| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? 08:02 - Jan 28 with 12002 views | stiff_talking |
The best players you can think of that don’t get the plaudits they truly deserved ?
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:58 - Jan 28 with 3046 views | MonkeyAlan |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:46 - Jan 28 by Churchman |
Allan Hunter. He was overshadowed by Beattie for obvious reasons, but was one of Ipswich’s most important players of the 70s. He was with Beattie a doubt for the FA Cup Final. Of the two, if I’d had to choose one or the other to play, it’d have been him.
In the 80s and 90s, Mick Stockwell. Better player than he looked, played 100s of games all over the pitch. He was one of those players that ‘glued’ a team together.
Early 2000s Mark Venus. I thought he was a joke of a player. A real makeweight in the Steve Sedgely deal. Wrong. He was brilliant for us. Strong, great attitude and more skilful than he looked. One hell of a shot too.
In recent years, I can’t think of any. A sad commentary on the tide of dross that’s passed through the club. |
All very good. Venus couldn't half take a free kick too. |  | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:01 - Jan 28 with 3048 views | mikeybloo88 |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:45 - Jan 28 by BelsteadCav |
I don’t think he’s rated high enough
Best player I’ve ever seen play for Ipswich |
I guess it depends on your era... Marcus is certainly one of the best strikers we've ever had, but he doesn't beat Mariner, Brazil or Whymark for me. Someone older than me will probably say they don't beat Phillips or Crawford. Just be glad you got to see him and that 99-01 team... |  | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:01 - Jan 28 with 3030 views | Herbivore |
John McGreal. |  |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:01 - Jan 28 with 3037 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:27 - Jan 28 by MattinLondon |
James Scrowcroft - I know he made a lot of appearances but I don’t think his true worth was ever appreciated by some.
Also Alun Armstrong. Not really an exciting player but dependable and always had a goal in him. |
True.
Scowie was only really appreciated the season after he left. A big loss. |  |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:03 - Jan 28 with 3037 views | Fixed_It |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:04 - Jan 28 by Lord_Lucan |
Steve McCall |
Absolutely. Mr Dependable without the plaudits that others got - and a fine player in his own right. |  |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:07 - Jan 28 with 3024 views | Pique |
Jermaine Wright. |  | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:10 - Jan 28 with 3011 views | solemio |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:58 - Jan 28 by Fixed_It |
Biiiiiiggg Allll... |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:20 - Jan 28 with 2988 views | Churchman |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:01 - Jan 28 by mikeybloo88 |
I guess it depends on your era... Marcus is certainly one of the best strikers we've ever had, but he doesn't beat Mariner, Brazil or Whymark for me. Someone older than me will probably say they don't beat Phillips or Crawford. Just be glad you got to see him and that 99-01 team... |
I’d agree with that. My dad goes all the way back to just before the war (McLuckie, Tommy Parker after the war etc) and for him, it’s a fine line between Phillips/Crawford and Mariner/Brazil but ultimately the latter pair gets the nod as the best pairing. Johnson Whymark were pretty devastating in their day too.
I liked the Shefki Bent partnership and the Mathie Marshall one. Both excellent and very entertaining, but a level down, of course.
But I’m not knocking Stewart at all. A really good player, lethal in front of goal and great positional sense. Very different to David Johnson (the later one - also a cracking player. Nice bloke too) but more suited to the top level in my view. [Post edited 28 Jan 2021 9:20]
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:24 - Jan 28 with 2974 views | itfcjoe |
Jamie Clapham |  |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:28 - Jan 28 with 2955 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:46 - Jan 28 by BelsteadCav |
Stewart isn’t rated high enough
Best player I’ve ever seen play for Ipswich |
I love Stewie and what he did when we finished 5th was incredible, a true great.
But I guess he doesn't have the longevity of some of the stars from the 70s / 80s era. | |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:31 - Jan 28 with 2950 views | WeWereZombies |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:28 - Jan 28 by Marshalls_Mullet |
I love Stewie and what he did when we finished 5th was incredible, a true great.
