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Post by MJB on Oct 1, 2016 20:48:11 GMT
Anthrobus for me, every day of the week and twice at 3pm on a Saturday! i remember his league debut @ the brittania stadium & he scored the winner in (gilly's 1st) last game , i thought we,ve got a good un here ! how wrong was i ? Seem to remember Gilly almost scored a header from the half way line inexplicably. |
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Post by Gary Baldi on Oct 1, 2016 21:02:31 GMT
Ben Abbey. Even the little money we paid for him was too much. Rob Quinn is another
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Post by archie on Oct 1, 2016 21:10:41 GMT
Matt Murphy, by no means the worst player we ever had but he wasn't very good. He did have a very good season once and scored some cracking goals. Just for the level we were at and what he did, he can't be nominated in my opinion. For worst players you have to be looking at the 2000/01 squad up to the conference days squad to find them. We had some truly horrific players
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Post by Gary Baldi on Oct 1, 2016 21:18:13 GMT
Some of the goals Matt Murphy scored - Reading & Cardiff come to mind - are not the sort of goals a crap player would score.
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Post by SteMerritt on Oct 1, 2016 21:25:04 GMT
I have a signed Peter Fear shirt framed in my pool room at home. Legend for that.... Shite at football mind...
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Post by Denissmithswig on Oct 1, 2016 21:32:57 GMT
I have a signed Peter Fear shirt framed in my pool room at home. Legend for that.... Shite at football mind... A man who has a pool room but is down to earth enough to have a peter fear shirt in it. I'm impressed! |
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Post by maddogmickey on Oct 1, 2016 21:34:11 GMT
Never rated Alex Dyer and thought Basham to be ridiculously overrated but E Diaz has to be the very worst I have seen.
He was embarrassingly poor.
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Post by berliner on Oct 1, 2016 21:34:51 GMT
I often wonder what the result would be if the Patto/Smith conference team (St Aimee, Jeannin, Gnohere, Brevett) played the Kemp conceded-a-ton team (Robertson, Fear, Jarman, McGuckin, McGowan). I suspect there would be a rip in the space/time continuum.
Any of our teenage fans should be f*cking grateful they never saw us go through this...
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Post by john47 on Oct 1, 2016 21:37:29 GMT
In all of my 50+ years of supporting the Yellows one name stands out head and shoulders above the rest ie Ray Gaston.
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Post by scotchegg on Oct 1, 2016 22:35:05 GMT
Do you even go to games? Matt Murphy was a legend compared to dozens of misfits we've had during the last 20 years. Err, yes, 35 years and counting. Did you make Bolton today? What about Carlisle, or places like Fleetwood/Accrington midweek over the years. The thread is all about opinion! I see you haven't nominated anyone, ever been to a game at all? Yes thanks, and if you honestly think that Matt Murphy is the worst player over the last 35 years then your opinion is meaningless I'm afraid. |
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Post by Denissmithswig on Oct 1, 2016 22:37:34 GMT
I often wonder what the result would be if the Patto/Smith conference team (St Aimee, Jeannin, Gnohere, Brevett) played the Kemp conceded-a-ton team (Robertson, Fear, Jarman, McGuckin, McGowan). I suspect there would be a rip in the space/time continuum. Any of our teenage fans should be f*cking grateful they never saw us go through this...I agree with this. I am 29 and started watching in the promotion year of 96 so since then I have seen some god awful players along with going to some god awful grounds. The style of play and team we have is like watching barca compared to watching some of the sides I've seen play in a yellow shirt! |
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Post by Common Villager on Oct 1, 2016 22:48:15 GMT
Emiliano Diaz was simply not a footballer, so not sure if he counts?
Ben Futcher sticks out in my mind as being completely useless.
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Post by malcolmsmoustache on Oct 1, 2016 22:48:56 GMT
Can we at least all agree the manager would be David Kemp?
A genuine clown (and not in a good way)
And for those of us 50+, Bill Asprey would be his assistant.
