Post 2012 XI
Post 2012 XI
As I’m having trouble concentrating today, my mind was wandering, and thinking of our best XI post 2012.
So far I’ve gone for 4-3-3:
Pears
Trotman Brown Galbraith Ferguson
Falkingham Turnbull Hatfield
Styche Nelson Thompson
I’m decidedly unsure about Brown and Galbraith as a centre half pairing... but we’ve had some dubious players there in recent years. You’d fancy this team to march the league though.
Felt bad leaving Beck out, but Nelson is a cut above any other striker we’ve had in recent years imo. You could make an argument for O’Neil to feature here.
So far I’ve gone for 4-3-3:
Pears
Trotman Brown Galbraith Ferguson
Falkingham Turnbull Hatfield
Styche Nelson Thompson
I’m decidedly unsure about Brown and Galbraith as a centre half pairing... but we’ve had some dubious players there in recent years. You’d fancy this team to march the league though.
Felt bad leaving Beck out, but Nelson is a cut above any other striker we’ve had in recent years imo. You could make an argument for O’Neil to feature here.
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Think it is easier to do the most dubious XI or perhaps give a bench of 5 subs to settle some of the contentious omissions, like White / Wheatley / Cartman / Jameson / Beck?
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Managed by Martin Gray of course,the only person to achieve 3 promotions in our history
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I'd have White in at the back, Galbraith left back and Ferguson in midfield. He was far more effective played further forward, probably in place of Falkingham. Turnbull and Hatfield are shoe-ins.
Front three would be Thompson, Styche and Purewal for me I think. For some reason I'm struggling to think of who our forwards have been over the years!
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Front three would be Thompson, Styche and Purewal for me I think. For some reason I'm struggling to think of who our forwards have been over the years!
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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.
DC
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Armstrong deserves a shout up front he was very effective and important to promotions.
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And we've had all sorts...Reay, Johnson (Andrew), Johnson (Steve), Cartman, Hardy, Ainge...I can't remember what that 40 year old guy was called we had in the NL though...
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This is probably a bit out of left field, but Chris Emms would be pushing for a place in my midfield - I bloody loved that guy!
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Purewal? Yikes.Spyman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:37 pmI'd have White in at the back, Galbraith left back and Ferguson in midfield. He was far more effective played further forward, probably in place of Falkingham. Turnbull and Hatfield are shoe-ins.
Front three would be Thompson, Styche and Purewal for me I think. For some reason I'm struggling to think of who our forwards have been over the years!
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I never liked him, even in the northern league. Totally recognise his contribution, but bambi on ice. Never looked in control of what he was doing.
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Even if you don't have Amar in your XI, surely you've got to have his brother in as part of a back three? That guy's plenty good enough as third-choice centre back.
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I was a big fan. Quality player who was an instrumental part of the first few years. Held the ball up well, scored goals, won aerial battles.H1987 wrote:Purewal? Yikes.Spyman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:37 pmI'd have White in at the back, Galbraith left back and Ferguson in midfield. He was far more effective played further forward, probably in place of Falkingham. Turnbull and Hatfield are shoe-ins.
Front three would be Thompson, Styche and Purewal for me I think. For some reason I'm struggling to think of who our forwards have been over the years!
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I never liked him, even in the northern league. Totally recognise his contribution, but bambi on ice. Never looked in control of what he was doing.
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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.
DC
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Yeah, i know a lot were. He did hold up the ball well... but he always sort of looked awkward doing it, as though it was more by accident than design, and that he'd trip over his own feet at any moment.Spyman wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:58 amI was a big fan. Quality player who was an instrumental part of the first few years. Held the ball up well, scored goals, won aerial battles.H1987 wrote:Purewal? Yikes.Spyman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:37 pmI'd have White in at the back, Galbraith left back and Ferguson in midfield. He was far more effective played further forward, probably in place of Falkingham. Turnbull and Hatfield are shoe-ins.
Front three would be Thompson, Styche and Purewal for me I think. For some reason I'm struggling to think of who our forwards have been over the years!
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I never liked him, even in the northern league. Totally recognise his contribution, but bambi on ice. Never looked in control of what he was doing.
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Not denying he was a great servant for the club, or knocking him as a person, but i never particularly warmed to him as a player. I certainly wouldn't choose him ahead of Beck. I'd have Cartman ahead of him as well, for sure.