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Based on succes, longevity and legacy. I don't think anyone can argue it being oggy really? Player, coach, manager and commentator. He really is Mr.CCFC I'd say. Maybe not as glamorous as Dublin or Huckerby or Keane. But he epitomises CCFC.
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Based on succes, longevity and legacy. I don't think anyone can argue it being oggy really? Player, coach, manager and commentator. He really is Mr.CCFC I'd say. Maybe not as glamorous as Dublin or Huckerby or Keane. But he epitomises CCFC.
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Based on succes, longevity and legacy. I don't think anyone can argue it being oggy really? Player, coach, manager and commentator. He really is Mr.CCFC I'd say. Maybe not as glamorous as Dublin or Huckerby or Keane. But he epitomises CCFC.
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Yup, have to agree with that.In terms of longevity and legacy then you can't really argue. In terms of ability, he's not even our best ever goalkeeper.
Yeah. Has to be up there.Anyone from my era would put George Curtis as the greatest ever .What a captain? In the 60's he helped the team rise through the divisions.Then in the late 80's him and Snoz materminded the FA cup win. Must have been great being a dressing room with him in and his never say die attitude.
Anyone from my era would put George Curtis as the greatest ever .What a captain? In the 60's he helped the team rise through the divisions.Then in the late 80's him and Snoz materminded the FA cup win. Must have been great being a dressing room with him in and his never say die attitude.
Not for me.
I've had two dealings with him in the past and he was less than pleasant on both occasions.
He might be a legend to most that watched him keep goal for us but I can only speak as I find and I've got no time for him.
He broke his leg in the second game in the top flight. So he did play in the then First Division. I doubt he would have played many 90 minutes these days, pussies.He didn’t play in the top flight and had little to do with the Cuo win in reality
Tommy, no question in my mind.Can only be Ovrizovic really. My own personal top three would be Ogrizovic, Brian Borrows and Tommy Hutchison.
Oggy, bless him, he’s thick as a plank on the radio most of the time. He had a couple of good years in goal for sure and was a stalwart. Wouldn’t say he was a favourite though, he was always so slow with the ball and couldn’t use his feet apart from the long punt.
Also away game at Arsenal in his latter years , we lost 3-0 but if it wasn't for him it would have been about 10. He had more than a couple of good seasons for us in my opinion.Huge disagree from me here, he had more than a ‘couple of good years’- two matches that stick out to me straight away are the semi v Leeds where we would genuinely have been sunk before half time without the saves he made, and Spurs (a full ten years later) where some of the saves kept us up in the desperate final stages.
Yeah, they were the couple of good yearsHuge disagree from me here, he had more than a ‘couple of good years’- two matches that stick out to me straight away are the semi v Leeds where we would genuinely have been sunk before half time without the saves he made, and Spurs (a full ten years later) where some of the saves kept us up in the desperate final stages.
Based on succes he's our only player with the longevity and legacy that has won a cup. Based on other players that have won cups and had the same lasting legacy you can't put Lee Burge in the same league as Oggy? Granted, Kirkland and Hedman were both worlds above him as a GK, but neither won anything with the club or have the same legacy or longevity. I agree, in terms of class, flare and ability, there are thousands of players that would be above in. But that have stayed the distance AND actually won something? There are none that I can think of.In terms of longevity and legacy then you can't really argue. In terms of ability, he's not even our best ever goalkeeper.
Tommy, no question in my mind.
We have had some great players here from time to time.
Based on succes he's our only player with the longevity and legacy that has won a cup. Based on other players that have won cups and had the same lasting legacy you can't put Lee Burge in the same league as Oggy? Granted, Kirkland and Hedman were both worlds above him as a GK, but neither won anything with the club or have the same legacy or longevity. I agree, in terms of class, flare and ability, there are thousands of players that would be above in. But that have stayed the distance AND actually won something? There are none that I can think of.
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Where the “fairness” breaks down when comparing, say, Glazier with Oggie, is that it is rare for an individual player to be entirely responsible for winning anything. ( Personally I thought Jim Blyth was pretty good.)Borrows is probably my all time favourite, I absolutely loved the guy
So skilful, reliable, I remember he went to centre half later in his career for a while and was solid there too. Only ever saw two players get the better of him (in person anyway), Ruel Fox and bizarrely enough Ian Ormondroyd who gave him a torrid afternoon at Villa Park.
Very harsh on Oggy. Best player still Tommy Hutch; he'd still probably get in our team nowOggy, bless him, he’s thick as a plank on the radio most of the time. He had a couple of good years in goal for sure and was a stalwart. Wouldn’t say he was a favourite though, he was always so slow with the ball and couldn’t use his feet apart from the long punt.
If we're talking "favourites" for me it has to be Peter Ndlovu. Born in 85 I was only about 7 or 8 when I met him at an autograph signing at HR. I was so nervous. I asked him, dead shy, "Peter, how do you say your name? In it un-love? Or nud-love?" He did reply, but what he said sounded like neither and I still to this day couldn't tell you what he saidBorrows is probably my all time favourite, I absolutely loved the guy
So skilful, reliable, I remember he went to centre half later in his career for a while and was solid there too. Only ever saw two players get the better of him (in person anyway), Ruel Fox and bizarrely enough Ian Ormondroyd who gave him a torrid afternoon at Villa Park.
Circumstances didn't help him injurywise .In the Cup I bet you he had a great influence at half time and definitely at the start of extra time remember going round to each player in turn and geeing them up.He was very much part of the team.He didn’t play in the top flight and had little to do with the Cuo win in reality
If we're talking "favourites" for me it has to be Peter Ndlovu. Born in 85 I was only about 7 or 8 when I met him at an autograph signing at HR. I was so nervous. I asked him, dead shy, "Peter, how do you say your name? In it un-love? Or nud-love?" He did reply, but what he said sounded like neither and I still to this day couldn't tell you what he saidobviously something Zimbabwean, who knows? Not me that's for sure.
The next time I remember being so star struck was when I took my lad (maybe around the same age as i was) to the Allan Higgs xmas party and met Joe Cole. Best. Christmas. EVER!Great memories. That's the thing with the football. As shit as we are right now, and as much as we all love a moan and a bitch, we've all got great and fond memories.
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Just appointed Assistant at Rugby Town too!Borrows is probably my all time favourite, I absolutely loved the guy
So skilful, reliable, I remember he went to centre half later in his career for a while and was solid there too. Only ever saw two players get the better of him (in person anyway), Ruel Fox and bizarrely enough Ian Ormondroyd who gave him a torrid afternoon at Villa Park.
Common opinion that he played longer than he should have…
First time End of an Era ball at the Metropole at the NEC (to commemorate leaving Highfield Road) anybody and everybody that had played or managed us was there.What happened?
I used to have that book, it’s a decent read. I’m pretty sure the fan tried to punch Herman rather than the other way round though?I have the book called ‘Staying Up’ by Rick Gekoski, he had access to the team through the 97/98 season and that’s when Ogrizovic was dropped for Hedman, the general consensus was that Hedman looked like he was from another planet in training compared to Ogrizovic. Punching one of our fans at Preston probably didn’t do him too many favours, but yeah- great keeper. I’d put the Kirkland that we had above all of them in terms of ability, but in terms of what each contributed to the club over time, Ogrizovic stands miles ahead in my opinion.
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