Those two made Darren Patterson look like Fergie
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Post by unification on Oct 1, 2016 22:53:27 GMT
Have his match shirt v Swansea away. Anybody fancy it? Offers please!! A Emiliano Diaz one?! IIRC he very nearly scored in that game. If he had, he'd qualify as the worst ever goalscorer as well as worst ever player. I actually own a match worn Steve Anthrobus 'Domino' shirt from the ill fated 2000-01 season so a Diaz shirt would pair nicely with that! |
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Post by unification on Oct 1, 2016 22:56:40 GMT
Can we at least all agree the manager would be David Kemp? A genuine clown (and not in a good way) And for those of us 50+, Bill Asprey would be his assistant. Those two made Darren Patterson look like Fergie Graham Rix for me. Kemp was a moron and a poor manager, but he inherited a shit side on the slide. Rix however took a side in third to outside of the playoffs. It takes all manner of ineptitude to turn a side on course for a playoff place at the very minimum into one destined for relegation as we became the season after that. Despite introducing us to his useless son, Ramon Diaz saved us that season. |
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Post by malcolmsmoustache on Oct 1, 2016 23:12:52 GMT
It's a close call
Rix was totally useless
But Kemp edges it for me
The team he "built" that took us down from the third tier in the late 90's was utterly, totally terrible
By far the worst team I have seen play for us in 40 years+
That team was dreadful, and far worse than the dross we watched in the Conference
At least the Conference teams tried
The Kemp team didn't even shake a leg
I remember us going 3 (4?) down against David Moyes' Preston at home after 20 mins
Cue audible cackling from the Beech Road, and hundreds leaving
A schoolfriend of mine was on the groundstaff during Asprey's reign
His cheery greeting every morning to the players was "Morning c***s" apparently
Makes you realise how far we have come in the last 2-3 years!!!
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Post by jammydodger on Oct 1, 2016 23:39:29 GMT
Can we at least all agree the manager would be David Kemp? A genuine clown (and not in a good way) And for those of us 50+, Bill Asprey would be his assistant. Those two made Darren Patterson look like Fergie I still think Patto would have kept us up had Jim Smith not come in with his absolute dross that he signed, bar N'Toya). Whether it would've done us any good is a different question. |
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Post by jammydodger on Oct 1, 2016 23:55:16 GMT
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Post by Marked Ox on Oct 2, 2016 0:03:46 GMT
Salmon in goal McGuckin and Jarman at the back Peter Fear and Phil Trainer in midfield Kevin Francis and Steve Antrobus up front That has to be the basis of our worst team ever No way Kev Francis should be anywhere near a worse eleven. Considering the crap forwards we had in the Conference or players such as Eric Sabin, Ben Abbey, Manny Omoyimni, Gary Bannister or Marco Gabbiadini. Also add Joe Burnell to midfield possibles. Left back has to be between Rufus Brevett and Alex Jeannin whilst Michael Blackwood along with Courtney Pitt ha be to challenging for left midfield. |
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Post by Marked Ox on Oct 2, 2016 0:13:14 GMT
Never rated Alex Dyer and thought Basham to be ridiculously overrated but E Diaz has to be the very worst I have seen. He was embarrassingly poor. Alex Dyer was a good player, just had absolutely no pace. Remember he was playing in the Championship when we survived comfortably. Also, he scored a stunning solo goal in our win vs Leicester at Filbert St when he waltzed past the Leicester defence to coolly slot the ball past the keeper. Iirc, we won 3-2 and an 18yo Emile Healey scored at least one, if not both, of their goals. |
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Post by bigcrompy on Oct 2, 2016 2:51:40 GMT
Challenge accepted....who amongst you can out-crap THIS pitiful XI....?
Arendse
Gnohere, Hatswell, McGuckin, Futcher
Obi, Reck, Narbett
Anthrobus, Robinson, Diaz
Manager; Rix
There may be many, many more that I have selectively blanked from my memory bank lest the night terrors return...
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Post by Junior on Oct 2, 2016 5:03:31 GMT
Apart from the names mentioned I'll chuck in Brian Wilsterman. Remember his debut v palace at home and he looked anything but a centre back. Positioning was awful and he could hardly kick a ball straight. Always looked like a was going to cock it up whenever the ball came to him!
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Post by Junior on Oct 2, 2016 5:04:55 GMT
Matt Murphy was a good, solid player for us in leagues where he would have easily been found out if he was as bad as people have mentioned.
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Post by oxonian on Oct 2, 2016 5:22:46 GMT
Derek Townsley, Martin Thomas and Sam Stockley.
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Post by finlandia on Oct 2, 2016 5:56:08 GMT
Have his match shirt v Swansea away. Anybody fancy it? Offers please!! A Emiliano Diaz one?! IIRC he very nearly scored in that game. If he had, he'd qualify as the worst ever goalscorer as well as worst ever player. I actually own a match worn Steve Anthrobus 'Domino' shirt from the ill fated 2000-01 season so a Diaz shirt would pair nicely with that! Yep. Black away shirt, league patches |
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Post by eighteen93 on Oct 2, 2016 6:00:59 GMT
Keepers: Neil Cutler, Andre Arendse, Mike Salmon, David Brown,
Andrea Guatelli.
