Better now than 2012? (1 Viewer)

[Ricketts]

I was sorting through some old photos and I have one of our teamsheet for a match against Dagenham and Redbridge in 2012.

Some names I had forgotten about, and some names I wish I had forgotten about.

Do we have a better team now than we did then?

 

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[Astute]

I was sorting through some old photos and I have one of our teamsheet for a match against Dagenham and Redbridge in 2012.

Some names I had forgotten about, and some names I wish I had forgotten about.

Do we have a better team now than we did then?

Hard question.

We had Malaga and the Edje :woot:

 

[Nick]

Better than that easily I think.

Although if it was a cup team who was missing?

 

[hill83]

That team

 

[Liquid Gold]

Andy Thorne's SkyBlue Army

 

[SkyBlueCRJ]

Far better. The majority of those players don't even play their trade in the in a reputable league anymore!

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

What a god awful game that was! Kilbane’s last minute penalty I think was celebrated more than any other City goal before as it meant no extra time!

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

Richard Wood i would say was then and arguably still is now, better than our current defence. Joe Murphy better than Burge maybe/probably? Other than those two the team now is better by a country mile.

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

Better than that easily I think.

Although if it was a cup team who was missing?

Fleck missing from that team, pretty sure he was on the books then? What about Keogh, when did he sign?

 

[SkyBlueCRJ]

Fleck missing from that team, pretty sure he was on the books then? What about Keogh, when did he sign?

He would've left for Derby that summer.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Moussa isn't in that team. McGoldrick was just about to sign.

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

Moussa isn't in that team. McGoldrick was just about to sign.

Moussa didn't sign for us until September 2012

 

[Wiseoldfool]

You also have to take team spirit into consideration which is the best now since 1987

 

[Joy Division]

The current whereabouts of that team are;

Joe Murphy - at relegated L1 Bury
Jordan Clarke - at L1 Scunthorpe
Chris Hussey - spent last season on loan at L2 Swindon. Now at Cheltenham Town.
Richard Wood - at Championship team Rotherham United
Reece Brown - made a handful of appearances for Rochdale in L1
Kevin Kilbane - retired in 2012
Carl Baker - free agent
Billy Daniels - at Nuneaton Town of National League North
Gary McSheffrey - at Grimsby in L2
Cody McDonald - at L1 AFC Wimbledon
Callum Ball - with Stamford of Northern Premier League

Chris Dunn - free agent after leaving Wrexham of National League
Kevin Malaga - at Pau FC of French national league 3
Stephen Elliott - Morpeth Town of Northern Football League One
Shaun Jeffers - Boreham Wood of National League
Roy O'Donovan - in Australia with Newcastle Jets
William Edjenguele - Dundee United, Scottish Championship
Louis Garner - free agent

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

Was Garner the right winger who looked really handy in the pre-season games and then was unbelievably toss as soon as the season started?

 

[Joy Division]

He did make a couple of appearances but can't say I remember him.

 

[Covstu]

I would have kept wood and Murphy and that's about it.

 

[ccfchoi87]

Crazy considering the budget we had that year.

 

[BlueElephant]

Very eye-opening! Much stronger now

 

[CovBurty]

I'd say better than that team. But, not as good as Mowbray's team with Armstrong etc.

 

[Otis]

I'd say better than that team. But, not as good as Mowbray's team with Armstrong etc.

But much, much better than Mowbray's team the next season.

 

[CovInEssex]

The current whereabouts of that team are;

Joe Murphy - at relegated L1 Bury
Jordan Clarke - at L1 Scunthorpe
Chris Hussey - spent last season on loan at L2 Swindon. Now at Cheltenham Town.
Richard Wood - at Championship team Rotherham United
Reece Brown - made a handful of appearances for Rochdale in L1
Kevin Kilbane - retired in 2012
Carl Baker - free agent
Billy Daniels - at Nuneaton Town of National League North
Gary McSheffrey - at Grimsby in L2
Cody McDonald - at L1 AFC Wimbledon
Callum Ball - with Stamford of Northern Premier League

Chris Dunn - free agent after leaving Wrexham of National League
Kevin Malaga - at Pau FC of French national league 3
Stephen Elliott - Morpeth Town of Northern Football League One
Shaun Jeffers - Boreham Wood of National League
Roy O'Donovan - in Australia with Newcastle Jets
William Edjenguele - Dundee United, Scottish Championship
Louis Garner - free agent

Reads like a list of the worst places to go on holiday. Roy O’Don is doing well for himself at Newcastle Jets

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

Reads like a list of the worst places to go on holiday. Roy O’Don is doing well for himself at Newcastle Jets

Yeah, he has made a career out of absolutely nothing.

Eye opening that Murphy was only at Bury. I assumed he was playing in the champ

 

[CovBurty]

But much, much better than Mowbray's team the next season.

Jeez, yes.

 

[torchomatic]

I always liked Billy Daniels. I'm surprised he didn't make it.

 

[skyblueinBaku]

The team now is far better than that one. Playing against them would be a guaranteed 3 points for us.

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

I always liked Billy Daniels. I'm surprised he didn't make it.

Did alright at Notts County from what I remember, I know my County supporting mate rated him so was odd when he left them to go in to non-league. May have been by choice I suppose? Wanted to study for a degree or something?

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

We no longer have Reece Brown, The worst professional player I've witnessed, therefore we are already better now than then.

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

We no longer have Reece Brown, The worst professional player I've witnessed, therefore we are already better now than then.

Can't say as i remember seeing him play. Bold claim though, worse than Gary Horror-dale?

 

[SBAndy]

Can't say as i remember seeing him play. Bold claim though, worse than Gary Horror-dale?

Far, far worse player.

 

[Otis]

Far, far worse player.

Worse even than Max Biamou?

 

[fatso]

I was sorting through some old photos and I have one of our teamsheet for a match against Dagenham and Redbridge in 2012.

Some names I had forgotten about, and some names I wish I had forgotten about.

Do we have a better team now than we did then?

Fook me, we were proper shite!

 

[bruthead]

That season David McGoldrick, then Leon Clarke played up top for us with a young Callum Wilson featuring by the end of the season. We also had John Fleck, Cyrus Christie and Franck Moussa. Not really comparing like for like looking at a League Cup 1st Round game we won without playing our best team.

 

[PVA]

That was one of the worst games I've ever seen!

 

[wingy]

We had a nice night V Blues in the LC .B-)