Back then he wasn't brilliant , but in this current team ......... (1 Viewer)

KersleyDigs · Jan 21, 2015

Stern John

KersleyDigs · Jan 21, 2015

Leon McKenzie

Rusty Trombone · Jan 21, 2015

Robert Rosario (just for you Grendel).

Rusty Trombone · Jan 21, 2015

Craig Bellamy.

Alan Dugdales Moustache · Jan 21, 2015

steve sedgley

The Philosopher · Jan 21, 2015

Hobo said:
Cobi Jones, Roger Van Gool, Dougie McGuire, Paul Culpin and Alan Green?

Dougie McGuire, I remember watching him in the reserves on a regular basis.

John Sillett's reserve team back then would have mopped the floor with our entire 1st team now.

Dean Keily, Keith Thompson (so unlucky that we had Phillips, Gallacher and Smith (he was soooo good in his breakthrough year)) Dougie McGuire, Garry Bannister, Livingstone, etc.

Anyway, the reserves back in about 1990 would have done okay in the top flight in their own right.

Sick Boy · Jan 21, 2015

Andy Morrell

For the poster above who said Stern John; John was a quality player who was never apprecited by the fans.

Like a lot of other players, he was labelled as lazy by the mornic section of our support.

KersleyDigs · Jan 21, 2015

Sick Boy said:
Andy Morrell

For the poster above who said Stern John; John was a quality player who was never apprecited by the fans.

Like a lot of other players, he was labelled as lazy by the mornic section of our support.

I know, that's why I mentioned him...

westcountry_skyblue · Jan 21, 2015

Keith O'neill anyone?Probably the worst player ever to pull a Skyblue shirt on !!!

Danceswithhorses · Jan 21, 2015

Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
But did he play for Cov ?

Yes he did (proper name Dimi Konstantopoulos).
Brought in from Hartlepool (on free ?) after many clean sheets and penalty saves for them.
1st choice keeper for city but made quite a few mistakes, was dropped, and shipped out

tom88 · Jan 21, 2015

Ellery Cairo, Orlando smeeks, Steve Staunton, Laurent dolorge, runan Norman & Patrick suffo

shy_tall_knight · Jan 21, 2015

I was glad to see the back of Michael Doyle but he would knock spots off our current midfield tackles runs box to box and scores goals. we haven't got one midfielder currently capable of doing that with the exception of an 18 year old novice

wingy · Jan 21, 2015

El Adrisi.....

Rusty Trombone · Jan 21, 2015

shy_tall_knight said:
I was glad to see the back of Michael Doyle but he would knock spots off our current midfield tackles runs box to box and scores goals. we haven't got one midfielder currently capable of doing that with the exception of an 18 year old novice

3 goals a season in his last 3 full seasons, none this year, not sure I saw him make a tackle in his last season with us. However he does run a lot, and I do think he's better than Thomas and Barton.

Dimi_Konstantflapalot · Jan 21, 2015

Andy Impey! (is our mate, is our mate, he hates Leicester)

dongonzalos · Jan 22, 2015

...........Dimi.........

JC...McPake..Wood....BA

............Doyle...........

Moussa..........Burchill

............Baker........

..........Cody......Leon.....

albatross · Jan 22, 2015

David Rennie, Julian Joachim

SkyBlueSid · Jan 22, 2015

Tonylinc said:
Yes I know; I was thinking more of a chant. Was he not the keeper who was called from the stand when the first choice keeper was injured in the warm-up?

That wasn't Suckling. It was Steve Murcott who replaced Jim Blyth who got injured in the warm-up against Norwich. He had played for the Youth team at Ryton in the morning. He kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win but never played again for us. Went off the rails, I seem to recall.

Sky_Blue_Daz · Jan 22, 2015

Just out of interest what happened to Donovan Simmonds?

mark82 · Jan 22, 2015

Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Just out of interest what happened to Donovan Simmonds?

Bloody hell. He was meant to be the next big thing wasn't he when signed from Charltons youth team? He's at Bishops Stortford now according to Wikipedia.

wingy · Jan 22, 2015

mark82 said:
Bloody hell. He was meant to be the next big thing wasn't he when signed from Charltons youth team? He's at Bishops Stortford now according to Wikipedia.

