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Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Mar 23, 2020 10:08:34 GMT
Seen the club one, lets have an all time one to fill in these awful worrying long days.
The best you saw. 1-11, 7 subs.
1 Mike Stowell - class. Not the biggest, and not here long, but so agile and had a massive impact
2 Ross Davidson - hard, great defender, good going forward
3 Arthur Albiston - Mr Reliability. Was 34 when he joined us and was a great organiser during the bleak Macc days
4 Milton Graham - absolute velvet on the ball.
5 George Horan - a rock, and proper Roy of the Rovers stuff captaining his local team to 3 titles from their darkest days. Never been replaced in my opinion
6 Bobby Coy - my childhood hero of the first promotion side I watched. Remember being heartbroken when McNally released him
7 Michael Twiss - wizard with a ball. Did things that I'd never seen before. Some of the goals he scored were off the planet
8 Graham Barrow - hard as nails, combative and dragged his teams through games. Besmirched his name going down the A483, but what a player
9 Daryl Clare - the best goalscorer I've ever seen in a Chester shirt. If he was playing, we always had a chance. Rarely missed
10 Michael Wilde - proper old school centre forward. Great role model to all the kids we had attending them days. Like Desperate Dan wearing a CFC shirt
11 David Thompson - great winger. Used to commit full backs, run at them and had great end product. That was my favourite ever Chester team
12 Stuart Rimmer - legend. The first spell at Sealand Road was unplayable
13 Sam Hughes - oozes class. Will go on to have a great career.
14 Brian Croft - That blond flash tearing down the wing at Sealand Road. I can still see it. Bald as a coot nowadays
15 Roger Preece - Was brilliant in the midfield during the Barrow era promotion side. Never forgave Mick Tait for basically ending his career
16 Matty McNeil - The perfect striker for the league we were in (EvoStik Prem). Was about 35 coming to us, got an early knock, but when he played we played
17 Antoni Sarcevic - Outrageous talent. Scored the best goal I've seen in a long time at Colwyn Bay
18 Billy Stewart - The keeper of my childhood. Always solid, never spectacular. Seen better keepers, got better memories of Billy
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Post by RonD on Mar 23, 2020 10:35:20 GMT
Seen the club one, lets have an all time one to fill in these awful worrying long days. The best you saw. 1-11, 7 subs. 1 Mike Stowell - class. Not the biggest, and not here long, but so agile and had a massive impact
2 Ross Davidson - hard, great defender, good going forward
3 Arthur Albiston - Mr Reliability. