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who's your favorite blades player who you've had the privilege to see playing football for us and why

mine has to be Michael Brown he had a bit of everything and wasn't afraid to try out something new when he had the chance gutted that Warnock sold him when he did
 



For me it's very close between 3.

Brian Deane- The single best player I have seen represent the blades. Our fortunes rested almost entirely on whether he was in the team or not. I was like a kid of xmas eve when we signed him back in 97.



Alan Kelly- I played as a keeper as a kid and this guy was by far the best in that position in my lifetime. I was very young when I saw his Wembley heroics against the pigs and wanted to be just like him. That penalty shoot out win against Coventry on St Patricks day secured his legend status firmly.



Dane Whitehouse- One of the few who was a die hard loyal blade but also a very very good player for us. Played with 110% commitment for the team, showed immense loyalty after we were relegated. A 1 club man who could have so easily left us for better things.
 
boo radley said:
Anyone want to stick their neck out and suggest one from the current squad?
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Brayford definitely. Even though it was a ridiculous signing for the money spent.

Previously Deane and Fjortoft in their brief stint. Steve Kabba when he came back from injury was in great form. Cant remember what he did later on that season to be so out of favour? But he was a favourite for that goal against Forest and Wednesday. Great debut at Bradford as well.
 
Liaminho9 said:
Brayford right now for his old fashioned attitude to football and genuine affection for the club
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I has the pleasure of John Brayford travelling on the train I was driving from Stoke to Derby the other night, I actually was gonna say hello but he had gone by the time I had got off the train, but then I bumped in to him again at Sheffield station an hour later, told him I had driven him earlier on, and that I and my lad are both huge Blades fans and season ticket holders. I spent 5 minutes chatting with him, and he asked about my lad, what his name was and how old he is, and he also asked what it was like be a train driver and came across as being generally interested. I also told him that Bramall Lane would be a great place to play football when we got going again, and asked how McEveley got away with the tackle on Sunday and he laughed, then told me that he was going to do whatever he could for the Blades.

Then I got home, posted a picture on my Facebook page, and people began telling me how he has just been on Twitter saying how great it was that there was Sheffield United people everywhere

He is without doubt one of the friendliest and decent people we have had playing for us for the last few years, and we are very lucky to have him
 
<------ Carl Bradshaw.

He could play (was our stand out best player the season we went down from the Prem) but I loved his attitude more than anything else. Watching him bully Stuart Pearce every time he faced him was pure joy.

If any one player typifies what I think Sheffield United should mean, it's him - talent, desire, hunger, a nasty edge, fearless, hard-working, never say die and Sheffield through and through.
 
cooperblade said:
<------ Carl Bradshaw.

He could play (was our stand out best player the season we went down from the Prem) but I loved his attitude more than anything else. Watching him bully Stuart Pearce every time he faced him was pure joy.

If any one player typifies what I think Sheffield United should mean, it's him - talent, desire, hunger, a nasty edge, fearless, hard-working, never say die and Sheffield through and through.
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Absolutely 100% this!

Closest we've got to Bradders now for everything but the nasty edge is Brayford. Technically I think Brayford has more to his game, but Bradders ability to win a 90/10 ball when it wasn't in his favour made him a hero of the John Street West.


As I'm of the same era as yourself (although just a bit younger) I'll also throw Glynn Hodges into this. More talent than he could be arsed with at times - Baxter reminds me of him, he is our modern day Hodges and if he could sort out his discipline and injuries he could be some player
 
Gin&Juice said:
Brayford definitely. Even though it was a ridiculous signing for the money spent.

Previously Deane and Fjortoft in their brief stint. Steve Kabba when he came back from injury was in great form. Cant remember what he did later on that season to be so out of favour? But he was a favourite for that goal against Forest and Wednesday. Great debut at Bradford as well.
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We will find eventually it will be money well spent on the Beard class is worth paying for.
 



Only players that i have seen play can make my team, but here goes...
Kelly
Borborkis McGrath Jagielka Nilsen
Ndlovu Brown McCall Whitehouse
Deane Beattie

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Scoogal.

Reminds me of when I used to play football at school...
 
The older you get, the harder this gets because there are many different era's to consider. My early memories of Mick Speight (for his boots), Tony Currie, Alan Woodward, Len Badger, hard man Trevor Hockey, goal scoring machines like Keith Edwards, 100% Blades like Dane Whitehouse and Paddy McGeaney, the incredible Deane and Agana partnership, Michael Brown, a handful of outstanding goal keepers in Simon Tracey, Alan Kelly, etc. , plus I am convinced if we had not sold James Beattie and Nick Blackman, halfway through their respective seasons, they would have gone on to score a lot more goals and earned a place in our hearts.
 
"Every generation throw a hero of the pop charts"

Paul Simon
 
georgebernardshaw said:
Silent, I did wonder about putting Dave Powell in there, he probably was slightly the better, if a little injury prone.

Flynn was the better in the air, he and Eddie let very little past them.
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Powell didnt miss many games until the bad injury at QPR in March 1971. Flynn was the reserve defender for nearly two years. Yes, Flynn was good in the air but he didnt have the confidence to play the ball with his feet and often, to the crowd's annoyance, passed the ball back to the keeper's hands. Powell's distribution was excellent, also was his anticipation and tackling
 
Silent Blade said:
Powell didnt miss many games until the bad injury at QPR in March 1971. Flynn was the reserve defender for nearly two years. Yes, Flynn was good in the air but he didnt have the confidence to play the ball with his feet and often, to the crowd's annoyance, passed the ball back to the keeper's hands. Powell's distribution was excellent, also was his anticipation and tackling
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OK - we'll go with Dave Powell, he was an international, after all.
 



Head says Jagielka, heart says Morgan.

Special mention - James Beattie. Loved watching his goals.
 
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