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Post by Wembley_Gas on Feb 24, 2023 19:07:24 GMT
Anyone old enough to remember David Williams and Mike Barrett, yet not include them in your team, hang your heads in shame. Ditto Nige and Lord Lambert. My best rovers XI would be much different from the nostalgia XI. Unfortunately my Micky Barrett nostalgic moment is actually the first game at Eastville after his passing. Lump in the throat as Eastville looked a picture with the extra flowers, Archie and Punky doing us proud getting the win….and me feeling guilty about slipping out of my cousin’s wedding celebrations to watch the game, then feeling a lot less guilty when his brother (a city fan!) turned up to watch the game still with the carnation in his buttonhole!! I know my dad’s nostalgia XI would have Bradford, Bamford and Co in his team but also a player he didn’t rate at all….Roger Frude who apparently caused fans to stampede back into the stadium as two injury time goals turned a dispiriting defeat into a surprise win.
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Post by ChiefStateGAS on Feb 24, 2023 19:32:22 GMT
Mikkel Anderson
Michael Smith Tony Craig Steve Elliott Lee Brown
Disley Stuart Sinclair Wayne Carlisle Billy Bodin
Junior Lambert
Subs: Steve Phillips Lockyer Christian Edwards Astafjevs Elliott Anderson Richard Walker Ellington
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 24, 2023 20:40:32 GMT
Jim Eadie Trevor Jacobs StuartTaylor Mike Green Lindsey Parsons Paul Lambert Stuart Sinclair Wayne Jones Harold Jarman Alfie Biggs Paul Randell
Subs: Mark McCrystal Dick Sheppard Ian Holloway Lee Brown Alan Warboys Bruce Bannister Lee Mansell
That’s the trouble with having watched us for so long, too many good players and not enough places. Don’t know how I could leave Ollie out but after that goal Lambert had to be in.
UTG!
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Post by yattongas on Feb 24, 2023 20:56:14 GMT
Jim Eadie Trevor Jacobs StuartTaylor Mike Green Lindsey Parsons Paul Lambert Stuart Sinclair Wayne Jones Harold Jarman Alfie Biggs Paul Randell Subs: Mark McCrystal Dick Sheppard Ian Holloway Lee Brown Alan Warboys Bruce Bannister Lee Mansell That’s the trouble with having watched us for so long, too many good players and not enough places. Don’t know how I could leave Ollie out but after that goal Lambert had to be in. UTG! That’s why these threads are interesting, younger fans pick a few players who wouldn’t get near my team having seen a few legends like David Williams who’d be in front of the Latvian every pick.
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Post by exetergas on Feb 24, 2023 21:18:57 GMT
Martyn Jock, Lockyer Yates Browner Barrett Ollie David Williams Bodin Lambert Duke
Some team that!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 22:53:26 GMT
Phillips
Pritch Elliott Fozzy Browner
Lines Astafjevs Dizza
Hayles Lambert Roberts
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Andersen Hints Bodin Wally Duke
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 22:54:53 GMT
Phillips Pritch Elliott Fozzy Browner Lines Astafjevs Dizza Hayles Lambert Roberts Subs Andersen Hints Bodin Wally Duke Forgot you get 7 subs nowadays! Add in the beard and lord Byron
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Post by Gastafari on Feb 24, 2023 23:07:28 GMT
Nigel Martyn
Lee Brown Andy Tilson Vaughan Jones Ian Alexander
Mark Walters Boris Mehew Geordie Maradona
Marcus Stewart Sir Rickie Barry Hayles
Subs: Brian Parkin Billy Clarke Marcus Browning The Latvian Jason Roberts The Duke Jamie Cureton
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Post by nailseamark on Feb 24, 2023 23:27:35 GMT
Andersen
Pipe Lockyer Hinton Brown
Carayol Disley E.Anderson Bodin
Lambert Blissett
Puddy Elliott Kuffour Walker Hughes Agogo
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Post by DrFaustus on Feb 24, 2023 23:41:03 GMT
Am genuinely amazed how we all see things differently (long may it remain that way). To me, (I'm old) Rickie Lambert was the best footballer I have ever seen at Rovers.
UTFG 🏴☠️
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 25, 2023 1:11:48 GMT
Nigel Martyn
Ian Alexander Andy Tilson Steve Yates Vaughan Jones
Mark Walters Vitas Astavjevs David Williams Mickey Barrett
Marcus Stewart Rickie Lambert
Subs:
Tim Carter Justin Channing Billy Clark Ian Holloway Jamie Shore Jamie Cureton Jason Roberts
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Post by rememberhalifax on Feb 25, 2023 1:57:30 GMT
after watching Rovers for so long i find this an impossible task, so many favourites, the only real certainty is that Harold (Jarman) would be first name on the team sheet!
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Post by playtowin on Feb 25, 2023 7:56:39 GMT
Going to cheat and name a huge squad. THIS IS THE SQUAD TO HAVE TAKEN ROVERS FROM NON LEAGUE TO THE PREM !
Jim Eadie ,Martin Thomas , Phil Kite , Nigel Martyn ,Brian Parkin , steve Phillips, Anssi Jaakkola ,James Belshaw .
