'Memries' Worst Blades case of 'Player out of Position'

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Revolution said:
Chris Morgan up front at the end of the Millwall game in 2004, as Warnock got desperate.
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To be fair I know why he did that, Andy Gray got a kick off Muscat (I think ) early in the game and didn't want to know. Gray was a bit of a Fanny in a physical battle. Warnock threw Morgs up as he was 'physical. *not that I agreed with it*

Following that game Warnock told mcabe to back him or he could forget promotion.

Mcabe ought to look back at that little era the next time he decides to flog someone.
 
derekacorah said:
Jags as GK was pretty out of position, very Roy of the Rovers, didn't have much choice though.

We've had the odd centre half turn striker when we've been desperate, not to any great effect from memory. Shaun Murphy was one that sticks out in my mind.

Also Lee Baxter as GK was some kind of trade descriptions act violation.
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To be fair Jags as a GK never put a foot wrong.
 
Liaminho9 said:
To be fair Jags as a GK never put a foot wrong.
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Well, as I remember there were a few times he kept wandering up the pitch, getting further and further away from goal when we pushed up (*). Everyone towards the away end of the South Stand and Family Stand were shouting variations of "Get back in your fucking goal", which he'd do, before forgetting himself and wandering up the pitch again. :D

* - us, pressing Arsenal! How long ago and impossibly far away does that feel! :(
 
LoughboroBlade said:
I believe so – he's been part of a back three I think. One fan's report from their game at Fulham this week said he was "outstanding". No doubt Roygbiv will be compiling an update at some stage on those recently loaned out/sold.
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He's currently playing in a back 3. I am gonna do an update on the loanees at the end of the month. Brayford is going down well though which leaves a sour taste to be honest as he clearly wasn't interested here
 
Contentious but Michael Tongue in central midfield. Was brilliant on the left but had delusions of grandeur that he could play in the middle. Warnock somehow fell for this and he was never the same again as his career stuttered from one club to another without ever making an impact.
 
Cresswell as a winger, when his legs had gone
O'Halloran anywhere on the pitch
Wilson's left-sided dynamic combination of Matt Hill and Marcus Williams overlapping
Didn't we play Kieron Freeman in centre mid one game in his first year here, and it was a disaster?
Anything that involves Scougall or Reed as a winger.
 
Revolution said:
People often say this. For some reason they ignore Windass's shocking performance in the second leg of the Forest playoff, his lazy performances generally late in the season, and his behaviour when the team was preparing for the final. He did not deserve to start.

He would have made no difference anyway that day. They battered us.
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Agree with the logic but I would have still played him as he made Kabba a better player.

The biggest mistake of that final was playing the utterly useless Mark Rankine
 
Bladepicker said:
Agree with the logic but I would have still played him as he made Kabba a better player.

The biggest mistake of that final was playing the utterly useless Mark Rankine
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Oh, 100% right re Rankine. What a waste of space he was that day.
 
Bayingblade said:
Contentious but Michael Tongue in central midfield. Was brilliant on the left but had delusions of grandeur that he could play in the middle. Warnock somehow fell for this and he was never the same again as his career stuttered from one club to another without ever making an impact.
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I don't think that was Tonge's fault so much as United did not replace Brown with anyone decent and so they made a decision to put Tonge there, where he was less effective.

Tonge was with us for a long time but never as good as he was in his first season. That was a great shame.

I think Tonge has been unlucky not to have a better career in some ways. I always got the impression that he isn't that aggressive a personality. Perhaps that hurt his chances.
 

I think Kyle Bartley played up front at one point when we got relegated to L1, and didn't Collins go on as striker against Hartlepool in the JPT under Clough? (I think that was his last appearance under Clough too)
 
I'm sure we once brought a keeper on as an outfield player.

Budgie?

I'm buggered if I can remember when or where, but I was there.
 
Roygbiv said:
He's currently playing in a back 3. I am gonna do an update on the loanees at the end of the month. Brayford is going down well though which leaves a sour taste to be honest as he clearly wasn't interested here
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That was my reaction too. The whole thing is a bit mystifying, though perhaps it's simply a case of Clough knowing how to get the best out of him.
 
Maidenhead said:
I'm sure we once brought a keeper on as an outfield player.

Budgie?

I'm buggered if I can remember when or where, but I was there.
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Carl Muggleton came on up front away at Reading (Old Elm Park) under Kendall. We won 3 nil in blazing sunshine and Muggleton could easily have scored out third.
 
Revolution said:
I don't think that was Tonge's fault so much as United did not replace Brown with anyone decent and so they made a decision to put Tonge there, where he was less effective.

Tonge was with us for a long time but never as good as he was in his first season. That was a great shame.

I think Tonge has been unlucky not to have a better career in some ways. I always got the impression that he isn't that aggressive a personality. Perhaps that hurt his chances.
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Basically, he's soft as shit. Bit nesh. Not much you can do about that, it's just his personality. I'm not sure he even really enjoyed being a footballer, I think he's probably quiet and reserved in real life and struggled with that, with being in a group of pretty boisterous blokes. But he was so talented and probably knew he'd earn more as a footballer than any other job he could do.
I'm surprised he's still playing at Stevenage. Unless he's spunked all his money he should have made enough to live comfortably on (not rich but with enough to be able to choose what he wants to do when he retires). Maybe as he's got older he's got used to it more and enjoys it out of the limelight of the top levels?
 
Bladepicker said:
Carl Muggleton came on up front away at Reading (Old Elm Park) under Kendall. We won 3 nil in blazing sunshine and Muggleton could easily have scored out third.
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Thanks, I thought it was Reading but wouldn't have remembered Muggleton in a million years.
 
When we had David Johnson on loan from Forest, didn't we bring him on as a sub and play him somewhere totally ridiculous? I can't remember where it was now though.
 

SouthEssexBlade said:
Him, Duggie Brown, Don Peattie. And people say Clough/Adkins signed shit players :eek:
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The great one John Harris relied mainly on home groans but some of who he signed from the lower leagues became heroes obviosly TC but the likes of Carlin,Hemsley and yea Bill Puntin
 
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