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Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 12:26 pm
by iwasthere2012
Would Rodney Marsh count?

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 2:22 pm
by sidSmith
Sturridge?

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 2:25 pm
by sidSmith
And perhaps the most glaring omission..... Andy Cole.

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 2:37 pm
by Scatman
If we're going to play that midfield I would be tempted to drop Robinho and put Kanchelskis in, who was far more devastating in my opinion and Robinho never really peaked did he.

I'd probably go for

P Schmeichel (sad to say but one of the best ever)

Maicon (wing back)
Demichelis
Hendry (never watched Van Buyten much once he left)
Pearce (wing back as in Italia 90)

Lampard
Vieira (he would have to sit in as the holding player here)
Bernabia

Weah
Cole
Kanchelskis

Cole would spearhead the attack flanked by the other two.

Let's see if Pellegrini could fuck that up.

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 3:07 pm
by Crossie
Very good thread this, enjoying it for a change.

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 4:50 pm
by littlebig
sidSmith wrote:Sturridge?


Good shout. Class player, when fit. Don't know if he would be good enough for 1st eleven slot but would defo be on the bench.

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 4:52 pm
by nottsblue
Crossie wrote:Very good thread this, enjoying it for a change.

Agree.

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 5:01 pm
by Scatman
littlebig wrote:
sidSmith wrote:Sturridge?


Good shout. Class player, when fit. Don't know if he would be good enough for 1st eleven slot but would defo be on the bench.


If the bench held 20 people perhaps

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 5:12 pm
by nottsblue
No mention of David Seaman yet. Up there with Schmeichel for goalie. No way Colin Hendry was better than van Buyten IMO. Could we include Paul Lake in this, in that we arguably didn't see the full potential we should've done because of injury?

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 6:13 pm
by Alioune DVToure
nottsblue wrote:No mention of David Seaman yet.


Sure about that?

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 6:18 pm
by nottsblue
Alioune DVToure wrote:
nottsblue wrote:No mention of David Seaman yet.


Sure about that?

My bad and apologies

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 6:32 pm
by Tony P
Scatman wrote:If we're going to play that midfield I would be tempted to drop Robinho and put Kanchelskis in, who was far more devastating in my opinion and Robinho never really peaked did he.

I'd probably go for

P Schmeichel (sad to say but one of the best ever)

Maicon (wing back)
Demichelis
Hendry (never watched Van Buyten much once he left)
Pearce (wing back as in Italia 90)

Lampard
Vieira (he would have to sit in as the holding player here)
Bernabia

Weah
Cole
Kanchelskis

Cole would spearhead the attack flanked by the other two.

Let's see if Pellegrini could fuck that up.


Every game that team played in would be 5-4!!!

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 9:39 pm
by sidSmith
Scatman wrote:
littlebig wrote:
sidSmith wrote:Sturridge?


Good shout. Class player, when fit. Don't know if he would be good enough for 1st eleven slot but would defo be on the bench.


If the bench held 20 people perhaps

Haha. Yeah, ok. I wasn't going for a first 11 player, was just going for the other half of the thread and naming a player who'd left before their prime.

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2016 10:34 am
by Blue In Bolton
Just throwing this one in here for central midfield; Steve McMahon.

Had a great 3 years for the red scouse but rapidly declined as soon as he started wearing our colours. If I remember rightly it was a toss-up between signing him or Michael Thomas from the Arse.

I know who my choice in hindsight would have been!

Re: The not-in-their-prime XI

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2016 12:30 am
by Swales4ever
Schmeichel sr (Seaman)

Maicon
Demichelis
Van Buyten
Pearce

Pizarro
Vieira

Lampard
Bernabia
Beardsley

Weah