Chopra and Bothroyd all day. Earnie aswell but only from when we were lower leagues.
those two had excitement and skill we hadn’t seen for a long time, and probably never will for a long time.
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Chopra and Bothroyd all day. Earnie aswell but only from when we were lower leagues.
those two had excitement and skill we hadn’t seen for a long time, and probably never will for a long time.
can't argue too much with that
bothroyd the best striker i,ve seen in a city shirt in the last 20 years no contest
was never a big earnie fan but when you look at his goal scoring feat it was pretty prolific .The only player to score a hat trick in all 4 divisions and on international duty too
yes they were fantastic to watch.
interesting that both players didn't really do much of note anywhere else they played.
worth noting as well that they played in front of a midfield who had some talented passers
And in the League Cup and FA Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
earnie was the type of player who could score a hat trick and still manage to give the impression that he'd never played the game before.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
always used to get alot of stick on here and further afield when i always said earnie couldn't trap a bag of cement and to this day i stand by that statement but a great goal scorerQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
not sure he would be so prolific now in what i call the semi robotic football world we now live in
Earnie had something that cannot be coached or taught......he had a poacher's instinct of being in the right place at the right time. On top of that his finishing at times was sublime, certainly the most natural goalscorer I've seen in a city shirt. He wasn't much of a player outside the box and yes his most prolific goalscoring seasons were in the lower leagues but boy what a finisher he was.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
will never forget the hat trick he scored at loftus road against QPR on a night game all those years ago . 3 sublime finishes which sent us away fans into a frenzy great times i,m sure alot on here were at the gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Moodybluebird
I think Ross McCormack deserves a mention, he was better than Chopra during his second and third spells with us in my opinion, but both of those and Bothroyd would have struggled for goals if they had been playing for us in the last three or four seasons.
Bothroyd is the best striker ive seen in a City shirt.
Chopra 2nd.
I was going to say Rossco, I absolutely loved him when he was hereQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Bothroyd was staggeringly talented. If he had got his head sorted out he wouldn’t have been playing in the Championship. Your comment about Bothroyd, Chopra and McCormack struggling to score if they played for us at the moment is very true.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Think i heard on the radio yesterday that he’s at Rochdale now.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
I thought he signed for Aldershot a couple of weeks ago?Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
He did yeah. When he scored that goal against Burnley at Ninan Park and ran to the Bob Bank I thought we were going up for sure :angry:Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
EDIT: This must be the game I'm thinking of
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/7997296.stm
You’re right. Just caught a quick comment, and for some reason thought it was Rochdale the host had mentioned.😄Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
It would be interesting to start a thread about who former Cardiff City players ended up playing their very last professional game for.
Have to agree with you. Bothroyd could be magical with the ball at his feet and he'd scare the hell out of defenders when running at them. He certainly wasn't a good header of a ball though but that was his only real weakness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
Both/Chops/Burkey up front was as good a City forward line as I'd seen since the Toshack era and it is hard to believe even now that we couldn't quite do enough to get us promoted.
He was good in the air defending corners.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moodybluebird
True, I'd forgotten about that !! Anything delivered at the near post he would head away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
Bothroyd was an outstanding striker when on top form
Earnie best finisher by a mile (although Chops was pretty useful as well)
Keiffer has the potential to be very, very good but we need to play a more attacking formation to get the best out of him
In my opinion Chopra was the best, his movement was superb. He scored more than Bothroyd and McCormack, but for goals scored it has to be Earnie, I think he is second highest league goalscorer with us? He has 86 League goals , and surprisingly Peter Whittingham has 85 according to Soccerbase, just ahead of Jimmy Gill on 82. Len Davies leads with 128. Clark and Toshack are in the high 70s.
Whitts scored more goals for us than all the strikers except Earnie, but he did play a lot more goals.
My old Ely neighbour Stan Richards had an unbelievable goals per game ratio record for us, Swansea Town and Barry Town. He allegedlly used to have 2 pints before each home game as well 😁 .
I know we are talking the last 20 yrs, but he’s always worth a mention when City goal scorers are discussed
Earnie
Chops
Jay
Thorny.
And hopefully Moore
McCormack was a better all round player than Chopra was, he could come and get the ball and pick a pass, a very good player with great feet and vision.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Agreed. I never liked the way he was shoved out on the wing to bring Chopra back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
I can’t believe Peter Thorne isn’t getting more love.
Quality, clever player who made up in football intelligence, what he lacked in pace.
He was class.
Chopra for me, never far from creating a chance, never stopped
Jay would be a close 2nd, but at times his attitude just let him down, when the game wasnt going our /his way, his head dropped and he looked like he couldnt be bothered
I remember wanting McCormack to start up front with Bothroyd, and was gutted when we moved him on. He was quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Zohore was unplayable during his purple patch. If he had kept that form up, he would've been right up there.
Isn’t Earnie the only player to score hat tricks in all 4 divisions,FA Cup, League Cup and International levels?
Robbie Fowler followed by Jummy Floyd Hasselbaink.... but sadly not for us.
:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Very good lower league player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebird23
I wouldnt have Thorne anywhere near top 10.
I would argue the other way around, I think Jimmy's scoring record over his career was slightly better, and he was successful at several clubs and I think was top scorer in La Liga one season. But there's not a lot in it I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Thinking about it anywhere near top 10 is harsh. Definitely not in the top 10 though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
I loved Thorney too.
Earnshaw took most of the plaudits but Thorne was just as important to us at the time.
He was the Toshack to Earnie's Keegan.
Earnie had the chance to play at the top level and did well, shame we didn't get to see Thorney play at that level.
Then again I suppose you find the level you are comfortable with.
Re the OP, I would go for Chopra over Jay as the latter, although unplayable on his day, wasn't consistent and would go missing on occasions.
Another lower level striker I also loved, Stantona.
No nonsense, get it in the net!
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Originally Posted by Hilts
I would go as far to say that he may even sneak into some peoples top 10. Once you get past Chopra, Bothroyd, Campbell, Moore, Earnie, Helgason, Mccormack we get a bit thin on the ground and could be anyone.
I'd be struggling to make a top 10 that didn't include Thorne
In no particluar order
Bothroyd
Chopda
McCormack
Zohore
Helguson
Earnshaw
Are obvious contenders
Too early to include Moore
Then we've got Hasselbaink?
Fowler would certainly be there if he'd played more games but hard to argue a place for him with only 13 appearances
Campbell
Mason?
Parry?
I'd have Thorne ahead of any of that last bunch.