Deane & Agana best Blades front 2 ever?

[ucandomagic]

Imagine Deane and Agana up front last season

Henderson
Bash Egan JOC
Baldock Norwood Fleck Stevens
Duffy
Deane Agana

Wow - just puts the power right through from back to front. I’m 50 years at the Lane, but you’d be pushed to better that.

 

[Diamondlife]

 

[tincan]

I saw those 3, but not the others, so i can't comment on the partnerships. Still why is there a no statue for Harry Johnson or Jimmy Dunne's 169 goals in 173 appearances

With Jimmy, is there any better PL scoring record 97% goal a game ratio? He still holds the consecutive games one that Sky were creaming about in 2015.. If he had a statue perhaps Edwards or Sharp wouldnt have been sold so readily, as our heritage of great goalscorers would remind managers of our greats

 

[Revolution]

With Jimmy, is there any better PL scoring record 97% goal a game ratio? He still holds the consecutive games one that Sky were creaming about in 2015.. If he had a statue perhaps Edwards or Sharp wouldnt have been sold so readily, as our heritage of great goalscorers would remind managers of our greats

Dunne's league scoring record was 143 in 173 games for us. He also played in the top flight for Arsenal with a less stellar goals per game ratio.

Dixie Dean got 310 top flight goals in 362 games, which is 0.85 goals per game and I suspect the record for anyone who has over a handful of goals.

 

[Bert]

Dunne's league scoring record was 143 in 173 games for us. He also played in the top flight for Arsenal with a less stellar goals per game ratio.

Dixie Dean got 310 top flight goals in 362 games, which is 0.85 goals per game and I suspect the record for anyone who has over a handful of goals.

Brian Clough
251 goals in 274 games.
. 96 goals per game.

 

[Bert]

Brian Clough
251 goals in 274 games.
. 96 goals per game.

Derek Dooley
63 games, 64 goals.

 

[Revolution]

Brian Clough
251 goals in 274 games.
. 96 goals per game.

All in division 2

 

[Revolution]

Derek Dooley
63 games, 64 goals.

Mostly in division 2. I'm only quoting Dean's top flight numbers.

Dooley scored 46 in 30 games for the Pigs in Division 2 in 1952. For some reason we built him a stature at the Lane.

 

[Bert]

All in division 2

However the greatest English goalscorer wasn't Dixie Dean. You know who it is.

 

[tincan]

Dunne's league scoring record was 143 in 173 games for us. He also played in the top flight for Arsenal with a less stellar goals per game ratio.

Dixie Dean got 310 top flight goals in 362 games, which is 0.85 goals per game and I suspect the record for anyone who has over a handful of goals.

Granted it is Wiki but it is quoting Jimmy's 169 in 173: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Dunne and Dixie Dean as 349 in 399 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Dean
No indication that they are anything but top flight goals which should be the measure when judging our greatest.
He's buried in a Blades shirt in a Dublin cemetary according to this VFJS : http://www.viewfromthejohnstreet.com/all-posts/2015/12/8/5befh22e93b8870599f23r2r9xnh34

 

[Revolution]

Granted it is Wiki but it is quoting Jimmy's 169 in 173: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Dunne and Dixie Dean as 349 in 399 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Dean
No indication that they are anything but top flight goals which should be the measure when judging our greatest.
He's buried in a Blades shirt in a Dublin cemetary according to this VFJS : http://www.viewfromthejohnstreet.com/all-posts/2015/12/8/5befh22e93b8870599f23r2r9xnh34

Dunne’s United record:

league: 173 games, 143 goals (all D1)
FA Cup: 10 games, 11 goals

plus 13 goals in 7 county cup games.

As for Dean, you will see if you look again that one of his Everton seasons was in Division 2, hence the different numbers.