Stuart Taylor ,Tim Parkin , Steve Elliot , Andy Tilson , Steve Yates ,Geoff Twentyman, Tom Lockyer , Connor Taylor .
David Pritchard , Brian Williams , Phil Bater , Neil Slatter , Lee Brown , Vaughan Jones , Joe Jacobson , Andy Gurney , Ryan Green.
Frankie Prince , Geraint Williams, David Williams, wayne Jones , Ian Holloway , Justin Skinner , Marcus Browning , Justin Channing , Stuart Campbell , Craig Disley ,Stuart Sinclair ,Chris Lines , Vitaljs Astafjevs , Sam Finley .
Mickey Barrett, Lee Archer , Worrell Sterling, Mark Walters , Phil Purnell , Billy Bodin , Anthony Evans , Elliot Anderson .
Alan Warboys , Bruce Bannister , Paul Randall,Steve White , Gary Penrice ,Gareth Taylor , Marcus Stewart , Richard Walker , Rickie Lambert ,Devon White ,John Taylor , Carl Saunders , Jamie Cureton ,Nathan Ellington , Junior Agogo , Jason Roberts ,Barry Hayles , Peter Beadle , Matty Taylor , JCH , Ellis Harrison , Aaron Collins .
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Post by oldie on Feb 25, 2023 8:20:23 GMT
Anyone old enough to remember David Williams and Mike Barrett, yet not include them in your team, hang your heads in shame. Ditto Nige and Lord Lambert. My best rovers XI would be much different from the nostalgia XI. Unfortunately my Micky Barrett nostalgic moment is actually the first game at Eastville after his passing. Lump in the throat as Eastville looked a picture with the extra flowers, Archie and Punky doing us proud getting the win….and me feeling guilty about slipping out of my cousin’s wedding celebrations to watch the game, then feeling a lot less guilty when his brother (a city fan!) turned up to watch the game still with the carnation in his buttonhole!! I know my dad’s nostalgia XI would have Bradford, Bamford and Co in his team but also a player he didn’t rate at all….Roger Frude who apparently caused fans to stampede back into the stadium as two injury time goals turned a dispiriting defeat into a surprise win. ".Roger Frude who apparently caused fans to stampede back into the stadium as two injury time goals turned a dispiriting defeat into a surprise win." I was at that game, it was awful as I recollect
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Post by squire on Feb 25, 2023 8:31:29 GMT
after watching Rovers for so long i find this an impossible task, so many favourites, the only real certainty is that Harold (Jarman) would be first name on the team sheet! I agree simply the best
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Feb 25, 2023 8:59:00 GMT
My best rovers XI would be much different from the nostalgia XI. Unfortunately my Micky Barrett nostalgic moment is actually the first game at Eastville after his passing. Lump in the throat as Eastville looked a picture with the extra flowers, Archie and Punky doing us proud getting the win….and me feeling guilty about slipping out of my cousin’s wedding celebrations to watch the game, then feeling a lot less guilty when his brother (a city fan!) turned up to watch the game still with the carnation in his buttonhole!! I know my dad’s nostalgia XI would have Bradford, Bamford and Co in his team but also a player he didn’t rate at all….Roger Frude who apparently caused fans to stampede back into the stadium as two injury time goals turned a dispiriting defeat into a surprise win. ".Roger Frude who apparently caused fans to stampede back into the stadium as two injury time goals turned a dispiriting defeat into a surprise win." I was at that game, it was awful as I recollect A similar experience from the Twerton era involves today’s opponents Oxford. They took the lead early, doubled it, hit the woodwork a couple of times and had a couple of other efforts saved or cleared off the line. Our team was hopeless, disjointed and hardly strung any passes together. With about a quarter of an hour to go Ward made a substitution so we had a three man forward line of Marcus Stewart, Gareth Taylor and Paul Miller…and they all scored. Once the second went in the momentum was with us and the winner was inevitable but we really didn’t deserve it….I stopped at both Leigh Delamare and Membury to bask in the head shaking and declarations of “how did we ever lose that game?” From the dejected shell-shocked Golden Horde.
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Post by mftc on Feb 25, 2023 9:48:47 GMT
Impossible! We have had too many great strikers how can you not include Randall, Hayles, Lambert, Stewart, and not have Barrett and Anderson on the wings as well?
Mind you, you could have Hayles at fullback. Remember that game we had two players sent off and he was outstanding there.
How can you not include Mabbutt, Bannister or Archie!
Way too difficult.
But disagree that people have selected Twentyman over Tillson though.
And if you ever saw Martyn there has been no one close to the best keeper. If the defence did get breeched on a one v one you just never felt the opposition was going to score. As well as being brilliant, he just used to have a presence ( plus the bumpy pitch!) that seems to dissolve strikers confidence before they got a shot away.
