Ollessendro
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Away from all the doom and gloom and Blackwell in, Blackwell out stuff at the moment I thought I’d ask people who they think our best striker has been since Brian Deane left in 1992. Micalijo started a fantastic thread about great away goals and although I don’t expect this to take off like that, I hope that it stimulates some good debate.
I’ve put 8 options for people to look at.
My favourite was Rob Hulse. I thought he was just magical and believe we’d have had at least an extra season in the Premiership if he had not broken his leg.
Hulse was extremely strong, powerful and good in the air. But not only that he could play on the deck. I was really sad to see him leave and (although he’s not quite back to his best) still when I see him playing for Derby wish he was donning a Blades shirt. I remember the Carling Cup semi final last year and Hulse gave Vidic (one of the best defenders in the world) a really torrid time. He battled and fought and you could see that Vidic really struggled to play against him.
Another one of my favourites (it is a real close call between him and Hulse) was Jan Aage. I had a season ticket on the kop when Jan Aage was firing it on for the Blades. Yes he was a little lazy, but boy could that guy finish. I remember his early years for Swindon when they were in the top flight and he was ace then. When we snapped him up I was very excited. He had real ability. He was massive (thighs as big as my waist) and boy could he finish. In his short period at the Lane he scored some real crackers. I could easily reminisce about some of the screamers he scored during the late 90’s.
I guess I have to say James Beattie. I understand he’ll probably be the favourite as he was a fantastic finisher. His goal scoring record for the Blades was excellent. Plus he came in and started converting penalties after we’d been very bad at taking them for a while. I don’t think he was a team player and he effort could be question, but his true class could not.
I would also understand if people said:
John Stead: did his best to keep us up in 2006/2007. great eye for goal.
HMS Shipps. Overweight, out of contract, unskilled and past it. So we thought when we signed him. However he was nothing short of brilliant in the promotion season. Strong, great target man and (surprisingly) decent on the deck. I even remember him scoring a scissor kick once.
Kabba: fist half of the promotion season he was brilliant. Never played anything like that after his injury. Still at the time he was electric.
Webber: Second half of the promotion season Webber took over from Kabba. Played really well of Shipperley and was instrumental in us going up.
Marcus Bent? Didn’t see much of him as I stopped going to the Lane for a while after McDonald and Green were really taking the piss out of the club 9plus I was a skint student not living in Sheffield anymore). Hence, I don’t remember him at united. From what I gather he had a fantastic strike record though
I’ve put 8 options for people to look at.
My favourite was Rob Hulse. I thought he was just magical and believe we’d have had at least an extra season in the Premiership if he had not broken his leg.
Hulse was extremely strong, powerful and good in the air. But not only that he could play on the deck. I was really sad to see him leave and (although he’s not quite back to his best) still when I see him playing for Derby wish he was donning a Blades shirt. I remember the Carling Cup semi final last year and Hulse gave Vidic (one of the best defenders in the world) a really torrid time. He battled and fought and you could see that Vidic really struggled to play against him.
Another one of my favourites (it is a real close call between him and Hulse) was Jan Aage. I had a season ticket on the kop when Jan Aage was firing it on for the Blades. Yes he was a little lazy, but boy could that guy finish. I remember his early years for Swindon when they were in the top flight and he was ace then. When we snapped him up I was very excited. He had real ability. He was massive (thighs as big as my waist) and boy could he finish. In his short period at the Lane he scored some real crackers. I could easily reminisce about some of the screamers he scored during the late 90’s.
I guess I have to say James Beattie. I understand he’ll probably be the favourite as he was a fantastic finisher. His goal scoring record for the Blades was excellent. Plus he came in and started converting penalties after we’d been very bad at taking them for a while. I don’t think he was a team player and he effort could be question, but his true class could not.
I would also understand if people said:
John Stead: did his best to keep us up in 2006/2007. great eye for goal.
HMS Shipps. Overweight, out of contract, unskilled and past it. So we thought when we signed him. However he was nothing short of brilliant in the promotion season. Strong, great target man and (surprisingly) decent on the deck. I even remember him scoring a scissor kick once.
Kabba: fist half of the promotion season he was brilliant. Never played anything like that after his injury. Still at the time he was electric.
Webber: Second half of the promotion season Webber took over from Kabba. Played really well of Shipperley and was instrumental in us going up.
Marcus Bent? Didn’t see much of him as I stopped going to the Lane for a while after McDonald and Green were really taking the piss out of the club 9plus I was a skint student not living in Sheffield anymore). Hence, I don’t remember him at united. From what I gather he had a fantastic strike record though
