Modern day legends (4 Viewers)

[Deleted member 9744]

So you're selecting Gibson as your best ever forward - ahead of Gyo? That's ok as it's impossible to prove across different eras and purely an opinion.

Albeit as interesting opinion as usual.

I know who I would have leading the line, Gyo is the most 'unplayable' player for defenders I have seen in the shirt.

I would certainly have Gibson ahead of him. He was phenomenal for us in a relatively poor team in the top division. He scored a hatrick against Liverpool when they were by far the best team in the country and his goalscoring record was way more impressive than Gyokeres' and against much better teams.

 

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[Skyblue Bangkok]

As someone in their mid 20's I'd say Doyle, McSheffrey, Baker and maybe Shipley. I'm hesitant to name players still with us but Kelly, Fadz and O'Hare if he stays could be in contention.

Not sure what I'd classify Vik and Gus as but they do have a place in our histor

Wallace was my childhood hero who I had the pleasure to meet last year but I still would place Vik above him in my all time. Very different players in every sense.

Hamer. I have seen few players in our team who could single handedly drive forward and change the direction of games.

Steve Hunt was in England squads from 1982 and capped in 1984 - not so random and simply one of the best I have seen in midfield.

I didn't think Steve Hunt was that good and back I the early 80s England squad wasn't great , I think my granny could have got in.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

From my childhood:

Dublin, Huckerby and Whelan

From my teens:

Adebola, McSheffrey and Gunnarsson

From my 20s:

-

From my 30s:

Hamer, Gyo, McF

 

[shmmeee]

From my childhood:

Dublin, Huckerby and Whelan

From my teens:

Adebola, McSheffrey and Gunnarsson

From my 20s:

-

From my 30s:

Hamer
Gyo
McF

Id add Nuddy and Gallacher to that myself from just before Dublin et al

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Id add Nuddy and Gallacher to that myself from just before Dublin et al

Ever so slightly just before I started going, they were. Wilson and Maddison could have become the ones for my 20s but both were sold so quickly after breaking through. Really is such a pity the club was in such a mess when both of them were on the scene.

 

[Cally Fedora]

Gibson better than Gyokeres. Absolutely. Gibson scored goals at a higher level in a team that was struggling badly. And he was prolific.

 

[Adge]

As someone in their mid 20's I'd say Doyle, McSheffrey, Baker and maybe Shipley. I'm hesitant to name players still with us but Kelly, Fadz and O'Hare if he stays could be in contention.

Not sure what I'd classify Vik and Gus as but they do have a place in our history.

Jeez! Slim pickings there.

 

[JAM See]

In the past 15/20 years aside from McFadzean who would you say is a modern day legend, maybe Kelly, Doyle and Julian Gray

Great idea for a thread mate.

Shame it's been hijacked by the Steve Hunt Appreciation Group and their nemesis the Steve Hunt Is Terrible lot.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Stewart Robson, Jose Perdomo , Graham Oakey. Three absolutely class players that , had they remained for another season or two , would have been legendary.

Oakey was the best left back we ever had without doubt and would have easily fitted into the modern game today given his attacking style .

 

[WestEndAgro]

I vividly remember the entire crowd chanting "Hunt must stay" at several games, he was that good.
Unfortunately he didn't.
Can't recall any other clamour about a player potentially leaving.
In fact, sack the board was the only song sang with more vigour.
PUSB

 

[Cov98]

The Pressley team as a group playing in Northampton with a points deduction deserve a mention. Played some hugely entertaining but largely unwatched stuff. The likes of Wilson, Clarke, Moussa.

I used to love watching Moussa. Wilson and Clarke got all of the headlines but Moussa was just as important.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

I vividly remember the entire crowd chanting "Hunt must stay" at several games, he was that good.
Unfortunately he didn't.
Can't recall any other clamour about a player potentially leaving.
In fact, sack the board was the only song sang with more vigour.
PUSB

Ray Graydon was class.

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

Stewart Robson, Jose Perdomo , Graham Oakey. Three absolutely class players that , had they remained for another season or two , would have been legendary.

Oakey was the best left back we ever had without doubt and would have easily fitted into the modern game today given his attacking style .

Oakey was a right back! Alongside Kevin McDonald, Perdomo was the slowest player I ever saw and would have lost a foot race with Jan Molby. He was suited to continental football at that time but not the fast pace of English football.

Other than that I agree with you

 

[Cally Fedora]

Robson - agreed. Kept us up one year along with Gallacher. But he was a physical wreck when he arrived here. Had he not been he’d never have arrived.