Players coming to us at end of their careers

[DanB90]

Andy Van Der Meyde

 

[Tipp blue]

Rooney, Nigel Martin, David Weir, Mark Hughes, Gazza, Ginola.

 

[matty1878]

Ginola, Gazza etc etc

oh they were awful

proper embarrassing

 

[Tipp blue]

oh they were awful

proper embarrassing

I remember being over the moon when Ginola was signed.. he was a great player and I aways liked him.

 

[EFCINLONDON]

Rooney, Nigel Martin, David Weir, Mark Hughes, Gazza, Ginola.

Mark Hughes in centre mid were dark days

 

[PhilEFC]

Andy Van Der Meyde

Now there’s a beaut in the local sense of the word.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Wonderful player, but sadly injured more often than not.

yes. Could have been genuinely world class but for the injuries

 

[badloaf]

I read Ashley Young article before and how much he's enjoying playing for the club, crowd.

Some of my favourite players have come to us at the end their careers. Didn't stay that long but great while they were here.

Richard Gough - one of the best centre backs I've ever seen play for us. Classy and hard as nails.

Peter Beardsley - an absolute magician of a player.

Nigel Martyn - just a great, reliable keeper, would've been England number 1 if it wasn't for Seamen.

Just a few of that spring to mind.

I know we've had some duds too!

I remember watching Gough warm up pre-match at Goodison and he was kneeling on the floor, bending himself double, like he was made out of elastic. Must have been one of the the fittest players we’ve ever had.

Martyn should have been England’s No 1. He was better than Seaman, and he didn’t have a rubbish ponytail either.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

I read Ashley Young article before and how much he's enjoying playing for the club, crowd.

Some of my favourite players have come to us at the end their careers. Didn't stay that long but great while they were here.

Richard Gough - one of the best centre backs I've ever seen play for us. Classy and hard as nails.

Peter Beardsley - an absolute magician of a player.

Nigel Martyn - just a great, reliable keeper, would've been England number 1 if it wasn't for Seamen.

Just a few of that spring to mind.

I know we've had some duds too!

Actually take Martyn over Seamen every day of the week. Seamen was solid but massively overrated.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

I remember watching Gough warm up pre-match at Goodison and he was kneeling on the floor, bending himself double, like he was made out of elastic. Must have been one of the the fittest players we’ve ever had.

Martyn should have been England’s No 1. He was better than Seaman, and he didn’t have a rubbish ponytail either.

100% agree. Just didn't play for a fashionable club. Weird the way some players have these elevated England careers and some are never really given a chance.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

I remember watching Gough warm up pre-match at Goodison and he was kneeling on the floor, bending himself double, like he was made out of elastic. Must have been one of the the fittest players we’ve ever had.

Martyn should have been England’s No 1. He was better than Seaman, and he didn’t have a rubbish ponytail either.

Gough was fantastic while he was with us. Although we were also signing the likes of Carl Tiler at the time so maybe he just stood out in a bad team.

 

[COYBL25]

Gough was fantastic while he was with us. Although we were also signing the likes of Carl Tiler at the time so maybe he just stood out in a bad team.

Nah, he was absolute class and even at 38, had the fitness levels of a twenty year old.

Smith wanted him to stay, but he stuck to the promise he’d made to his missus, to go back to the States after two seasons.

 

[bitter-no-better]

Paul Power

Brilliant for us.

 

[Rob17896]

Pension fund FC

I would not trust our club with a pension fund. Robert Maxwell all over again.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Louis Saha

Great shout. Excellent Excellent player when fit and focused.