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Have we ever signed a worse defender...

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Joe Mattock wasn't really all that on the pitch, despite some believing that he's probably have a decent career like his peer Andy King.

Posted
7 hours ago, Line-X said:

In terms of a centre back? Nicky Mohan was pretty dire whilst Sinclair will always be remembered for his own goal double. 

Franky Sinclair had some ability. He was solid for 2-3 years under O' Neil. 

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2 minutes ago, Gazza M said:

Franky Sinclair had some ability. He was solid for 2-3 years under O' Neil. 

At times, yes - although his best years were at Chelsea. I didn't comment on his ability, more the unfortunate reputation for own goals which blighted him during his time at City, together with the 1999 League Cup final ticket disgrace, the shameful events at Heathrow in 2001 and although later acquitted, the La Manga incident.

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Lee Marshall should never have played football. 

'He was awful

Posted
9 hours ago, Gazza M said:

Franky Sinclair had some ability. He was solid for 2-3 years under O' Neil. 

He just wasn't suited to Filbert street was he. Although probably good business for our ball supplier at the time...

Posted

Most of the 07/08 bunch. Kind of puts things in to perspective. 10 years ago we were just about to get relegated to league 1. Megson had just left for Bolton and we were a few weeks away from Holloway joining. Time flies...

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Ah...  the memories!

 

It just makes you appreciate where we are now all the more (although you wouldn’t believe it from half the posts on FT!)

 

I have watched some really dreadful players in my time

 

Back on topic...

 

Matt Mills was the most disappointing, if only his ability matched his ego?

 

Nicky Mohan was quite sh’t from memory...

Posted
14 minutes ago, desertfox2 said:

He just wasn't suited to Filbert street was he. Although probably good business for our ball supplier at the time...

I liked Frank...  great at set peices (for the opposition)

Posted
15 hours ago, Spudulike said:

I think, in his own mind, he was using us as a stepping-stone towards his inevitable breakthrough into the Manchester first team :rolleyes:

 

I remember a match (can't remember who against) when McGivern got a smack in the face. Looked horrific at the time but to his credit he carried on and did alright (in his own way) with tissue paper stuck up his nostrils. He also did ok on one occasion as a makeshift centre-back when someone got an injury. Other than that, he was rubbish.

Well according to the article he is a centre back so maybe that was the problem.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nah just kiddin, he was shit!

Posted
12 hours ago, RODNEY FERNIO said:

Paul Fitzpatrick ...... freckly skin , not in control of his ridiculously long limbs, ginger hair and Scottish.

If that was not bad enough he was also an awful footballer.

 

Jesus not heard that name in years! 

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Lamey - signed him on the back of a pre-season gave v Sunderland. Actually looked excellent that game. Unfortunately that was the pinacle of his career.

 

Gregor Stevens - think I bobbed my pants every time the ball came into our half. Luckily we off loaded him quickly, as I was running out of underpants.

 

Jimmy Willis - absolute horrendous debut, lost us a goal or two, got booed off and Brian Little had to sub him and send him on loan. Decent player, awful debut.

 

Steve Thompson - think he played one game for us. Awful, fat slow. Binned straight away.

 

Alan Evans - similar to Thompson if I recall. Excellent defender for Villa 456 years earlier. Well past his sell by date. Lasted a game or two.

 

Rob Johnson / Tony Spearing - two similar players. How they made it I will never know. Full backs, and limited at that. Old fashioned full backs that did bugger all and couldn’t get a game in a decent position. 

 

 

Posted
1 hour ago, filthyfox said:

If memory serves, Kisnorbo wasn't very good when he first came..... then he was actually quite effectI've.  KISNOOOOOOOOOOOORBO

We played him in central midfield when he first came and like you said he wasn’t very good. He was much better once we moved him to centre half. 

 

He ran really strange though.

Posted
13 hours ago, Steve_Walsh5 said:

Ben Mee’s tackle on Adel Taarabt at Loftus Road was a joy to behold. 

The one where he actually stuck Tarrabt in the stand? Great hit.

Posted
7 minutes ago, The Doctor said:

The one where he actually stuck Tarrabt in the stand? Great hit.

That’s the one. You could hear Tarrabt scream in the away end.

Posted
16 hours ago, RODNEY FERNIO said:

Paul Fitzpatrick ...... freckly skin , not in control of his ridiculously long limbs, ginger hair and Scottish.

If that was not bad enough he was also an awful footballer.

 

He scored the first goal I ever saw at Filbert Street, we beat Swindon 3-1!

Posted
18 hours ago, HitchinFox said:

The biggest shock in that story is that he's only 27 years old???!!!!

Had his age been a pub quiz question, I would've guessed 33-35 by now. "Yeah, I remember him. Sh*t, he was".

 

He was so slow I'd have guessed he was 35 when he played for us. 

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