| Players who were rubbish but you liked 10:25 - May 23 with 3508 views | Churchman |
His name cropped up on another thread. I give you dear old Frank Nouble. He’s 34 now and had a long professional career which is let’s face it, a real achievement.
However for us in the Championship he was truly hopeless. Big, fast, eager. Like a puppy off the lead in the park, off he’d go. Nobody knew where and you always hoped somebody would tell him which end to head for. On one occasion he was put through just over the half way line. And after half a dozen paces heading for goal………fell over. We laughed.
Frank was such an endearing character and you had no idea what he was going to do next. When he warmed up as sub, ‘here comes Frank’ would be shouted. ‘The answer to our prayers’’go get em Frank, they’re terrified’ and so on.
4 goals in 56 appearances. Let’s be honest, he wasn’t the best forward I’ve ever seen, but he was worth the entrance money.
The other one I liked was Gus Uhlenbeek. Never seen anything like it. Built like a middleweight, ran like a rhino with toothache. Sadly, straight ahead was his only option. On the charge he was virtually unstoppable. Thank god there was a stand at either end otherwise he’s still be going.
At the end of the charge would come the cannonball shot. Like a flippin missile. Would it decapitate somebody in the crowd? Where in the stand would it go? Would it go over the roof to Coes? One thing for sure, the net was rarely an option.
I really enjoyed watching Gus. He was pretty terrible really, but I see he made 94 appearances for us and scored as many as dear old Frank, so maybe I’m being harsh. |  | | |  |
| Players who were rubbish but you liked on 08:37 - May 24 with 240 views | tractor_lady |
Jamie Peters, jack of all trades master of none but boy could he jump for balls... always felt like he had springs in his boots |  | | |
| Players who were rubbish but you liked on 08:38 - May 24 with 240 views | TheMoralMajority |
Dean McDonald.
More recently, and it pains me to admit it, but Toto Nsiala. A clearly limited defender who came to our club at its lowest ebb. Generally awful but had moments of looking absolutely imperious. Not many moments, admittedly, but... moments. [Post edited 24 May 13:09]
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| Players who were rubbish but you liked on 10:07 - May 24 with 181 views | monty_radio |
| Players who were rubbish but you liked on 12:29 - May 23 by Trequartista |
Uhlenbeek was fast and tore down the wing delivering random crosses. That gets you quite a way nowadays where athleticism is king. |
Took my kids to a pre-season friendly at Wycombe when we didn't live too far from there.
It was one of those games when the evening sun shone at the end of a glorious summer day, and all the fans mingled freely. There was a printed sheet on which many of the players seemed to share a small pool of names like A.Triallist and A. Player.
Over the far side from where we stood was this short but very stocky full back who continually raided down the wing and then set the ball sailing towards the side where we looked on, watching in wonderment concerning who this pocket Atlas might be and whether he was actually a footballer, or not.
Later on, wandering around the pitch, we stood behind a young, underworked, Richard Wright, and asked him who this dynamo might be. Wrighty said he had no idea. Subsequently, we, like many of us, fell in love with him.
Even so, probably for the best that Town won't be shopping in that particular market, in whatever side-street Gus was discovered, and however cheaply purchased. [Post edited 24 May 22:21]
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| Players who were rubbish but you liked on 12:26 - May 24 with 133 views | wilhirecup |
| Players who were rubbish but you liked on 10:07 - May 24 by monty_radio |
Took my kids to a pre-season friendly at Wycombe when we didn't live too far from there.
It was one of those games when the evening sun shone at the end of a glorious summer day, and all the fans mingled freely. There was a printed sheet on which many of the players seemed to share a small pool of names like A.Triallist and A. Player.
Over the far side from where we stood was this short but very stocky full back who continually raided down the wing and then set the ball sailing towards the side where we looked on, watching in wonderment concerning who this pocket Atlas might be and whether he was actually a footballer, or not.
Later on, wandering around the pitch, we stood behind a young, underworked, Richard Wright, and asked him who this dynamo might be. Wrighty said he had no idea. Subsequently, we, like many of us, fell in love with him.
Even so, probably for the best that Town won't be shopping in that particular market, in whatever side-street Gus was discovered, and however cheaply purchased. [Post edited 24 May 22:21]
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