Players you liked despite the consensus saying that they were bobbins

The Kirk Broadfoot post reminds me of fans shouting "DINK" when Mike Davies used to dink the ball out of play now and again (think it was Mike Davies?)
I can remember Iain Hesford getting stick from the South Paddock terraces, and I thought he was a good keeper.
I can remember it affecting him in a home game against Exeter. We were 1-0 up, but he let a soft one in in the closing minutes and we drew 1-1. Billy Ronson had to console him when the teams walked off at the end. I
I’d forgotten that about Davies but, yes, he used to play it into touch ALL THE TIME 😂.
 
I’d forgotten that about Davies but, yes, he used to play it into touch ALL THE TIME 😂.
He specialised in curving out of play and back in again. It was when the pitch used to slope up at the touchlines (have I made that up?)

He'd get it, set himself and then 'dink!' out it would go, curving back in somewhere up the touchline.
 
Neal Eardley used to get pelters, despite being a key part of the side, putting in crosses and being left totally exposed defensively.
Right back seem to always get stick. I always think it's the position no one really wants. Left backs have a bit of glam cos they're left footed. Centre backs are hard, midfielders score goals and dictate play, wingers are sexy and strikers are heroes but right backs are haunted by a sense that they're probably on balance not very good at football cos their stuck playing right back...

Dave Burgess was the first boo boy I remember. John o Kane, Turton, Phil Brown, Eardley, dinky Davies just a few right backs I can remember getting stick. On the other hand, we loved Marvin Bryan. Obviously Coleman, but I can't recall any other 'cult' right backs.
 
Right back seem to always get stick. I always think it's the position no one really wants. Left backs have a bit of glam cos they're left footed. Centre backs are hard, midfielders score goals and dictate play, wingers are sexy and strikers are heroes but right backs are haunted by a sense that they're probably on balance not very good at football cos their stuck playing right back...

Dave Burgess was the first boo boy I remember. John o Kane, Turton, Phil Brown, Eardley, dinky Davies just a few right backs I can remember getting stick. On the other hand, we loved Marvin Bryan. Obviously Coleman, but I can't recall any other 'cult' right backs.
Apart from Jimmy Armfield 😂😂😂
 
It’ll always be Martin Bullock for me. I was on the edge of my seat every time he got the ball, while everyone around me was raging: ‘what’s he trying to do, WALK the ball into the net?!’ Imagine my glee the one time he did walk it into the net.
Never fully understood why it was the Matthews final when Morty scored a hat trick until we won at Kenilworth Rd on a Tuesday night with a Murphy hat trick all created from crosses from Bully. Suddenly it made sense.
 
I agree with you David Robinson was utter utter shite, the best part about him was when he left the club!. I told him once to his face that he was utter shite as well,ok it took Mitch Cook and Tricky Trev holdings him back to stop him twatting me,but I did tell him!
I remember bumping into 'Robbo' in a town centre pub one Saturday night after a match and had a brief chat with him. He expertly steered the conversation away from football to music - my main memory of the encounter was that his favourite track off the recently released Morrissey album, "Your Arsenal", was the paean to glam rock, "Glamorous Glue".
 
I remember bumping into 'Robbo' in a town centre pub one Saturday night after a match and had a brief chat with him. He expertly steered the conversation away from football to music - my main memory of the encounter was that his favourite track off the recently released Morrissey album, "Your Arsenal", was the paean to glam rock, "Glamorous Glue".
I love this post.
 
Never fully understood why it was the Matthews final when Morty scored a hat trick until we won at Kenilworth Rd on a Tuesday night with a Murphy hat trick all created from crosses from Bully. Suddenly it made sense.
You probably had a mental block over the thought of Wembley Stadium. Has this manifested itself further in any way at all?
 
I used to really like David Robinson. He was rubbish, but I just liked him. Don't really know why. Played up front when Bamber was out for best part of a year. Used to evoke a muttering noise when his name was announced.
Didnt he come along with Tony Rodwell from Colne Dynamoes?
 
For Dirty- there have beed shedloads but a few stick out for toughing it out. Stephen Crainey was one who was unfortunate to get sent off in the POSF v PNE as I think we'd have beaten Watford in the final.
For Blackpool I always thought Colin Hendry got far too much stick for the players he brought in, where those players subsequently got it too. Richie Wellens was one he inherited but a had a touch of class about him and he shouldn't have been allowed to leave.
Stephen Crainey spent the night before signing for Leeds at my mum and dads house in Boston Spa, my mum said he was a lovely fella!
 
Lee Philpott. I remember bumping into him in La Piazza on Cedar Square. He was with his wife and another couple and at the time he was out of favour with the manager, think it was Megson. I said to him why was he not in the team and his wife said its because the manager is clueless. I liked him but I think he under performed whilst he was here.
 
I still think Richard Kingson gets unnecessary abuse. Eccentric, yes, but anyone who went to Stoke or Sunderland knows he got us 6 points from nothing.
Oh & got us relegated.
Worst keeper ever, no club since?
Only wore gloves to keep his hands warm!
 
Lee Philpott. I remember bumping into him in La Piazza on Cedar Square. He was with his wife and another couple and at the time he was out of favour with the manager, think it was Megson. I said to him why was he not in the team and his wife said its because the manager is clueless. I liked him but I think he under performed whilst he was here.
I remember having a right go at Nigel Worthington at a fans forum for not playing Lee Philpott.
 
Loved Quinny he decided to leave us when he was stood in court for non payment of the poll tax, realising he couldn’t afford to live on the 200 odd quid a week wage.
Loved Quinny too . . . don't remember him getting too much stick though.

When he was playing for us I was mates with Steve Lomas ( Man City player) who was a team mate of Quinny in the NI team. He would always have a laugh saying " How can an international footballer be on £250 a week?"!!
 
I liked quinny as he was class and cos I read somewhere he liked Nirvana. What wasn't to like?

I think he used to get a bit of grumbling but don't remember him getting actually badly slated.

We used to sing about him a fair bit.
 
I liked quinny as he was class and cos I read somewhere he liked Nirvana. What wasn't to like?

I think he used to get a bit of grumbling but don't remember him getting actually badly slated.

We used to sing about him a fair bit.
I remember being disappointed in my hero Alan Wright because he liked Phil Collins.
 
Oh & got us relegated.
Worst keeper ever, no club since?
Only wore gloves to keep his hands warm!
Go on then, how many points did he directly lose us? I've given six that he definitely won us, and if I think about it, there will be more.
 
You never see players these days called 'Dave'

It's always David.

Who was the last English Dave?
Good point. Dave Watson, Dave Thomas etc all in the 80s unlike Bamber, Lancaster, Robinson etc.

Dave Jones as manager of course.
 
David Fox I thought was a great little player, guy who used to sit near me hated him so much to a point where I just assumed Fox had been shagging his wife

Eardley and Euell were another two players I liked that got tons of unnecessary abuse
 
David Fox I thought was a great little player, guy who used to sit near me hated him so much to a point where I just assumed Fox had been shagging his wife

Eardley and Euell were another two players I liked that got tons of unnecessary abuse
Good calls. Played golf with Jason Euell at Danny Coid's testimonial golf day. He had some tales to tell. Not a fan of Fat Sam.
 
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