Is this the worst ever Darlo team line up ?
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Is this the worst ever Darlo team line up ?
Here we go - using my incredibly powerful memory and Wikepedia I have compiled a team sheet to give you all nightmares - formation 424 (midfielders anyone?) ..... with these guys up front
GK Jamie Speare
DEF Big Ex (not a bad player,attitude adjustment needed)
Lehit Zeghdane
Domonik Werling (didn't play a single game before he "did one")
Clayton Fortune
MF Simon Davey (See Big Ex)
Gary Dempsey
ATT Paul Beavers (I remember well his one goal)
Ton Kaak
Noel Whelan
Patrick Deane
Would this team beat R.A. ?
GK Jamie Speare
DEF Big Ex (not a bad player,attitude adjustment needed)
Lehit Zeghdane
Domonik Werling (didn't play a single game before he "did one")
Clayton Fortune
MF Simon Davey (See Big Ex)
Gary Dempsey
ATT Paul Beavers (I remember well his one goal)
Ton Kaak
Noel Whelan
Patrick Deane
Would this team beat R.A. ?
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What a wealth of dross there is to pick from !! You must have been fortunate enough to miss the Ashlee Jones debut in the 4-0 drubbing at Notts County otherwise you'd have had him between the sticks. Funnily enough his first appearance was also his last as he never played for us again ! God knows who told him he was a goalkeeper but they obviously lied.
I would also find it hard to leave Darlo's Little and Large Clint Marcelle and Steve McMahon out of the team (the actual Little and Large couldn't have done any worse !!), though Im sure everyone else has their own personal "favourites".
I would also find it hard to leave Darlo's Little and Large Clint Marcelle and Steve McMahon out of the team (the actual Little and Large couldn't have done any worse !!), though Im sure everyone else has their own personal "favourites".
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For me you've really got to exclude the 09/10 relegation season from this list otherwise all the pub players Staunton and Todd turned-out end up dominating every position. In goal alone you've got to Ashlee Jones, Liversedge and David Knight. Up front take your pick from Noel Whelan, Kevin Gall, Paddy Deane and Mor Diop. Full backs; Rikki Baines, Tony Kane etc. etc.
A lot of that squad really should have been dragged outside the stadium and shot for crimes against football - I'd like to think if we were a fan-owned club back then we would have done the decent thing.
As well as the above, Terry McDermott's son (Liam? Neil?) who was on loan with us in the mid-noughties would be first on the team sheet. Worst player I've ever seen at any level of any sport.
A lot of that squad really should have been dragged outside the stadium and shot for crimes against football - I'd like to think if we were a fan-owned club back then we would have done the decent thing.
As well as the above, Terry McDermott's son (Liam? Neil?) who was on loan with us in the mid-noughties would be first on the team sheet. Worst player I've ever seen at any level of any sport.
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Worst player I have seen is Drewe Broughton
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Nowhere near the worst player to pull on a Darlo shirt sorry.Jonesy wrote:Worst player I have seen is Drewe Broughton
The weird thing with Lehit Zeghdane, I remember watching him in a friendly where he played up front and he looked half decent.
The players that stand out more for me are the ones who came with decent reputations. Bobby Petta, Clint Marcelle, Seb Carole are a few off the top of my head. They are probably better than some of the others but they were so disappointing.
My two nominations would be Fabien Bossy & Richard Offiong.
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This ^fat tony wrote:For me you've really got to exclude the 09/10 relegation season from this list otherwise all the pub players Staunton and Todd turned-out end up dominating every position.
2009/10 was an exceptional case (and an exceptionally terrible excuse of a football team) Todd assembled a team of cast offs on gentlemans agreements and Staunton subsquently replaced them with more garbage imported from Ireland.
Although I do have to say Moar Diop was an utter plank, thankfully I only had the misfortune of witnessing him twice away at Bradford and at home to Lincoln (although he did score that night).
Clint Marcelle & Tom "does what it says on the tin" Kaak are definitely top of my list.
I remember Bertrand Bossu, the lanky french goalkeeper from 2005/06 being rather dodgy at times. Matt Clarke, Glenn Robson, Fabien Bossy, Craig Russell (second time), Jonjo Dickman, Craig James (second time), Darren Holloway & Kalu Ngoma would be up there as well.
