Foxblogger Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Forget the Vardy, Nugent, Beckford debate for a moment, let's look at the bigger picture. Who are Leicester City's best ever number nine's? Prostate Cancer UK and the Football League have joined this season in a charity partnership - to mark it they asked bloggers around the county to name their club's top five number 9's of all time (and the worst). The only rule, the player must have featured in the number 9 shirt for the club. It's part of a campaign to raise awareness of the fact that prostate cancer will affect one in nine men. Here's the article - looking forward to seeing if you lot agree. http://prostatecanceruk.org/get-involved/do-an-event/football-league/best-no9s/clubs/l/leicester-city
Guest Col city fan Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Iwan is a Welshman....... Du du du du du du.... Matty Fryatt....
FAXFEXFIXFOXFUX Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Frank LARGE....Andy Blockhead ( Lockhead ) Bulldozers the pair.
AKCJ Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Iwan is a Welshman....... Du du du du du du.... Matty Fryatt.... He was number 12
Captain... Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Claridge Heskey Joachim Struggling after that, Did Dickov wear number 9? It's hard enough trying to remember all the strikers we have had, let alone what number they were. Did Walsh ever wear the 9 when he was converted into a striker, pre squad numbers? Ferdinand and Roberts are other possibilities.
Fox92 Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Did Dickov wear number 9? It's hard enough trying to remember all the strikers we have had, let alone what number they were. No.. Dickov was 22 and then when he returned 27. Deane had 27 also.
Simo86 Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Claridge Heskey Joachim Struggling after that, Did Dickov wear number 9? It's hard enough trying to remember all the strikers we have had, let alone what number they were. Did Walsh ever wear the 9 when he was converted into a striker, pre squad numbers? Ferdinand and Roberts are other possibilities. Yep, against Derby in the play-off final
Leicester_Numan Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Difficult remembering who had the no.9 shirt but I used to enjoy watching Mike Newell. Just a shame he wasn't playing in a better Leicester team
Trav Le Bleu Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Cottee was 27 I think as well. Yep. Rowley, Dougan, Lineker, Alan Smith, Worthington. Rowley and Lineker only wore 9 a few times at the start of their career with Leicester.
Captain... Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Yep, against Derby in the play-off final I thought so but age and alcohol cloud these memories... So Steve Walsh is the clubs greatest ever number 9, followed by Claridge, Heskey, Joachim and Roberts. Ferdinand can fvck off, one season at half effort trying to prolong his career another year, wouldn't have been so bad if that extra year had been for us and not Bolton, he should have given it his all in every game and we may have stayed up.
Brenfox Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Difficult remembering who had the no.9 shirt but I used to enjoy watching Mike Newell. Just a shame he wasn't playing in a better Leicester team Thought Newell was brilliant & was gutted when he went to Everton. It's got to be Ferdinand for me though
davieG Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Ken Leek Ken Keyworth Jimmy Walsh Derek Dougan Frank Large Andy Lochhead Ally Brown Rodney Fern Alan Birchenall* Frank Worthington Chris Garland* Bobby Smith* Alan Young Gary Lineker Alan Smith Mike Newell David Oldfield* Tommy Wright* David Speedie Mark Draper Mark Robins David Lowe Scott Taylor* Ian Marshall Steve Claridge Tony Cottee Robbie Savage *(I'm sure they wore 9 for a few games) Early ones from memory, later ones looked at a few old programmes the rest are all down to squad numbers I think
Guest Col city fan Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Ken Leek Ken Keyworth Derek Dougan Frank Large Andy Lochhead Ally Brown Rodney Fern Alan Birchenall* Frank Worthington Chris Garland* Bobby Smith* Alan Young Gary Lineker Alan Smith Mike Newell David Oldfield* Tommy Wright* David Speedie Mark Draper Mark Robins David Lowe Scott Taylor* Ian Marshall Steve Claridge Tony Cottee Robbie Savage *(I'm sure they wore 9 for a few games) Early ones from memory, later ones looked at a few old programmes the rest are all down to squad numbers I think That's sorted then... The winner is 'Tommy Wright'.
Captain... Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 That's sorted then... The winner is 'Tommy Wright'. I did think of Tommy Wright, but I only ever remember him wearing the 10, of course that doesn't mean he didn't wear the number 9, thank god the premiership came around and we all have designated squad numbers to avoid such confusion.
Smudge Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Emile Heskey wore No 9 in the 1998/9 season according to this
foxaholic Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Yep. Rowley, Dougan, Lineker, Alan Smith, Worthington. Rowley and Lineker only wore 9 a few times at the start of their career with Leicester. Thats more like it add Derek Hines and the other Walsh
Fox92 Posted 21 August 2012 Posted 21 August 2012 Don't forget Dion Dublin! That volley he scored, Rotherham away, was immense. One of the best goals I've ever seen live. Never forget his header against Charlton either.
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