Favourite striker: Bamber, Ellis or Ormerod?

archie

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That was the question a mate (Man United) asked me earlier today.

I know, what kind of question is that? It'd be easier choosing my favourite child.

This is what I replied...

Bamber - Looked ancient and ungainly but it felt like he scored almost every chance he ever got. Loved him.

Ellis - The King. Oozed class. And never did interviews which made him seem other worldly. Loved him.

Brett - Scruffy on and off the pitch. Worked his bollocks off. Willing to get hurt in the process. Goal machine for a couple of seasons. Loved him.

If I had to choose a favourite it would be Brett. On the basis of him scoring in every division for us.

But if I could choose to play like one of those players? The King!

Who was your favourite?
 
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Ellis, although Brett goes down as a Legend and unfortunately for the latter they say never meet your heroes .
 
Yep, a very difficult question indeed - 3 very good forwards
But Brett scored for us in every division - and he might have made us some money if we ever find it 👍
Not just a CF in my opinion, also a good pacy inside right, but that's just my opinion
 
Ormerod for scoring in every division. Bamber for basically getting us promoted in the early 90s. But for a forward who always looked like he was going to score I’d have to go for Ellis.
 
I honestly don't know. I just wish we had one of them now! Which one?! I think Ellis would suit us best, imagine how much he would improve our forward line.
 
Ellis - especially as he snubbed the Nobbers to come to us. Remember ringing my brother up who is a dyed-in-the-wool Nobber and told him that Ellis had just signed for us. He said "f**k off, that'll NEVER happen"...
 
Ellis - especially as he snubbed the Nobbers to come to us. Remember ringing my brother up who is a dyed-in-the-wool Nobber and told him that Ellis had just signed for us. He said "f**k off, that'll NEVER happen"...

Two brothers supporting Blackpool and Preston?! How did that happen?!
 
Brett....defo...could fit in as make shift full back( old money) as well and who put us in the ...followed by Ellis....remember Wrexham away when we all wanted to leave early ...and Bamber...another hero...except at Wembley at near effing midnight( ok near 11pm) when he became a Torquay hero to this day😉.

But Big John Murphy is to me a unsung hero too....by the way the two tangerine and white bears are Murphs( tangerine) and Brett( white)...and have travelled with us on every holiday we’ve had for many many years😉...and hopefully post Covid will join us again...😀
My better half calls them Murf and Morf😤
 
Brett a great clubman. Bamber could be unplayable on his day but had a lot of off days as well. Ellis pure class as a footballer and actually pretty consistent. Definitely the best player if not the nicest character
 
Ellis, as much for the way we signed him as his class as a striker.

Actually probably the only decent thing Owen Oyston did.

Actually that’s tainted him. Brett.
 
WOW - this is a toughy!!!

Probably have to go for Tony Ellis just because he was a better player and stuck two fingers up to the knobbers.
 
Big dave Bamber for me..... It just worked out perfectly for him in that team with eyres and Rodwell tearing down the wing putting the crosses in
 
Bamber for me, in his second spell his goal scoring exploits were brilliant and gave us hope after years of despair.
 
Please excuse my ignorance here, my understanding is that two of the three subject individuals affiliated in lilly$hite did they not?
 
Oh man what a question. Ormerod purely on the basis he made the club a lot of cash when he left, came back and some of his goals helped take us to the promised land again and was the most exhilarating to watch in full flow.

Brett by an absolute whisker, then Super Tony and The Bomber in equal second.
 
Oh man what a question. Ormerod purely on the basis he made the club a lot of cash when he left, came back and some of his goals helped take us to the promised land again and was the most exhilarating to watch in full flow.

Brett by an absolute whisker, then Super Tony and The Bomber in equal second.
Made who a load of cash!!?
 
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