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Who is the single greatest NUFC centreback you have ever seen?

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  1. Albert's Chip Shop

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    for me I'd pick Woodgate.
    When fit the lad glided round the pitch and literally had it all.
    Certainly the best I've ever seen.

    My favourite is Albert or Killer..... the latter spawning my username....
     
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  2. Tel (they/them)

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    That lad who ****ed off to be a monk <laugh>
     
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  3. Charlie Dogscock

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    Peter Jackson, Roeder, Howey and Albert stand out.

    Woodgate constantly injured so doesn't count as we could never depend on him, and almost all the rest were dogshit.
     
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    In the brief, injury free time he played for us it's Woodgate for me. He could have been like Bobby Moore.
    Others - Roeder & Peter Jackson [both solid] and Albert [a beast at times.]

    The worst - I remember a certain utility player by the name of Laurent Charvet. Absolute ****ing ****e.
     
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  5. Charlie Dogscock

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    Charvet was ****e, BUT....

    worse than Marcelino, Boumsong, Cacapa, Roy Aitken, etc? No way.
     
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    Marcelino I can't comment on since he was always off field thanks to him fingering his own arse weekly.
    Boumsong - Ability wise I'd say he was decent. He was just ****e when he played for us.
    Cacapa - ****ing Sam Allardyce.
    Roy Aitken - A bit like buying the best curry from a classy restaurant then finding out that someone has taken a dump in it. Well past his sell by date when he played for us.
    Don't forget the Georgian Tashasa[kfslhzkghasighweighweighwe whatever his name was. So **** he was sent off on his debut for blinding the ref with his shocking bald patch.
     
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  7. Tol3

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    Woodgate for me! He made Titus play enough said. A natural organiser and leader on the pitch. Special mention to Abdoulaye Faye he was immense When he came for us and we moved him on for 'better' players ended up being considerably worse. Robson was right not to sign boumsong even for a free transfer he'd be crap
     
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  8. Charlie Dogscock

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    I hope you're not referring to Terumi Ketsbaia there...!
     
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  9. It's_all_Greek_to_me

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    No. The guy that played a few games in the Championship. We signed him from Blackburn. His name sounded like some remote Georgian village.
     
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    Ah good, Georgian and bald automatically sounds like Ketbaia

    Zurab Khishanishwishdishhissvilli or something.

    Strangely enough our only bad period that season coincided with him being in the team.
     
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    That's the one. So bad that even Blackburn fans wondered what the hell we were doing.
     
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  12. Rum & Black for 2

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    Has to be Woodgate for me. Pure class for me.

    Yes, he was injured a heck of a lot but when it came to footballing ability the reference to Bobby Moore is a good comparison, he was that good.
     
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    John McGrath.
     
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  14. Somebodys pinched my sombrero

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    John Mcgrath used to snarl and threaten the opposition in the tunnel waiting to go out. Everyone was scared to death of him. <laugh>

    Bobby Moncur for me though, unless people class him as a left half?
     
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    Dabizas started off brill. And gave his best I suppose hard to pick the best. In my era. Albert prob earlier on
     
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    Erm, the best by a country mile is Darren Peacock!
     
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    Shall we save some time and just declare Trev the winner now?
     
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  18. jimileysbaldhead

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    Moncur was a great player, however he spent most of his time at left half.
     
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    I'm sure he will do that himself :)
     
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  20. Ben 10

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    How can you ignore Woodgate for being always injured but then include Howey?
     
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