SUFC - Worst League One XI

[Rodders]

Steven McGinn played 37 games for us in 2013-14. I find this staggering. Did anyone notice him?

Really? I just thought he came on for the Fulham cup games!

 

[grafikhaus]

Boganovic? John Egan? Jordan Slew? Jordan Chappell? John Cofie? Paul Gallagher? Dave McAllister? Febian Brandy? Ryan Hall? Joe Ironside? Jasper Johns? Simon Lappin? Sean McGinty? Aidan White? Stee Davies? Paddy McCarthy? James Wallace? Craig Alcock?
The stuff of nightmares. No wonder we've been down here for 6 years.

 

[Revolution]

Ryan Hall?

I must confess I had no idea or recollection of who Ryan Hall is.

I looked him up. Now I know why. Another signing from the Weir period I have tried to block from my mind.

 

[dazzlingblade]

i think id have to find a centre mid role for ryan france

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

Williams is a great call.

Higdon was terrible but was he Forte/Ironside terrible?

Higdon was terrible and didn't bother trying .

Forte and Ironside were terrible but IMO at least they tried , but weren't good enough .

 

[Balham]

i think id have to find a centre mid role for ryan france

Not that it's an excuse but France was only ever on our books when we were in the Championship.

Balham's terrible XI

Howard

Westlake
Alcock
Collins (2014 vintage)
Williams

White
Hammond
Lappin

Ironside
Sammon
Forte

 

[DifferentClass]

John Cofie?

John Cofie's sole contribution to Blades history is going for a shit in a Bristol portaloo. Still more than Hammond accomplished.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

James Beattie.

 

[oldblade]

1. Conroy
2. Casey
3. Garner
4. Houston
5. MacPhail
6. Trusson
7. Matthews
8. Givens
9. Tibbott
10. Hatton
11. Ryan
Sub. Neville

The side that managed to snatch relegation from safety on the final day of 1980-1 and thus consign us to the fourth division for the first (and so far only) time in our history.

 

[adebo]

Marlon king! End of striker debate!

 

[JJ Sefton]

I'd like to put this thread in a lead lined box and dump it in the Mariana Trench.

 

[Kabba Kabba Doo]

Simonsen

McMahon McCarthy Collins McEveley

Brandy Hammond Lappin Woolford

King Sammon

Left a few obvious ones out and gone for some I just had a genuine dislike for, Lyle Taylor and Marcus Williams both unlucky to miss out

 

[Keef Chedwyn]

I reckon Dave Kitson could do a job, maybe just a squad member in the worst XI.

 

[Ricky]

Simonsen

Westlake McCarthy McEveley Williams

McGinn Hammond Lappin

Sammon Higdon Paynter

*Update*

McAllister in for McGinn. He was a complete nothing player. At least McGinn was of some description.


One thing that is apparent is that we're spoiled for choice in the striker department. Jesus Christ it's one long, horrific list.

 

[JohnDenver]

I'd much sooner pick proven crappage over eager youngsters who may have been equally shite, but at least has the excuse of inexperience.

So....

Simmo (just a disaster)
McMahon (poison)
Williams (poor lad shouldn't have been put on the pitch, it was cruel)
Alcock (not the worst player by any means but his partnership with McEveley has to go down in history)
McEveley (as above)
Woolford (did he want to play?)
Hammond (he'd make an all-time worst XI)
Baxter (controversial, but I thought he was the poster boy for underachievement and unprofessionalism)
Robson (the most unfit player of all time until we found Hammond)
Higdon (a professional sportsman? In what world?)
Sammon (the square root of the sum of his parts)

 

[Jonboy60]

If I put Brian Howard on the bench, does that make him better or worse than the ones on the pitch.

 

[FTPE]

A tricky one to answer this!

GK - Simmonsen
RB - Westlake
CB - Alcock
CB - McEveley
LB - Williams
RW - Brandy
CM - Lappin
CM - Hammond
LW - Woolford
FW - Higdon
FW - Sammon

It makes me a bit ill, looking at that XI.

Hard to argue with that, although I would point out that Alcock was OK at center back. It was his natural position that would get him in that 11 for me.

 

[BushBlade]

1. Conroy
2. Casey
3. Garner
4. Houston
5. MacPhail
6. Trusson
7. Matthews
8. Givens
9. Tibbott
10. Hatton
11. Ryan
Sub. Neville

The side that managed to snatch relegation from safety on the final day of 1980-1 and thus consign us to the fourth division for the first (and so far only) time in our history.

A lot of those were also in next season's championship winning side. And kept us back in the third the season after. So, shit players or shit manager?

