Best player from our doldrums years (1980 to roughly 2009)

[Leyland Blue]

Used to like David Phillips. Scored some cracking goals for us in the mid 80s, including the first against Charlton in the 5-1. A shout out for Paul Simpson, also, another scorer in that game.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Alfons Groenendijk

 

[Tarnats left peg]

Three loanees that I wish we signed
Gaudino
Van Buyten
Pizzaro
And three favorites
Rosler
Kinkladze
Elano

 

[TonyM]

There were lots of great players but it is Ireland that I wish most was a player we had at his prime under Pep.

His combination of busy play and an amazing shot would be right up there imo with the best of Pep's era imo. I'd especially have liked to see him in Pep's early years with David Silva, Aguero, Fernandinho, Gundogan, KDB, Yaya, etc.

How it went so wrong for him is just one of those weird things in football.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Roque Santa Cruz, obviously.

 

[MellowJoe]

Has anyone said Sun Jihai yet? Our best Chinese player ever

 

[kingn6]

Wiekens was class when we were really in the doldrums in the 3rd tier as was Weaver.

Lovee Wiekens remeber him having at least one great game against United as well.

 

[Wayneclarkemunchescarrots]

Paul lake for me . It’s weird and reading replies in multiple threads , you can tell who was around for much of the era by the characteristic's of the poster. A mixing bowl of optimism , pessimism, regret, humour , changing everything and changing nothing . It was truly magical having no expectation and just going out getting pissed and watching the blues . However winning the lot and watching Utd suffer was and is the stuff of dreams .

 

[Abattoir Blue]

GK - Coton
DF - Curle
MF - Lake
FW - SWP
ST - Anelka

 

[Keeper!]

Kinkladze.

That good, he’d get in the current team.

LOL