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dynamicdick Flag Dormansland 14 Aug 11 9.57pm Send a Private Message to dynamicdick Add dynamicdick as a friend

mel blythe

 

Bring back Brolin
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eagle in cornwall Flag Made In Thornton Heath. 14 Aug 11 10.28pm Send a Private Message to eagle in cornwall Add eagle in cornwall as a friend

Mel Blyth was a great CB and hard,you wouldn't want to take him on.
I recall John Jackson saying that,although he was a sound defender he use to dread a back pass from him,as he use to thump it so hard it was a job stopping it from going into the net.

 

........................Then along came Johnny Byrne! and the rest, as they say, is history.....................
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Joe Bloggs Flag Nr Norwich 14 Aug 11 10.35pm Send a Private Message to Joe Bloggs Add Joe Bloggs as a friend

johnny Byrne

 
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renegade Flag Gravesend 15 Aug 11 12.55am Send a Private Message to renegade Add renegade as a friend

Must be Byrne, but seeing the remarks about Mel Blythes backpasses i do rember an own goal he scored almost from the halfwayline.

 
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Bletchley Eagle Flag In a Red and Blue flavoured world 15 Aug 11 6.49am Send a Private Message to Bletchley Eagle Add Bletchley Eagle as a friend

To see the range of players regarded as "the greatest ever" brings back some terrific memories.

Like many of you I have seen all of those mentioned so far. For my money, Cliff Holton just shades Johnny Byrne.

I think that I have asked this question before but I'll try again ... does anyone remember an evening match during which Cliff scored in the Whitehorse Lane end from a direct free kick that he took from a couple of yards inside the Holmesdale half out near the Park Road touchline? I would guess that it was nearly fifty years ago but it still stays with me as one of the most memorable goals that I have seen at Selhurst.

 

The Team (3-5-1-1): John Jackson; Alan Stephenson, John McCormick, Jim Cannon; Don Rogers, Geoff Thomas, Stevie Kember, Michael Hughes, Peter Taylor; Johnny Byrne; Cliff Holton. Subs: Julian Speroni, Kenny Sansom, Bobby Kellard, Ian Wright, Mark Bright, Andrew Johnson, Marouane Chamakh.
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sprites Flag Auckland 15 Aug 11 6.58am Send a Private Message to sprites Add sprites as a friend

Doog.

 
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bifffabazz Flag Highworth, Wiltshire 15 Aug 11 9.30am Send a Private Message to bifffabazz Add bifffabazz as a friend


Kenny Sansom, by a big margin. He had it all: strength, pace, skill, awareness and most essentially, consistency.

(And to the OP, Jim Cannon's appearance record beats Terry Long's but only by a few, not 300+)

 

Spirit of 1974
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tingles.supereagles Flag Hove 15 Aug 11 1.31pm Send a Private Message to tingles.supereagles Add tingles.supereagles as a friend

Greatest player ..... Wrighty (goals); Cannon (a rock at the back); Budgie (quality keeper and great handstands during the pre match warm up); Pardew (that goal at Villa Park - I nearly wet myself); Sansom (the most accomplished left back I have ever seen): all contenders but has to be Vince Hilaire for his sheer pace and excitement. Will never forget 1979 v Burnley .....

Perhaps Wilf should watch a few vids of Vince !!!!

 

Oh Palace I love you !!!

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sxp55 Flag South Norwood 15 Aug 11 1.35pm Send a Private Message to sxp55 Add sxp55 as a friend

My Era. Lombardo

 

@sxp55555
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Barcelona Based Fan Flag No longer Barcelona, now living in... 15 Aug 11 1.43pm Send a Private Message to Barcelona Based Fan Add Barcelona Based Fan as a friend

Loads of favs but has to be Jimboyo,
Brighty,Wrighty,
Salad boy Salako, followed closley by Simon Roger

 

TaxiMark
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 07:49 PM
I don't mind palace to be fair. Much better club than tinpot Charlton and Brighton
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Eagle of Oz Flag Sydney 15 Aug 11 1.49pm Send a Private Message to Eagle of Oz Add Eagle of Oz as a friend

Ian Wright!

 
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Irish Anne Flag Cashel 15 Aug 11 1.57pm Send a Private Message to Irish Anne Add Irish Anne as a friend

Jim Cannon for service

Johnny Byrne for style

Vince Hilaire for skill

Rachid Harkouk for entertainment value.


Overall...........Big Jim for loyalty and always trying his best

 

"Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde"

Beware of the anger of a patient man.

Old irish proverb.
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