 

[BushBlade]

If I put Brian Howard on the bench, does that make him better or worse than the ones on the pitch.

Neither. It makes you slightly forgetful.

 

[BushBlade]

It would be a lot quicker and easier to name the good ones.

 

[1066blade]

So, it looks like we've finally served our time in League One, and we have suffered some dark days, bad players and worse managers - but what is the worse XI since being down here.

4-4-2

GK

RB
LB
CB
CB

LW - Martyn Woolford
RW
CM - Dean Hammond
CM

ST - Conor Sammon
ST

Subs:

Manager: WEIR

Ive took the liberty of completing three absolute shoe-ins.

Lets start by discussing the keeper...Long? Simmonsen? Howard? Any keeper that isn't Moore?

 

[1066blade]

Manager = Weir

Just for totally ignoring the travelling Blades fans after the 3-1 drubbing at Brentford, just walked off chatting to his Brentford buddies - the same ones no doubt who gave him a job as coach after we'd seen the light and sacked the cunt.

 

[FMBlade1]

Here's an update on an old Bladesmad thread I did a while back, these are just the permanent ones (48 of them) and of course and only my opinion. 1-4 or N/A= failure, 5-6= mediocre, 7+ = success.

So roughly:

Failures: 21, or 44%
Mediocre: 21, or 44%
Success: 5, or 10%

What can we conclude? The recruitment has been dreadful, and the waste has been vast. But then we knew that already. Thank **** for Wilder....

2011-12:

Lecsinel Jean-François 5
Danny Philliskirk N/A
Ryan Flynn 6
Chris Porter 6
Kevin McDonald 9
Elian Parrino N/A
James Beattie 3
Marcus Williams 2
Mark Howard 5

2012-13:

Darryl Westlake 4
Matt Hill 6
Tony McMahon 6
Shaun Miller 5
Nick Blackman 8
Dave Kitson 6
Danny Coyne N/A
Danny Higginbotham 6
Jamie Murphy 8
Barry Robson 6

2013-14:

Febian Brandy 4
Stephen McGinn 5
Sean McGinty 3
Jasper Johns N/A
Lyle Taylor 4
Jose Baxter 6
Florent Cuvelier 5
Marlon King 4
Stefan Scougall 5
Bob Harris 6

2014-15:

Jamal Campbell-Ryce 6
Marc McNulty 5
Chris Basham 6 (*from this season 8 so averages out as a 7 sicne he joined us)
Andy Butler N/A
Ben Davies 6
James Wallace N/A
Craig Alcock 4
Harrison McGahey 4
Michael Hidgson 4
Jay McEveley 4
Iain Turner N/A
Che Adams 7
Kieran Wallace 4
Paul Coutts 4 (*from this season 8, so averages out as a 6 since he joined us)
John Brayford 6
Matt Done 6

2015-16:

Martyn Woolford 3
Billy Sharp 8
Jake Phillips N/A

2016-17:

Mark Duffy 7
Chris Hussey 4
James Wilson 5
Jack O'Connell 8
Jake Wright 8
Leon Clarke 5
Simon Moore 7

 

[UnitedBlade]

Manager = Weir

Just for totally ignoring the travelling Blades fans after the 3-1 drubbing at Brentford, just walked off chatting to his Brentford buddies - the same ones no doubt who gave him a job as coach after we'd seen the light and sacked the cunt.

He ignored all the travelling Blades as the side came out as well.

A useless, useless cunt with arrogance and contempt thrown in. Our worst manager of all time.

 

[BushBlade]

He ignored all the travelling Blades as the side came out as well.

A useless, useless cunt with arrogance and contempt thrown in. Our worst manager of all time.

And after half time when they came out again.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Flynn deserves to be in this team

 

[Revolution]

Flynn deserves to be in this team

These seasons in the third tier are for me "The Ryan Flynn years"

Inconsistent frequently injured nesh cup tart with a poor scoring and assist record, who played because better players left. Captures the era perfectly.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

It is no surprise that FM Blades' post shows that Coutts 2014-15 vintage is a strong challenger for a place. What a turnaround!

 

[Weasel]

He ignored all the travelling Blades as the side came out as well.

A useless, useless cunt with arrogance and contempt thrown in. Our worst manager of all time.

Agree. The arrogant dickhead was a scottish version of Martin fkin Peters. Both utter utter bell ends who should never have got within a mile of the Blads hotseat. Can't stand either of em, but if I had to choose I'd say Weir was worse by a whisker. Mainly because at least Peters was part of the England world cup winning side. Both were total garbage though and very arrogant.

 

[Jonboy60]

Neither. It makes you slightly forgetful.

And not for the 1st time I may add.