But I guess he doesn't have the longevity of some of the stars from the 70s / 80s era. |
He was only with us for a couple of seasons too. |  |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:32 - Jan 28 with 2953 views | solemio |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:24 - Jan 28 by itfcjoe |
Jamie Clapham |
Couldn't agree more. Funny how perhaps our two most underrated players were left backs. Gavin Johnson might come into that category too.
Even that left back who some seem to think was our worst ever player was nowhere near as bad as some say. Poor old Harbey! | | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:32 - Jan 28 with 2952 views | JohnWarksTash |
Laurie Sivell
In my mind a far better keeper than Cooper despite being 3ft tall. Agile, good hands and knew how to distribute the ball. I was never a big fan of Cooper. His reactions were second to none but his movement of the ball was dreadful. |  | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:38 - Jan 28 with 2921 views | SWGF |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:09 - Jan 28 by ZondervansTash |
I always thought Steve Whitton was a great player and never got the credit he deserved.
I also loved David Lowe as a kid when most I used to sit with always moaned about him. I can’t quite remember how prolific he was but a lot better than what we currently have up front. |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:38 - Jan 28 with 2918 views | SWGF |
Steve Whitton
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:48 - Jan 28 with 2916 views | Enigma_Blue |
Boncho | | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:57 - Jan 28 with 2902 views | solemio |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:48 - Jan 28 by Enigma_Blue |
Boncho |
Because he was/is such a nice guy he would be quite near the top of my Most Overrated list.
This despite the fact that he scored a penalty in a World Cup Quarter Final ! | | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:05 - Jan 28 with 2885 views | homer_123 |
Ian Westlake |  |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:07 - Jan 28 with 2882 views | GavTWTD |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:06 - Jan 28 by WeWereZombies |
Paul Mason |
After reading the OP I was going to say Mason too. Excellent player.
I see some have mentioned Stockwell. I don't think he was underrated as I had him at God status already. Neil Thompson too. I'll be tongue-tied should I ever meet them. |  |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:09 - Jan 28 with 2879 views | jontysnut |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:08 - Jan 28 by stiff_talking |
My father said Danny Hegan was a quality player
Trevor Whymark another gem |
Watching some of those reruns of The Big Match reminded me of what a good player Trevor was especially with the ball at his feet. |  | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:10 - Jan 28 with 2876 views | azuremerlangus |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 08:16 - Jan 28 by Metal_Hacker |
Absolutely....stood in for Mick Mills for games and games on end with no real mention
Lovely guy too.Parents used to own the old General Gordon on Cox Lane and Steve and his wife Julie came for dinner one Sunday , I was only 11 , can you imagine .All my Christmases had come at the same time
All that aside a proper footballer and truly under rated |
I also saw him in his final years at Plymouth Argyle. Still a great player even then who could do a bit of everything very well.
A full-size Mick Mills [Post edited 28 Jan 2021 10:16]
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:12 - Jan 28 with 2868 views | GeoffSentence |
Nigel Gleghorn.
He had a lovely left foot. |  |
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:13 - Jan 28 with 2868 views | WeWereZombies |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:07 - Jan 28 by GavTWTD |
After reading the OP I was going to say Mason too. Excellent player.
I see some have mentioned Stockwell. I don't think he was underrated as I had him at God status already. Neil Thompson too. I'll be tongue-tied should I ever meet them. |
I was watching the FA Cup highlights the other night and noticed how thoughtfully Thompson observed the game in his current role as caretaker manager at Wednesday.
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| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:15 - Jan 28 with 2857 views | Pique |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 09:57 - Jan 28 by solemio |
Because he was/is such a nice guy he would be quite near the top of my Most Overrated list.
This despite the fact that he scored a penalty in a World Cup Quarter Final ! |
It was the Round of 16 where he scored the penalty (against Mexico), not the Quarter Final.
He did come on as a sub in the QF against Germany though, and in the Semi Final against Italy. | | | |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:16 - Jan 28 with 2840 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Who are Ipswich most underrated players of all time ? on 10:05 - Jan 28 by homer_123 |
Ian Westlake |
I was going to say Westie and/or Richards. We'd be in a lot better place right now if we had those two in their prime linking up down the left. Not world beaters, but vastly superior to anything we've had recently. |  |
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