We've had a few comments recently that our current squad is among the best we have ever assembled. I have to admit I think that is exagerated, but it did get me thinking about whether any of our current squad would get in to a best ever team?! Here is my line-up, based on the players I have seen in my time supporting the club... GK Bryan Gunn LB Mark Bowen CB John Polsten CB Malky Mackay RB Ian Culverhouse LW Darren Eadie CM Ian Crook CM Wes Hoolahan RW Ruel Fox CF Chris Sutton CF Iwan Roberts Subs Rob Green Adam Drury Ian Fleming Phil Mulryne Darren Huckerby Grant Holt Efan Ekoku
Here is mine based on 442:- GK Woods RB Culverhouse LB Bowen CB Bruce CB Watson CM Crook CM Townsend RW Fox LW Huckerby ST Sutton ST Bellamy Subs Green Drury Linnigan Goss Gordon Fleck Crouch No place for any of the current players just yet I'm afraid (Other than a subs spot for Drury, but I am not sure he will figure too much from now on.) Mabe by the end of this season that might change.... BTW, assume you mean CRAIG Fleming? Ian Fleming wrote James Bond lol. Also, Hucks on ly on the bench? You sure? And Ekoku? He had one decent game for us where he scored 4 against Everton, other than that he was not exactly brilliant. My mind wanders to the hat-rick of misses away ar Vitesse.....
Oh yeah! Would you believe me if I claimed that Ian Fleming wrote spy thrillers while playing for Nigel Worthington??? Huckerby was a tough call, but I wasn't willing to leave Eadie or I Roberts out of the starting line-up! Re. Ekoku- he was the player that got me most excited as a 13 year old watching from the Family Stand so couldn't be left out of my personal team. I accept he might not make everyone's line-up tho.
It is all opinion. Most would say that Robert Rosario was a very poor player apart from the one goal he scored against Southampton, I saw a very different player. To this day I suspect that those who played with him benefitted and scored more because of him. Also, I had forgotten about Eadie, would have to put him in, subs bench though as Hucks was better even on the left wing. He would probably replace Crouch who, although superb, was not here that long. I would also have loved to have squeezed in Mick Channon, Mark Barham, Wes, Grolt, Iwan and a few others but really cannot take out any of the players I have chosen already..... Now, an all time squad of 25.... ....We would win this Premier League easily
In fact, on reflection.... GK Woods RB Culverhouse LB Bowen CB Bruce CB Watson CM Crook CM Townsend RW Fox LW Huckerby ST Ashton ST Bellamy Subs Gunn Drury Linnigan Eadie Gordon Fleck Sutton Too many to decide, but think this is definately my final choice....
No mentions of Kevin Keelan, Martin Peters, Ron Ashman................ your right Kenny there are just toooooooooooooooooo many to decide, that's why I'm not even going to attempt the impossible C'mon you Yelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllows IMWT ILWHTB OTBC
I would agree it would be very hard for any of the current squad to get in a all time best team. Here is my team, based on what I have witnessed home & away over the years. GK Chris Woods LB Mark Bowen CB Dave Watson CB Steve Bruce RB Ian Culverhouse LW Darren Huckerby CM Ian Crook CM Martin Peters RW Ruel Fox CF Chris Sutton CF Phil Boyer Subs Kevin Keelan Adam Drury Jon Polsten Phil Mulryne Ted MacDougall Robert Fleck Some might question Martin Peters but even when we had him towards the end of his career he was still a class above on & off the pitch
As it stands we'd have to say probably none of the current squad, if we stay up, it might change to all of them! Seriously though, I'd agree with Kenny's second line up, but I'd swap Disco Dale for Hucks.
Interesting that John Polston features in several of these line ups - but no sign of Malky Mackay ? I realise it's all very subjective, though, and they can't all feature.
I'm not even going to attempt to pick a team from the players I've seen over the years. Would love to see Big Dunc, but would be a tad concerned that he would finish many matches lol.
