Blades Crocked XI

[mattbianco1]

GK

France - Gysbrechts - CB - LB

Walton - Ebbrell - Wallace
AM

CF - CF
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Come on we must be able to make a squad of them?

 

[I should coco]

LB Naysmith (2 games in every 5)

CF Alan Young and Steve Finneston

GK Lee Baxter (bad back from picking the ball out of the net)

AM Lee Hendrie - (emotional issues over recent money loss), Peter Heatherstone (homesick) or David Cairney (on the wrong continent)

 

[SwissBlade]

GK

France - Gysbrechts - CB - LB

Walton - Ebbrell - Wallace
AM

CF - CF
​

Come on we must be able to make a squad of them?

No, they're all injured.

Whats your criteria for a crock?


CB - Paul McGrath or Brian Gayle - played most of their careers on dodgy knees
LB - Chris Armstrong? didn't he have to pretty much retire when he was with us, only to come back elsewhere

CF - Steve Kabba - Broken leg and ACL

 

[Rusty view]

Lee Morris was crocked, but mainly once he'd left us for Derby.

D'Jaffo was known as Metal Mickey for all the screws he had

 

[TJB.]

Could Brayford fight for France's place, I wonder?

Came off after eleven minutes for Burton last night.

 

[niktheblade]

D'Jaffo could count as a CF owing to his "metal back" although it never really put him out of action.

Chris Armstrong was regularly injured and alos had a particularly bad knee injury as I recall.... good player though.

I'm sure Jags went in goal a few times so I'd stick in Kenny as GK, counting his knee injury and drugs ban (if that counts as being crocked).

 

[niktheblade]

Andy Goram's knees were so fucked he never came off his line!

 

[mattbianco1]

No, they're all injured.

Whats your criteria for a crock?


CB - Paul McGrath or Brian Gayle - played most of their careers on dodgy knees
LB - Chris Armstrong? didn't he have to pretty much retire when he was with us, only to come back elsewhere

CF - Steve Kabba - Broken leg and ACL

I considered Armstrong but decided against him because he was awesome.

Not sure if Gysbrechts is the player I'm thinking of. But basically for me a crock is someone who has played let's say less than 50% of their possible games at the blades due to injury.

So if they're here for 1 season (46 games) and manage less than 23 games due to injury, they're a crock.

Walton for example was signed and got injured before he played... crock

 

[coaxingstar71]

Maybe Tom McAlister in goal after Rodney Marsh broke his leg and he was never the same player again.

 

[mattbianco1]

Andy Goram's knees were so fucked he never came off his line!

Which Andy Goram though?

 

[coaxingstar71]

Julian Winter and Martin Dickinson

 

[mattbianco1]

Ten Huevel upfront?

 

[coaxingstar71]

Brian Smith CB
Dane Whitehouse

 

[niktheblade]

I considered Armstrong but decided against him because he was awesome.

Not sure if Gysbrechts is the player I'm thinking of. But basically for me a crock is someone who has played let's say less than 50% of their possible games at the blades due to injury.

So if they're here for 1 season (46 games) and manage less than 23 games due to injury, they're a crock.

Walton for example was signed and got injured before he played... crock

I think I remember Gysbrechts breaking his collarbone after playing 3 games.... after consultation of wikipedia he played 17 games in 3 years... so maybe was a crock

 

[niktheblade]

Ten Huevel upfront?

I think he was just shit.... (worst player I've seen play for United!)

 

[mattbianco1]

Bruno Ribiero
Lee Hendrie

 

[drinksmat]

Paddy in goal. His injury led to Jags time between the sticks.

 

[dazzlingblade]

I considered Armstrong but decided against him because he was awesome.

Not sure if Gysbrechts is the player I'm thinking of. But basically for me a crock is someone who has played let's say less than 50% of their possible games at the blades due to injury.

So if they're here for 1 season (46 games) and manage less than 23 games due to injury, they're a crock.

Walton for example was signed and got injured before he played... crock

Thing with Armstrong he wasn't really a crock, was a brave man, carried on playing till 2011 even after being diagnosed with MS in 2009

 

[mattbianco1]

Wasn't Simon Francis always injured for us too?

 

[Maidenhead]

LB Naysmith (2 games in every 5)

CF Alan Young and Steve Finneston

GK Lee Baxter (bad back from picking the ball out of the net)

AM Lee Hendrie - (emotional issues over recent money loss), Peter Heatherstone (homesick) or David Cairney (on the wrong continent)

Exactly the same front two that came straight into my mind too.

 

[RealMcCoy]

Florent Cuvelier

 

[Rusty view]

Maguire got sunstroke once

 

[Revolution]

GK Richard Wright
LB Ryan France
RB Andy Taylor
CB Terry Kennedy
MF Florent Cuvelier
MF Paul Coutts
MF Lee Williamson
MF John Ebbrell
MF James Wallace
CF Ashley "Helios" Ward
CF Alan Young

 

[Revolution]

League career ended prematurely due to injury at the Lane:

GK Mel Rees
RB Ryan France
LB Les Tibbott
CB Paul McGrath
CB Brian Smith
MF Julian Winter
MF Martin Dickinson
MF John Ebbrell
MF Dane Whitehouse
MF Steve Paterson
CF David White

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Marlon King. Sorry, misread title. It says crocked not crooked.

 

[dazzlingblade]

Florent Cuvelier

Definitely!!

 

[dazzlingblade]

Marlon King. Sorry, misread title. It says crocked not crooked.

Or cock

 

[Carlton Blade]

Thete was a reason Norwich fans called him "Emergency Ward 10".

 

[Treeton Blade]

Brian Launders

Who was at Edgeley Park for his 10 mins in a Blades shirt?

 

[gavtheblade]

Paul Reid.
Terry Kennedy.
Ddg.