Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:21 am
If you could re-sign one of our former players in their prime, who you going for?
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Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:32 am
Jason Devos!
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:34 am
Asprilla. 
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:49 am
Don't think I even need to type my answer. 
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:22 am
CONLON the 1960' s version for me!
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:23 am
If you're talking current needs, Gabbas
Generally, Lidds
Generally, Lidds
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:34 am
Gabbiadini for me scored 49 times in just 84 league appearances. A strike rate of around 58% if my maths is correct. Many of his goals were crackers as well and you knew if he could get the ball in the final third a goal was possible. He would score 50+ a season at our level.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:57 am
Robbie Blake.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:20 pm
The players actual prime or his 'prime' with us?
I'd say Gabbiadini but there are quite a few who if they had been playing for us in their prime you would have to think would have been incredible.
I'd say Gabbiadini but there are quite a few who if they had been playing for us in their prime you would have to think would have been incredible.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:04 pm
A fully fit Pawel Abbott.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:37 pm
Torn between Abbott and Gabbiadini. Wish we had seen more the former.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:38 pm
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:42 pm
Gotta be a fully fit, in his prime Gabbiadini, although a fully fit, in his prime Andy Collett would improve the team no end too.
(I say in his prime Gabbiadini, obviously, his prime was at Sunderland and Derby, but I mean to the best level he played at for us. Collett, on the other hand, had his best days with us)
(I say in his prime Gabbiadini, obviously, his prime was at Sunderland and Derby, but I mean to the best level he played at for us. Collett, on the other hand, had his best days with us)
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:02 pm
Alan Sproates
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:52 pm
Selected my top team of the last 25 years. I can go back a lot further but to keep it reasonably recent for the more youthful fans here goes. Only players who were actually contracted to us no loanees included. That might make an interesting thread on its own.
Stockdale
Austin. DeVos. Burn. Heckingbottom
Purdie. Atkinson. Gray. Wainwright
Abbott. Gabbiadini
Stockdale
Austin. DeVos. Burn. Heckingbottom
Purdie. Atkinson. Gray. Wainwright
Abbott. Gabbiadini
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:02 pm
Amazed Dan Burn gets in for his time with us. Yes he showed some promise but strewth he was a rough diamond!!!Old Git wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:52 pmSelected my top team of the last 25 years. I can go back a lot further but to keep it reasonably recent for the more youthful fans here goes. Only players who were actually contracted to us no loanees included. That might make an interesting thread on its own.
Stockdale
Austin. DeVos. Burn. Heckingbottom
Purdie. Atkinson. Gray. Wainwright
Abbott. Gabbiadini
Foster, Liddle or Miller would be ahead of him in my team for the time they spent with us.
Would be interested to see your favourite side from your first 5 seasons following Darlo.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:23 pm
No way Burn gets in over Liddle. No way.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:24 pm
Good to see Brian Conlon and Alan Sproates. Getting a mention - great Quakers both. I'd pick a defender and the original Joe Jacques was as good as anyone we've had, of a more recent vintage Phil Lloyd
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:31 pm
Dale Hopson on the move from Whitby. Gets a load of fails from midfield worth an look in my opinion always rated him.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:45 pm
Nice to see someone on here agreeing with me. Doesn't happen that often.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:50 pm
I'm amazed nobody to date has suggested Colin Sinclair he held some absolutely appalling Darlington sides together in the early to mid 1970s.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:53 pm
Old Git wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:52 pmSelected my top team of the last 25 years. I can go back a lot further but to keep it reasonably recent for the more youthful fans here goes. Only players who were actually contracted to us no loanees included. That might make an interesting thread on its own.
Stockdale
Austin. DeVos. Burn. Heckingbottom
Purdie. Atkinson. Gray. Wainwright
Abbott. Gabbiadini
I don't get this thing with Gray, I don't remember him as being that good and he never scored a single goal.
Also Heaney, what a great player he was.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:06 pm
Can't believe no one has mentioned David Currie on par if not better than Gabas
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:17 pm
David Speedie. would be great if he could have played along side of Abbott
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:49 pm
I'd have even had Shelton Martis and Joey Hutchinson ahead of Burn as well...EDJOHNS wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:02 pmAmazed Dan Burn gets in for his time with us. Yes he showed some promise but strewth he was a rough diamond!!!Old Git wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:52 pmSelected my top team of the last 25 years. I can go back a lot further but to keep it reasonably recent for the more youthful fans here goes. Only players who were actually contracted to us no loanees included. That might make an interesting thread on its own.
Stockdale
Austin. DeVos. Burn. Heckingbottom
Purdie. Atkinson. Gray. Wainwright
Abbott. Gabbiadini
Foster, Liddle or Miller would be ahead of him in my team for the time they spent with us.
Would be interested to see your favourite side from your first 5 seasons following Darlo.
But yes Liddle / Foster top of the pile for me and Liddle edges it because of who he is.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:07 pm
Couple of names not mentioned so far - Alan Walsh and Fred Barber
Re: Former players
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:58 am
Frank Grey a far better left back than Heckingbottom.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:19 am
Some good shouts and agree Alan Walsh and Frank Gray were class players. Both were over 25 years ago which was my timescale but if you want a great keeper from the past would have to be Mark Prudhoe for me.
Re: Former players
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:10 am
Re: Former players
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:18 am