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ARGILE OLD GEEZER Flag PORTIMAO 26 Apr 19 9.27am

Originally posted by fan

All I can say is that looking at all these posts weve had a bloody lot of awful defenders over the years!

We have, but i would say we have had more good ones than bad ones

 

Phil’s Barber Flag Crowborough 26 Apr 19 12.19pm

Dean Austin anyone?

 

Ghostship Flag Norfolk 26 Apr 19 1.01pm

Originally posted by Phil’s Barber

Dean Austin anyone?

Was terrible to start with but once we went into administration he suddenly improved and became a bit of a hero to Palace fans.

 

General Flag 26 Apr 19 8.49pm

Edgar Davids at left back was sad to see

Once one of the best in the world.. then we saw him get terrorised

 

Rachid Rachid Rachid Flag 26 Apr 19 10.05pm

Originally posted by OldFella

With respect, you're wrong on this one. He played well for Palace at a difficult time.

I wasn’t at the game but didn’t he deck John Fashanu when we beat Millwall in the mid-eighties ?

 

ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 26 Apr 19 10.08pm

Originally posted by Rachid Rachid Rachid

I wasn’t at the game but didn’t he deck John Fashanu when we beat Millwall in the mid-eighties ?

That is about as good as defending is for us. Anything not to like about decking John Fashanu? Top class.

 


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Rachid Rachid Rachid Flag 26 Apr 19 10.18pm

Originally posted by ASCPFC

That is about as good as defending is for us. Anything not to like about decking John Fashanu? Top class.

One of my biggest regrets that I didn’t see it. Think Otulakowski scored our winner.

 

el zero Flag Bromley 27 Apr 19 10.45am

Although I think he's a great footballer,I call Van Aarnholt 'The Butler'. Why.?Because he always shows you inside
...

 

Maine Eagle Flag USA 27 Apr 19 1.48pm

Originally posted by el zero

Although I think he's a great footballer,I call Van Aarnholt 'The Butler'. Why.?Because he always shows you inside
...

More like the doorman - he waves you right on past with a smile and nod.

 


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viveasheagle Flag perth 02 May 19 1.54pm

Firstly i would say none of our current crop of defenders would be anywhere near close to mentioning in this list.
Micky Droy was bad - just a massive lump who you wonder how he made a living from the game. The pitches though were more like mud baths back in the 70's so there were lot more agricultural style centre halves playing.

 

est1905 Flag 03 May 19 5.26pm

Originally posted by Crystal_Clear

After his performance on Sunday, Mustafi is being labelled as possibly Arsenals worst ever defender.

Not sure if this has been done before, but I was thinking about our worst ever defender.

Been thinking back, and I'm struggling at the moment to think of anyone worse than Leif Andersen.

Rudi Hedman was like Bambi on ice. He was actually quite funny to watch at times

 

est1905 Flag 03 May 19 5.27pm

Originally posted by viveasheagle

Firstly i would say none of our current crop of defenders would be anywhere near close to mentioning in this list.
Micky Droy was bad - just a massive lump who you wonder how he made a living from the game. The pitches though were more like mud baths back in the 70's so there were lot more agricultural style centre halves playing.

Droy was bad but like Jimmy Cannon he was hard as nails and could use braun when he was out classed (which was often)

 

monkey Flag Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 03 May 19 7.14pm

Micky Droy is not in a million years the worst defender we’ve ever had, not in my time anyway. I’ll admit he’d probably be made to look a lot worse now if he was playing because as we all know it’s slowly becoming a non contact sport, nimble players get a lot more protection these days,(unless your name’s Wilfried Zaha) Droy was playing in an era when big lumbering centre halves could just kick a striker into submission and get away with it,,,,,,,those were the days

 

ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 03 May 19 7.28pm

Originally posted by monkey

Micky Droy is not in a million years the worst defender we’ve ever had, not in my time anyway. I’ll admit he’d probably be made to look a lot worse now if he was playing because as we all know it’s slowly becoming a non contact sport, nimble players get a lot more protection these days,(unless your name’s Wilfried Zaha) Droy was playing in an era when big lumbering centre halves could just kick a striker into submission and get away with it,,,,,,,those were the days

Claude still did this and I have a feeling he is still playing.

 


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Elpis Flag In a pub 03 May 19 7.30pm

Bobby Bell was rubbish

 

Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 03 May 19 8.10pm

Adam Barrett was pony.

 


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Ginger Pubic Wig Flag Wickham de L'Ouest 03 May 19 10.44pm

Anybody claimed Gary Stebbing yet? Or Rudi Hedman? I saw Hedman play for Dulwich Hamlet once & he looked below the level.

 


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Rachid Rachid Rachid Flag 04 May 19 12.16am

Brian Bason, Les Strong and Tony Hazell weren’t great IMO.

Didn’t think Stebbing was such a bad player but the treatment he got from the crowd was a joke.

Rudi Hedman stepped in for the second leg of the play off semi against Swindon in 89 and did alright IIRC but got rinsed in the first leg away to Blackburn and Gary O’ Reilly brought back in for the home game.

 

Teddy Eagle Flag 04 May 19 1.48am

Originally posted by Elpis

Bobby Bell was rubbish

I remember a Bobby Bell scoring an own goal from about 40 yards out with a back pass along the ground. He was a nice bloke though who always signed an autograph.

 

ARGILE OLD GEEZER Flag PORTIMAO 04 May 19 7.42am

Originally posted by NEILLO

Bason, Lacey are the obvious ones that spring to mind.

I also thought Matthew Upson was poor when we had him on loan, given his reputation.

And the fact we ripped off on his wages by the then Chairman as Arsenal, the Sh*t is now at Spurs.

 

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