

That was such an exciting time to be a Leeds fan. I would put Lee Bowyer forward too. His work rate was off the chart, he was an absolute engine in the middle. His ability warranted a LOT more than the single England cap that he got, but his attitude and character (admittedly he was a bit of twat) made sure that wasn't going to happen.

Re-title the thread "Leeds United circa 1999-2000" and we can just keep going like this. :drool:

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:29 PM
Mark Viduka vs Liverpool - what a man.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jRjUYAobZ8&ab_channel=Leeds4EvEr1992

Magic
07-10-2015, 07:40 PM
Why didn't you just put this in the Leeds thread?

Alex
07-10-2015, 07:41 PM
Mark Viduka vs Liverpool - what a man.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jRjUYAobZ8&ab_channel=Leeds4EvEr1992

:hail:

I've never seen a better striker in a Leeds shirt. I include Yeboah in that too. He used to got a lot of stick for being "fat" and "lazy", or whatever. But he wasn't that kind of player. It was all about the positioning, the touch and the finishing with him. He always looked a threat. He was just a predator.

That goal to keep us up at Arsenal (and I think lose them the league) as well. :drool:

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:42 PM
Why didn't you just put this in the Leeds thread?

Why don't you just fuck off you miserable Scottish cunt.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:45 PM
edit: I love you really :facepalm:

Lee
07-10-2015, 07:46 PM
Julian Joachim was a hero.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:46 PM
Julian Joachim was a hero.

We need some videos.

Lee
07-10-2015, 07:47 PM
I don't know how to make videos happen on here since I never bothered reading the instructions.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:49 PM
I don't know how to make videos happen on here since I never bothered reading the instructions.

There's a button that looks like a film reel - put the full youtube link in it.

Magic
07-10-2015, 07:49 PM
Why don't you just fuck off you miserable Scottish cunt.

:D

nicely done.

Lee
07-10-2015, 07:50 PM
There's a button that looks like a film reel - put the full youtube link in it.

I'm on an iPad which just takes me to the YouTube app, so no URL. Is there another way?

Panda Bear
07-10-2015, 07:51 PM
I still don't understand Michael Ricketts being good that one half-season.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:52 PM
I'm on an iPad which just takes me to the YouTube app, so no URL. Is there another way?

I'm not Albert Einstein. Work it out for yourself.

Giggles
07-10-2015, 07:52 PM
I don't know how to make videos happen on here since I never bothered reading the instructions.

Put the whole link to the YouTube video from the address bar in the video insert box instead of just the end bit like before.

I've found that I need the www.youtube.com/.... address as opposed to the www.youtu.be/.... address.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 07:52 PM
I still don't understand Michael Ricketts being good that one half-season.

The magic of Big Sam.

Giggles
07-10-2015, 07:53 PM
I'm on an iPad which just takes me to the YouTube app, so no URL. Is there another way?

Not sure about iPad, but on the Android app if you try share the video you'll get 'copy url' as one of the options. There must be something similar on that.

http://i58.tinypic.com/s1pbb4.png

Disco
07-10-2015, 07:57 PM
Chris Marsden, mostly because of this...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXTFeFRPlbc

Lee
07-10-2015, 07:58 PM
http://youtu.be/kwNN5s3aJPM

Cheers, Giggles. Fuck you, LeedsRevolution.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 08:00 PM
http://youtu.be/kwNN5s3aJPM

Cheers, Giggles. Fuck you, LeedsRevolution.

Meh. I did give all I could to the situation you do understand that?

Ian
07-10-2015, 08:01 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKjhh7V9Y3w

:drool:

Lee
07-10-2015, 08:01 PM
http://youtu.be/UtqXXqV35Hg

And again. He really was quality.

He's in the Leicester Mercury this week; currently playing for East Midlands Counties League side Holwell Sports having quit his job for a fireplace (I think) shop last week. Hero.

Lewis
07-10-2015, 08:04 PM
I still don't understand Michael Ricketts being good that one half-season.

Fitness advantage.