 

[haich1889]

United's Leicester promotion in the words of hero Brian Deane

The Blades striker was instrumental in scoring the goals that not only fired United into the top flight, but kept them there

www.examinerlive.co.uk

My opinion: Deane & Agana were the best forward pairing I have seen for the Blades. Better than Sharp & Leon because the played together more & their individual skills complimented each other brilliantly.
My top 5 pairings: (I was only 3 when Birchenall & Jones were sold)
1. Deane & Agana
2. Sharp & Clarke
3. Deane & Fjortoft
4. Edward's & Bob Hatton
5. Edward's & Stainrod (although this partnership was criminally cut short by a serially unambitious board, their partnership potential was huge at the time)

When I stated " seriously unambiguous board" I did a bit of research & was shocked as to the extent:
August 1st 1978: keith Edwards sold.
March 1979: Simon Stainrod sold.
March 1979: Imre Varadi sold
August 1979: Ian Benjamin sold

Ffs 4 up & coming teenagers with massive potential sold within 12 months. This football club & the idiots that have run it for many years never stop amazing me.

 

[NorthYorkshireBlade1889]

Mcburnie and mousse could become a good one in the future

 

[Addison]

Has to be Jones and Birchenall they came up through our ranks and scored 94 goals between them in the top flight for 3 and half years together. Jones went onto win trophies with dirty Weeds but Brown paper bag Revie ruined him turning him into a bulldozing target man and he was never as prolific as he was with the Blades. Birchenall likewise went for better pay at the likes of Chelsea and Leicester but never found the net as much as he did with his partner at the Lane.

One of the worst decisions ever made by a Sheffield United Board to sell them within a month of each other and relegation followed. What would they have been like in a few years time if they'd stayed and had Tony Currie sat behind them.

 

[Mouth of the South]

Deane and Agana together were special - a shame they weren't a pairing in the top flight for longer.

Out of the two, Deane was more adaptable - I think he'd also have been formidable if paired with Beattie (James of course - if it really needed to be said) I would also have liked to see him paired with Kabba - imagine trying to mark them!

 

[XM657]

Mcburnie and mousse could become a good one in the future

A like for positivity, I feel it's waning during this lockdown.

 

[Deadbat]

For me Deane, Sharp, Edwards are the best 3 in terms of longevity, contribution, goals etc

All were there longer than Beattie who other than Deane maybe was more talented than the other two. Only Deane has done it top level for United though. Sharp ironically was getting going when we shut down.

Those 4 and Agana are a bit ahead of the rest but you could throw in Fjortoft and laterly McGoldrick has been fantastic.

If I had to pick 2 best in terms of contribution I would go Deane and Sharp and that's tough on Edwards who was my first ever hero...just for doing it top level too and that's probably not necessarily Edwards fault, just circumstance.

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As for best partnership in terms of combination, understanding each other and complimenting...it is Deane and Agana hands down. It's a shame Agana got a few injuries when we got up to the top flight as we did npt see enough of them in the season and a bit from 90-92 before we sold Agana...maybe at the right time due to his injuries/age though.

Those two seasons from 88-90 those two were almost unplayable. Pace, power, skill. I recall an away game at Bradford I think when they looked like scoring every time we attacked. A 4-1 win I think? I recall some experienced Bradford defenders...may have been one of the Futchers or/and Peter Jackson just looking at teammates as if to say 'Help!' Deane and Agana were almost like a different level in terms of pace, strength and athleticism. With those up top we had a chance every game no matter who we played. They were that good.

 

[wadblade]

I don't think I could call it between Jones and Birchenall and Dean and Agana.Both sets were great in their own way.If Billy had a decent partner I think it would be between three sets of partners not two but I feel it is to late for Billy to have such a partnership.

is that Billy Deaden top striker & top bloke

 

[Weasel]

Over our history it would probably have to be Jimmy Dunne (who was the main goalscorer) and Fred Tunstall (the main goalmaker) and he of winning goal for United in the 1925 FA Cup Final fame.

There partnership was so good that the phrase 'Tunnydunnit' (as mentioned earlier in this thread by Silent) was used in the pubs n clubs of Sheffield over and over again when the talk was of results and goalscorers for SUFC on the Saturday nights.

There will have been others who are no longer in living memory i.e who played with Harry Johnson (the younger one) when he was setting his records for Utd? And then there was probably a partnership or two in the Needham era. Then later on, Hagan, Ringstead and Brook, Doc Pace and Co, and then Mick Jones and Birchenall, Woodward and Salmons (not included Currie as he wasn't a front pairing), and that's before we even get to Edwards n Morris and then Deano and Agana.

