Basham's Height?

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I realise this is not the most important thread on here, but just wondered if someone could put me straight on this.

In the past, many of us commented (complained) about the lack of height in the team, especially last season when Basham was in the back four and we had Scougall, Holt and Doyle in midfield.

Just noticed on the official SUFC site, that Basham is listed at 5ft 11" tall?
http://www.sufc.co.uk/team/player-profile/chris-basham/6

Whereas his Wiki page has him at 6ft 3!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Basham

Now I know that anyone can edit Wikipedia, but that is a four inch discrepancy? Is Bash really under 6ft tall?
That would make Coutts an inch taller?

It got me wondering, if our site is correct, then no wonder most other teams seem to dwarf us on the pitch! According to the club site, Baxter, Done and McNulty are all taller than Billy Sharp, Collins is 3 inches taller than Woolford and Connor Sammon is only 5ft 10! (6ft 2" on Wikipedia)
 



Oh and John Brayford is only an inch taller than Scougall......Flo Cuvelier is 6ft and McGahey has no height listed
 
Fair to say the club site is talking bollocks.

Maybe the site operator has been having a few words with Phipps.
 
Funny that something so simple can be listed so wrongly.


I’d have said they were about


Howard- 6”

Long- 6”3

Freeman- 5”10

Harris- 5”9

Brayford- 5”10

Alcock- 5”7

McEveley- 6”

K. Wallace- 6”1

Collins- 6”3

Edgar- 6”3

McGahey- 6”2

Kennedy- 5”11*

Flynn- 5”9

Coutts- 6”0

Hammond- 6”

Basham- 6”1

Scougall- 5”7

Reed- 5”6

Baxter- 5”9

Woolford- 6”

Cuvelier- 5”10*

J. Wallace- 5”10*

JCR- 5”7

Sharp- 5”10

McNulty- 5”11

Adams- 5”11

Done- 5”9

Sammon- 6”2

Higdon- 6”1

De Girolamo- 5”9

Calvert Lewin- 6”2


* = their height if they were ever able to stand up.


I’d be surprised if any of those are more than an inch out. We could actually put out a pretty big team these days but we’d have to sacrifice some pace and guile with players like JCR and Baxter missing out to the likes of Woolford and Sammon.
 
Chance to roll out a little piece of trivia: You're taller in the morning than you are in the evening.*

Maybe that accounts for the difference. :rolleyes:

*Over the course of the day gravity gradually compresses your spine. It's only 1 - 2cm but it's a measurable difference.
 
Chance to roll out a little piece of trivia: You're taller in the morning than you are in the evening.*

Maybe that accounts for the difference. :rolleyes:

*Over the course of the day gravity gradually compresses your spine. It's only 1 - 2cm but it's a measurable difference.

I was surprised at how big a difference it makes if you measure your height (length) laying down compared to standing up. Laid down, I am over 6"5 but stood up I'm under 6"4. Damn that gravity.

Still don't think Bash is heavy enough to lose 4 inches over the course of a day.
 
My son is over 6 foot and had a photo of himself with Basham last March. Basham is taller than him
 
This must be a "newbies" thread.
Feet and Inches are so yesterday.

All player heights are set by Bergen Blade in the Shawcross scale.

You will be telling us next that you say things like "..and I had to drive 3 kilometers just to find a petrol station..." ;)
 



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