Giggles
07-10-2015, 08:05 PM
Danny fucking Welbeck. Injured I presume? Forgot he existed.

Andy
07-10-2015, 08:17 PM
Franny Benali. :cool:

Pepe
07-10-2015, 08:21 PM
Fitness advantage.

:D

The Merse
07-10-2015, 09:04 PM
England were churning out some savage strikers back in the 90's.

How the fuck did Ricketts get a cap or two and god knows... Heskey had about 60 odd didn't he?

Reg
07-10-2015, 09:13 PM
I have family who support Villa, and Joachim is one of a few that makes me quite nostalgic. Lee Hendrie (scored some crackers), Hitzlsperger (the fans would shout "SHOOT" whenever he had it 35 yards out), the two bald fullbacks Wright and some other guy...

Here's one of Hendrie's at 2:04.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=otSmAI03P2c#t=126

Danny
07-10-2015, 09:22 PM
England were churning out some savage strikers back in the 90's.

How the fuck did Ricketts get a cap or two and god knows... Heskey had about 60 odd didn't he?

He got his cap when Sven was handing them to everyone in 2002

According to the ever reliable wiki 'Ricketts continued scoring in his first season in the Premier League, hitting 15 goals by February, and this form led to his call-up for England's friendly against The Netherlands in February 2002. Ricketts played 45 minutes in that game but failed to score, and subsequently did not score for Bolton again all season'

So the call up was probably worth a shout. Lol at not scoring again.

Vim
07-10-2015, 09:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwDdtrZwKqc

Giaccherini (:D) scoring a stoppage time winner to put us basically out of reach at the top of the table late in the season.

Magic
07-10-2015, 09:29 PM
What happened to that Danish boy that played for Blackburn with the shit highlighted hair? He scored some pearlers.

Luke Emia
07-10-2015, 09:30 PM
http://youtu.be/UtqXXqV35Hg

And again. He really was quality.

He's in the Leicester Mercury this week; currently playing for East Midlands Counties League side Holwell Sports having quit his job for a fireplace (I think) shop last week. Hero.

One of my best mates played with him a few years ago. By all accounts he was only there because he had pissed/gambled all his money away.

Reg
07-10-2015, 09:32 PM
What happened to that Danish boy that played for Blackburn with the shit highlighted hair? He scored some pearlers.
Pedersen?

John
07-10-2015, 09:35 PM
Filip Sebo and Marvin Andrews. The former because even though he was terrible, cost a fair bit of money, and left for a loss, he always put the effort in, and it's impossible to dislike someone who celebrates a goal in a pre-season friendly like he'd just won the world cup. The latter because he was a huge nutcase and could head the ball from his own box out the other end of the park before it bounced.

Russell Latapy managing to play until he was forty despite smoking two packs a day is good fun, but he wasn't with us for long.

QE Harold Flair
07-10-2015, 09:37 PM
Ian Wright would be mine. He scored lots of outrageous chips with either foot. If he had been picked up when he was young he would have had an unbelievable career record.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKxqf4m73Kk

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 09:37 PM
What happened to that Danish boy that played for Blackburn with the shit highlighted hair? He scored some pearlers.

Shit, I can't remember his name but I saw him play in a youth game against Leeds when we won 6-1. Aaron Lennon scored all 6. God was I excited about him.

Giggles
07-10-2015, 09:38 PM
The has it. Morten Gamst Pedersen.

leedsrevolution
07-10-2015, 09:49 PM
The has it. Morten Gamst Pedersen.

No it was before him.

The Merse
07-10-2015, 11:41 PM
He got his cap when Sven was handing them to everyone in 2002

According to the ever reliable wiki 'Ricketts continued scoring in his first season in the Premier League, hitting 15 goals by February, and this form led to his call-up for England's friendly against The Netherlands in February 2002. Ricketts played 45 minutes in that game but failed to score, and subsequently did not score for Bolton again all season'

So the call up was probably worth a shout. Lol at not scoring again.

