Jay McEveley alert

[Carlton Blade]

Just gave a goal away in a live FA cup game in the 10 seconds it took me to flick through the channels

 

[Berlin Blade]

Was he the worst defender to play more than 30 games for us in our entire history?

 

[Tyler Durden]

Was he the worst defender to play more than 30 games for us in our entire history?

Dunno, Nyron Nosworthy managed 32.

 

[Berlin Blade]

Dunno, Nyron Nosworthy managed 32.

His name popped into my head too. Can you say with certainty that Nosworthy was worse than McEveley? It's a real close call.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Collins managed over 30- *shudders*

 

[Rodley]

Jordan Stewart anyone?

 

[Tyler Durden]

His name popped into my head too. Can you say with certainty that Nosworthy was worse than McEveley? It's a real close call.

It's a really tricky one actually, maybe McEveley edges it because he was also the captain, making everyone else around him shit as well.

 

[zablade]

Nyron Nosworthy was worse, but at least he was only on loan.

 

[Berlin Blade]

Jordan Stewart anyone?

 

[Carlton Blade]

Jordan Stewart was barely a human with motor functions never mind a competent footballer.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Andy Taylor would be a contender.

 

[Berlin Blade]

Of all of these, I still hate McEveley the most. There was just something about him. He almost looked like a footballer the way he carried himself but whenever he went near the ball he was so predictable with how bad he was going to fuck up.

Remember that hand ball at the back post to give a penalty away?? How that wasn't investigated for match fixing i'll never know.

 

[zablade]

I'm old enough to remember Steve Thompson. Awful and as slow as a sloth with arthritis.

Seems to appointed himself some sort of football expert on twitter these days.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Collins managed over 30- *shudders*

Yeah but don't forget it was everyone elses fault that he was shit.
I'm sure he'll be writing another "poor me" blog about it soon.

 

[Ricky]

Has the twat handballed it yet?

 

[Berlin Blade]

McEveley was our captain. Our leader.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

McEveley had some good points - Nosworthy had none.

UTB

 

[ZoneManWilf]

McEveley was our captain. Our leader.

Our king?

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Dunno, Nyron Nosworthy managed 32.

Nosworthy ... old ten bob head the ball came of it anywhere but straight & he had the positionally sense & mobility of cow with CJD

 

[Rodley]

McEverley was poor, made some terrible mistakes. But he never hid, he just wasn’t good enough. Far worse than him played for us.

 

[blademark]

Jordan Stewart anyone?

To be fair he was so bad I genuinely thought he might be an imposter !

 

[Rodley]

To be fair he was so bad I genuinely thought he might be an imposter !

There was a moment during one game when he was dribbling with no one near him at the John St touchline attacking the Kop. Moving at a relatively low speed under zero pressure he miscontrolled the ball and it rolled off for a throw. At that point I knew he was out of the running for POTY.

 

[sitwell]

Before the Tottenham game away ,McEveley played well for us.

 

[JohnDenver]

I can handle a footballer having limitations. But Nosworthy lingered on the ball as if he believed was Socrates. That makes him a proper nob.

 

[Berlin Blade]

McEverley was poor, made some terrible mistakes. But he never hid, he just wasn’t good enough. Far worse than him played for us.

Name them then!

 

[Rodley]

Name them then!

Off the top of my head, in the last few years the following left backs were worse:-

Daryl Westlake
Marcus Willliams
Jasper Johns
Aidy White
Stephen Jordan
Joe Mattock
Toni Kallio

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Nozzer was two footed, but not on the right legs

 

[nicksufc]

Dunno, Nyron Nosworthy managed 32.

I know everyone has rewritten history to state that they were both terrible, but both had runs in the team where they were exceptional. McEveley was awesome in the League Cup run in particular whilst 2,000 Unitedites at Ipswich on the last day of the season were chanting 'Blackwell, sign him up!' about Nosworthy, after another quality performance. Just shows you what we know...

 

[mosbolad]

McEveley had some good points - Nosworthy had none.

UTB

Not so Fulwood. I found it very easy to change his name and call him Nyron Notworthy, which made me chuckle.........

 

[Punk Blade]

Despite his limitations McEveley cared and never hid when things were going wrong. A poor man’s Matt Hill.