Does Hugh Barr count? Played in the 1930s. Just a random bit of info that stuck in my head having grown up with an Everton fanatic. (He had a poster with every Irish player (both North and South) to represent Everton hanging in our room.
The weakest, most cowardly centre half I’ve ever seen at the club. And I’m old enough to remember the loan spell of one William Prunier.
Goes to show how much of a mess United are that he has lasted so long there. Same could be said for quite a few of them.
He used to drive me insane at United, the amount of attacks he’d feck up by passing it straight to the opposition. So inconsistent, but could then hit a worldie into the top bin. His highlight at the club was having a seagull using his mouth as a toilet!! What ever he was before, he is now like...
Brighton leaving Evan Ferguson on the bench again, maybe the Irish media had it right this week with talks of Brentford coming in for him on loan before the end of the window.
Ashley Young reminds me of the time my mates convinced me to come out of retirement and my first game back I was just fouling everyone and trying not to vomit after every sprint. Past it, finished, never that good to begin with. Him I mean, not me. I was class!
Yeah he dropped off slightly due partially to a few injuries, which is to be expected at his age. But their would still be massive interest in him so his price would be high.
There’s talks in Irish media of Brentford looking at taking Evan Ferguson on loan for the season. A deal a lot of clubs will look to try to jump on if true
The issue would be, he excels in quick one touch football, everything being played to feet. Not sure how he’d adapt to Dyche-Ball. I dunno, was just thinking he might not be a bad option on a free as long as the wages were decent or largely weighted towards appearance fees.
Would you guys take Anthony Martial on a free? Injury prone, but clinical finisher. Massive risk but if he could stay fit for even 75% of the season he could still do a job. Still only 28yo as well. Depay on a free too. Both would prob look for ridiculous wages though.