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Nominate your favourite rovers: 2 CENTRAL DEFENDERS

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  1. Captain Jack Sparrow

    Captain Jack Sparrow Pirate Forum Moderator

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    Hi Gasheads <hug>

    So then, our 1st choice GK, RB AND LB who have been selected for the NOT606 dream team!


    Now on to your favourite gas: 2 CENTRAL DEFENDERS


    the 2 central defenders who gets the most nominations will be in the 1st team of the gas not606 dream team.
    the player who gets the 3rd and 4th most nominations will be on the subs list.

    i will do a thread for each position in a 4-4-2 formation so in this thread please select the position for the 2 central defenders only <ok>

    Starting 11:


    ------------------------ NIGEL MARTIN ------------------------

    HARRY BAMFORD - RCD --------------- LCD - VAUGHAN JONES

    RW --------------- RCM --------------- LCM -------------- LW

    ------------------- RCF --------------- LCF ------------------

    subs:
    GK: JIM EADIE
    RB: IAN ALEXANDER
    CB:
    CB:
    LB: ANDY GURNEY
    RW:
    CM:
    CM:
    LW:
    CF:
    CF:


    Reference:
    Keeper thread: Click here
    Right Back thread: Click here
    Left Bck thread: Click here
     
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  2. Captain Jack Sparrow

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    remember you pick your favourite TWO centre backs <ok>
     
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  3. Chris-Gashead

    Chris-Gashead Well-Known Member

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    Probably Elliott and Tillson
     
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  4. aylesbury gas

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    I'd have to have Steve Yates in there. Not sure who else, but Stuart Taylor deserves a mention for well over 500 games for us.
     
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  5. Captain Jack Sparrow

    Captain Jack Sparrow Pirate Forum Moderator

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    who would you partner with yates? is your choice taylor??
     
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  6. Gasheadseamge79

    Gasheadseamge79 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Well my choice is two players we could do with now I'm going for Andy Tilson and Steve Elliott <ok>
     
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    No don't think good enough - jus thought he deserved a mention. Reckon Gary Mabbutt would be a good choice, though he was centrall midfielder, but England caps at centre back - so I'm going to have Mabbutt and Yates as my 2 choices
     
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  8. Bluebaldee

    Bluebaldee Total Git

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    Yates and Tilson for me.
     
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  9. Stollie

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    Yates and Tilson for me also
     
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    Larry Lloyd and Stuart Taylor
     
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  11. pirate49

    pirate49 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Names which come straight to mind...Lloyd, Taylor, Green, Sykes, Forster, Yates, Elliott
    Clarke, Tillson, Twentyman, Aitken

    Taylor was always rated better than Lloyd, though it was Lloyd who got the recognition. I always thought Steve
    Forster was under-rated. Aitken was/is a great servant of the club. Elliott was good but he had flaws.
    Wot....no Danny Coles?! :biggrin:

    I'll go Taylor and Tillson...but it's a tough call.
     
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  12. France Gas

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    Yates and Mabbutt
     
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  13. Gastronomic

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    Steve Yates and Stuart Taylor...
     
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  14. gas

    gas ACCOUNT DELETED Forum Moderator

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    Thinking back we've had some cracking centre halves in my time. Tilson, Taylor, Yates, Elliott, Twentyman and Byron Anthony<whistle> to mention a few.

    I got to go for Yates and Taylor<ok>

    Taylor was a class act.

    Yates was possibly the worst passer of the ball I've ever seen <laugh> but he was a great defender.
     
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  15. Captain Jack Sparrow

    Captain Jack Sparrow Pirate Forum Moderator

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    tilson and yates
     
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  16. Detached_Gas

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    From what I've seen with my own eyes I would go with Tilson and Foster

    Elliott and Thompson would be my benchers
     
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  17. Captain Jack Sparrow

    Captain Jack Sparrow Pirate Forum Moderator

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    steve foster? trying to remember him. anyone remember ian mcclean the canadian defender we had at twerton?
     
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  18. pirate49

    pirate49 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Steve Foster was a classy CB...197 games for us..went on to Doncaster...Scunthorpe...Darlington
    Ian McLean played about 30 games and went on to Cardiff
     
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  19. Bluebaldee

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    Yeah I liked Steve Foster - he'd be on the bench along with :emoticon-0159-musicWe've got Steve Elliott, he's ****ing brilliant':emoticon-0159-music
     
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  20. Captain Jack Sparrow

    Captain Jack Sparrow Pirate Forum Moderator

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    i just dont know why i cant remember him.
     
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