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Deleted member 5849 · Jul 21, 2022

Who was positive about Julian Darby?

I actually was(!) thought he offered us a goal threat from midfield, and was underrated... although that's still damned with faint praise really, as could he have been rated lower by most?

Nick · Jul 21, 2022

He had lovely hair

stevefloyd · Jul 21, 2022

WTF !

bawtryneal · Jul 21, 2022

Thank god the new season starts next week and we will all have something sensible to discuss.

Nick · Jul 21, 2022

I had about 15 of these for swaps.

Deleted member 5849 · Jul 21, 2022

bawtryneal said:
Thank god the new season starts next week and we will all have something sensible to discuss.

What is not sensible about discussing Julian Darby's role for us, and the fact he offered a link between midfield and attack that was otherwise missing?

Otis · Jul 21, 2022

I really didn't rate him at all unfortunately. I thought he was very poor. Too many misplaced passes and too lightweight.

Martin180 · Jul 21, 2022

Stole a living as a top flight footballer

Skyblueweeman · Jul 21, 2022

I was there when he scored away at Swindon Town the year they were in the top flight. My one decent memory of him!

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · Jul 21, 2022

Martin180 said:
Stole a living as a top flight footballer

So did Paul Telfer… I have no idea what he had on strachan

Otis · Jul 21, 2022

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
So did Paul Telfer… I have no idea what he had on strachan

Telfer used to infuriate me. At times he was incapable of passing the ball even 5 yards. Was always giving any possession.

WestEndAgro · Jul 21, 2022

Nick said:
I had about 15 of these for swaps.

He was "Pony" it even says it on his shirt.

Hobo · Jul 21, 2022

Interesting Darby and Telfer have been mentioned in this thread. Darby wasn't great but I think underated. One of those players who fans would ignore three good things he did and pick up on one bad thing. Meanwhile fans liked Telfer because he ran around alot. Normally due to him having no positional sense.

Torquay Sky Blue · Jul 21, 2022

Thought Darby ran around a lot and Telfer self confessed his dislike for football and preferred playing golf (with his mate Strachan)

JulianDarbyFTW · Jul 21, 2022

I was always positive about him ❤

torchomatic · Jul 21, 2022

Martin180 said:
Stole a living as a top flight footballer

That's nothing, Paul Telfer, not only stole a living, he kidnapped it, held it hostage and then shot it after a 72 hour police standoff.

Telfer85 · Jul 21, 2022

No need for this hate lol he scored in my first game against Man City I think might have been his debut as well

Brighton Sky Blue · Jul 21, 2022

Gives me the idea of starting an ‘on this day’ match thread…

Offhegoes · Jul 21, 2022

Darby looked good when he played with Chris Marsden for a short while in Dec / Jan 93-94. Technically decent, and could finish but he was lightweight, and shirked challenges and was often anonymous. Those dark days of David Rennie, Julian Darby, Sean Flynn

torchomatic · Jul 21, 2022

Chris Marsden would have been a great player for us,

Monty · Jul 21, 2022

but we got Sandy Robertson

Grendel · Jul 21, 2022

torchomatic said:
Chris Marsden would have been a great player for us,

I think crossing the white line was a different meaning in his life

Legia Sky Blue · Jul 21, 2022

Darby was better than is widely accepted. He played in a team that finished mid table in the PL and contributed quite a few goals in the process. There have been many far worse than him that have played for us over the years, particularly as we slipped down the leagues.

procdoc · Jul 21, 2022

As a kid I liked Darby and Sean Flynn. Also liked the Flying Postman John Williams

SBchimp · Jul 21, 2022

Phil Neal was shagging Darby, or so the song went

rob9872 · Jul 21, 2022

Fk me I know we get nostalgic over time and also time heals, but I can't ever remember disliking a player as much as Darby. Not sure if true but think he was Neal's brother in law and the only reason he was around.

rob9872 · Jul 21, 2022

Fk me I know we get nostalgic over time and also time heals, but I can't ever remember disliking a player as much as Darby. Not sure if true but think he was Neal's brother in law and the only reason he was around.

RegTheDonk · Jul 21, 2022

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
So did Paul Telfer… I have no idea what he had on strachan

Always struck me as a golf course bromance.

LastGarrison · Jul 21, 2022

Never rated Darby and thought he was shite!!

However, never quite got the hatred for Telfer and thought he always put in a shift and was better than people seem to remember. Granted his "special relationship" with Strachan didn't help.

NortonSkyBlue · Jul 21, 2022

How we stayed in the top division defied logic, Cobi Jones, Jenkinson, Gould, Rennie, Gayle, Darby…a weak team but others must have been bloody awful.

usskyblue · Jul 21, 2022

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
So did Paul Telfer… I have no idea what he had on strachan

I overheard Strachan once when he was watching from the Director’s box. He said that Telfer followed instructions better than any other player in the squad.

Telfer used to infuriate me but he was obviously told to stay put, break up play and be in certain areas of the pitch at certain times rather than be a creative player.

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · Jul 21, 2022

usskyblue said:
I overheard Strachan once when he was watching from the Director’s box. He said that Telfer followed instructions better than any other player in the squad.

Telfer used to infuriate me but he was obviously told to stay put, break up play and be in certain areas of the pitch at certain times rather than be a creative player.

I must admit I was about 10/11 when he left, I just imagine younger me couldn’t understand what he did.
I probably would appreciate him a bit more now

Deleted member 5849 · Jul 21, 2022

usskyblue said:
I overheard Strachan once when he was watching from the Director’s box. He said that Telfer followed instructions better than any other player in the squad.

Doesn't reflect overly well on Strachan's instructions...

shmmeee · Jul 21, 2022

Much like Gallagher will always be special because he was my first favourite player, I’ll always remember Darby as the first player I thought was terrible. And David Rennie.

Terry_dactyl · Jul 21, 2022

Hobo said:
Interesting Darby and Telfer have been mentioned in this thread. Darby wasn't great but I think underated. One of those players who fans would ignore three good things he did and pick up on one bad thing. Meanwhile fans liked Telfer because he ran around alot. Normally due to him having no positional sense.

He did 3 good things?!?!

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