Our worst ever player?

At least he took to the pitch. Marcelino couldn't even be arsed to do that! That finger tendon eh!

 

How about Graham Oates for those of us who have suffered longer than most on here.

Here's a link to his wiki page. Possibly a claim to the fastest (own) goal in history. Great days....................

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Oates_(footballer_born_1949)

 

Speaking of own goals, there can't have been many better than Kev Scotts v Brentford in the promotion . What a pearler.

 

Glen Keeley's away to M'boro approx 1977 was a good own goal, header from edge of our box on cross from free kick, was a beaut as well. If my memory serves me right.

 

Forgot about nacho and Xisco.

 

He took it very well to be fair.
Glenn was a star, Gordon Lee said so himself.

Even Titus would have been proud of this one.
I'm sure we were 3 - 1 down going into injury time and still drew.

[video=youtube;A5Tn_MvoP2k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Tn_MvoP2k[/video]

 

Of all the seriously bad players I can remember since the early 70's onwards, the one that sticks out for me is dear old.

Titus Bramble..............

or was it Titus Bumble

 

Did you forget? Titus tried the exact same thing, albeit with a flying volley.

Unfortunately for titus, Shay was ready for it and headed it over the bar

 

Sol Campbell and Cacapa spring to mind! Can anyone remember when Fransesco Coco had a game for us?

P.S anyone see leon Bests goal today? Was a mistake getting rid IMO!

 

A long distant cousin married John Cornwall, before my time but a few people have mentioned their thoughts to me...my thoughts he played in the same midfield as gazza end of lol.

 

Best was a useful player. He wanted to leave though so couldn't really say it was a mistake. Fair play to him, he wanted to play. It was a mistake not replacing him.

 

No mention of Geremi? Mourinho was right about his legs of a forty-year-old.

Nor any of Alan Smith's mediocrity for a few years.

Stephen Ireland.

 

Alot more useful then the Shola option but yeah not replacing him was the mistake!

 

The thing with Best is he was a selfless partner. Good for the other striker.

 

Also seemed underrated at both being in the right place at the right time or creating something for himself. Used to love seeing him pick it up with back to goal turn a defender with a sharp little flick and fire a first time shot

 

It was a shame it couldn't have worked out here for Leon Best, I liked him and thought he plenty to offer.

The only downside was his fitness.
Too many injuries, bad ones at that have blighted his career.

Compared to other strikers we've had and paid good money for like Stephane Guivarc'h and Jon Dahl Tomasson, he was class.

I've changed my mind on the worst player. It has to be Guivarc'h. World Cup winner and a complete expensive waste of space.

 

Des Hamilton

 

I watched something on Football Focus (I think) about Leon Best, where at youth levels he was untouchable. A scout or ex-coach said Besty would ask where he'd like the ball to be put (top left, middle right) and he'd just do it, time and time again. They thought at the time he'd be a World beater but it was the pace and fitness that just didn't improve enough to make it.

Back on topic....Shola. Fcking useless.

 

Wasn't that Cort?