Although to be fair to Matt Clarke he was usually a steady centre half but tended to be clumsy I remember him dropping a couple of clangers, particularly in the home game against Bury in 2004/05 which resulted in them scoring.
If I had to pick a worst ever player excluding the 2009/10 team it would have to be Glenn Robson, came to us in the first season at the Arena and only played a handful of games for us but I can't recall him having a good game in any of them!
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I thought Bobby Petta was quite decent. Certainly not worth mentioning in the same breath as the others you mentioned.lo36789 wrote:Nowhere near the worst player to pull on a Darlo shirt sorry.Jonesy wrote:Worst player I have seen is Drewe Broughton
The weird thing with Lehit Zeghdane, I remember watching him in a friendly where he played up front and he looked half decent.
The players that stand out more for me are the ones who came with decent reputations. Bobby Petta, Clint Marcelle, Seb Carole are a few off the top of my head. They are probably better than some of the others but they were so disappointing.
My two nominations would be Fabien Bossy & Richard Offiong.
Scored some crackers, one away at Bury sticks in my mind.
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Kirk Jackson
Rui Neves
Glen Robson
Budgie Burridge
There's a few to start. We're going to have a very long list.
I want to add Dean Windass to the list. But his previous career probably gives him a reprieve.
Rui Neves
Glen Robson
Budgie Burridge
There's a few to start. We're going to have a very long list.
I want to add Dean Windass to the list. But his previous career probably gives him a reprieve.
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Clive Nattrass attempts to help with goalie catching practice in the 70's used to end with us retrieving the balls from the Tin Shed with the keepers gloves very clean prior to kick off!!
Steve Holbrook was headless chicken-like, Alec Smith at full back anyone?
Dave McCgaughtrie or however you spell his name was a Dave (Shitty Useless Twat)Booth man.
Gary Chapman- see Holbrook!
In a cracking promotion winning side did anyone really rate Paul Emson?
Mark Barnard-crap, one goal in the fog at The Riverside does not a footballer make
From our Arena days Craig James defied the Trade Descriptions Act as a professional footballer
Fuck we've had some Shite!!
Steve Holbrook was headless chicken-like, Alec Smith at full back anyone?
Dave McCgaughtrie or however you spell his name was a Dave (Shitty Useless Twat)Booth man.
Gary Chapman- see Holbrook!
In a cracking promotion winning side did anyone really rate Paul Emson?
Mark Barnard-crap, one goal in the fog at The Riverside does not a footballer make
From our Arena days Craig James defied the Trade Descriptions Act as a professional footballer
Fuck we've had some Shite!!
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We've had this debate many times, and Broughton is right up there. He was awful. A donkey masquerading as a footballer.lo36789 wrote:Nowhere near the worst player to pull on a Darlo shirt sorry.Jonesy wrote:Worst player I have seen is Drewe Broughton
My two nominations would be Fabien Bossy & Richard Offiong.
With regards Offiong, yes his second spell was terrible I agree, but he had a loan spell around 2002/03 I believe, and didn't do too badly from memory.
Nialle Rodney, Xavier Barrau and Adam Proudlock should be in there IMO.
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What about that Norwegian defender we had, was it Villassen or something?
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Aye that is probably his saving grace. I think he was decent for his first couple of games then got lazy and decided he didn't have to try anymore.Darlogramps wrote:With regards Offiong, yes his second spell was terrible I agree, but he had a loan spell around 2002/03 I believe, and didn't do too badly from memory.
As I say I think it was more the disappointment. I was there for his goal against Bury but I don't remember him doing a great deal else, he obviously had talent but kind of similar to Offiong's loan spell didn't seem that interested.Hilly wrote:I thought Bobby Petta was quite decent. Certainly not worth mentioning in the same breath as the others you mentioned.
Kirk Jackson is a good shout. James Walshaw was also pretty poor in competitive fixtures, maybe he is more worthy of the accolade of players who spent most time on the floor.
Who was that absolute oaf that we signed from Kettering. Quinn, apparantely had a good debut but every game I saw him in he was hopeless.
