Our best international 11

[Bladey McBladeface]

Since this weekend's game is being abandoned due to Walsall's international call-ups, I thought I would have a stab at our best ever 11 who have played an international game. Some of these players are well before my time so debate is welcome!

Alan Kelly
Jags McGrath Colquhoun
Borbokis Nilsen

Currie V.Jones Ndlovu

Deane Flo

Subs: Hodgkinson, N.Blake, A. Quinn, Trianos Dellas, C. Evans

 

[NottinghamBlade]

Surely Fjortoft ahead of Flo.

 

[Silent Blade]

Hodgkinson
Borbokis Powell Colquhoun Nilsen
Jagielka Hockey TC Ndlovu
Evans Deane

 

[Bath Blade]

Hodgkinson
Borbokis Powell Colquhoun Nilsen
Jagielka Hockey TC Ndlovu
Evans Deane

No David White?

 

[Jan Age]

My 11... only players I've seen play.

1. Alan Kelly
2. Paul Parker
3. Shaun Murphy
4. Paul McGrath
5. Roger Nillsen
6. Peter Ndlouv
7. Stuart Mcall
8. Alan Quinn
9. Stephen Quinn
10. Brian Deane
11. J A Fjortoft

 

[DronnieBlade]

Further evidence how hugely overrated R Nillson was / is.

Awful at defending. Simply awful.

Ask any blade he played with

UTB

 

[Bladey McBladeface]

Further evidence how hugely overrated R Nillson was / is.

Awful at defending. Simply awful.

Ask any blade he played with

UTB

I was young when he played to be fair, but I couldn't think of another left back. Can you?

And yes, Lescinel Jean Francois got capped by Haiti

 

[FTPE]

No Sabella?

 

[DronnieBlade]

I was young when he played to be fair, but I couldn't think of another left back. Can you?

And yes, Lescinel Jean Francois got capped by Haiti

Unsworth ?

Naysmith ?

UTB

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Gary Speed?

Gordon Cowans?

Dean Saunders?

Ian Rush?

Jimmy Johnstone?

Eddie Colquhoun?

 

[Bath Blade]

Ian Rush?

The 11 best United players who happened to be internationals, or the best 11 internationals who happened to play at United at some point during their career (regardless of how rubbish they were for United)?

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Just the ones I've seen play and judged on how good they were for us (so not Ian Rush for example)

-------------------Kelly

Walker---Page----Murphy---Unsworth

Devlin----Jagielka--McCall---Hodges

-------------Deane---Beattie

Subs:
Moore
McGrath
Dellas
Speed
Borbokis
Ndlovu
Fjortoft
Blake

 

[Bladey McBladeface]

Just the ones I've seen play and judged on how good they were for us (so not Ian Rush for example)

-------------------Kelly

Walker---Page----Murphy---Unsworth

Devlin----Jagielka--McCall---Hodges

-------------Deane---Beattie

Subs:
Moore
McGrath
Dellas
Speed
Borbokis
Ndlovu
Fjortoft
Blake

Can't believe I forgot Walker

 

[FTPE]

The 11 best United players who happened to be internationals, or the best 11 internationals who happened to play at United at some point during their career (regardless of how rubbish they were for United)?

Yep that changes everything.
Flo wasn't fit to lace Rush's boots but unfortunately we signed Ian Rush's ghost.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

The 11 best United players who happened to be internationals, or the best 11 internationals who happened to play at United at some point during their career (regardless of how rubbish they were for United)?

Good point. The OP just states, 'our best ever XI who have played an International game.' Probably means both

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

The 11 best United players who happened to be internationals, or the best 11 internationals who happened to play at United at some point during their career (regardless of how rubbish they were for United)?

I suppose you further quantify it by saying 'that you saw play' otherwise Billy Gillespie and that esteemed gentleman on the left are shoe-ins.

 

[Blade in Brid]

Gary Cahill?

 

[Hodgyman]

Graham Shaw at left back for England, Jim Brown in goal for Scotland, Len Allchurch on the wing for Wales, Mick Jones centre forward for England, Trevor Hockey for Wales (I think), Jamie Murphy for Scotland to be going on with.

 

[Blade in Brid]

How about Gil Reece on left wing?

 

[Bladey McBladeface]

Good point. The OP just states, 'our best ever XI who have played an International game.' Probably means both

I was unclear in my OP but my intention was those who were best for United. So clearly that means no Ian Rush/Dean Saunders.

 

[oldblade]

Surely Fjortoft ahead of Flo.

Surely Mick Jones would be ahead of both of them.

 

[Dnblade]

How about Gil Reece on left wing?

Beat me to it...make room for the Welsh Wizard lads.

 

[Kabba Kabba Doo]

Going on players I've seen

Kenny

Walker Cahill S Murphy Naysmith

Ndlovou Speed Jagielka Gillespie

Beattie J Murphy

 

[Deleted member 1486]

No McGrath?

 

[LenTednTony]

Since this weekend's game is being abandoned due to Walsall's international call-ups, I thought I would have a stab at our best ever 11 who have played an international game. Some of these players are well before my time so debate is welcome!

Alan Kelly
Jags McGrath Colquhoun
Borbokis Nilsen

Currie V.Jones Ndlovu

Deane Flo

Subs: Hodgkinson, N.Blake, A. Quinn, Trianos Dellas, C. Evans

T C?

 

[Deleted member 1486]

Traianos Dellas? (in that he actually won something! Any other players who've won something at international level?)

 

[Dellas Cowboys]

Traianos Dellas? (in that he actually won something! Any other players who've won something at international level?)

Dellas it is, our most successful International player ever. only player to ever score a silver goal in an International match. A great example of how there is the possibility of talent in everyone, as I remember when first saw him play for us he was the definition of the person most unlikely to be a successful footballer if you picked a random selection of 200 from the crowd (including young children and a pigeon).

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

- - - - - - - - - - - - Alan Kelly - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - Jagielka - - McGrath - - Cahill - - - - -

Walker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Naysmith

- - - - - - McCall - - Speed - - Hodges - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - Deane - Beattie - - - - - - - - - - -

I reckon a few would tunr up to the lane to see that team.

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

"Nudger" Needham?
Jimmy Dunne?

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

I was unclear in my OP but my intention was those who were best for United. So clearly that means no Ian Rush/Dean Saunders.

Dean Saunders won 5 Welsh caps while he was at United.