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Buster · Sep 25, 2014

oscillatewildly said:
McDonald, even given his reputedly shameful tactics in getting a move, is easily the best left back I have witnessed at the club.
Danny Thomas, as a couple of posters have mentioned earlier. You don't expect too much from your defenders, well maybe to have the ability to defend but he brought a bit of creativity to his play. Almost dare I say it, a footballing defender.

Definitely, Bobby Mcdonald . Never seemed to loose the ball and, NOBODY got by him

Otis · Sep 25, 2014

Sky Blue Pete said:
From my era it would be Paul telfer and Sean Flynn

Good call on Sean Flynn, Pete.

He was a very average player, but always gave 100%, never stopped running and battling and chasing lost causes and made the very best of his limited ability.

ccfctommy · Sep 25, 2014

Carlton Palmer.

Otis · Sep 25, 2014

torchomatic said:
He said under not over.

Sent from my phone using my chubby sausage fingers so please excuse any errors.

Don't ever recall Sean Flynn being overrated.

Telfer though was another matter. He semed to get a lot of praise, but he was forever giving the ball away and his passing was woeful.

Moff · Sep 25, 2014

I agree with Monners about Garry Thompson. I was gutted when he left when we should have got rid of that big headed arse Hateley, who was more bothered with his hair than giving it all like Thompson did.

I always thought Whelan was under rated. he always gave it everything and scored plenty of important goals. A skillful player as well and a genuinely nice bloke. I also thought Aloisi was under rated by some (namely Strachan) and jettisoned too fast after relegation.

Deleted member 5849 · Sep 25, 2014

Moff said:
I also thought Aloisi was under rated by some (namely Strachan) and jettisoned too fast after relegation.

Aloisi could have saved us wasting £5,000,001 on Lee Hughes, had it occurred to the manager he had a striker already at the club with a perfectly decent scoring record in that division.

stupot07 · Sep 25, 2014

I felt sorry for Aloisi, I think he could have scored a fair few for us in the PL if Strachan had of actually played him regularly rather then the odd sub appearance here and there. He showed his quality when he went to spain

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - so please excuse any spelling or grammar errors

skybluetony176 · Sep 25, 2014

skybluebeduff said:
On a serious note I use to like David Thompson. Great right foot, never stopped running and loved football.

When he left didn't he write a really good heart felt open letter to the fans?

oscillatewildly · Sep 25, 2014

Otis said:
Don't ever recall Sean Flynn being overrated.

Telfer though was another matter. He semed to get a lot of praise, but he was forever giving the ball away and his passing was woeful.

I was never taken in with peoples liking of Telfer and of course the comment that would accompany his name in every sentence - "He covers every blade of grass on the pitch". It wasn't entirely untrue, it's just he seldom did it with the ball at his feet.

Monners · Sep 25, 2014

skybluetony176 said:
When he left didn't he write a really good heart felt open letter to the fans?

He was great for us - nice fella too, very down to earth

Harry Krishner · Sep 25, 2014

I remember Robert Rosario and Lee Hurst shining briefly in a home game against Villa one Christmas- maybe 92/93? which we won 3-0 (including one by "Rosy"). May have been the same Crimbo we hammered Liverpool 5-1 the week before.

Rosario took ages to find his feet, played well for a short time, and was then sold. Lee Hurst looked really good in flashes and then broke his bloody leg, never getting the chance to deliver on all that promise.

Rusty Trombone · Sep 25, 2014

Grendel said:
Rosario was rubbish.

I put that in just for you, I knew you wouldn't be able to resist.

letsallsingtogether · Sep 25, 2014

Yes I quite liked him remember his game at the Vile.

Deleted member 5849 said:
Aloisi could have saved us wasting £5,000,001 on Lee Hughes, had it occurred to the manager he had a striker already at the club with a perfectly decent scoring record in that division.

skybluelee · Sep 25, 2014

Agree with all the Aloisi comments. Would have been great if he'd actually been picked.

ccfcway · Sep 25, 2014

Nil Lampty

DazzleTommyDazzle · Sep 25, 2014

If not for injury, Graham Oakey could have been a true Sky Blue legend at right back.

robbiethemole · Sep 25, 2014

Colin Stein...........................another beast, but he knew where the net was

Nonleagueherewecome · Sep 25, 2014

ccfcway said:
Nil Lampty

The most over-rated player-in Championship Manager 94: http://stevenscaffardi.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/the-top-10-best-championshipfootball.html

I've heard rumours that Ron kept signing him because he played CM

As for a few other names on the thread, definitely Aloisi. David Smith was great early on in his career but lost his confidence, not helped by the crowd turning on him. Stuart Robson and Lee Hurst were both superb, the best central midfield partnership in my time supporting the club for one brief, pre-injury season-but I don't think that either were under-rated. Everyone knew that they were class.

Rusty Trombone · Sep 25, 2014

If we're talking underrated, how about Dean Emerson, did he ever have a bad game in 130 appearances?

Nonleagueherewecome · Sep 25, 2014

Rusty Trombone said:
If we're talking underrated, how about Dean Emerson, did he ever have a bad game in 130 appearances?

Fantastic player before the injury. My dad reckoned he was a future England player the way he was playing before the knock. But again, I think he was very highly rated at the time. I mean, you could call most of our side in '87 under-rated as far as national reputation goes-Peake, Oggy, Bugsy. I used to hate Lee Dixon as I thought that Bugsy was better than him and should have been in the England side ahead of him!