Does anyone remember Aaron Brown's debut? I'd have put him down as a cert for this list if you had asked me after that game!
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Surely Steve McMahon makes this team.
Very tall centre forward, who couldn't jump!
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Some people are mixing up truly terrible players with players that either didn't live up to their billing, or simply didn't stay around very long.
Whoever mentioned Matt Clarke, who was a mainstay of a pretty reasonable League 2 defence for several seasons, is quite frankly clueless.
Whoever mentioned Matt Clarke, who was a mainstay of a pretty reasonable League 2 defence for several seasons, is quite frankly clueless.
On Sunday April 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm, Darlo Cockney wrote:Sadly some people have nothing better to do that invent rumours.
We will be playing at the arena again next season - fact.
Quakerz - if you actually attended games and spoke to people you might actually find our facts, rather than spreading s*** on this board.
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Bernie Rhodes knows wrote:Clive Nattrass attempts to help with goalie catching practice in the 70's used to end with us retrieving the balls from the Tin Shed with the keepers gloves very clean prior to kick off!!
Steve Holbrook was headless chicken-like, Alec Smith at full back anyone?
Dave McCgaughtrie or however you spell his name was a Dave (Shitty Useless Twat)Booth man.
Gary Chapman- see Holbrook!
In a cracking promotion winning side did anyone really rate Paul Emson?
Mark Barnard-crap, one goal in the fog at The Riverside does not a footballer make
From our Arena days Craig James defied the Trade Descriptions Act as a professional footballer
Fuck we've had some Shite!!
Give ya head a shake ffs , not the best 3 players we've ever had but far far far from being amongst the worst
Dave Mcgaughtrie on the other hand was utter s*** along with these other jokers from the late 80s early 90s Jeremy oops Roberts ,Dave Shearer ,Paul Clayton,Dave fatboy Moore & Bernie Slaven
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Im not sure I ever saw him play, but if i did I don't much remember. However Scott Wiseman who I don't think was too highly rated will be pitting himself against the likes of Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Mueller and co for Gibraltar v Germany
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I know, unbelievable!!!Spyman wrote:Some people are mixing up truly terrible players with players that either didn't live up to their billing, or simply didn't stay around very long.
Whoever mentioned Matt Clarke, who was a mainstay of a pretty reasonable League 2 defence for several seasons, is quite frankly clueless.
It was quaker4life btw.
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To be honest, if we had to pick the 'worst ever Darlington line-up' based on footballing ability, fitness etc, there'd probably be some of this season and last season's line-up included given the level we're playing at. I bet a number of those in this list would look like superstars in the Northern League.
Oh, and another ridiculous selection - Clayton Fortune. Again, no world beater but was played out of position in a pretty decent defence.
Oh, and another ridiculous selection - Clayton Fortune. Again, no world beater but was played out of position in a pretty decent defence.
On Sunday April 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm, Darlo Cockney wrote:Sadly some people have nothing better to do that invent rumours.
We will be playing at the arena again next season - fact.
Quakerz - if you actually attended games and spoke to people you might actually find our facts, rather than spreading s*** on this board.
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He must hold the record for playing for most clubs relegated out of league in season he played for them.Jonesy wrote:Worst player I have seen is Drewe Broughton
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Spyman wrote:To be honest, if we had to pick the 'worst ever Darlington line-up' based on footballing ability, fitness etc, there'd probably be some of this season and last season's line-up included given the level we're playing at. I bet a number of those in this list would look like superstars in the Northern League.
Oh, and another ridiculous selection - Clayton Fortune. Again, no world beater but was played out of position in a pretty decent defence.
I was thinking that.
Its more a lack of living up to expectation, and a lack of effort or application
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dickdarlington wrote:Kirk Jackson
Rui Neves
Glen Robson
Budgie Burridge
There's a few to start. We're going to have a very long list.
I want to add Dean Windass to the list. But his previous career probably gives him a reprieve.
How does a prevous career stop him from being in DARLO's worst ever side?
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The worrying thing about some of the names mentioned is that these were players from higher division clubs, even Premier League (Dickman, Offiong)- I could understand if we had taken a punt on a player from Poole Town for example, and that player turning out to be crap - but these two players I have mentioned would have came thru decent academies - and they were absolute dross.
