class of 86

[chrismpw]

btw......'86?

I was thinking 85-86!

Good call on Eto'o. Possibly more creative in that secondary striker role than Inchy.

I've never been convinced that today's footballers are necessarily any fitter, faster or better than 20 odd years ago. There's a lot of hype I think, d signed to impress us how professional it all us today and thus justify the colossal amount of money involved.

I just remember a tiny squad playing every week, more games and playing 90mph football from the off. They used to come out of the dressing room already sweating!

 

[Deggo]

Barkley wide left instead of Sheedy

This has to be a joke right

 

[Deggo]

Baines...........that's it!!! None of the rest are fit to lace the boots of that team

 

[duncs pigeon]

Coleman for Stevens.

Not a chance mate.

 

[scratchnsurf]

Not any of them for me. Fitness, physique and maybe even ability could arguably be better in some of today's players but that team were winners. They had a winners mentality and did what it took. In fact, the only players we've had since then that I'd consider are Kanchelskis and Rooney. I understand the Eto'o shout but I'm going on what they've done in a royal blue shirt.

 

[davek]

Not a chance mate.

I seen them both play.

 

[edge]

honestly none of are team now, baines not sure Bailey was a pretty much the same style of player as was Gidman , both not as good a Van den Hauwes as part of that team ,Stevens and steven were a great double act so no chance of anybody on that side. eto at his peak yes all day

 

[Khalekan]

Not any of them for me. Fitness, physique and maybe even ability could arguably be better in some of today's players but that team were winners. They had a winners mentality and did what it took. In fact, the only players we've had since then that I'd consider are Kanchelskis and Rooney. I understand the Eto'o shout but I'm going on what they've done in a royal blue shirt.

Good points.

I think Arteta might push for a place........and Wagga Watson over Derek?

 

[Khalekan]

I was thinking 85-86!

That was the Lineker season

 

[chicoazul]

Beat me to it. Lineker's 40 goals that season not good enough for you?

I'd still go for Sharp and Gray like. Boss eaders all over the show.

 

[Kurt.]

Robles over nev obvs

 

[duncs pigeon]

And I did matey,,as good as Cokeman is,,Stevens was a more aclomplished player imo. Could play anywhere in the back four.

 

[chrismpw]

85-86 good point ... it was a LONG time ago ... I forget. I rate the team pre-Lineker as the best. Sure he scored a bagfull, but the rest of the team around him didnt work as well "knock it to lineker and sit back". Gray over Lineker all day - though the replacement, by Kendall was a good one given Gray's increasing age.

I should have called this thread class of 84-85 then!

 

[chrismpw]

Watson was a brilliant player for us - but I always missed Mountfield and rated him better for his goals.

 

[slpsd78]

Not any of them for me. Fitness, physique and maybe even ability could arguably be better in some of today's players but that team were winners. They had a winners mentality and did what it took. In fact, the only players we've had since then that I'd consider are Kanchelskis and Rooney. I understand the Eto'o shout but I'm going on what they've done in a royal blue shirt.

Maybe Beardsley. Beardsley and Sharp would've been brilliant together.