'Memries' Brief but Brilliant Blades

[JohnDenver]

That's the one. Now plowing his trade in the Wessex premier league at the grand old age of 33.

He's only 33 and playing at that level? Good God, we've signed some overrated uninterested chuffs in our time....

 

[Roygbiv]

Chris O Grady was excellent in the two games I saw him for us

 

[Jermyn]

Francis Joseph. Started ahead of Dean but was then his understudy, always frightened defenders for fun

 

[billyblademan]

Chris O Grady was excellent in the two games I saw him for us

Alright Nigel, back to work.

 

[BusheyBlade]

Hutchison is the finest 'all round' player I've ever seen in a Blades shirt. He also had that nasty streak bubbling away just under the surface, that for me marked him out as a 'proper' Blades player. All our midfield problems would be solved if we could re-sign Don Hutchison, even at 45 years old!!!

I met Don Hutchison at the (then called, not sure what it is now) Swallow Hotel when he had not long signed for us and I was also staying there for a weekend. I said hello to him over breakfast and asked him to sign a little article about himself in my 90 Minutes magazine which he kindly did. I hadn't read the article at the time, it was only later I realised it was about the "beer bottle label" incident during his Liverpool days. Fortunately he didn't read the article else he'd have told me where I could shove his autograph!

 

[Highbury_Blade]

He's only 33 and playing at that level? Good God, we've signed some overrated uninterested chuffs in our time....

To be fair, I think he retired after finishing in the conference, and then decided he'd like to keep playing.

 

[Chali 2na]

Kyle Walker? Barely got to see him play before being shipped off.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Players that looked good for a short tenure so you forgot that they ever played for us.

I'll start;

Ugo Ehiogu
Henri Camara
Paul McGrath
Craig Short
Martin Smith
Alex Notman

Sun Jihai.
Great player.

 

[Jermyn]

Winger , Alan Roberts, really liked him but I don't think he enjoyed Bassett way so left.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

2 on debut including a last minute penalty in a 4-3 win vs Pompey if I remember correctly?

Edit: I checked on he did indeed score two, though not sure if it was his debut. Robert Prosinecki played and scored that day for Pompey. The only Croatian to score at the Lane?

Prosinecki got a goal virtually on half time. I think Tracey got all at sixes and sevens and was all over t shop, heading the ball away just prior to that goal. Tremendous game. Footage anyone please?

 

[Aganarama]

How about Bobby Bobby Bobby Davison? :

 

[Bayingblade]

Can't believe Mel Rees hasn't been mentioned...........

He has now

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Robert Prosinecki played and scored that day for Pompey. The only Croatian to score at the Lane?

We got destroyed 3-0 at Bramall Lane by an extremely young Arsenal team on Halloween 2007.

Eduardo scored a brace.

 

[Jermyn]

How about Bobby Bobby Bobby Davison? :

Quality. Stood on corner of leppings lane end that night. 3-1 we beat the scum 3-1 etc. etc

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Can't believe Mel Rees hasn't been mentioned...........

He has now

That's because no one has forgotten him.

 

[Jermyn]

Big bad Billy Whitehurst, I'll get me coat , too much sun today

 

[nicksufc]

Jean Calve!

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Jean Calve!

Calve's brilliance certainly was brief.

 

[BushBlade]

Calve's brilliance certainly was brief.

That's his full show reel.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Players that looked good for a short tenure so you forgot that they ever played for us.

I'll start;

Ugo Ehiogu
Henri Camara
Paul McGrath
Craig Short
Martin Smith
Alex Notman

Matt Phillips
Andy Reid
Gary Speed

 

[BushBlade]

Carl Veart. Wasn't all that but did score a vital goal against Arsenal in the cup. Did he also score in the 'Steel City Cup' or whatever it was called, when we beat the pigs at the sty?

 

[dublin 10 blade]

How about Bobby Bobby Bobby Davison? :

Was great for us in that game , but was a twat when playing for Leeds against us , standing all over Tracey ,

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Vassilis Borbokis.

 

[bornablade]

Another one from Barnsley - Daniel Bogdanovic

 

[zablade]

Connor Sammon..


















...well he was briefly brilliant at Peterboro for half an hour for us.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Darren Bullock a rugby player posing as a footballer - Warnock signed him to do a man marking job at the sty on April 1st 2001 it worked we won 2-1.

He played the week after in the loss to the Inbreds and we never saw him again.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Mel Eves.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Arturo Lupoli, scored a rather decent goal against the S6 scum and not much else.

I would've liked to have kept Anthony Stokes a bit longer as well.

 

[Jonboy60]

Imre varadi.

 

[vorpal blade]

I met Don Hutchison at the (then called, not sure what it is now) Swallow Hotel when he had not long signed for us and I was also staying there for a weekend. I said hello to him over breakfast and asked him to sign a little article about himself in my 90 Minutes magazine which he kindly did. I hadn't read the article at the time, it was only later I realised it was about the "beer bottle label" incident during his Liverpool days. Fortunately he didn't read the article else he'd have told me where I could shove his autograph!

good old Don, I knew the woman he exposed himself to, who was then the girlfriend of one of the owners of Cream® in Liverpool btw, she took the photo and picked up £15K for it. and by all (well 'an') accounts Don was taken off against Villa in the cup to stop him crapping himself as the wole team had gone out on the lash the night before believing that the game would be snowed off.