Oh, I remember it well. Thing is - they were very Big Sam goals - pre-Okocha/Djorkaeff (they turned up the next season), when they really were a hoof-ball bunch. Off his arse, his shin, mostly off his bonce, with a couple of powered screamers in there of bouncing balls which would return to row z for most of the rest of his career.

The amazing thing was Boro shelling out a reasonable sum for him after that drought...

The Merse
07-10-2015, 11:42 PM
Ian Wright would be mine. He scored lots of outrageous chips with either foot. If he had been picked up when he was young he would have had an unbelievable career record.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKxqf4m73Kk

As it, he has to settle for 2nd top scorer (having held the record) to one of the greatest players of all time at one of the biggest clubs in Europe. Pretty average career.

SvN
07-10-2015, 11:46 PM
Julian Joachim seemed to be one of those players who was always on the brink of reaching his potential. I can't believe the fucker is 41 nowadays,

QE Harold Flair
07-10-2015, 11:47 PM
Not saying he didn't have a great career but he didn't make it to the top until about 27 or 28. He would have been Shearer levels if he had been picked up as a youth.

Toby
07-10-2015, 11:49 PM
http://e2.365dm.com/13/09/768x432/john-obi-mikel-chelsea_3010144.jpg?20131101121138

SvN
07-10-2015, 11:50 PM
Not saying he didn't have a great career but he didn't make it to the top until about 27 or 28. He would have been Shearer levels if he had been picked up as a youth.

The fact that he managed to become (at the time) Arsenal's top goalscorer of all time despite not joining them until he was 28 is ridiculous. I had no idea he was quite that old when he left Palace.

The Merse
07-10-2015, 11:55 PM
Mine would be Mark Burchill and Eoin Jess.

I grew in a Celtic daft family, going to 1 or 2 of their games a year, a couple of Aberdeen games with my Uncle who was stayed up there and a few Arsenal games with my mum's best mates boyfriend. Most of the Arsenal players I love are actually very good, so I'll go with the top two. I even had a '98 World Cup shirt with 8. Jess on the back (he didn't make the final squad) and had a 9. Burchill shirt after his debut for Scotland in 99. The former (The Pele of Portsoy) went on to play for Coventry, followed by a return to Aberdeen and then back to England with Bradford, Nottingham Forest and then Northampton. The poor bastard had a stroke two years after retiring :(

The latter, once known as the 'Scottish Michael Owen' left Celtic without ever having been an established first team striker but with a cracking goalscoring record during Henrik Larsson's injured periods. He went to Pompey, made a great start then broke a leg and saw his career go down the toilet and he became a real journeyman. He's player-manager at Livingston now. A role which also seems to hark back to a forgotten (well, 1990's) age for me (Hoddle at Swindon, Lombardo at Palace, Robson at Boro, Reid at Man City, Wilkins at QPR - where would you see a proper player manager like them these days in the Premiership?).

http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mark-burchill.jpg

http://spfl.co.uk/docs/009__034__features__Eoin_Jess__1316435822_standard .jpg

The Merse
08-10-2015, 12:08 AM
Shit. Essay time.


The fact that he managed to become (at the time) Arsenal's top goalscorer of all time despite not joining them until he was 28 is ridiculous. I had no idea he was quite that old when he left Palace.

Incredible striker. Always underrated as Taylor brought him in when England were at the height of their Taylor & European inequality induced shitness and then Venables didn't fancy him at his peak (to be fair, Shearer, Sheringham, Fowler and Ferdinand were incredible back then too). Never got enough credit for being able to score goals from all over the shop and being combative without the ball.

I think it's one of the reasons I love Sanchez - I see a lot of Wright in him. The aggression, the smile, the desperation to score and to play.

Stuff like this video I love too - a good programme in full actually - it was interesting hearing his step dad made him and his bro sit behind the sofa when MOTD was on so they heard but couldn't see it. I watched his first appearance as a pundit on it during his FA ban in 95/96 (I think it was the one for swearing at Gooners, or maybe for mooning at us, he had a difficult stage with fan relations for a year - and even handed in a transfer request), he was so infectiously enthusiastic, and jibberish even. He kept saying 'I'm on match of the day - you're Des Lynam!' Look (point to des whilst turning to Alan Hansen I think...) 'It's Des, he's Des, this is my graceland'.