Yeah he went to Kilmarnock first on leaving us

Captain_Slackbladder · Jan 22, 2015

Peter Ndlovu (actually forget him, he was rubbish!). How about Steve Morgan and Terry Fleming). tbh all players mentioned would piss their way into this league. Even Drinkell and his best part of a million transfer fee would look like Pele

Sterling Archer · Jan 22, 2015

Stern John was a very good footballer but seemed to get stick for appearing lazy AKA not wasting his energy chasing lost causes that went out for a goal kick.

My answer to this question is Michael Mifsud. Loads of pace that this division couldn't have handled. Always felt he was wasted on the wing and far more effective up front in a forward two alongside a target man.

Sky Blue Kid · Jan 22, 2015

Sterling Archer said:
Stern John was a very good footballer but seemed to get stick for appearing lazy AKA not wasting his energy chasing lost causes that went out for a goal kick. My answer to this question is Michael Mifsud. Loads of pace that this division couldn't have handled. Always felt he was wasted on the wing and far more effective up front in a forward two alongside a target man.

I know he scored a hatful of goals but once he was "Sussed out" became a less than average player to me. He couldn't trap a "Cement bag" The times he was put through on the wing but had to control the ball, we all knew he wasn't good enough to. Still I see your point and would agree to a certain extent

standupforcity · Jan 22, 2015

Hadji.......

Ian1779 · Jan 22, 2015

Bjarni Gudjonsson

lordsummerisle · Jan 22, 2015

Sky Blue Kid said:
I know he scored a hatful of goals but once he was "Sussed out" became a less than average player to me. He couldn't trap a "Cement bag" The times he was put through on the wing but had to control the ball, we all knew he wasn't good enough to. Still I see your point and would agree to a certain extent

He wasn't "sussed out" as such, just that Chris Coleman didn't know what to do with attacking players with pace, totally against his philosophy.

Malaka · Jan 22, 2015

John 'useless' Eustace

zigojacko · Jan 22, 2015

k-drizzle said:
A team of Kevin's, McDonald, Malaga, Thornton, Drinkell, Kyle, Kilbane,Maton, anymore?

Gallagher

bringbackrattles · Jan 22, 2015

Anybody remember Tommy English ? He was reputed to have the hardest shot in football at the time harder than Lorimer of Leeds. the only snag being it was hardly ever on target !

LB87ccfc · Jan 22, 2015

Malaka said:
John 'useless' Eustace

Would still do a better job in our midfield than any of them , Someone mentioned Cody McDonald would score goals... yes he would but goals are not allowed under the SISU remit as this brings extra financial strain on the club staying in league one or higher meaning bonuses would need to be paid.

fernandopartridge · Jan 22, 2015

Bjarni Gudjonsson

gouldberg · Jan 22, 2015

Dimi Konstantopoulos
Isaac Osbourne -- James McPake -- Leon Barnett -- Herman Hreidarsson
David Bell -- Guillaume Beuzelin -- Carlton Palmer -- Michael McIndoe
Cody McDonald -- Freddy Eastwood

Subs - Chris Dunn, Arjan De Zeeuw, Jean-Guy Wallemme, Ellery Cairo, Gavin Strachan, Bjarni Gudjonsson*, Roy O'Donovan**

Those guys together, woah...promotion surely?

* - Ok, Gudjonsson certainly wasn't bad, just wasn't given the run of games he needed.
** - The lads actually won trophies since he left us. Yes, they're only in Singapore...but still, more silverware than our lot.

Chipfat · Jan 22, 2015

Palmer, Hignett , Chris Marsden, and Colin Healy all players overlooked by others that would stroll in today.. Also players like Shepstone, Stevenson, Blake, and Costello that were stand out as 2nd team players that never got near the first team would be our better players today. I can imagine many more names can be found that would put this current crop apart from a few to shame.. Sad state the club is in and more worrying ion where it is going

rob9872 · Jan 22, 2015

They would all be just as crap. We would coach it out of them. It's the Coventry City syndrome.

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