DazzleTommyDazzle · Sep 26, 2014

Rusty Trombone said:
If we're talking underrated, how about Dean Emerson, did he ever have a bad game in 130 appearances?

Just before his injury there were rumours that the England manager (think it was Bobby Robson at the time) was looking at bringing him into the national squad.

Monners · Sep 26, 2014

Rusty Trombone said:
If we're talking underrated, how about Dean Emerson, did he ever have a bad game in 130 appearances?

Wasn't it Gary Megson who injured him in the snow against Sheff Wed - a week before our cup Q final if I remember. But yes, agree - very talented player.

Edit: Really liked Aliosi also - a class finisher. Strachan demonstrated his lack of football knowledge and brainless beligerence in letting him go. He never forgave him for getting injured in the 32-0 win for Aus against American Samoa. Remember him having a good old bleat about it at the time.

torchomatic · Sep 26, 2014

I think after Lloyd McGrath, Thommo could be my second favourite ever player. I remember he had a storming mid-week game in a 0-0 at Rotherham. Sent off on his debut too, of course.

skybluetony176 said:
When he left didn't he write a really good heart felt open letter to the fans?

torchomatic · Sep 26, 2014

Yes, I was there that day. Emerson was never the same player after that.

Monners said:
Wasn't it Gary Megson who injured him in the snow against Sheff Wed - a week before our cup Q final if I remember. But yes, agree - very talented player.

Edit: Really liked Aliosi also - a class finisher. Strachan demonstrated his lack of football knowledge and brainless beligerence in letting him go. He never forgave him for getting injured in the 32-0 win for Aus against American Samoa. Remember him having a good old bleat about it at the time.

Otis · Sep 26, 2014

torchomatic said:
Yes, I was there that day. Emerson was never the same player after that.

Yes, I was there too.

Such a good little player and like Torch says, he never came back after his injury with anything like his previous form, so the injury must have surely taken its toll.

DazzleTommyDazzle · Sep 26, 2014

Monners said:
Wasn't it Gary Megson who injured him in the snow against Sheff Wed - a week before our cup Q final if I remember. But yes, agree - very talented player.

Edit: Really liked Aliosi also - a class finisher. Strachan demonstrated his lack of football knowledge and brainless beligerence in letting him go. He never forgave him for getting injured in the 32-0 win for Aus against American Samoa. Remember him having a good old bleat about it at the time.

Never forgave Megson for that.

Second only to Nicky Summerbee on "my list"!

torchomatic · Sep 26, 2014

I remember that day clearly as on the way home my mate slid into a ditch the other side of Cubbington. Crap day all round really.

Otis said:
Yes, I was there too.

Such a good little player and like Torch says, he never came back after his injury with anything like his previous form, so the injury must have surely taken its toll.

Monners · Sep 26, 2014

torchomatic said:
I remember that day clearly as on the way home my mate slid into a ditch the other side of Cubbington. Crap day all round really.

We did win the game 1-0 though!

Megson did Emerson on purpose as per the Summerbee tackle on Froggy. I think the one that finished Danny Thomas at Spurs was a deliberate one too (QPR player - name escapes me). And of course never forget Ian Shite Shite Shite kneeing Oggy in the face deliberatley - even the gooners thought it was cowardly.

Otis · Sep 26, 2014

Monners said:
We did win the game 1-0 though!

Megson did Emerson on purpose as per the Summerbee tackle on Froggy. I think the one that finished Danny Thomas at Spurs was a deliberate one too (QPR player - name escapes me). And of course never forget Ian Shite Shite Shite kneeing Oggy in the face deliberatley - even the gooners thought it was cowardly.

Was just going to say the same thing. It was (or had been) snowing and freezinb, but we won 1-0, so besides the Emerson injury it was a good day for me.

TheParsonsHose · Sep 26, 2014

Yeah Paul Telfer always put a shift in and was one of the best athletes we had. (not the best footballer though!)

Viorel Moldovan for scoring against Villa ..... any player who scores against villa should get a mention.

Robert Jarni for his ability to turn a transfer profit after not kicking a ball for us.

Isaias for being able to maintain a figure that Mick Quinn would be proud of.

Cobi Jones for his ability to run a pace and sometimes even with the ball!

Joy Division · Sep 26, 2014

Monners said:
And of course never forget Ian Shite Shite Shite kneeing Oggy in the face deliberatley - even the gooners thought it was cowardly.

Wenger obviously didn't see it and thought it was okay. Always hated him.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/wenger-comes-to-wrights-defence-1359786.html

ollyservetta · Sep 26, 2014

dave phiilips ,andy morell, peter Atherton, bobby mac ,

Monners · Sep 26, 2014

Joy Division said:
Wenger obviously didn't see it and thought it was okay. Always hated him.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/wenger-comes-to-wrights-defence-1359786.html

It was a deliberate as could possibly be - had a great view of it, as did 1000's of others - the gooners we travelled with said it was a disgrace and Wright should have the book thrwon at him. Might call in th 5live one Sunday evening and ask to gobshite!

Monners · Sep 26, 2014

ollyservetta said:
dave phiilips ,andy morell, peter Atherton, bobby mac ,

Forgot about him - very cool customer in the Peake mould I thought. What ever happened to him (went the Sheff Wed)?

ollyservetta · Sep 26, 2014

think he finished his playing there ,was with them for a fair few years and was a fans player of the season more than once I believe

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