He just has those qualities about him that back then, were of the unpolished everyman that worked as a hod carrier before turning pro and almost turned down the contract as he couldn't get the time off work and had kids to feed. There were more normal blokes and characters back then, especially at the Arsenal, but he still stands out.

They just don't exist now.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omPdemwaNzQ

It's the taking the hat off and giving the 'Mr...' :D

The Merse
08-10-2015, 12:23 AM
I have family who support Villa, and Joachim is one of a few that makes me quite nostalgic. Lee Hendrie (scored some crackers), Hitzlsperger (the fans would shout "SHOOT" whenever he had it 35 yards out), the two bald fullbacks Wright and some other guy...


I think you mean the central midfielder, Mark Draper.

Gary Cokehead Charles was the other full back with Wright.

Lee
08-10-2015, 12:24 AM
Mark Draper was a lovely little player in his year with us. Great for Notts County before that too.

leedsrevolution
08-10-2015, 01:29 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ilqmcslw4&ab_channel=pjnoodles

You know when a highlight reel shows so many non goals like this - it means the man is pure magic.

leedsrevolution
08-10-2015, 01:31 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPB08-9quZo&ab_channel=ForestGreenRoversF.C.

Big Jon

Spoonsky
08-10-2015, 03:15 AM
Andrea Dossena will always hold a place in my hard for trolling the shit out of Manchester United and Real Madrid in the space of a week. That may well have been the peak of Liverpool football over the last decade.

Yossi Benayoun was the money for that entire season as well. He probably fits the thread better. Before Chelsea ruined him like they did Torres.

Danny
08-10-2015, 03:50 AM
Ian Wright wasnt shit though :sorry:

Byron
08-10-2015, 03:59 AM
Carlton Cole.

Donkey of a player but always gave 100%, never complained about being on the bench, took a pay cut when we got relegated as he wanted to stay with us and genuinely loved the fans. There's a good portion of fans that love him more than the likes of Tevez and Di Canio.

The Merse
08-10-2015, 06:53 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ilqmcslw4&ab_channel=pjnoodles

You know when a highlight reel shows so many non goals like this - it means the man is pure magic.

The season when he scored 20 odd for Swansea he seemed like a scouse Bergkamp of League One. Cracking player.

The Merse
08-10-2015, 06:54 AM
Ian Wright wasnt shit though :sorry:


Yeah, I've no idea why he's in this list.

John
08-10-2015, 08:19 AM
Because Harold can't read properly.

Jimmy Floyd
08-10-2015, 08:43 AM
Carlton Cole.

Donkey of a player but always gave 100%, never complained about being on the bench, took a pay cut when we got relegated as he wanted to stay with us and genuinely loved the fans. There's a good portion of fans that love him more than the likes of Tevez and Di Canio.
I maintain he could have been genuinely brilliant. Under Ranieri initially he looked like a nailed on England starter of the future. Then Abramovich/Mourinho came at the wrong time for him, he went off the rails in his various loan spells and by the time he got back on them at West Ham, he was shite. That he did force himself into the England reckoning at one point anyway shows what might have been.

wullie
08-10-2015, 09:19 AM
Joachim, Jess and Jansen all passed through Cov at some point along with the prime classic Nii Lamptey, as if we exist mainly to confirm a player's decline. I'm surprised we haven't had Freddy Adu over for a trial.

Reg
08-10-2015, 05:12 PM
I think you mean the central midfielder, Mark Draper.
I don't think so.. Instead of who?

QE Harold Flair
08-10-2015, 05:33 PM
Because Harold can't read properly.

Actually it was a response to someone who said Bridges was their hero. Slightly off topic, perhaps, but I believe together we can pull through these tough times. Pm me for further information.

Danny
08-10-2015, 09:37 PM
You mean the thread title?

