1973Blade
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We've signed fewer older players in recent years - for understandable reasons but sometimes it's good to have a wide old head.
This is my best eleven - have to be over 30 when we signed them and its based on impact when with us, not on how good they were elsewhere in their career (ie not Ian Rush).
Goalkeeper
1. I've gone for John Burridge, made some very good saves but was erratic (he is very critical of modern goalkeepers for making errors which I always think is a bit hypocritical!) But I liked him for us. There aren't many strong candidates, Steve Simonsen surely has to be ruled out , Ian Bennett did ok.
Defence
2 Alan Wright, I was going for David Unsworth until I realised he was 29 when we signed him, he must have had a tough paper round! Wright did a decent job for us though. He must have been our smallest defender!
3. Ugo Ehiogu, very solid defender still classy when we got him and made us a lot stronger at the back
4.. Jake Wright, an example of a wise old head who helped us in League One, we went ages not losing when he played for us. We weren't impressed when we signed him, but played an important role for us.
5. Paul Mcgrath, brilliant defender best natural defender I've seen play for us. Sadly and typically he played for years with dodgy knees which finally forced him to retire after only playing about a dozen games for us.
I couldn't think of a decent right back over 30, I was tempted to go for Matty Hill at the back, who was likeable and decent for us.
Midfield
6. Gordon Cowans, the advantage of signing older players is you see ones who were too good for us in their prime. He barely moved but did the simple things brilliantly, as soon as Kendall played him the team improved.
7. Mark Duffy, and not just for Bouncing Day! Classy and part of a great midfield trio of Coutts, Duffy and Fleck. Still think it was a pity he didn't get to play in the Premier League
8. Stuart McCall, a tough one between him and Gary Speed. Based solely on how he played for us, I think McCall was the better and played an important role in midfield under Warnock.
Strikers
9. Bobby Hatton, my first football hero! He looked about 70 but what a striker, his partnership with Keith Edwards was fantastic.
10 David Mcgoldrick, another one that we weren't impressed with when we signed him, but surprised me with how good a footballer he was, and one of the most popular players for us, you could tell he loved his time with us.
Winger
11. Jamal Campbell-Ryce, such a skillful player, if he could add consistency to his game he would have played at a higher level.
Two rules - players have to be over 30 when signed and anyone who mentions Dean Hammond is banned!
This is my best eleven - have to be over 30 when we signed them and its based on impact when with us, not on how good they were elsewhere in their career (ie not Ian Rush).
Goalkeeper
1. I've gone for John Burridge, made some very good saves but was erratic (he is very critical of modern goalkeepers for making errors which I always think is a bit hypocritical!) But I liked him for us. There aren't many strong candidates, Steve Simonsen surely has to be ruled out , Ian Bennett did ok.
Defence
2 Alan Wright, I was going for David Unsworth until I realised he was 29 when we signed him, he must have had a tough paper round! Wright did a decent job for us though. He must have been our smallest defender!
3. Ugo Ehiogu, very solid defender still classy when we got him and made us a lot stronger at the back
4.. Jake Wright, an example of a wise old head who helped us in League One, we went ages not losing when he played for us. We weren't impressed when we signed him, but played an important role for us.
5. Paul Mcgrath, brilliant defender best natural defender I've seen play for us. Sadly and typically he played for years with dodgy knees which finally forced him to retire after only playing about a dozen games for us.
I couldn't think of a decent right back over 30, I was tempted to go for Matty Hill at the back, who was likeable and decent for us.
Midfield
6. Gordon Cowans, the advantage of signing older players is you see ones who were too good for us in their prime. He barely moved but did the simple things brilliantly, as soon as Kendall played him the team improved.
7. Mark Duffy, and not just for Bouncing Day! Classy and part of a great midfield trio of Coutts, Duffy and Fleck. Still think it was a pity he didn't get to play in the Premier League
8. Stuart McCall, a tough one between him and Gary Speed. Based solely on how he played for us, I think McCall was the better and played an important role in midfield under Warnock.
Strikers
9. Bobby Hatton, my first football hero! He looked about 70 but what a striker, his partnership with Keith Edwards was fantastic.
10 David Mcgoldrick, another one that we weren't impressed with when we signed him, but surprised me with how good a footballer he was, and one of the most popular players for us, you could tell he loved his time with us.
Winger
11. Jamal Campbell-Ryce, such a skillful player, if he could add consistency to his game he would have played at a higher level.
Two rules - players have to be over 30 when signed and anyone who mentions Dean Hammond is banned!
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