The best I've seen play for us.I can’t let this one pass, Halmosi was one of the best footballers to pull on a green shirt, when he skinned someone and entered the box we were either going to score or get a penalty, part of the best side I’ve seen in my 50 years watching the greens.
Indeed. I know the game is all about opinions but Evans was integral to that side and was the one player that oppo managers always praised. His workrate, strength, positioning and vision were crucial in a team that liked to get the ball forward quickly or work it down the wings and fire in crosses.I hadn't realised it was unpopular but reading this thread it seems maybe it was... FWIW I thought Mickey Evans was absolutely critical to the two championship winning sides. His hold up play was first class, relieved many a backs to the wall defending job, got us up the pitch on countless occasions... And for all Coughlan, Wotton, Friio and many others etc are all rightly legends he was probably the single player who mattered most to that side.
ThatNow that is a controversial one. I think there was a time when he was probably the best keeper in the Championship knocking on the Premier League's door.
That is in the realms of fantasy if you don't mind me saying so. He was nowhere near best keeper in the championship, more a just about adequate championship keeper. With your high opinion of Robbie Williams as well I don't think your days as a young teen were your most objective Cobi. You talk a lot more sense than most these days though.Now that is a controversial one. I think there was a time when he was probably the best keeper in the Championship knocking on the Premier League's door.
Ha ha, unpopular was requested...... I think it is a good point about hold up play relieving pressure, last season demonstrated how the lack of that someone filling that role can be so damaging. I think I may have under-estimated that at the time to be fair but I grew increasingly frustrated at not just how few goals he scored but how few he was actually involved in despite the more "fashionable" opinion a the time.Indeed. I know the game is all about opinions but Evans was integral to that side and was the one player that oppo managers always praised. His workrate, strength, positioning and vision were crucial in a team that liked to get the ball forward quickly or work it down the wings and fire in crosses.
He's a bona fide club legend in my book.
That the best way to respond to a poor set of results is to sack the manager. The evidence is that there is no such thing as a new manager bounce, and anyway the impact of a manager on the results of a team is not as great as many believe- financial strength, long term stability and even good or bad fortune are more important. I wonder where we'd currently be if those siren voices calling for Ryan Lowe's head at the end of last season had been listened to. Where are they now, by the way?
I liked Jimmy Hinch as well, Pogleswoody. We can't both be wrong, can we?Some liked Fallon, I'm a tad older so I liked Jimmy Hinch (same 'delusion' really!).
Not an opinion that lasted but I saw Kevin Summerfield's first game.
My brother asked me what he was like and I said along the lines of: 'He can play but he looks lightweight and I think he'll get bullied out and knocked off the ball too much'. When we went to watch him together I had to apologise!!
Similarly I saw Dalton play in a reserve game early doors. He had 'Waddle syndrome'; a great player who looks like he isn't trying!
How about Le Keeper in his first game? (Cup vs Brizzle City?). A few games later I'd changed my opinion on him too.
Never liked Holloway, self publiciser. So I was right there!