Un-sung heroes

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GroveRanger

GroveRanger

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Hiding in the bushes
We've probably all had a go at our top 11 players but what about the also-rans, the players who always put in a decent shift but never got their own song? Just a few I was pondering on;

Peter Hucker
Steve Burke
Danny Maddix
Ian Holloway
Gary Waddock
Andy Impey - ok, he did have his own song!
Gavin Peacock
Paul Furlong
Gareth Ainsworth

Who else did you have a soft spot for even though they may not have been exactly world class?
 
GroveRanger said:
We've probably all had a go at our top 11 players but what about the also-rans, the players who always put in a decent shift but never got their own song? Just a few I was pondering on;

Peter Hucker
Steve Burke
Danny Maddix
Ian Holloway
Gary Waddock
Andy Impey - ok, he did have his own song!
Gavin Peacock
Paul Furlong
Gareth Ainsworth

Who else did you have a soft spot for even though they may not have been exactly world class?
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Frank Clarke
Mick Leach ( I think he qualifies for this)
Mick Ferguson
Gary Micklewhite (should be in folklore as the man who won us the FA Cup!)
Gary Waddock (not sure if he qualifies)
Paul Goddard (Thank you Docherty!)
Chris Day
Steve Palmer
Darren Peacock (not sure if he qualifies)
Marcus Bignot

I expect others will come to me when the thread is finished!

Paul Furlong didn't have his own song? Are you sure?
 
Tony Hazell, Bob Hazell, Paul Goddard, Wayne Fereday, Shaun Derry and that Nielsen guy even though he left us in the lurch
 
David Bardsley.
Ian Stewart
Simon Barker
Ian Holloway
Mark Bircham

We could be here all night.

Edit - Olly has already been mentioned and I think we had a song about Bircham and his hair.
 
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finglasqpr said:
David Bardsley.
Ian Stewart
Simon Barker
Ian Holloway
Mark Bircham

We could be here all night.

Edit - Olly has already been mentioned and I think we had a song about Bircham and his hair.
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I used to have an ongoing debate at the time with my Chelsea supporting brother as to who was the better player - Ian Stewart or Pat Nevin. That was when Ian Stewart was at his peak (which didn't last long in reality).
 
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Rangers Til I Die said:
Bit harsh to describe some of those as 'also rans' imo especially Furlong!
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I meant any player who didn't make it into your own top 11. If Furs was in your top 11 then he's certainly not an also-ran. Not sure if he had his own song though but please remind us all if he did.

Shaun Derry had his own song to the tune of Kumbaya. I similarly didn't include "He's here, he's there, he's everyf*ckin'where, Matthew Rose, Matthew Rose!"
 
Mickey Leach
Keith Sanderson
Mick Kelly
Peter Ramage
Gino

Sure there are others that will spring to mind later.....
 
Always liked Andy Thomson, always put in a shift for us despite not being a natural player...
 
GroveRanger said:
I meant any player who didn't make it into your own top 11. If Furs was in your top 11 then he's certainly not an also-ran. Not sure if he had his own song though but please remind us all if he did.

Shaun Derry had his own song to the tune of Kumbaya. I similarly didn't include "He's here, he's there, he's everyf*ckin'where, Matthew Rose, Matthew Rose!"
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He certainly did have his own song. Nothing unique, but " Furlong, there's only one Furlong".

Probably heard at it's loudest at the Oldham play off game. It was rather loud at Colchester on the last league match game of that season though!
 
terryb said:
He certainly did have his own song. Nothing unique, but " Furlong, there's only one Furlong".

Probably heard at it's loudest at the Oldham play off game. It was rather loud at Colchester on the last league match game of that season though!
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Amazing game. The stadium was literally bouncing. Loved it.
 
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