The Merse
08-10-2015, 10:04 PM
I don't think so.. Instead of who?

You said Alan Wright and the other bald full back from Villa - I don't think there was another... Gary Charles was one, but not bald, Steve Staunton played more at centre half at that stage, and was never bald. Mark Draper was though...

http://www.sporting-heroes.net/content/thumbnails/00143/14177-zoom.jpg

The Merse
08-10-2015, 10:07 PM
Joachim, Jess and Jansen all passed through Cov at some point along with the prime classic Nii Lamptey, as if we exist mainly to confirm a player's decline. I'm surprised we haven't had Freddy Adu over for a trial.

John Fleck. The Scottish Wayne Rooney. :drool:

John
08-10-2015, 10:14 PM
What a fat idiot he turned out to be.

He's nowhere near as talented, but Fraser Aird will be the next one to piss his career away.

Byron
09-10-2015, 04:40 AM
I maintain he could have been genuinely brilliant. Under Ranieri initially he looked like a nailed on England starter of the future. Then Abramovich/Mourinho came at the wrong time for him, he went off the rails in his various loan spells and by the time he got back on them at West Ham, he was shite. That he did force himself into the England reckoning at one point anyway shows what might have been.

He did have one season (under Zola I believe it was) when he did double figures in the Premiership and we all thought he was going to make something of himself. Alas the knees went and he slipped back, but I'll have fond memories of that season.

wullie
09-10-2015, 06:43 AM
Fleck's a good player for us now, although we are in the third division which doesn't exactly paint him in the best light. I was expecting him to be for us what Charlie Adam was for Blackpool, but he's scored around five goals in the 150 games he's played. If you want someone to halt an opposition attack with a cynical trip though, he's the man.

Smiffy
09-10-2015, 09:24 AM
.....

wullie
09-10-2015, 09:26 AM
Thompson was another that came our way. He was the single consolation of that first season after being relegated, once it turned out we wouldn't automatically go back up after a quick tour of the division.

Magic
09-10-2015, 09:46 AM
Zat Night got 2 England caps. How did that happen?

Check this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_international_footballers_(alphabe tical)

Sort by date and look at the players born in the 70s and 80s. Some of the shit that got capped is unreal.

wullie
09-10-2015, 09:58 AM
I hope Gavin McCann has 'England International' as part of his email signature.

Foe
09-10-2015, 01:18 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Drrc1--vY

Just a top, top defender. Bit rapey though.

Spammer
09-10-2015, 01:53 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueY2UQ_JmsU

This is about the only good thing Christian Nade did for us, but I fell in love that day. We ended up with Jagielka in net and still won the game.

John
09-10-2015, 01:57 PM
He's a proper Sebo player, although considerably worse than the man himself. Sebo inexplicably became a better than one in two striker about two years after leaving us and has an almost one in two record at international level, despite being so shit in Scotland that his name comes up any time someone falls over or spaffs one into the shipyards.

Reg
09-10-2015, 02:01 PM
You said Alan Wright and the other bald full back from Villa - I don't think there was another... Gary Charles was one, but not bald, Steve Staunton played more at centre half at that stage, and was never bald. Mark Draper was though...
Was sure there was another baldy. Remember talking about it at one of the Villa games I went to around 2000. I'll ask my Villa cousin.

igor_balis
09-10-2015, 02:02 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udx3KVq2fZ8

Obviously.

Reg
09-10-2015, 02:04 PM
Ah, Steve Stone is who I was thinking of! The Merse The name finally popped into my head.

A quick google suggests he was a winger, so maybe he was filling in.

MartinSAFC
09-10-2015, 02:25 PM
Was sure there was another baldy. Remember talking about it at one of the Villa games I went to around 2000. I'll ask my Villa cousin.

Are you thinking of Steve Stone? Might have played for them at that time.

edit: Should read all the thread before posting!

Toby
09-10-2015, 02:25 PM
He's a proper Sebo player, although considerably worse than the man himself. Sebo inexplicably became a better than one in two striker about two years after leaving us and has an almost one in two record at international level, despite being so shit in Scotland that his name comes up any time someone falls over or spaffs one into the shipyards.

