Team of the 2000's

[Darren]

As we are near the end of the decade, I thought it might be interesting to get people's views on the best Blades XI over the past 10 years. Mine would be:

Kenny

Naughton
Morgan
Jagielka
Unsworth (for 05-06)

Devlin (for 2000-01)
Brown
McCall
Tonge (for 2001-03)

Beattie
Hulse (for 06-07)

Subs:

Tracey
Murphy
Kilgallon
Geary
Montgomery
Bent
Ndlovu

 

[bricktop]

Its quite a hard one, as we have not had that many players of class, but plenty with lots of guts and heart

I would go for

GK - Kenny
RB - Jagielka
LB - Armstrong
CD - Morgan
CD - Kilgallon
RW - Ndlovu
LW - Tonge
CM - Brown
CM - McCall
CF - Beattie
CF - Bent

Subs

Tracey
Murphy
Naughton
Montgomery
Kazim-Richards
Hulse
Shipperley

 

[raul]

How about one for "best" team and one for "favourites"? I'm guessing the two won't be too far apart, but for example Sarbs would never make "best" but would make my "favourites"

 

[bricktop]

Or we could even have a lookalikes of the decade.

 

[raul]

I don't think you should be going there..........does Warrington mean anything to you??

 

[bricktop]

That is one of those jokes that ceased to be funny at the second time of telling

The Reverend Jeffrey John on the other hand.............

 

[Wards]

Mine:

Paddy

Geary Murphy Jags Armstrong

Devlin Brown Monty Ndlovu

Hulse Beattie

Subs

Tracey
Naughton
Morgan
McCall
Shipperley
Tonge
Bent

 

[Darren]

Mine:

Paddy

Geary Murphy Jags Armstrong

Devlin Brown Monty Ndlovu

Hulse Beattie

Subs

Tracey
Naughton
Morgan
McCall
Shipperley
Tonge
Bent

If people keep posting on this thread, I will work out a "player of the decade" table on the basis of how many times players appear in the selections with 1 point for being included in the first XI and 0.5 poingt for being included as a sub.

Polls close 5pm today!

 

[Revolution]

GK - Kenny
RB - Naughton
LB - Unsworth
CD - Morgan
CD - Jagielka
RW - Ndlovu
LW - Tonge
CM - Brown
CM - McCall
CF - Beattie
CF - Kabba

Kabba, Gray, Bent, Webber, Pesky and Hulse all have an argument for the 2nd striking spot.

When you put this team together 3 things jump out at you:

- we have had a lot of good defensive players
- we haven't had a consistently good midfield for ages
- what a poor return we've had from our forwards: all the good ones were sold too fast, and there are too many who were injury prone or just didn't deliver. By my reckoning only 1 player has scored more than 30 goals for us in the last 10 years - that's pathetic.

 

[Selly]

Mine are, taking the best performances in those positions over a season...

Kenny (02-03)

Naughton (08-09)
Murphy (02-03)
Morgan (06-07)
Harley (02-03)

Ndlovu (02-03)
Brown (02-03)
Jagielka (06-07)
Tonge (02-03)

Hulse (06-07)
BT Mk1 (07-08)

Subs:


Unsworth
Devlin
Monty
Armstrong
Bent
Quinn S
Page

 

[Bath Blade]

Kenny
Jagielka
Kozluk
Morgan
Kilgallon
Devlin
Tonge
Brown
McCall
Beattie
Chief

 

[cooperblade]

Mine, playing 4-3-3, would be 1 Kenny 2 Naughton 3 Armstrong 4 Montgomery 5 Morgan 6 Jagielka 7 Kabba 8 Brown 9 Stead 10 Hulse 11 Tonge. Subs Shipperley, Davis, Ndlovu, Walker, Kazim-Richards, Nade, Lester

 

[Come from away]

GK - Kenny
RB - Naughton
LB - Harley
CD - Killgallon
CD - Jagielka
RW - Ndlovu
LW - Tonge
CM - Brown
CM - McCall
CF - Beattie
CF - Hulse

Subs: Armstrong, Geary, Morgan, Kabba, Bent, Monty, Pesky

 

[Bramley]

GK - Kenny
RB - Naughton
LB - Geary
CD - Morgan
CD - Jagielka
RW - Ndlovu
LW - Tonge
CM - Brown
CM - Montgomery
CF - Beattie
CF - Hulse

 

[SBSP]

How about one for "best" team and one for "favourites"? I'm guessing the two won't be too far apart, but for example Sarbs would never make "best" but would make my "favourites"

Are you serious?

