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Best player to play for city
I have seen a few since 1968. Brian Harris is up there with the best for me. I also liked Brian Mcdermott the former Reading manager. But for me it has to be Eddie Newton. Pure class.
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Originally Posted by
alfie
I have seen a few since 1968. Brian Harris is up there with the best for me. I also liked Brian Mcdermott the former Reading manager. But for me it has to be Eddie Newton. Pure class.
Eddie Newton?
There have been loads of better players since his days here.
He stood out in a poor team in the lowest division in the football league.
Nowhere near the likes of Whittingham
Ramsey,Ledley,Gabbidon,Bothroyd,Bennett brothers,Earsham,Kavanagh and many many more.
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Koumas in his first spell here. Unplayable at times for the opposition.
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Originally Posted by
willo1927
Eddie Newton?
There have been loads of better players since his days here.
He stood out in a poor team in the lowest division in the football league.
Nowhere near the likes of Whittingham
Ramsey,Ledley,Gabbidon,Bothroyd,Bennett brothers,Earsham,Kavanagh and many many more.
He also played in the premier with Chelsea
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Brian McDermott??
Good Div 4 signing but he wasnt even the best player in that side.
Ramsey Koumas Whitts Bothroyd Marshall D Bennett.
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Hilts
Brian McDermott??
Good Div 4 signing but he wasnt even the best player in that side.
Ramsey Koumas Whitts Bothroyd Marshall D Bennett.
Dont think he played in the same side as those players
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When they were playing for us, or played for us at some point in their career?
Hasselbaink, Fowler, Ramsey, Schmeichel possibly in the second category.
Bothroyd, Marshall, Whittingham whilst playing for us.
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John Charles, End of thread
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BLUETIT
John Charles, End of thread
We are not as old as you Tony.
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I guess it’s how people perceive the word ‘great’, but the one who was great at making me smile with his antics was Phil Stant.
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alfie
He also played in the premier with Chelsea
And?
They weren't the Chelsea they are today.
Ramsey played far more Premier league games
Scored winning fa Cup goals.
Was in the euro team of the tournament.
Think that beats playing for Chelsea
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Originally Posted by
alfie
I have seen a few since 1968. Brian Harris is up there with the best for me. I also liked Brian Mcdermott the former Reading manager. But for me it has to be Eddie Newton. Pure class.
Willie anderson for me Alfie.
Spedger
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alfie
Dont think he played in the same side as those players
Think he's giving his best players and not saying they played in that team.
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alfie
I have seen a few sinc
Spedgere 1968. Brian Harris is up there with the best for me. I also liked Brian Mcdermott the former Reading manager. But for me it has to be Eddie Newton. Pure class.
Was Will Vaulks your third choice? :hehe:
Spedger
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Sloop_Jon_Bee
Was Will Vaulks your third choice? :hehe:
Spedger
I best player not worst
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Koumas for me, just about edges it in terms of pure performance I've seen in a city shirt.
When I consider how his lifestyle must have impacted on his performance, I think he is also probably the player I've seen here with the most potential. He could have played at any level he wanted to ! Had a good career , but with a bit of dedication I think he could have been one of the best in the Premier league
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alfie
We are not as old as you Tony.
You should change the heading to "best player you've seen" because there is no doubt that John Charles was a global superstar and therefore had to be the best footballer to have played for the City.
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Mario Miethig
Koumas in his first spell here. Unplayable at times for the opposition.
Agree, best I've ever seen
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1970's - Tony Evans
1980's - Gary Bennett
1990;s - Nathan Blake / Paul Ramsey
2000's - Jay Bothroyd
2010;s - Peter Whittingham
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In my lifetime, Peter Whittingham. His coolness, his touch, his dead ball skill the way he would look up and do something outrageous. For the life of me, I still can figure out why he never made it to the top. Desire?
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NYCBlue
In my lifetime, Peter Whittingham. His coolness, his touch, his dead ball skill the way he would look up and do something outrageous. For the life of me, I still can figure out why he never made it to the top. Desire?