Defenders: Lee Jarman, David Grant, Andy Kingston, Arthur Gnohere,
Alex Jeannin, Ian McGuckin, Brian Wilsterman,
Phil Whelan, Steve Wood, David Woozley.
Midfielders: Gordon Hodgson, Peter Fear, Malcolm Page,
Emiliano Diaz, Martin Thomas, Courtney Pitt, Jon Narbett,
Liam Horsted, Francis Green, Keiron St Aimee, Derek Townsley.
Strikers: Steve Anthrobus, Marvin Robinson, Kristaps Grebis,
John Grant, Ray Gaston, Adrian O'Dowd, Armand Gnanduillet,
Andy Campbell, Gary Twigg, Tim Sills.
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Post by southoxox on Oct 2, 2016 6:53:52 GMT
Courtney Pitt
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Post by saddletramp on Oct 2, 2016 6:59:03 GMT
Keepers: Neil Cutler, Andre Arendse, Mike Salmon, David Brown, Andrea Guatelli. Defenders: Lee Jarman, David Grant, Andy Kingston, Arthur Gnohere, Alex Jeannin, Ian McGuckin, Brian Wilsterman, Phil Whelan, Steve Wood, David Woozley. Midfielders: Gordon Hodgson, Peter Fear, Malcolm Page, Emiliano Diaz, Martin Thomas, Courtney Pitt, Jon Narbett, Liam Horsted, Francis Green, Keiron St Aimee, Derek Townsley. Strikers: Steve Anthrobus, Marvin Robinson, Kristaps Grebis, John Grant, Ray Gaston, Adrian O'Dowd, Armand Gnanduillet, Andy Campbell, Gary Twigg, Tim Sills. Gordon Hodson ? Great bloke used to get in the Bell at Grove on a Sunday Lunchtime,drink 10 pints and smoke 10 "tabs" Sadly died aged 46. I'll go for mobility, Paul Kee in goal Ben Futcher and Phil Whelan at the back. Peter Fear in midfield, 3 up top,Trevor Aylott,Julian Alsop and Billy Whitehurst, Those 3 would scare the living daylights out of any centre back. Rage's view on my picks. " A big deal was made of Peter Stanley Fear`s Premiership credentials after he was signed from Wimbledon, but unfortunately the Sutton-born peroxide blond failed to live up to them. Too often he was a liability rather than an asset, and it was no surprise that his career plummeted after leaving United. Fear didn`t flatter to deceive, because he failed to flatter at all" "Paul Victor Kee, born Belfast. Butter-fingered goalkeeper, who nevertheless earned himself hero status for his part in United`s final game of the 1991/92 season, at Tranmere Rovers. United had to win to have any chance of avoiding relegation, and they did, thanks in large part to some superb goalkeeping from Kee. He did nothing else of note during his entire Oxford career" "Philip James Whelan, born Reddish. Towering central defender, signed from Middlesbrough. Rare in that he held a degree, in accountancy. Common in that he had no pace" "Big Trevor Keith Charles Aylott was signed from Birmingham City in 1991. Although he was only at the Manor for one season he made a big impact with his headband and his famous two-handed Aylott wave. He scored six goals in his 40 games, and was generally regarded as relatively immobile" "Big Jules joined Oxford in the Summer of 2003, having been Cheltenham's leading scorer the previous two seasons After injury, though, Alsop slowed down considerably, and when Ian Atkins left and Graham Rix tried to get the side to play more passing football Alsop found himself getting marginalised. He was sacked by United after an incident involving some youth team players and a banana" And the best of the lot, "William Whitehurst, born Thurnscoe. Billy the Whale was one of those rare players, who became popular with the crowd despite, or possibly because of, being crap. Billy was possibly the hardest forward to have played for the club, what he lacked in talent he made up for in sheer brawn" Paul Kee gets in the team for dropping a cross at Steve Whites feet for a tap in against the scum. Trevor Aylott gets in for missing the STRATTON BANK with a penalty at the skip. |
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Post by dabigfella on Oct 2, 2016 7:35:58 GMT
In all of my 50+ years of supporting the Yellows one name stands out head and shoulders above the rest ie Ray Gaston. I have 60+ years supporting United and I still agree he was the very worst. He cost the clubs record of £12,000 too. |
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Post by uptheus on Oct 2, 2016 7:50:29 GMT
Jefferson Louis. And did he actually touch the throw in that went in against Swindon? Absolutely shite. And don't get me started on Kemp, f*cking numpty.
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