The best squad From 1999

[Darren]

So here's the final best squad since 1999

Goalkeepers

1. Paddy Kenny
13. Simon Tracey
25. George Long
31. Ian Bennett

Defenders

2. Matt Lowton
3. Wayne Quinn
5. Chris Morgan
6. Phil Jagielka
20. Chris Armstrong
21. Gary Cahill
23. Rob Ullathorne
24. David Unsworth
26. Derek Geary
30. Kyle Naughton
33. Ugo Ehiogu
34. Kyle Walker
40. Harry Maguire
44. Chris Lucketti

Midfielders

4. Nick Montgomery
7. Michael Brown
8. Stuart McCall
12. Alan Quinn
15. Gary Speed
16. Peter Ndlovu
18. Michael Tonge
19. Keith Gilliespie
27. Kevin McDonald
28. Stephen Quinn
29. Tommy Black
38. Bjorn Riise

Forwards

9. James Beattie
10. Paul Peschisolido
11. Steve Kabba
14, Wayne Allison
17. Richard Creswell
22. David Kelly
33. Colin Kazim-Richards
35. Jordan Slew
36. Diego de Girolamo
37. Henri Camara
39, Iffy Onuora

 

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

My team from that would be;

Paddy Kenny

Walker Jagielka Morgan Geary
Ndlovu Montgomery Brown S.Quinn
Beattie Peschisolido

SUBS:

Tracey, Walker, Naughton, Armstrong, Monty, Tonge, Kabba

 

[Darren]

My team from that would be;

Paddy Kenny

Walker Jagielka Morgan Geary
Ndlovu Montgomery Brown S.Quinn
Beattie Peschisolido

SUBS:

Tracey, Walker, Naughton, Armstrong, Monty, Tonge, Kabba

Blimey - Walker and Monty are so good that they are in the team AND on the bench

 

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

Bench;
Naugton for Walker
McCall for Monty

My concentration span ain't wha.....,

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Kenny

Naughton
Morgan
Jagielka
Walker

Tonge
Brown
McCall
Gilliespie

Beattie
Kabba

 

[SotonBlade]

Kenny

Walker Jagielka Morgan Armstrong

Ndlovu McCall Brown S.Quinn

Beattie Kabba

Subs: Long, Naughton, Geary, McDonald, Gillespie, Kazim-Richards, Peschisolido
​

The biggest omission for me in the whole squad is Evans, and yes just for that one season. He'd have been in my 11 instead of Kabba without question.

 

[Sothall_Blade]

The Best Squad from 1999 were signed by:-

Neil Warnock 21
Home Grown 12
Bryan Robson 4
Dave Bassett 1
Kevin Blackwell 1
Gary Speed 1
Danny Wilson 1
Total 41

 

[mattbianco1]

My team from that would be;

Paddy Kenny

Walker Jagielka Morgan Geary
Ndlovu Montgomery Brown S.Quinn
Beattie Peschisolido

SUBS:

Tracey, Walker, Naughton, Armstrong, Monty, Tonge, Kabba

Thought we were playing with two GK's then

 

[mattbianco1]

Kenny

Walker Jagielka Morgan Armstrong

Ndlovu McCall Brown S.Quinn

Beattie Kabba

Subs: Long, Naughton, Geary, McDonald, Gillespie, Kazim-Richards, Peschisolido
​

The biggest omission for me in the whole squad is Evans, and yes just for that one season. He'd have been in my 11 instead of Kabba without question.

I want to make sweet love to your avatar

 

[Rodley]

The Best Squad from 1999 were signed by:-

Neil Warnock 21
Home Grown 12
Bryan Robson 4
Dave Bassett 1
Kevin Blackwell 1
Gary Speed 1
Danny Wilson 1
Total 41

Ah but dont forget he's actually a rubbish manager, dinosaur, money waster, etc etc...

 

[VespaBlade]

So here's the final best squad since 1999

Goalkeepers

1. Paddy Kenny
13. Simon Tracey
25. George Long
31. Ian Bennett

Defenders

2. Matt Lowton
3. Wayne Quinn
5. Chris Morgan
6. Phil Jagielka
20. Chris Armstrong
21. Gary Cahill
23. Rob Ullathorne
24. David Unsworth
26. Derek Geary
30. Kyle Naughton
33. Ugo Ehiogu
34. Kyle Walker
40. Harry Maguire
44. Chris Lucketti

Midfielders

4. Nick Montgomery
7. Michael Brown
8. Stuart McCall
12. Alan Quinn
15. Gary Speed
16. Peter Ndlovu
18. Michael Tonge
19. Keith Gilliespie
27. Kevin McDonald
28. Stephen Quinn
29. Tommy Black
38. Bjorn Riise

Forwards

9. James Beattie
10. Paul Peschisolido
11. Steve Kabba
14, Wayne Allison
17. Richard Creswell
22. David Kelly
33. Colin Kazim-Richards
35. Jordan Slew
36. Diego de Girolamo
37. Henri Camara
39, Iffy Onuora

Thanks for this Darren.
Really good set of threads over the last month or so.