We've had to endure some rubbish at the Lane over the years but let's also remind ourselves that there have also been a lot of bloody good and special players who have graced the Lane over its history. And that's just the football, if you talk Cricket as well....

 

[Blade for Sale]

For me Deane, Sharp, Edwards are the best 3 in terms of longevity, contribution, goals etc

All were there longer than Beattie who other than Deane maybe was more talented than the other two. Only Deane has done it top level for United though. Sharp ironically was getting going when we shut down.

Those 4 and Agana are a bit ahead of the rest but you could throw in Fjortoft and laterly McGoldrick has been fantastic.

If I had to pick 2 best in terms of contribution I would go Deane and Sharp and that's tough on Edwards who was my first ever hero...just for doing it top level too and that's probably not necessarily Edwards fault, just circumstance.

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As for best partnership in terms of combination, understanding each other and complimenting...it is Deane and Agana hands down. It's a shame Agana got a few injuries when we got up to the top flight as we did npt see enough of them in the season and a bit from 90-92 before we sold Agana...maybe at the right time due to his injuries/age though.

Those two seasons from 88-90 those two were almost unplayable. Pace, power, skill. I recall an away game at Bradford I think when they looked like scoring every time we attacked. A 4-1 win I think? I recall some experienced Bradford defenders...may have been one of the Futchers or/and Peter Jackson just looking at teammates as if to say 'Help!' Deane and Agana were almost like a different level in terms of pace, strength and athleticism. With those up top we had a chance every game no matter who we played. They were that good.

I recall one of them nearly breaking Agana's ankle with a shocking challenge as he scored our fourth in that game. Actually about 5 seconds after it was that late a challenge

 

[SirNibletsO'Korne]

I recall one of them nearly breaking Agana's ankle with a shocking challenge as he scored our fourth in that game. Actually about 5 seconds after it was that late a challenge

I'm glad you said that. I was wracking my brains about Agana getting a shocking tackle from behind, and thought it was Vs Bradford but wasn't sure. Don't think he was ever the same player after it.

 

[Webding]

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You got outvoted because we stuck to the (your!) brief- best striker. Not goals scored, not longest servant, not biggest United fan - who was the best player in that position?

In their peak times with us, Beattie was the closest anyone has got to Deano in terms of being a complete forward (though nowhere near as good an all round player), and his goalscoring record spoke for itself. He would struggle to make my top five for Blades legendary strikers, but at his peak he was simply a better player than Sharp, Agana, Edwards, McGoldrick, etc

But as I said before - it’s got to be Deane and Agana as a pair for me, and recently watching some stuff from 1990 has only cemented that.

 

[petcharlie]

is that Billy Deaden top striker & top bloke

I did mean Sharp but Dearden has you say was a top striker and we paid 10 grand for him from Chester.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Definitely.
Wilders front line this last season was woeful in comparison.

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

Sharp and McGoldrick, then Deane and Agana. The rest is debatable.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Where's Higdon and Mcnulty

Just ahead of Hulse and Stead.

 

[Wards]

Gareth Taylor and Andy Walker had a good partnership but didn’t last as long as some of the others. Same with Deane and Fjortoft really.

 

[Top Cat 317]

United's Leicester promotion in the words of hero Brian Deane

The Blades striker was instrumental in scoring the goals that not only fired United into the top flight, but kept them there

www.examinerlive.co.uk

My opinion: Deane & Agana were the best forward pairing I have seen for the Blades. Better than Sharp & Leon because the played together more & their individual skills complimented each other brilliantly.
My top 5 pairings: (I was only 3 when Birchenall & Jones were sold)
1. Deane & Agana
2. Sharp & Clarke
3. Deane & Fjortoft
4. Edward's & Bob Hatton
5. Edward's & Stainrod (although this partnership was criminally cut short by a serially unambitious board, their partnership potential was huge at the time)

The only ones I know of that both scored a hat trick in the same game.

 

[Varkanoid]

With Deane and Agana in the middle from a corner it was often like a penalty for us. Oooh its a corner Oooh its a corner we sang.

 

[benn5712]

Would have torched the EPL this year with THE Deano and Agana.