Just to add some names to the mix -
Jean Michel Cau - 1 appearance from the bench that was it
Neil Teggart - could not hit a barn door
Ian Harty - strange this one - if my memory serves me right started the season and then just disappeared and ended up back in Scotland
Noel Whelan - always injured
and of course could not leave out....
Bernie Slaven!
Just to add some names to the mix -
Jean Michel Cau - 1 appearance from the bench that was it
Neil Teggart - could not hit a barn door
Ian Harty - strange this one - if my memory serves me right started the season and then just disappeared and ended up back in Scotland
Noel Whelan - always injured
and of course could not leave out....
Bernie Slaven!
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Rumplestiltskin: The same reason that Slavin hasn't been mentioned.
I'd like to throw a few more into the mix
Anthony Griffith - Seems to have done well at Port Vale. But did nothing for us
Simon Johnson - I think the technical term is "Gash"
Guy Bates - words failed me
Lee Brydon - Never got him. Others thought he was decent.
David Poole - Too small. No touch. Couldn't pass.
Matt Green - Can we even call him a footballer?
Carl Pepper - Woeful
Jose Quitongo - mentioned by a colleague. But he must have been so pants I can't remember him.
John Williams is exempt because i vaguely remember his scoring a couple.
Spyman: I think the whole of the current generation are exempt from this because they are all (for the most part) exceptional for the level they are playing at. Had they been higher up, they might have been in the list. Shaun Reay for example wasn't very good first time around. But briefly in his second spell at NL level was unstoppable. Saying that, didn't we have a lad called Grieve playing centre half against Guisborough last season? But that might have just been an off day, and he never got his chance again.
I'd like to throw a few more into the mix
Anthony Griffith - Seems to have done well at Port Vale. But did nothing for us
Simon Johnson - I think the technical term is "Gash"
Guy Bates - words failed me
Lee Brydon - Never got him. Others thought he was decent.
David Poole - Too small. No touch. Couldn't pass.
Matt Green - Can we even call him a footballer?
Carl Pepper - Woeful
Jose Quitongo - mentioned by a colleague. But he must have been so pants I can't remember him.
John Williams is exempt because i vaguely remember his scoring a couple.
Spyman: I think the whole of the current generation are exempt from this because they are all (for the most part) exceptional for the level they are playing at. Had they been higher up, they might have been in the list. Shaun Reay for example wasn't very good first time around. But briefly in his second spell at NL level was unstoppable. Saying that, didn't we have a lad called Grieve playing centre half against Guisborough last season? But that might have just been an off day, and he never got his chance again.
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Slaven has now been mentioned. Ha.
For my sins, I always thought that Jonjo was alright. Nothing special, but worked hard in the middle. Plus I think it was him who scored that wonder bicycle kick on the last day of the season (v Cheltenham I think).
For my sins, I always thought that Jonjo was alright. Nothing special, but worked hard in the middle. Plus I think it was him who scored that wonder bicycle kick on the last day of the season (v Cheltenham I think).
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How about this for a team:-
GK - Nick Liversedge
RB - Rikki Baines
CB - Lewis Hardman
LB - Joe Kendrick
RM - Ross Chisholm
CM - Chris Lumsdon
CM - Neale McDermott
LM - Jeff Smith
RF - Paul Beavers
CF - Paddy Deane
LF - Jefferson Louis
GK - Nick Liversedge
RB - Rikki Baines
CB - Lewis Hardman
LB - Joe Kendrick
RM - Ross Chisholm
CM - Chris Lumsdon
CM - Neale McDermott
LM - Jeff Smith
RF - Paul Beavers
CF - Paddy Deane
LF - Jefferson Louis
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Spyman you are right it is all relative. We all know how good Dowson was in his first spell with us for instance!
There are a couple of other players. One I can't even remember his name the guy that we signed from Stockport with David Poole - I seem to remember they were both terrible.