Some players I had sorta forgot about and some I wish I'd never heard about etc.
And Alan Kelly is the best keeper.

However the worst thing about looking at those talented players on there is comparing them to todays squad...

 

[NE Blade]

The Best Squad from 1999 were signed by:-

Neil Warnock 21
Home Grown 12
Bryan Robson 4
Dave Bassett 1
Kevin Blackwell 1
Gary Speed 1
Danny Wilson 1
Total 41

That's an interesting stat. A lot of people will choose to ignore it mind. As well as a reminder of Warnock's ability it shows that we're right to focus on the academy.

 

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

Warnock had a longer tenure, so it's no surprise he brought in/nurtured the hightest number of players included in Darrens list. Although it should also be noted that Warnocks budget was miserly up until the promotion season. If I remember right, Warnock gave an ultimatum to the board at the end of the 2004/2005 season; back me with a transfer budget or I am gone. In the summer before the 2005/2006 season we spent much more then usual (500k Paul Ifill, wages for Craig Short, Neil Shipperley and Keith Gillespie).

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

Kenny
Walker Jagielka Morgan Armstrong
Ndlovu McCall Brown Tonge
Beattie Peschisolido
​

Picks itself.

 

[Russ]

Kenny

Naughton
Morgan
Jagielka
Walker

Tonge
Brown
McCall
Gilliespie

Beattie
Kabba

but who is the zone man, zoneman?

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

So here's the final best squad since 1999

Goalkeepers

1. Paddy Kenny
13. Simon Tracey
25. George Long
31. Ian Bennett

Defenders

2. Matt Lowton
3. Wayne Quinn
5. Chris Morgan
6. Phil Jagielka
20. Chris Armstrong
21. Gary Cahill
23. Rob Ullathorne
24. David Unsworth
26. Derek Geary
30. Kyle Naughton
33. Ugo Ehiogu
34. Kyle Walker
40. Harry Maguire
44. Chris Lucketti

Midfielders

4. Nick Montgomery
7. Michael Brown
8. Stuart McCall
12. Alan Quinn
15. Gary Speed
16. Peter Ndlovu
18. Michael Tonge
19. Keith Gilliespie
27. Kevin McDonald
28. Stephen Quinn
29. Tommy Black
38. Bjorn Riise

Forwards

9. James Beattie
10. Paul Peschisolido
11. Steve Kabba
14, Wayne Allison
17. Richard Creswell
22. David Kelly
33. Colin Kazim-Richards
35. Jordan Slew
36. Diego de Girolamo
37. Henri Camara
39, Iffy Onuora

Over 40 players, no wonder we're so skint now

 

[Selly]

Kenny

Walker Jagielka Morgan Armstrong

Ndlovu McCall Brown S.Quinn

Beattie Kabba

Subs: Long, Naughton, Geary, McDonald, Gillespie, Kazim-Richards, Peschisolido
​

The biggest omission for me in the whole squad is Evans, and yes just for that one season. He'd have been in my 11 instead of Kabba without question.

Same team for me as well. And I agree on Evans.

Were one being pragmatic, one would have Evans in at 9, BT at 6 and Jags in whatever high number he wore in his early days...

 

[Bladesway]

Ah but dont forget he's actually a rubbish manager, dinosaur, money waster, etc etc...

And was manager for almost half the spell we are talking about so its not really balanced but I don't expect you to pick that up.

 

[Sothall_Blade]

And was manager for almost half the spell we are talking about so its not really balanced but I don't expect you to pick that up.

Half the spell but he signed 21 of the "Best of" squad compared with only 8 players signed by other managers.
I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that's more evidence that he did a good job for us.

 

[Bladesway]

Half the spell but he signed 21 of the "Best of" squad compared with only 8 players signed by other managers.
I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that's more evidence that he did a good job for us.

Where did I say he didn't but there are lies damn lies and stats.

 

[Pedro Verde]

Half the spell but he signed 21 of the "Best of" squad compared with only 8 players signed by other managers.
I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that's more evidence that he did a good job for us.

Doesnt it confirm that the managers after Warnock were effing useless

 

[Grecian2000]

Would the stats from the Worst squad also see Col as the person who signed most of the shite as well?

All a load of tosh to be honest, people like Onoura and Ullathorne are in purely due to the numbers they carried (and the shite that also carried it) rather than as actual "best 40" players.