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Feb 25, 2023 11:07:01 GMT
Impossible! We have had too many great strikers how can you not include Randall, Hayles, Lambert, Stewart, and not have Barrett and Anderson on the wings as well? Mind you, you could have Hayles at fullback. Remember that game we had two players sent off and he was outstanding there. How can you not include Mabbutt, Bannister or Archie! Way too difficult. But disagree that people have selected Twentyman over Tillson though. And if you ever saw Martyn there has been no one close to the best keeper. If the defence did get breeched on a one v one you just never felt the opposition was going to score. As well as being brilliant, he just used to have a presence ( plus the bumpy pitch!) that seems to dissolve strikers confidence before they got a shot away. Ah but that’s where this thread has the advantage over the name your best ever rovers XI because it’s about the players that bring back the best most nostalgic memories, yes that will often include golden memories of the best to wear the quarters or it could be an average player who turned a drab day into a glorious one. My dad was a scrum half from a rugby supporting background who watched both City and Rovers just after WWII to try and understand what the fuss was all about. The two city games didn’t grab him despite them scoring nine in both games but when Lance Carr slid through the slush to put Rovers 1-0 up in a Severnside derby he got the bug. So Lance Carr nostalgia wise would always be a top pick but the best wingers he saw would not include Carr….Petherbridge, Hooper, Jarman and even a brief spell by Joe Haverty late in his career would rank above him. I’m sure very few rovers fans would put Andy Williams in our best XI but would be nostalgic for that last minute screamer at Saints, likewise this is exactly the sort of Rovers XI Gary Smart should make. Both would have made mine if I’d witnessed them first hand but sadly I did not.
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Post by mftc on Feb 25, 2023 13:32:29 GMT
Impossible! We have had too many great strikers how can you not include Randall, Hayles, Lambert, Stewart, and not have Barrett and Anderson on the wings as well? Mind you, you could have Hayles at fullback. Remember that game we had two players sent off and he was outstanding there. How can you not include Mabbutt, Bannister or Archie! Way too difficult. But disagree that people have selected Twentyman over Tillson though. And if you ever saw Martyn there has been no one close to the best keeper. If the defence did get breeched on a one v one you just never felt the opposition was going to score. As well as being brilliant, he just used to have a presence ( plus the bumpy pitch!) that seems to dissolve strikers confidence before they got a shot away. Ah but that’s where this thread has the advantage over the name your best ever rovers XI because it’s about the players that bring back the best most nostalgic memories, yes that will often include golden memories of the best to wear the quarters or it could be an average player who turned a drab day into a glorious one. My dad was a scrum half from a rugby supporting background who watched both City and Rovers just after WWII to try and understand what the fuss was all about. The two city games didn’t grab him despite them scoring nine in both games but when Lance Carr slid through the slush to put Rovers 1-0 up in a Severnside derby he got the bug. So Lance Carr nostalgia wise would always be a top pick but the best wingers he saw would not include Carr….Petherbridge, Hooper, Jarman and even a brief spell by Joe Haverty late in his career would rank above him. I’m sure very few rovers fans would put Andy Williams in our best XI but would be nostalgic for that last minute screamer at Saints, likewise this is exactly the sort of Rovers XI Gary Smart should make. Both would have made mine if I’d witnessed them first hand but sadly I did not. That's a different thread. I remember going to Millwall with a group of us including a friend of friend who lived in London went along and saw the Gas for the first time. He thought Zabek was outstanding. Mind you he scored a cracking header that day. If we had a thread for magic moments from unsung players Gary Smarts screamer on New Years Day would be many peoples vote ( of a certain age). Some newspaper reports said it was like the Alamo!
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Feb 25, 2023 14:33:16 GMT
Ah but that’s where this thread has the advantage over the name your best ever rovers XI because it’s about the players that bring back the best most nostalgic memories, yes that will often include golden memories of the best to wear the quarters or it could be an average player who turned a drab day into a glorious one. My dad was a scrum half from a rugby supporting background who watched both City and Rovers just after WWII to try and understand what the fuss was all about. The two city games didn’t grab him despite them scoring nine in both games but when Lance Carr slid through the slush to put Rovers 1-0 up in a Severnside derby he got the bug. So Lance Carr nostalgia wise would always be a top pick but the best wingers he saw would not include Carr….Petherbridge, Hooper, Jarman and even a brief spell by Joe Haverty late in his career would rank above him. I’m sure very few rovers fans would put Andy Williams in our best XI but would be nostalgic for that last minute screamer at Saints, likewise this is exactly the sort of Rovers XI Gary Smart should make. Both would have made mine if I’d witnessed them first hand but sadly I did not. That's a different thread. I remember going to Millwall with a group of us including a friend of friend who lived in London went along and saw the Gas for the first time. He thought Zabek was outstanding. Mind you he scored a cracking header that day. If we had a thread for magic moments from unsung players Gary Smarts screamer on New Years Day would be many peoples vote ( of a certain age). Some newspaper reports said it was like the Alamo! That analogy has always amused me…the Alamo was a brilliant rearguard action by hopelessly outnumbered forces…but they lost! Surely that game at Ashton was more like Rorke’s Drift! 11 Victoria Crosses (the most ever) were awarded in a single action. I don’t know what the Rovers equivalent of a VC is but 11 should have been awarded that day at AG!!
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