I remember John Williams being awful, but I think that was influenced because he followed the likes of Dorner/Roberts & Gabbiadini. Varying levels of ability in those players but they were all decent to watch, am I imagining that at one point we had the ever so mobile Williams & Conlon pairing up top in the Gary Bennett season at Feethams?
Simon Johnson/Mark Barnard/Lee Brydon these were all Division 3/League Two standard players. They weren't world beaters but they certainly weren't terrible.
Nathan Porritt, Jeff Smith and David Knight were another 3 of my worst (thanks Boro!).
There are a couple of other players. One I can't even remember his name the guy that we signed from Stockport with David Poole - I seem to remember they were both terrible.
I remember John Williams being awful, but I think that was influenced because he followed the likes of Dorner/Roberts & Gabbiadini. Varying levels of ability in those players but they were all decent to watch, am I imagining that at one point we had the ever so mobile Williams & Conlon pairing up top in the Gary Bennett season at Feethams?
Simon Johnson/Mark Barnard/Lee Brydon these were all Division 3/League Two standard players. They weren't world beaters but they certainly weren't terrible.
Nathan Porritt, Jeff Smith and David Knight were another 3 of my worst (thanks Boro!).
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Only memory I have of Jefferson Louis, is the missed penalty away to AFC Wimbledon.The Golden Hairclip wrote:How about this for a team:-
GK - Nick Liversedge
RB - Rikki Baines
CB - Lewis Hardman
LB - Joe Kendrick
RM - Ross Chisholm
CM - Chris Lumsdon
CM - Neale McDermott
LM - Jeff Smith
RF - Paul Beavers
CF - Paddy Deane
LF - Jefferson Louis
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I know, unbelievable!!!comeondarlo wrote:
It was quaker4life btw.[/quote]
Obviously didn't read the whole of the post.
Although conveniently to be fair I believe the above poster does have a selective memory and conveniently would remember this particular detail.Although to be fair to Matt Clarke he was usually a steady centre half but tended to be clumsy I remember him dropping a couple of clangers, particularly in the home game against Bury in 2004/05 which resulted in them scoring.
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You had no business putting Matt Clarke in there, even if you said "to be fair he was decent but...", because the list is for players who were nothing like. Clarke did a very decent job for us over a number of seasons.
The person who mentioned Gary Dempsey...I didn't think he was that bad.
And Jose Quitongo only played for us once, had a blinder and was sold to Hamilton (I think) for 75k (I think)...think that's the story with him anyway, he certainly wasn't crap.
For me, you have the goalkeepers - Bertie (fucking) Bossu, Keith Finch, Nick (corner might as well be a penner) Liversedge, Jeremy Roberts and David Knight all fighting it out for the coveted number one spot.
Defenders - Dave Moore, Dave McAughtrie, Ville Vaisanen, Craig James, Billy Runwell, all defenders from the 09/10 horror season
Midfielders - Fabien Bossy, Jeff (fucking) Smith, oh I've actually lost the will to think of any more...
The person who mentioned Gary Dempsey...I didn't think he was that bad.
And Jose Quitongo only played for us once, had a blinder and was sold to Hamilton (I think) for 75k (I think)...think that's the story with him anyway, he certainly wasn't crap.
For me, you have the goalkeepers - Bertie (fucking) Bossu, Keith Finch, Nick (corner might as well be a penner) Liversedge, Jeremy Roberts and David Knight all fighting it out for the coveted number one spot.
Defenders - Dave Moore, Dave McAughtrie, Ville Vaisanen, Craig James, Billy Runwell, all defenders from the 09/10 horror season
Midfielders - Fabien Bossy, Jeff (fucking) Smith, oh I've actually lost the will to think of any more...
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I read your whole post. Why did you bring his name up in a discussion about the worst ever Darlo players?
I could list hundreds of ex-Darlo players who made mistakes in games that cost us goals. On no level does this make them relevent to this discussion.
I could list hundreds of ex-Darlo players who made mistakes in games that cost us goals. On no level does this make them relevent to this discussion.
On Sunday April 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm, Darlo Cockney wrote:Sadly some people have nothing better to do that invent rumours.
We will be playing at the arena again next season - fact.
Quakerz - if you actually attended games and spoke to people you might actually find our facts, rather than spreading s*** on this board.
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