(Players in BOLD are players that are currently with the club) 2002/03 (FA Cup Runners Up) Niemi Dodd, Lundekvam, M.Svensson, Bridge Fernandes, A. Svensson, Oakley, Marsden Ormerod, Beattie 2003/04 Niemi Dodd, Lundekvam, M.Svensson, Le Saux Fernandes, A. Svensson, Oakley, Marsden Phillips, Beattie 2004/05 Niemi Delap, Lundekvam, Higginbotham, Bernard Fernandes, Quashie, Oakley, Le Saux Phillips, Crouch 2005/06 Niemi Delap, Lundekvam, Baird, Brennan Walcott, Quashie, Oakley, Dyer Rasiak, Fuller 2006/07 Davis Ostlund, Baird, Pele, Bale Belmadi, Idiakez, Viafara, Skacel Rasiak, Jones 2007/08 Davis Wright, Perry, Powell, Surman Safri, Idiakez, Viafara, Euell Saganowski, John 2008/09 Davis James, Perry, Saejis, Surman Lallana, Wotton, Gillett ,Euell Wright-Phillips, McGoldrick 2009/10 (JPT Winners) Davis Otsemobor, Fonte, Jaidi, Harding Puncheon, Hammond, Schneiderlin, Lallana Lambert, Barnard 2010/11 (League 1 Runners-Up) Davis, Butterfield, Fonte, Jaidi, Harding Oxlade-Chamberlain, Hammond, Schneiderlin, Lallana Lambert, Barnard 2011/12 (Now) Davis, Richardson, Fonte, Jaidi, Harding Guly, Hammond, Schneiderlin, Lallana Lambert, Connolly The reason I have done this is to show how much our team has changed over the last 10ish years So I picked a variety of players that were regulars for those seasons to show that.
Stoke have pretty much made a team up from some of the players you listed here Delap Higgingbotham Jones Fuller Beattie Crouch add in andrew Davies - once a red and white stripe always a red and white stripe
The next season was worse with James at RB! Then worse still...Wotton, Gillett, Euell, Wright-Phillips and McGoldrick to fill the rest! Christ...
Can't believe your 2003 team misses out Paul Telfer - footballing genius or Gordon Strachan's cousin?
Yes 03/04 under Strachan was good, just shows that some rough diamonds can be found even in the latter stages of their career, just look at Marsden. I always think that we may have won the FA cup final if he had been properly fit. As for the Brennan comment, who is he? Have I missed someone or simply eradicated him from my memory for good reason?!
What's really encouraging is the very few changes in your last three XIs. Real improvement from each player.
OROW - Jim Brennan, signed him from Norwich, I struggle to remember a positive contribution in his short time here.
In some ways this article is kind of pointless but it does show how much the team has changed over the years. 9 years ago we had relatively the same team for a few successive seasons, then relegation happened and now as you can see after the takeover we have consistency
Dan, was he the Canadian guy? I don't really remember him at all, he cannot have played that much for us :s.
That first team you have up there was class, especially before Pahars got properly injured. Can you remember Marsden's overhead kick in the QF against Wolves? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2846103.stm
can't see how Jaidi is on our team for this season when he hasn't played, and is nowhere near to playing? same with Schneiderlin, maybe Jack Cork should be there
