Players we've hated but perhaps admired as well.

[Tafkaanh]

Andy bastard Carroll.

He must have scored 8 in 5 against us or something daft like that. Despite not being able to trap a bag of cement

 

[malc]

Ross Jenkins Watford a bit like a Daddy Longlegs a big part of their rise to the top .

 

[monmouth]

Ross Jenkins Watford a bit like a Daddy Longlegs a big part of their rise to the top .

Good shout. We had some cracking games with them Tosh vs Taylor. I seem to remember (can never know these days) Kevin Moore scoring with a tackle at Vicarage. Sailed over the goalie from 20 yards.

 

[Cwmbwrla Floatabout]

Can I lower the stakes by adding Michael Chopra.

 

[bakajack]

Can I lower the stakes by adding Michael Chopra.

The only thing to admire about Chopra is his ability to finish a pork pie

 

[westside]

Jay Bothroyd

 

[Menston4128]

Robbie Savage.
Not for his (meagre) football skills, but for the way he used to try to wind up the East Stand faithful pre match, by coming over and pretending to warm up, touching his toes with his back to the crowd, but really sticking his arse out and saying "kiss that"

Gorka sorted him out

 

[ajacks]

Can I lower the stakes by adding Michael Chopra.

Came here to say Chopra - but don't think there was any admiration (unless you admire how much of a horrible k*nt the guy was?).

Notable mention for Victor Moses - will never forget that dive.

And Freddy Eastwood! I remember when there was the faintest rumbling that we might be in for him and thought oh thank fack for that at least he wont torment us now.

 

[Captain_Sham]

Good shout. We had some cracking games with them Tosh vs Taylor. I seem to remember (can never know these days) Kevin Moore scoring with a tackle at Vicarage. Sailed over the goalie from 20 yards.

It was Watford who stopped us going up the season before we finally got promoted from Division 4, on the day Tosh got his Bells manager of the month award.(You can see the results for April that year below, if you have very good eyesight. Never complain about fixture congestion again)
It was as if Watford were saying. "You aint going nowhere without us."
We were neck and neck with them for a while after that.
They wiped the floor with us.
We beat Cambridge on the last day, at Cambridge, but to no avail. Top scorers in all Divisions, but to no avail.
8 year old me was devastated. What a waste. It made what came next all th emore special in that I had a refernce to that disappointment.(On reflection i should have put this in the other thread - 25 yrs of match memories, even though this was 50 yrs ago... christ)

 

[Cwmbwrla Floatabout]

The 3 games every Easter, Good Friday, Easter Monday pm and then the Tuesday evening. I remember them well and to my untrained eye there was no drop off in performance. Always a highlight of the season.

Undoubtedly if you'd stuck a black vest on each player, measured their xG, distances run with little purpose, and taught them to dive and roll theatrically, you'd surely be able to disprove this.

 

[J_B]

The 3 games every Easter, Good Friday, Easter Monday pm and then the Tuesday evening. I remember them well and to my untrained eye there was no drop off in performance. Always a highlight of the season.

Undoubtedly if you'd stuck a black vest on each player, measured their xG, distances run with little purpose, and taught them to dive and roll theatrically, you'd surely be able to disprove this.

Well yes, but it was tired players playing against tired players.
I was a first 11 game back then. It's a squad game now.

 

[cmajack]

It was Watford who stopped us going up the season before we finally got promoted from Division 4, on the day Tosh got his Bells manager of the month award.(You can see the results for April that year below, if you have very good eyesight. Never complain about fixture congestion again)
It was as if Watford were saying. "You aint going nowhere without us."
We were neck and neck with them for a while after that.
They wiped the floor with us.
We beat Cambridge on the last day, at Cambridge, but to no avail. Top scorers in all Divisions, but to no avail.
8 year old me was devastated. What a waste. It made what came next all th emore special in that I had a refernce to that disappointment.(On reflection i should have put this in the other thread - 25 yrs of match memories, even though this was 50 yrs ago... christ)
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Went to Cambridge for that last game, remember Bradford being the 4th placed side that year that stopped us gaining promotion.

 

[sit_down_jack]

Diego Costa. Horrible player to play against, loved a goal against us too. Easily one of the best strikers of the last 20 years though.

 

[K23]

I was just trying to think of the name of that valleys scroat who played in the same Yeovil team and used to wind us up. Was there such a player or am I hallucinating?

If you're listening to Porcupine Tree while typing, you're probably hallucinating

 

[J_B]

If you're listening to Porcupine Tree while typing, you're probably hallucinating

But listening to some good stuff.