Best Blades XI for a T-Shirt/poster design

[shreds1975]

Through twitter I have come across the work of an illustrator called Steve Welsh. A Boro fan he has (through his Mini Boro website) since branched out into doing posters and illustrations for other players and clubs.

I recently asked him about a Blades design and he came up with the design on the link below. As you can see a key part of it is a team of Blades legend. He is now looking for feedback on his selection, which so far have been based on twitter feedback. Also if you have any other comments on design I am sure he would appreciate them.

Once finished it will be available as a tshirt and possibly print via his store. You can find his design and his thoughts behind it here

http://miniboro.com/7406.html

UTB!

 

[Pedro Verde]

I would have thought Woodward and Gillespie (Billy not Keith) would have to be in there in somewhere.
Woodward was better than Morris and Gillespie was our most capped player

 

[shreds1975]

Woodward for Morris, Joe Shaw for Morgan were my suggestions.

 

[SwissBlade]

make a print out of this

 

[TarquinDelouche]

If there's no place for Shaun Murphy then I don't want to know.

 

[shorehamview]

Nice, but why can't Ernest Needham have his surname rather than his nickname? I agree with the Woodward-Morris and Shaw-Morgan swaps though.

 

[shreds1975]

Thanks for comments.

SV - I think the Nudger point has been made on twitter, but it adds weight to the argument and I think Steve is waiting to make all the final changes at once.

I've emailed him a link to this thread so he can pick up all responses.


Cheers

 

[moDtheGod]

I like the basic idea and would be tempted to buy a t-shirt.

 

[Kenilworth]

make a print out of this
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Is that blood on his shirt?

 

[SwissBlade]

Is that blood on his shirt?

Not his own

 

[raul]

Who's shirt is it then?

 

[MunXy]

i'd be tempted to swap Alan Kelly for bill "fatty" foulkes, woodward a must for right wing but and i know this is open to flack id rate paul devlin above morris.and tony kenworthy above morgs in defence. a fine idea i love it and would definately be intrested in the shirt, maybe red n white stripes


MunXy

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

i'd be tempted to swap Alan Kelly for bill "fatty" foulkes, woodward a must for right wing but and i know this is open to flack id rate paul devlin above morris.and tony kenworthy above morgs in defence. a fine idea i love it and would definately be intrested in the shirt, maybe red n white stripes


MunXy

Hodgy surely? As in Alan for goalie

 

[Mad Mick]

It has to be Hodgey or Foulkes.
Also what about Joe Shaw?
Centre Forward?
Mick Jones?

 

[Torrix1889]

Hodgkinson in the net, Joe Shaw and Woodward have to be in there too as much as i love Colin Morris...

 

[Gibbo89]

Definitely Hodgkinson in the net, Joe Shaw alongside Jags and Woodward on the right. Edwards was great in the lower divisions but never made it in the top division. Would put Mick Jones or Doc Pace alongside Deano.

 

[Pedro Verde]

Definitely Hodgkinson in the net, Joe Shaw alongside Jags and Woodward on the right. Edwards was great in the lower divisions but never made it in the top division. Would put Mick Jones or Doc Pace alongside Deano.

Joe Shaw has got to be in there, was said he was the best un capped player of his generation
With regards to past forwards possibly Doc Pace but what about our all time leading goalscorer Harry Johnson or one of my late fathers favourities Jock Dodds

 

[diplomat]

Maybe more than one design is needed depending on your generation. I have only known the joys of the Blades since Deane and Agana really. Maybe a shirt for each decade would be easier?

 

[miniboro]

Hello all, thanks to everyone whos responded so far.
Im finalising this design tonight, so first quick question I need answering is, could i get away with Woody for Woodward? (prob is Morris fits nicely but Woodward is too long to fit the blades width)

 

[Pedro Verde]

Hello all, thanks to everyone whos responded so far.
Im finalising this design tonight, so first quick question I need answering is, could i get away with Woody for Woodward? (prob is Morris fits nicely but Woodward is too long to fit the blades width)

I would think so. Woodward was a true legend who spent his whole career in England with us we have also recently heard he is quite ill. Whilst Morris was a superb winger he wasnt in the same class as Woodward

 

[CG Blade]

Has to be Woodward, Joe Shaw and Alan Hodgkinson for me.

 

[Darren]

I would have thought Woodward and Gillespie (Billy not Keith) would have to be in there in somewhere.
Woodward was better than Morris and Gillespie was our most capped player

Actually Gilliespie isn't our most capped player anymore. Ndlovu overtook him by 1 as I recall.

 

[JJ Sefton]

You need to get the formation sorted, Currie isnt an outside right. Sad to say but its him or Hagan unless you go with a five man midfield.

I also think you have to drop Morgan for Paul Stancliffe and, possibly, Jags for Joe Shaw.

 

[SotonBlade]

Hodgkinson
Badger Jagielka Shaw Needham
Woodward Currie Hagan Hodges
Jones Deane

that'd be my lineup

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Hodgy
Badger Shaw Jags Needham
Woody Hagan Currie Reece
Pace Deane

 

[miniboro]

Many thanks again everyone, im afraid Hodgkinson and Woodward are both too long to fit on the design so I ended up going with Foulkes and Morris.
The alternative would be to have them written as Hodgy and Woody, but some Blades had already complained about my shortening of Needham to Nudger so not sure what to do for best.

Current line up is
Foulkes
Badger Jags Shaw Needham
Morris Hockey Hagan Currie
Edwards Deane

But could be
Hodgy
Badger Jags Shaw Needham
Woody Hagan Currie ?
? Dean

Really need a definitive answer on the shortneing of names plus the two missing positions, so please let me know as this going live today

 

[Newbury Blade]

It's Foulke, not Foulkes.

And why is Needham at left back? He should be in midfield with Hagan and Currie.

 

[miniboro]

Because left-half is a defensive position, and nobody plays 2-3-5 anymore, can I atleast get agreement on a back 4 then?
would badger - jags - shaw - stancliffe be better?

 

[JJ Sefton]

Because left-half is a defensive position, and nobody plays 2-3-5 anymore, can I atleast get agreement on a back 4 then?
would badger - jags - shaw - stancliffe be better?

No, Stancliffe was a centre half. Best left half I can think of would be Hemsley. Its not a position where a load of greats leap out at you.

 

[Darren]

No, Stancliffe was a centre half. Best left half I can think of would be Hemsley. Its not a position where a load of greats leap out at you.

Stabcliffe as our best centre half ever? A man who was adequate in the second tier but clearly not good enough for the first. Seriously? (I have traumatic late 80's memories of watching Stan's Bambi on ice impersonations when he came up against any half decent striker in Division 2).