Pick ONE ex-Blade to go into our current team

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S64 Blade said:
Other very close contenders are Maguire and Jagileka for the 'Basham' role. Maguire is maybe seen more as Egan swap, but his ability to get forward with the ball was always evident. Jagielka of course played much of his time with us in midfield at right back on occasion, so I think he'd fit in nicely.
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The first player that occurred to me was Jagielka in that role. I think he’d have been tailor-made for it – he has all the attributes that make Basham what he is (athleticism, adaptability, the ability to run from deep) but he’s just much better at defending, passing, crossing, shooting, and as a bonus handling. That’s not a criticism of Basham – Jags remains one of the best I’ve seen play for us.
 
haich1889 said:
A lot of good choices & decent shouts. Yes Len Badger would have suited a RWB role (he had a spell in midfield at one point).
My dad says Jimmy Hagan was akin to God & his goal scoring record suggests attacking mid.
Geoff Salmons was also an excellent attacking mid (better in my opinion to TC in late 60's early 70's).

Where on earth you plucked John Gannon from I don't know. Not sure he'd make the top 50 midfielders list.

Also thought Simon Tracey at his peak & before his injury was close to being the best keeper in England.
Maguire or Eddie Colquoun could have done the Egan role (not saying better).
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Simon Tracy was a fantastic keeper but awful with the ball at his feet so would struggle in the modern game. As a shot stopper I have not seen many better keepers at BDTBL
 
Heard the question posed a few times and the first name that springs to mind is Vas Borbokis. He was made for the RWB role.

Just shades Kyle Walker for me as Walker never played the role at SUFC and was still learning the game.
 
Deano up top with Sharp, be a damn good pairing, bit harsh on mcgoldrick but growing up Deano was different class for me
 
Kyle Walker without a shadow of doubt. Imagine if he was providing the crosses rather than Baldock who barely beats first man!

Kazim-Richards possibly in the Duffy role.
 

Tony Currie/ Glen Cockerill/ Colin Morris/ Glen Little

We've had some right dross for 40 years but them would all make this team..
 
Geordie Blade said:
Yes, yes. International break, etc... Anyway, if you could choose one ex Sheffield United player to go into our current starting eleven, who would it be? They'd be at their SUFC peak, but would need to fit our current system, so wouldn't necessarily be the 'best' player. I only started watching United in 1983, so I'm sure there are plenty of names that I've missed below, and the defence in particular is skewed towards more recent players (I think that's purely because playing styles have changed so much).

Goalkeepers. Hodgkinson, Tracey or Kelly? Great though they were, I suspect that there are other outfield positions where more benefits could be gained.
Centre backs. It's hard to think of any ex players who'd have the energy and attacking skills to fill either the LCB or RCB roles in the current system. Possibly Jagielka in his prime? We have had some wonderful centre backs, and I could imagine Joe Shaw, Paul Stancliffe, Brian Gayle, Paul McGrath fitting neatly into the Egan role if needed.
Left wing back. Dane Whitehouse, Wayne Quinn (his good spell), Curtis Woodhouse would all fit the system, I think. But would they be better than Enda? I don't know enough of the older (pre 1980s) players to know whether they'd adapt to the attacking wing back approach. Tony Kenworthy? Gil Reece??
Right wing back. Obvious recent choices could be Kyle Walker, Kyle Naughton, Matt Lowton or Vas Borbokis. Going back a bit further, I can imagine John Pemberton fitting the system nicely, or possibly Carl Bradshaw. Even further, I don't know enough about Len Badger's style know whether he'd fit RWB.
Centre midfield. They would need to have a decent defensive mind, but be able to use the ball well too. Options since 2000 could include Michael Brown, Stuart McCall or Michael Tonge. People will slaughter me for this, but I actually think that John Gannon would fit our system very very well - he won the ball a lot and could feed the wide players effectively. Good on set pieces too. Gordan Cowans' brief spell showed how well he used the ball. I'm struggling with 1980s players - possibly Glenn Cockerill? Would Tony Currie fit that deeper role? I'm sure there are plenty from the 1960s and 1970s that would do well.
Attacking midfield. Some very good options here. I don't know whether Tony Currie would be best suited to this role, or the deeper midfield role (older fans will tell me). Alan Woodward could fit here, and drift to either wing to support the overloading full backs. Glyn Hodges would add creativity. Alex Sabella?
Centre forwards. Again, there are some decent options up top. I'm not old enough to know whether Jimmy Hagan would fit this role or the attacking midfield position. The system we play (creating a lot of chances) rewards poachers, so Keith Edwards would be worth a look. Obviously going way back, there would be Harry Johnson, Jimmy Dunne and Derek Pace, who could seemingly find the net if given half a sniff. Brian Deane would definitely add something different too, and could be a great partner for Sharp (assuming he stayed in).

I'm sure that I've missed some obvious candidates (e.g. I wasn't quite sure where Ernest Needham, Fred Tunstall or Billy Gillespie would play), but please let me know!

Overall, I think my vote would be to stick TC in the attacking midfielder role. It's a position that still doesn't have a regular name on the teamsheet, so I'd hope that Currie in his pomp did enough to impress Chris Wilder and make it his own :)
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Nick "Monty" Montgomery
 
TC.
If I could only pick one player in his prime, it would have to be Tony Currie. He’s the best player we’ve ever had, and although we’ve not had a plethora of superstars we’ve had some really good player, but TC is the best. If he was playing now he’d be at either Real Madrid or Barcelona, not fucking Leeds.
 
Derek Richardson between the sticks for his lightning reflexes and domination of the 18 yard area

Nyron Nosworthy - Rolls Royce of centre back , commanding in the air , better timing & positional sense than Bobby Moore , truly underaged

Paul Richardson midfield general , phenomenal passing range & engine to match

Paul Williams up top .. Shearer-esque line leader blessed with blistering pace and devastating aerial prowess

Title would be in the bag now ... PS . I’m expecting lawsuits from Richardson Football Socirty & PFA
 

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