CCFC SPEED MERCHANTS - Who Is The Fastest of Them All ??? (1 Viewer)

johnniericoh

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #1

Lots of posts on SBT ref our lack of pace in the team so I was just wondering, for a bit of fun, to get an opinion of who indeed have been our "speed merchants" over the last 20 years and to nominate the fastest of them all.

So, just to lay the ground rules each player must have been on CCFC's books between 1991-2011 to qualify for nomination.

The ctiteria for speed must be a player who has a combination of running fast with the ball and running fast after the ball at least over the first ten/fifteen yards.

Below is my choice, for what its worth, after trawling my addled brain and memory box over the years and to aid selection I have categorised each nominee as Quick, Very Quick and Super Quick during their stay at CCFC.

I may have missed a few but here goes:

SUPER QUICK
Darren Huckerby (96-99)
Craig Bellamy (00-01)
JohnWilliams (92-95)

VERY QUICK
Peter Nudlova (91-97)
Noel Whelan (95-00)
Andy Morrell (03-06)
Mickey Gynn (83-93)
John Salako (95-98)
Julian Joachim (01-04)

QUICK
Robbie Keane (99-00)
Cyrille Regis (84-91)
Jay Tabb (06-09)
Aaron Gunnersson (08-11)
Gary McSheffrey (99- )

My top two favourites are The Huckster for close control and exceptional pace plus the "Flying Postman" John Williams who was more of a longer distance sprinter.

So after all that my choice is definitely DARREN HUCKERBY as the fastest of them all over the last twenty years.

Thoughts

PUSB

 

Sub

Well-Known Member

• Oct 11, 2011

• #2

michael mifsud super quick!!!
and faster than the huck !!

 

WillieStanley

New Member

• Oct 11, 2011

• #3

Don't forget Mifsud in the "Super Quick" bracket

I'd go with Hucks too!

 

sky blue john

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #4

Micky Quinn fastest over a yard -------------------- of pies

 

johnniericoh

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #5

Yes folks what an omission

Mifsud defo in super quick category but Hucks still shades it for me as he retained the ball more on his runs where as MM at times lost his way

 

Sub

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #6

zuniga aswell was a quick player and there was aloisi!!

 

WillieStanley

New Member

• Oct 11, 2011

• #7

Zuniga!! The peruvian pest!! He was awesome!!

 

WillieStanley

New Member

• Oct 11, 2011

• #8

He's still playing too (Zuniga)... Sign him up!

 

Nonleagueherewecome

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #9

Salako had a dead mans tendon by the time we signed him and had lost much of his pace. I don't ever remember Keane being that quick, either-he was just good!

 

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aloisiwouldhavescored

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #10

John Williams was known as the flying postman, as you say.

But for me, Kevin Gallacher was the fastest, great at taking on his man and beating him. Could play as a forward or a winger.

 

johnniericoh

Member

• Oct 11, 2011

• #11

Yes, Kevin Gallacher was indeed fast, Super Quick category for me - he played for CCFC from 1990 - 1993 and scored 28 goals in 100 league games

 

Sub

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #12

steve froggat untill that wanker nicky sumerbee ended his career :jerkit::jerkit::jerkit::jerkit:

 

Moff

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #13

Dont forget David bell....... compared to a tortoise he's lightning!

 

rob9872

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #14

Keith O'Neill

 

Moff

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #15

rob9872 said:

Keith O'Neill

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Come on Rob, now you are just having a luagh, i mean did O'Neill actually ever get past a light jog when he was at the club

 

1ccfc

Well-Known Member

• Oct 11, 2011

• #16

What about......
Ellery Cairo
Cobi Jones
Leon McKenzie
Freddie Sears
And how can we forget O'Donovan?

 

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skybluesam66

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #17

ignoring the ball issue - john williams won the league crown as the fastest player across all 4 divisions at the time

Runner up in the same competition ...... Leigh Jenkinson

 

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skybluesam66

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #18

Moff said:

Dont forget David bell....... compared to a tortoise he's lightning!

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for those who listen to gough on talk sport

tortoise or tortus

 

rob9872

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #19

Over five yards in the Royal Exchange Moff he was lightening

 

blueflint

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #20

go back further to ronnie rees the welsh wizard very very quick

 

ccfc1973

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #21

johnny williams, hes so fast its unbeliveable!!!!!
or julian darby

 

brinner

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #22

John Williams.

end of thread.

 

pusbccfc

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #23

I would say
Christie
Rod
Cody
And keogh are quicker than gunnarsson

According to rod in the programme he said keoghs the quickest in the team.

I would also say mifsuds top 3 quickest.

 

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egastap

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• Oct 11, 2011

• #24

Gotta be the Maltese Midget for the quickest over 20 yards or so.....but Tommy Hutchinson would have beaten him if it was 18 yard box to 18 yard box. His stride was about 4 of Mifsud's!

 

sw88

Chief Commentator!

• Oct 11, 2011

• #25

Mifsud for a more recent one, Huckerby for a kore older CCFC player.

Out of the origonal list.......... Mcsheffrey and Gunnarson?? Really???

 

johnniericoh

Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #26

sw88

Out of the three categories I did place AG and GMc in the third and you can't argue they were not quick compared to say the Juke/Bell/Cody/Sammy etc and don't forget it includes moving with the ball as well

PUSB

 

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malvernskyblue

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• Oct 12, 2011

• #27

Surely it has to be John Williams. See http://www.johnwilliamsfootball.com/flyingpostman.aspx for the Rumbelows Cup Final Sprint Challenge. He even had a bad start!!

 

TheHellion

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• Oct 12, 2011

• #28

Am I imagining it, or did Julian Joachim have a good turn of speed on him? If he did, it's probably about all he had to offer!

 

Nonleagueherewecome

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• Oct 12, 2011

• #29

He did, he was still quick for us (under Black) but not as incredibly lightening as he was at Leicester as a youngster. Talk about unfulfilled potential...but not so sure he's as quick now-he was Coalville Towns big marquee signing this summer!

 

TheHellion

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• Oct 12, 2011

• #30

I remember well there was a goal that Joachim scored when the defender hoofed it against him on the goal line. I don't remember who we were playing, but it was certainly a contender for easiest goal scored, certainly a gimme that we could well use about now!

 

bamalamafizzfazz

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• Oct 12, 2011

• #31

Jordan Clarke can move too.

How about the Moroccans? Chippo was electric in his first season down the right before he moved into the middle.

 

johnniericoh

Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #32

Well folks thanks for that response it prompted a fair bit of discussion.

Done a quick straw poll on your inputs and coupled with my previous research it looks like this could be the preferred election:

WINNER: Michael Mifsud

SECOND: John Williams

THIRD: Darren Huckerby

As a footnote for the older/ancient supporters (like me) the following where all quite nifty in their day:

(Tommy Hutch, Steve Hunt, Ian Wallace, John Aloisi, Gary Bannister, Dave Bennett, Dave Clements, Terry Gibson, Cobi Jones, Richie Partridge, Ronnie Rees, David Smith, David Speedie, Patrick Suffo)

PUSB

 

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Sky Blue M

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• Oct 12, 2011

• #33

Never thought Mifsud was actually that fast. He looked it cause his legs were moving so fast but I do seem to remember him getting caught up when running with ball quite often