The only team he would make is best at doding headers.

 

[raul]

I fink dat ur fingerz r 2 fat 2 post reight.

 

[mightyblade88]

Kenny
Jagielka, Morgan, Murphy, Geary
Devlin, Brown, McCall, Ndlovu
Beattie, Peschisolido

(Subs)
Tracey, Page, Naughton, Montgomery, Hulse, Lester, Kabba

 

[S64 Blade]

Kenny
Jagielka - Morgan - Murphy - Harley
Devlin - McCall - Brown - Tonge
Beattie - Hulse

 

[SBSP]

I fink dat ur fingerz r 2 fat 2 post reight.

Ha ha ha

It's just the belly that is fat, fingers are suprisingly nimble!

 

[Sothall_Blade]

Mine, playing 4-3-3, would be 1 Kenny 2 Naughton 3 Armstrong 4 Montgomery 5 Morgan 6 Jagielka 7 Kabba 8 Brown 9 Stead 10 Hulse 11 Tonge. Subs Shipperley, Davis, Ndlovu, Walker, Kazim-Richards, Nade, Lester

No Beattie. Not even on the bench?

 

[Sothall_Blade]

Mine would be:-
Kenny
Naughton Cahill Kilgallon Harley
Ndlovu Jagielka Brown Tonge
Beattie Kabba
Subs:- Tracey, Halford, Morgan, Devlin, Montgomery, Hulse, Webber

 

[cooperblade]

No Beattie. Not even on the bench?

No, I'll always associate Beattie with the Robson era and paying huge wages to players we didn't need. Quite liked him as a player although I thought Hulse was better than him.

 

[Darren]

Final points tally (maximum 12):

12 Kenny
Jagielka
Brown

11 Beattie

10.5 Morgan

9.5 Tonge
Ndlovu

8.5 Naughton
Hulse

7.5 McCall

6. Devlin
Montgomery

5. Murphy

4.5 Kilgallon

4. Geary
Armstrong
Kabba

3.5 Bent

3. Harley

2.5 Unsworth
Tracey

1.5 Shipperley
Peschisolido

1. Kazim-Richards
Page
Kozluk
Allison
Stead
Cahill
Halford

0.5 Quinn S
Davis
Walker
Nade
Lister
Webber

 

[Bristol Blade]

As we are near the end of the decade, I thought it might be interesting to get people's views on the best Blades XI over the past 10 years.

GK: Baxter
RB: Uhlenbeek
CB: Davis
CB: Gabrieli
LB: Ullathorne

RM: Parkinson
CM: Nalis
CM: Thirlwell
LM: Martin

ST: Ten Heuvel
ST: Onoura

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

GK: Baxter
RB: Uhlenbeek
CB: Davis
CB: Gabrieli
LB: Ullathorne

RM: Parkinson
CM: Nalis
CM: Thirlwell
LM: Martin

ST: Ten Heuvel
ST: Onoura

Joking aside, Rob Ullathorne was the best corner taker I've ever seen play for Sheffield United.

 

[Selly]

Final points tally (maximum 12):

12 Kenny
Jagielka
Brown

11 Beattie

10.5 Morgan

9.5 Tonge
Ndlovu

8.5 Naughton
Hulse

7.5 McCall

6. Devlin
Montgomery

5. Murphy

4.5 Kilgallon

4. Geary
Armstrong
Kabba

3.5 Bent

3. Harley

2.5 Unsworth
Tracey

1.5 Shipperley
Peschisolido

1. Kazim-Richards
Page
Kozluk
Allison
Stead
Cahill
Halford

0.5 Quinn S
Davis
Walker
Nade
Lister
Webber

Making the team

Kenny

Naughton
Jagielka
Morgan
Armstrong

Tonge
Brown
McCall
Ndlovu

Hulse
Beattie

I think it says a lot about our mifield for the last 6 seasons that the midfiels is the one from 02-03