Probably because he was a passenger when he was at his most creative. When Mackay got him involved in things like defending and tackling, he lost his attacking flair. I'm not saying either scenario is better, but that's how it worked out.
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BLUETIT
John Charles, End of thread
^^^^
this
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I wish we could have seen Earnshaw in the PL in 2000/01 when he first started making his mark. I think he could have been even more special than he was. He was that good.
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alfie
We are not as old as you Tony.
The OP didn't ask who was the best we had seen, he asked who was the best! John Charles stand head and shoulders above all the others,
Name me another city player that a foreign club has erected a statue of to remind young supporters of his greatness and in gratitude for his ability and his loyalty.
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alfie
I have seen a few since 1968. Brian Harris is up there with the best for me. I also liked Brian Mcdermott the former Reading manager. But for me it has to be Eddie Newton. Pure class.
What does best mean?
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BLUETIT
John Charles, End of thread
Yes, if best means who is the greatest footballer to have worn a City shirt.
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BLUEAWAY
Yes, if best means who is the greatest footballer to have worn a City shirt.
Isn't that what the thread title says? It doesn't say the player who played best for city.
So amongst all the other names could have been Fowler for example! :hide:
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BLUEAWAY
What does best mean?
What should have been the title is favourite player to wear the shirt.
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xsnaggle
Isn't that what the thread title says? It doesn't say the player who played best for city.
So amongst all the other names could have been Fowler for example! :hide:
Good shout. Jason Fowler was class :thumbup:
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xsnaggle
The OP didn't ask who was the best we had seen, he asked who was the best! John Charles stand head and shoulders above all the others,
Name me another city player that a foreign club has erected a statue of to remind young supporters of his greatness and in gratitude for his ability and his loyalty.
He was dropped by Scoular for long periods and ended up going to non league Hereford. If the only criteria is reputation, then he probably is the best, but if we’re talking about performances while a Cardiff City player, then he isn’t surely? He was clearly past his best when he came here. The list of candidates would look a lot different than it does in this thread if reputation was the criteria, with the likes of, for example, Ivor Allchurch, Mike England, Gerry Francis, Kevin Ratcliffe, Robbie Fowler, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Trevor Sinclair, KasperSchmeichel and Gary Medel to consider.
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BLUETIT
John Charles, End of thread
Agreed.
And in the last 50 years - Robin Friday.
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truthpaste
Think this might be the cue for an appearance by Enoch Mort, who is of the same opinion as me in thinking Friday was more of a hindrance than a help when he was with us.
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the other bob wilson
Think this might be the cue for an appearance by Enoch Mort, who is of the same opinion as me in thinking Friday was more of a hindrance than a help when he was with us.
Fair comment but may I say, wrong conversation.
If the thread was "The Player who was best for CCFC" then I would agree, Friday was a complete box of frogs.
As a gifted player, he was a flawed genius. The most exciting & charismatic player I have seen in my 55 years at City.
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the other bob wilson
He was dropped by Scoular for long periods and ended up going to non league Hereford. If the only criteria is reputation, then he probably is the best, but if we’re talking about performances while a Cardiff City player, then he isn’t surely? He was clearly past his best when he came here. The list of candidates would look a lot different than it does in this thread if reputation was the criteria, with the likes of, for example, Ivor Allchurch, Mike England, Gerry Francis, Kevin Ratcliffe, Robbie Fowler, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Trevor Sinclair, KasperSchmeichel and Gary Medel to consider.
That magic word "If". But the OP didn't stipulate the criteria did it?
As I've already pointed out the OP did not ask for the person who played best for us, only the best player who ever played for us.
It is easy to change the question to give your self the right answer, people do it on here all the time.
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Bothroyd and Whittingham for me.
For Bothroyd to get an England cap playing for little Cardiff City says it all about his talent/form around that time. He was unreal.
Whitts needs no blurb- best Championship player of all time, cannot be questioned.
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alfie
What should have been the title is favourite player to wear the shirt.
Well you chose the title not us. :hehe:
But again 'favourite' doesn't always mean Best or LFW would never be in any poll ever :shrug::hehe: