Blades Crocked XI

[SharpshootingBilly]

Jose Baxter AM.....

sorry I thought it said coked!!

 

[spongebobblade]

Julian Winter and Martin Dickinson

Julian Winter made John Ebrell look like an ever present

 

[spongebobblade]

Lee Morris was crocked, but mainly once he'd left us for Derby.

D'Jaffo was known as Metal Mickey for all the screws he had

He also had a fair few that had come loose in his head

 

[coaxingstar71]

Whilst playing for us, Wilder once got injured by tripping over his dog, or at least the dog's lead.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Exactly the same front two that came straight into my mind too.

No other names in the frame are there?

 

[Sean Thornton]

League career ended prematurely due to injury at the Lane:

GK Mel Rees
RB Ryan France
LB Les Tibbott
CB Paul McGrath
CB Brian Smith
MF Julian Winter
MF Martin Dickinson
MF John Ebbrell
MF Dane Whitehouse
MF Steve Paterson
CF David White

France and McGrath both had the i just issues before they arrived at BL.
I can't remember Mel being injured. I thought he played every game until the season following his debut against Liverpool.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Alan Whittle.

Appeared in the pre-season team photo, then failed the medical.

 

[Plymouthblade]

Cue Adams big ear syndrome

 

[Plymouthblade]

Chef Adams big ears syndrome

 

[Plymouthblade]

That’s one for each ear

 

[Revolution]

France and McGrath both had the i just issues before they arrived at BL.
I can't remember Mel being injured. I thought he played every game until the season following his debut against Liverpool.

Rees was injured against Leeds and missed the last game of 1992. Mervyn Day played v Wimbledon.He never played again for unrelated reasons of course. It's more accurate to say illness ended his career (and his life sadly).

You are right re France and McGrath, but they still retired due to injury while at the Lane so they rightly belong here. McGraths knee crumbled under him v QPR and that was that. I try not to think about France, one of the poster boys for 2007-11 transfer policy lunacy.

 

[Liaminho9]

League career ended prematurely due to injury at the Lane:

GK Mel Rees
RB Ryan France
LB Les Tibbott
CB Paul McGrath
CB Brian Smith
MF Julian Winter
MF Martin Dickinson
MF John Ebbrell
MF Dane Whitehouse
MF Steve Paterson
CF David White

Morgs never come back from his knee injury. Only 32 when it happened.

 

[Revolution]

Morgs never come back from his knee injury. Only 32 when it happened.

A big factor in our relegation that season.

 

[pommpey]

Wasn't Brian Howard out for a while too?

And previous posts are correct. Both Andy Gorams were injured, but not at the same time.

pommpey

 

[Liaminho9]

A big factor in our relegation that season.

That injury summed up Morgs. Snapped his Cruciate, yet still played 90 minutes.

 

[SuperJags]

The name of Geoff Horsefield spring to mind - never actually got to see him play !!

 

[Red Hot Currie]

Seen a couple of (dis)honourable mentions already... but the Alan Young/Ashley Ward attacking duo takes the biscuit (as in legs made of) for me....

 

[pommpey]

Seen a couple of (dis)honourable mentions already... but the Alan Young/Ashley Ward attacking duo takes the biscuit (as in legs made of) for me....

Ashley Ward though, eh? Held the ball up, brought others into the game.

Fucking useless. Bought for a final payout.

pommpey

 

[Jermyn]

No-one mentioned James Wallace yet

 

[Silent Blade]

Pre 1990

1. McAlister- broke his leg twice and wasnt the same when he covered for Jim Brown in 75-76
2. Steve Goulding - injury ended his career. Sadly took his own life in mid 1980s
3. Alan Ogden - heart trouble ended his career. Had a heart transplant about 20 years ago and lived for a few more years
4. Les Tibbott
5. Brian Smith
6. Dave Powell - Welsh International who didnt play again for us after the injury at QPR in March 1971
7. John McGeady - broke his leg when a teenager and then "disappeared"
8. Alan Whittle - failed medical despite appearing in squad photo
9. Steve Finnieston - we should have never sold Edwards
10. Alan Young- surprised that we got the fee we paid for him back.
11. Steve Paterson- Signed from Man U and a pre season injury ended his pro career

 

[8lade]

Morgs never come back from his knee injury. Only 32 when it happened.

Derek Geary disappeared about the same time.
Edit: just checked season before Morgs (09/10) age 29.

 

[benn5712]

Can some blade remember a giant - GIANT- centre half Dave Bassett brought in, think from non-league. I saw him around BDTBL but he got injured and retired before playing many games.
Tommo, liked him a lot. Furphy brought in Jim Brown and that's that.
Mel Rees. Sometimes thought he was the better of three keepers. Tragic.
Dane Whitehouse. Criminal to lose him.
Stretch Armstrong. Terrific, quality up and down the left. Unsworth reckoned he could play for years and years with stretch in front of him.

 

[Silent Blade]

Can some blade remember a giant - GIANT- centre half Dave Bassett brought in, think from non-league. I saw him around BDTBL but he got injured and retired before playing many games..

John Flower?

Remember Nat Peel too

 

[benn5712]

John Flower?

Remember Nat Peel too

Flower rings a bell. Big bloke, sure it was an injury no doubt I'm wrong.
Cheers Silent.

 

[Silent Blade]

Flower rings a bell. Big bloke, sure it was an injury no doubt I'm wrong.
Cheers Silent.

Signed from Corby Town. Looked good in reserves matches and then got a long term injury. Went to Aldershot

Back row far right

 

[dazzlingblade]

Can some blade remember a giant - GIANT- centre half Dave Bassett brought in, think from non-league. I saw him around BDTBL but he got injured and retired before playing many games.
Tommo, liked him a lot. Furphy brought in Jim Brown and that's that.
Mel Rees. Sometimes thought he was the better of three keepers. Tragic.
Dane Whitehouse. Criminal to lose him.
Stretch Armstrong. Terrific, quality up and down the left. Unsworth reckoned he could play for years and years with stretch in front of him.

Managed his own 5 page thread!!!

https://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/john-flower.42747/

 

[benn5712]

Managed his own 5 page thread!!!

https://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/john-flower.42747/

Ta. Think we've ascertained it's Flowers, may I run along and play now ?

 

[Bert]

Wasn't Simon Francis always injured for us too?

No, he was just crap.

 

[Nedski]

Lescinel Jean-Francois

 

[Liaminho9]

No-one mentioned James Wallace yet

He's in the original post?