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Tom-the-eagle Flag Croydon 07 Mar 21 7.51pm

Several people mentioning Vince.

He was my childhood hero yet no way in my opinion was he good enough to be considered one of our best ever.

He created a buzz when he got the ball but often the end product was very poor.

 


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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle

Several people mentioning Vince.

He was my childhood hero yet no way in my opinion was he good enough to be considered one of our best ever.

He created a buzz when he got the ball but often the end product was very poor.

Similar to Wilf then? And bolasie ? And most wingers

 

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View aashman12's Profile aashman12 Flag 08 Mar 21 8.03am Send a Private Message to aashman12 Add aashman12 as a friend

Originally posted by pstrutt

This snippet from a clickbait article got me thinking:

'The Ivory Coast international might go down in history as the best player to appear for the South London side, and his attacking influence is really needed as the club are lacking a threat upfront without him.'

This, obvz, is about Zaha and his return to fitness.

So what truth does it hold?

Who is our greatest player in history?

Lombardo?
Byrne?
Salad?

You thoughts.

Salad was good but not greatest. Its wright for me.

 

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View pstrutt's Profile pstrutt Flag Busselton, WA 12 Mar 21 12.44pm Send a Private Message to pstrutt Add pstrutt as a friend

[Link]

Interesting article interview with Andy Gray who claims that Wilf would neither be the biggest ego during his time, nor a guaranteed starter.

It also says:

“Our side didn’t rely on one player, so when people weren’t doing what they were supposed to do they’d be shut down.

“We wouldn’t take things so easy, everybody had to put a shift in and contribute."

I would agree that the teams we've had have often put in a shift and the central figures in the team from defence and midfield have often ruled the roost, so to speak, and that is what this current team is lacking.

The problem is that we now need to bring in a big name figure like a hybrid of GT and Cabaye, but someone who would tear you a new armshole if you didn't pull your weight. I just don't think Mili does this and lacks the gravitas to do so.

If we found the equivalent of GT now, he wouldn't cut it, not because of ability, but because the attitudes have moved on. Eze seems content to skip across the park, while other seem content to let him do so. Wilf on the other hand isn't lambasting people for their effort and aggression, but because he didn't get the ball he wanted.

 


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View Booted Eagle's Profile Booted Eagle Flag Bristol 12 Mar 21 12.54pm Send a Private Message to Booted Eagle Add Booted Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by TheBigToePunt

If you base it on what they achieved for Palace then it's difficult to look past Wilf, even if he's less exciting than he used to be.

Wilf
Wright
Bright
Thomas
Martyn

I only started going in the late 80s.

Edited by TheBigToePunt (06 Mar 2021 11.38am)

Always liked watching Geoff play and one of the obvious gaps in the team at the moment. Remember him making Gazza look average in an away game at White Hart Lane. Happy days.

 


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View eric youngs headband's Profile eric youngs headband Flag amersham 15 Mar 21 12.52pm Send a Private Message to eric youngs headband Add eric youngs headband as a friend

It is really Wilf, honorable mentions to:

Speroni
Hopkin
Andy Johnson
Jedinak
Salako
Bolasie
Ward
Eric Young
Freedman

Started in 96 for reference...

 


4 playoff finals, Claridge, Hopkin, Shipperley, Phillips....

Life's never dull!

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The Heath Eagle Flag Thornton Heath 18 Mar 21 10.24am

Shefki Kuqi.

End the thread. Nothing more to see here.

Edited by The Heath Eagle (18 Mar 2021 10.24am)

 

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View crystal-purley's Profile crystal-purley Flag Purley 18 Mar 21 1.32pm Send a Private Message to crystal-purley Add crystal-purley as a friend

Originally posted by Nicholas91

Tarantula on the face? Some other old b@stard help me out here???

Tallish, Skinny all arms and legs. When he made his debut against (I think) Brighton they had a player also nicknamed spider and both scored in a 1-1 at Selhurst.

 


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