The scorer of some excellent goals for us who also played through a bad knee condition.Got to be Big Ben Burgess
Love the guy, one of my favourite ever football players. It must be said that he was certainly not technically giftedThe scorer of some excellent goals for us who also played through a bad knee condition.
When I worked in Worsley, I used to work with a United fan who went to school with BBB.Love the guy, one of my favourite ever football players. It must be said that he was certainly not technically gifted
Mike Davies. Two decades of service to the club when we were really on our uppers. Started as a winger but made the right back slot his own, with his trademark lob down the line for the forwards to chase, using the banking on the touchline to keep it in play. Plus the original answer to the question, Who put the ball in the Preston net...
Exactly that. Not the most talented, but gave his all.Wiz
I don't whether to commend you for including the great man or complain for classing him as rubbish.
I thought he was unlucky to get the Ballon d'Or for his goal against PNE and let's not forget his strike at home to Chesterfield the season before - I think ?
On a serious note, he gave 100% every time he put a tangerine shirt on and will always be one of my all time favourite BFC players even if he wasn't the best.
Exactly that. Not the most talented, but gave his all.
Scott for me too. Once got his autograph and he was really nice and polite. A shame he was crap.Scotty Darton. Always hoped he’d come good.
Without the 't'.Richard Kingston worth a shout?
Ha!! What a shout Alfie - Keith was a top player for us when we were slumming it round the lower divisions and also by the way a lovely bloke. RIP Keith - ledge.I wouldn't go as far as saying he was rubbish,what a scoring record he had at York Bless him,but the way Keith Walwyn used to climb all over defenders usually resulting in a free kick was a likeable kind of rubbish.
Neil Bishop was punching above his weight in theChampionship.
He was a grafter though and tried his best with some decent performances for his efforts.
Auto correctWithout the 't'.
And on Saturday, we'll discuss Scott DartonWhen I worked in Worsley, I used to work with a United fan who went to school with BBB.
He said that Ben was streets ahead of everyone in the schools of Buxton. Most thought he would be a regular PL player.
He couldn't believe it when I said BB didn't always make the first 11 (although it was towards the end of his career)
To answer the o/p I could suggest Armand, although to me he wasn't rubbish at all. I know he used to split opinions on AVFTT.
I liked Armand, even though he had the turning circle of a tanker and, when fouled, he seemed to hit the ground in slow motion sometimes.
But he always put a shift in and helped the defence with headed clearances countless times.
Tony Cunningham was the real quality player you could see exactly why he played for the likes of City and Newcastle. We had TC, Keith Walwyn,Mark Taylor and Craig Madden in our squad for 87/88 Centenary season and it all just fizzled out to midtable mediocrity. Maybe the depth of squad wasn't good enough?Ha!! What a shout Alfie - Keith was a top player for us when we were slumming it round the lower divisions and also by the way a lovely bloke. RIP Keith - ledge.
Do you remember his header vs Arsenal at Bloomfield Rd almost from the halfway line ( I did say almost !! - it was certainly way outside the penalty area)As a young lad I thought Tom White was rubbish, yet he scored some good goals.
Can't say I do. Pity really.Do you remember his header vs Arsenal at Bloomfield Rd almost from the halfway line ( I did say almost !! - it was certainly way outside the penalty area)
Andy Gouck for me too, grafted and brave but talent wasn’t a featureMike Davies & Andy Gouck were the two that popped into my head first . . . 100% commitment every game from both of them
Paul Gardner was ok. Decent enough IMO.After injury ended his career in his late 20’s he joined the fire services. He became manager of the England Fire Services football team who had some success in European tournaments.I always thought Paul Gardner was a really poor full back. One for the older fans I think