Who is best all time left sided Blades player?

[Darlo Blade]

We all love Jamie Murphy's skills on the left but who do we think is the Blades best all time left sided player ?

 

[thevoot]

Dane Whitehouse.

 

[Darlo Blade]

Dane Whitehouse.

I agree, a travesty that he got his career cut short.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Geoff Salmons - did in the top division

 

[Darlo Blade]

Geoff Salmons - did in the top division

I never saw him play, but happenned to see him in his pub in Mexbrough, would he take defenders on like Jamie Murphy does now ?

 

[Silent Blade]

Fred Tunstall - 437 appearances for Blades (all league games in 1st division) 129 goals (the most important one was the one that last won us the FA Cup in 1925), provided many fine crosses for goal machines, Harry Johnson and Jimmy Dunne. 7 England caps

 

[Silent Blade]

I never saw him play, but happenned to see him in his pub in Mexbrough, would he take defenders on like Jamie Murphy does now ?

Salmons had a lot of pace going past full backs but played in a deeper role in his last few seasons for Blades

 

[sitwell]

Gil Reece ,Beagie was talented but didn't deliver enough. Tonge had his moments.

 

[Darlo Blade]

Gil Reece ,Beagie was talented but didn't deliver enough. Tonge had his moments.

I was checking out Gill Reece, sounds a great shout, it would be interesting to see stats on all these players like goals and assists, to compare who on paper is the best

 

[bricktop]

Glyn Hodges and Dane Whitehouse are the best left footers I have seen.

 

[Silent Blade]

I was checking out Gill Reece, sounds a great shout, it would be interesting to see stats on all these players like goals and assists, to compare who on paper is the best

Reece was more of a striker than a winger and he was right footed

 

[Worksop II]

Geoff Salmons was a beast on the left side, but for me the best was Dane Whitehouse

If I could add one player today, it would be him, unfinished business ......

 

[Lane Ender]

Reece was more of a striker than a winger and he was right footed

He did wear the 11 shirt

 

[stateonstainrod]

'Course, none of our boys a patch on Britain's first £100000 teenager. Anyone care to name him?

 

[BerksBlade]

'Course, none of our boys a patch on Britain's first £100000 teenager. Anyone care to name him?

Not fit to lace Geoff Salmons' boots!

 

[Darlo Blade]

'Course, none of our boys a patch on Britain's first £100000 teenager. Anyone care to name him?

Too hard , give us a year ?

 

[raul]

Alun Evans.

 

[stateonstainrod]

Neow--I'm on about the other T.C. from over there

 

[Lane Ender]

Not fit to lace Geoff Salmons' boots!

Yep I was gutted when he went to Stoke

Go past players for fun, great passer, top dead ball striker we missed him bad when he went.

 

[sitwell]

Reece was more of a striker than a winger and he was right footed

He played down the left though ,therefore a left sided player.

 

[davidpinder]

Glyn hodges, I am sure there was some voted somewhere??? Darren............

 

[sitwell]

Neow--I'm on about the other T.C. from over there

The Cunt ?

 

[TarquinDelouche]

Nuddy.

 

[Silent Blade]

He played down the left though ,therefore a left sided player.

He wasnt really often on the left wing to take players on. I am struggling to remember if he ever made a cross from the left that resulted in a goal. When Salmons attacked on the left Reece would go inside and was good at finding space in the box to head or hit the ball with his foot. He was excellent at reading Woody's crosses. A difficult man to mark and despite being slightly built he was quite strong in challenges. Sometimes Woody would take players on the left wing before crossing

 

[Silent Blade]

He did wear the 11 shirt

Yes he did

 

[Lane Ender]

He wasnt really often on the left wing to take players on. I am struggling to remember if he ever made a cross from the left that resulted in a goal. When Salmons attacked on the left Reece would go inside and was good at finding space in the box to head or hit the ball with his foot. He was excellent at reading Woody's crosses. A difficult man to mark and despite being slightly built he was quite strong in challenges. Sometimes Woody would take players on the left wing before crossing

Always popped up regularally at the back stick with a goal

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Gil Reece ,Beagie was talented but didn't deliver enough. Tonge had his moments.

Girl Reece was the first name I thought of - showing me age!

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Reece was more of a striker than a winger and he was right footed

Played left side though - you're getting picky in your old age!

 

[Shalalalafenoughty]

Neow--I'm on about the other T.C. from over there

Although he was much more a central midfielder than a left-sided player, Tommy Craig was a good footballer. I saw plenty of him while he was at Hillsborough as there was a lad on our street who was a Wednesday fan and I often went with him to their home games and he in turn was a regular at Bramall Lane - he thought Currie was wonderful. Craig was a neat player - he could pass a ball and he had a good shot on him from distance - but there was far too much expectation on his shoulders for a young lad, especially in a poor team which Wednesday were at the time. He was also unfortunate in that he had the same initials as Currie and was about the same age and he suffered by comparison as any midfield player would have done at the time. He wasn't in Currie's league because nobody was.

Back to the subject under debate. I think I'd side with Hodges on account of his wonderful left foot. Salmons was excellent, particularly during the 1971 promotion push when he hit a real vein of form at just the right time. He was good at picking the ball up deep and running with it at speed. I'm sorry to say I met him once and he was pretty rude and ignorant, truth be told. I liked Whitehouse - who didn't? He always raised his game against Wednesday and I think they had a grudging respect for him.

 

[stateonstainrod]

The Cunt ?

Aye. His other name was Tommy Craig. Used to stand in the centre circle and make like he was Simon Rattle conducting the LSO.