Michael Higdon

[Treeton Blade]

At the start of the season I thought (along with some others) that he'd go on to have a big role. How wrong I was. Not even in League 2...

This was the last big role (roll), he had.
A goodbye present from the club

 

[Silent Blade]

I see Chis Guthrie getting a bit of flack, but feel sure I saw him score a hat trick one wet evening in a 5-1 win at Halifax...

4-2

 

[Darren]

4-2

It.s between him and Alan Young for the prize of "worst United player to get a hat trick"

 

[Treeton Blade]

Henderson cost the club (and its supporters !!) circa £5m in a dire 3 year stint.

By comparison I reckon Sammon will have cost us around £600k for a year and Higdon less than this over 18 months.

As I say, on a pound for pound basis, I believe he is the worst.

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Pound for LB, Higgo is by far the worst

 

[Silent Blade]

It.s between him and Alan Young for the prize of "worst United player to get a hat trick"

Alan Young wasnt bad. He was strong and put himself about. He was always injured and was an expensive signing but we got our fee back in full when we sold him to Brighton. I remember reading in Denis Clareborough's programme notes that Jack Wilkinson (signed from Arsenal by Mercer) being a terrible player even though he did score a hat trick in a match for us

 

[Darren]

Alan Young wasnt bad. He was strong and put himself about. He was always injured and was an expensive signing but we got our fee back in full when we sold him to Brighton. I remember reading in Denis Clareborough's programme notes that Jack Wilkinson (signed from Arsenal by Mercer) being a terrible player even though he did score a hat trick in a match for us

I thought Young was terrible. He was our record signing and, as you say, was injured half the season. I was a season ticket holder that season and when he did play he rarely did anything apart from get injured - the one exception being the great overhead kick that was the winner v Oxford in March 83

We made a £20K loss on his sale (£160K - £140K), but given his utter failure in D3, I really can't understand why D2 Brighton paid so much for him

 

[BushBlade]

I thought Young was terrible. He was our record signing and, as you say, was injured half the season. I was a season ticket holder that season and when he did play he rarely did anything apart from get injured - the one exception being the great overhead kick that was the winner v Oxford in March 83

We made a £20K loss on his sale (£160K - £140K), but given his utter failure in D3, I really can't understand why D2 Brighton paid so much for him

The cynic is me thinks that maybe there was a drink in it for the Brighton manager.

 

[Bugboyblade]

Ashley Ward was terrible

 

[Darren]

The cynic is me thinks that maybe there was a drink in it for the Brighton manager.

Actually he didn't do too bad at Brighton - only there one season and got 12 goals in 26 appearances in D2. I assume he was injured half the season again.

 

[Wapping Blade]

Alan Young wasnt bad. He was strong and put himself about. He was always injured and was an expensive signing but we got our fee back in full when we sold him to Brighton. I remember reading in Denis Clareborough's programme notes that Jack Wilkinson (signed from Arsenal by Mercer) being a terrible player even though he did score a hat trick in a match for us

I agree with Silent, there was a good player in there, pity we didn't see enough of it.

 

[Davie Blade]

Point this line up out to everyone who still thinks Clough would have sorted our line up out last summer.!

Still that didn't stop them getting on Adkins back after just 10 games,.

Indeed, have 20 likes NoN and HG

The sheer scale of Clough fuckery is there.
8 out the 11 are just abysmal Clough signings. , not signing with a resale value greater than £0, not one will EVER play at higher level.
All destined to go on free transfers, not one will EVER earn a higher wage.
A team built of midget non goal scoring midfielders, easily caught out defending set plays. To paraphrase Adkins couldn't' score at one end or keep it out at the other.

Of course the list doesn't include the numerous perma crocks he signed too.
What a complete and utter recruitment feck up .

You weep at the sheer Robsonesque waste of money.

 

[finlaytheblade]

4-2

4-2 was a league cup tie (Guthrie 3).we beat Halifax 5-1 in a 4th division match on our way to promotion.I think it was around
easter time?!.

 

[BushBlade]

4-2 was a league cup tie (Guthrie 3).we beat Halifax 5-1 in a 4th division match on our way to promotion.I think it was around
easter time?!.

Hadn't we got rid of Guthrie by then? Hatton and Keith?

 

[finlaytheblade]

Hadn't we got rid of Guthrie by then? Hatton and Keith?

We were still in the old 1st division when Guthrie scored his hat rick, yes he was long gone when we played Halifax in the 4th division
He was as bigger a Carthorpe as Higdon (history repeating it's self).

 

[Bladesince59]

Found his level then.

The players we hoped would be playing in the championship this season (or at least fire us there last season) are in lower lg1 / league 2 / conference sides. How naive were we to think we were going anywhere near the championship. Even this season with the majority still with us.

Can't wait to see where the rest of them end up in the summer. And it can't come quick enough.

Look at this pile of shit we pinned our hopes on last season. (Line up for 1st game of season). Only one has gone on to play higher and we never chuffing replaced him.

Howard
Davies
Harris
Alcock
Mcgahey
Flynn
Basham
Reed
Scougall
Murphy
Hidgon

Doyle
Baxter
Porter
Collins
JCR
Willis

You're right - with 1 exception what a pile of shit we amassed,

 

[finlaytheblade]

We were still in the old 1st division when Guthrie scored his hat rick, yes he was long gone when we played Halifax in the 4th division
He was as bigger a Carthorpe as Higdon (history repeating it's self).

That should have read carthorse

 

[Mendi]

Good luck to him. I hope he does well at Tranmere.

 

[BladeFisher]

That should have read carthorse

Thought that was a district for a minute that I hadn't heard of. Then I sussed it.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Henderson was unpopular because his inclusion on the team sheet meant we were gonna hoof it. It didn't help his cause that he was also supposed to be the direct replacement for James Beattie. . . . Oops!

 

[Treeton Blade]

Henderson was unpopular because his inclusion on the team sheet meant we were gonna hoof it. It didn't help his cause that he was also supposed to be the direct replacement for James Beattie. . . . Oops!

Nowt wrong with route one every now and then

 

[blade too long]

Akinbadbuy? £1.7M

I can't remember - How much was Henderson?

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was worth a million for his goal at hillsborough

 

[alcoblade]

was worth a million for his goal at hillsborough

What's A million here or a million there?



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[Karaoke Blade]

I agree with Silent, there was a good player in there, pity we didn't see enough of it.

To be fair to Higdon, there also was a good player in there. I think Higdon had eaten him.