His almost one in two international record comprises seven goals, of which six were scored in three games against Malta, Cyprus and Andorra, and his club goals came for Slovak Bratislava. I get that you're sort of hamming it up for effect but it's not as if he's suddenly found his long-lost ability.

MartinSAFC
09-10-2015, 02:31 PM
For Sunderland, Nyron Nosworthy fits the bill here. He joined us from Gillingham on a free and was a fairly shit right back who had little moments of brilliance, he was then switched to centre back due to injuries and was awesome for a season and a half. He looked clumsy and had almost no ability or footballing brain at all yet was still our player of the season and played a major part in us getting promoted. His favourite trick was completely mishitting a pass and it landing sixty yards up the pitch straight to a Sunderland player. Legend!:hail:

Kevin Kyle is another one. A big clumsy centre forward but he scared opposition centre backs shitless. We once played Sheffield United (I think) in the league and he came off the bench when we had a corner, about four of their players went to mark him and left Gary Breen (what a shit player he was) free to score. In every game he played, he would commit a blatant foul and complain about it, receive a knock to the head and carry on and put effort in all the time. He was brilliant one year where we lost (disgracefully) to Crystal Palace in the play offs (2003/04 if memory serves me right) but didn't do much else after that. When he left Sunderland, I always used to celebrate when he scored goals for other clubs. I think he was playing in the Scottish league quite recently? What a hero!:hail:

Toby
09-10-2015, 02:38 PM
He was playing in the amateur league in Shetland recently while working as a cleaner on an accommodation ship for oil workers. From what I heard he'd lost all his money gambling.

Spammer
09-10-2015, 02:44 PM
For Sunderland, Nyron Nosworthy fits the bill here. He joined us from Gillingham on a free and was a fairly shit right back who had little moments of brilliance, he was then switched to centre back due to injuries and was awesome for a season and a half. He looked clumsy and had almost no ability or footballing brain at all yet was still our player of the season and played a major part in us getting promoted. His favourite trick was completely mishitting a pass and it landing sixty yards up the pitch straight to a Sunderland player. Legend!:hail:

That sums his time in Sheffield up perfectly :D

John
09-10-2015, 02:45 PM
His almost one in two international record comprises seven goals, of which six were scored in three games against Malta, Cyprus and Andorra, and his club goals came for Slovak Bratislava. I get that you're sort of hamming it up for effect but it's not as if he's suddenly found his long-lost ability.

I knew nothing of his international record beyond the numbers, though coming for Slovakia I could have guessed he didn't score them against Brazil, but even doing better than one in two for Bratislava is an achievement when you consider the sort of bilge he was serving up for us. Their league might not be strong, but I sincerely doubt the general standard is appreciably worse than the shit he was playing against here. Chris Killen was banging them in, for fuck's sake.

The Merse
09-10-2015, 04:39 PM
Ah, Steve Stone is who I was thinking of! The Merse The name finally popped into my head.

A quick google suggests he was a winger, so maybe he was filling in.

Draper was very much a midfielder, one of those that seemed quite cultured in the West Mids in 1995.

He did however play right wing back on a couple of occasions when that was in vogue, but never a winger - that was Steve Stone after his move from Newcastle around 98/99 ish.

Kikó
09-10-2015, 07:13 PM
I was a fan of Kleberson for some reason. Something about him being one of the least turd in the sea of turd signings from Fergie in that period.

I guess the other could be Blanc. Well over the hill and heart attack every time he was on the team sheet but had a bit of a charm to him. Him and Barthez were brilliant to have.

Yevrah
09-10-2015, 07:21 PM
Steve Stone was quite good for England, while it lasted.

Lee
09-10-2015, 07:32 PM
Stone was a good player. Forest had a few in that mid-90s side. Cooper, Chettle, Woan; as well as Collymore and Stone. Never will a side with such names (managed by a bloke called Frank Clark) finish as high as third in the English top flight again. Shame.