The Givers and the Takers (1 Viewer)

shmmeee · Mar 25, 2015

Giver: Mo Konjic
Taker: John Salako

torchomatic · Mar 25, 2015

Yeah, I've seen countless rubbish players over the years and he's up there with them. He was fucking rubbish.

Speedies_Chips said:
Paul Telfer. Easy money for him for not doing a lot. Didn't even like football. Good at running around on the pitch pointing at things.

Giver - Big Mo. Personally didn't rate him, but his heart was in it.

LB87ccfc · Mar 25, 2015

LastGarrison said:
Jay Tabb was definitely a taker....

Although he always tried his best to create or score chances, strange comment.

Esoterica · Mar 25, 2015

I'll probably get shouted at but I'm going to go for

Giver: Oggy as a player. And Taker: Oggy as a coach

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 25, 2015

In terms of 'givers' I would have to go with Adebola who was one of my favourite FL era players. Went out to Bradford and got dog's abuse on returning but won the fans round not too long after. A lot of contenders for the 'takers' but the pick of the bunch for me was Sammy Clingan chiefly in the relegation season. His penalty miss at Leicester that year summed up his commitment.

Johhny Blue · Mar 25, 2015

Givers so far = Curtis, Machin, Robson, Hall, McGrath, Nillson, Jorgensen, Peake, Oggy, Gynn, Hutchinson, Adebola, Konjic, Quinn

If only a handful of those names (or attitudes) were available for the rest of the season.

eastwoodsdustman · Mar 25, 2015

LastGarrison said:
Jay Tabb was definitely a taker....

Wasn't he a giver as well?

Hobo · Mar 25, 2015

Johhny Blue said:
Givers so far = Curtis, Machin, Robson, Hall, McGrath, Nillson, Jorgensen, Peake, Oggy, Gynn, Hutchinson, Adebola, Konjic, Quinn

If only a handful of those names (or attitudes) were available for the rest of the season.

Can I add Trevor Peake even though he never broke sweat, he just read the game. Stuart Pearce is an obvious absentee. Let's not forget Dean Emmerson who was denied reaching his peak through a bad tackle.

Sky Blue Harry H · Mar 25, 2015

Hobo said:
Can I add Trevor Peake even though he never broke sweat, he just read the game. Stuart Pearce is an obvious absentee. Let's not forget Dean Emmerson who was denied reaching his peak through a bad tackle.

Lee Hurst was ruined by injury - he was destined to be one hell of a player

RedSalmon · Mar 25, 2015

Givers.....Danny Thomas, Terry Yorath, Jim Blythe.

Takers........the biggest if the lot Larry Lloyd.

chiefdave · Mar 25, 2015

Sky Blue Harry H said:
Lee Hurst was ruined by injury - he was destined to be one hell of a player

Was he the one who got injured when the club decided to send everyone on a pre season army boot camp?

duffer · Mar 25, 2015

Hobo said:
Yes but couldn't pass further than a yard with any modicum of accuracy. If he had any passing ability, seriously, he would have been international class.

I don't think that's quite fair Hobo. He certainly didn't look to try to play defence splitting passes or go on mazy runs, but he was quite capable of winning the ball and laying it off neatly enough to someone better equipped to do that work. As evidence, go watch that FA Cup Final DVD again (tell the missus I said it would be OK); we actually played pretty decent football on the deck in McGrath's era and he fitted in quite well as I recall.

I even saw him score - possibly even twice in back-to-back games?

duffer · Mar 25, 2015

chiefdave said:
Was he the one who got injured when the club decided to send everyone on a pre season army boot camp?

Yep. Thank you, Bobby Gould - bless him, he had some daft ideas.

duffer · Mar 25, 2015

I can't have Telfer as a taker. He might have been limited, but he didn't half graft and put his tackles in. He pretty much cut Boateng in half, presumably to pay him back for going to Villa.

Bellamy as the worst taker, for me - although not helped the mystery Strachan positioning of him and those around him. £20,000/week and then the brass balls to slag us off!

duffer · Mar 25, 2015

Konjic as a giver too. The nicest player I've ever met, and the only man I've seen try to tackle the ball on the ground with his face. McGrath is my absolute hero, but Konjic is a man who understood bravery in every sense of the word.

Speedies_Chips · Mar 26, 2015

Johhny Blue said:
Givers so far = Curtis, Machin, Robson, Hall, McGrath, Nillson, Jorgensen, Peake, Oggy, Gynn, Hutchinson, Adebola, Konjic, Quinn

If only a handful of those names (or attitudes) were available for the rest of the season.

We have never had a player called Hutchinson.

Gosford Green · Mar 26, 2015

Konjic fought in the Bosnian army I was lead to believe.

A 50/50 tackle with David Ginola would not have been that daunting.

duffer · Mar 26, 2015

Gosford Green said:
Konjic fought in the Bosnian army I was lead to believe.

A 50/50 tackle with David Ginola would not have been that daunting.

It might have been a bit daunting for Ginola.

This is a man who played nine days after breaking both arms!

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/14/bosnia-herzegovina-world-cup-victory-football

shmmeee · Mar 26, 2015

The best thing about Konjic, and what tipped him over the line for my nomination is after he went to Derby and came back to play against us, he gave away a pen! Obviously CCFC through and through

Johhny Blue · Mar 26, 2015

Speedies_Chips said:
We have never had a player called Hutchinson.

Good spot. A slip of the fingers and an apology to one of the all time greats!

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