Who was our last great crosser of a ball?

[1973Blade]

One of the frustrations with United are the number of poor crosses - usually not getting beyond the first man - often ending a good move. So much has improved in the game in general in recent years, but I can't think of when we last had a player who consistently put good balls in (credit to Bogle yesterday for his ball to Mcatee for the second goal though). The last really good crosser I can think of was David Cotterill over ten years ago? Bring back Colin Morris is all I can say!

 

[HermitageBlade]

Keith Gillespie?

 

[Fatlad666]

Alan Woodward 1st Colin Morris 2nd Ian Bryson 3rd

 

[Bergen Blade]

Andy Liddell had a good cross, but lacked pace and dribbling to get into great positions.

I remember Greg Halford saying he thought crossing was the best feature of his game.

Billy Sharp's ability to get crosses in from difficult positions is very underrated, though the accuracy isn't always great.

Norwood and Doyle can also cross well, though they're not the best to work an opening for themselves.

 

[Tezza1889]

Not the latest because that's Norwood clearly..

Glyn Hodges.. Right up there.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Keith Gillespie?

Came on here to say that.
Lovely delivery.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Bradshaw, Duffield were good and Deano was great at crossing.

 

[JackSUFC]

Morgan Gibbs-White.

 

[Liaminho9]

Ben Davies.

The Midfielder; not the Centre Back.

 

[metalblade]

Woodward, end of thread

 

[KeithEdsgoalWards]

Sam Hashimi.
Always crossed his balls before he tucked them under.

 

[raul]

Paul Ifill.

Webbo, plz close thrd plz

 

[ancientblade]

as an oldie woody would take some beating in my view the crosses he used to plant on mick jones forehead in the 60s were sublime in recent times i would also say keith gillespie

 

[71Blade]

Osborn ... lol

 

[originaltrueblade]

Alan Woodward No has come
close since

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Osborn ... lol

Couldn't cross a road.

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

I was going to say Duffield and Bryson. Only played two dozen games or so, and won't get any votes on this forum, but Brian Marwood was a good crosser as well.

 

[HarryHaslam]

One player who wouldn’t get a mention normally because he was a striker and not a winger but Brian Deane was a phenomenal crosser of a ball.

 

[JohnDenver]

Paul Devlin. By miles.

 

[Silent Blade]

Over 150 assists during his Blades career

Alan Woodward's goals and assists

Thanks to Matthew Bell of Flashing Blade for sending me the attachment of the feature I did for Flashing Blade in around 2002. I will copy and paste each season per page so that you can read about Woody's goals and assists in one particular season you enjoyed in one page rather than having to...

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[Nesh Blade]

Andy Liddell had a good cross, but lacked pace and dribbling to get into great positions.

I remember Greg Halford saying he thought crossing was the best feature of his game.

Billy Sharp's ability to get crosses in from difficult positions is very underrated, though the accuracy isn't always great.

Norwood and Doyle can also cross well, though they're not the best to work an opening for themselves.

Glad to be on the same page as you with thinking Sharp is there. Last season I recall thinking if only he could be on the end of some of his great balls into the box

 

[Carlton Blade]

Absolute cockwomble but Tony McMahon was a very good crosser.

Also Vass, Dane

 

[Carlton Blade]

The question isn't "try to say Woodward was good at crossing in a really condescending way however you can?" Lads

 

[dellasthunderbolt]

Wayne Quinn, Borbokis, Liddell, Gillespie are best I’ve seen

 

[s20Blade]

JCR or Baldock

 

[LJBlade]

Osborn ... lol

A comment which demonstrates Osborn’s credentials as the latest scapegoat.

 

[BigBed]

Max Lowe just asked "whats a cross, is it where Jesus used to hang out?"

 

[LJBlade]

Couldn't cross a road.

Did you miss the comments about his corners against Wrexham? I imagine that as usual you didn’t actually watch the game

 

[metalblade]

Over 150 assists during his Blades career

Alan Woodward's goals and assists

Thanks to Matthew Bell of Flashing Blade for sending me the attachment of the feature I did for Flashing Blade in around 2002. I will copy and paste each season per page so that you can read about Woody's goals and assists in one particular season you enjoyed in one page rather than having to...

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Old Woody on corners they could be in swingers or out swingers whether from the left or right wing, he also had the ability to cut a cross back from the goal line while running full pelt. His weaker left leg was not far off as good as his right leg too. Norwood just does not even come close.

 

[LJBlade]

Max Lowe just asked "whats a cross, is it where Jesus used to hang out?"

Which is weird because he’s actually quite good at it, as his assists record demonstrates.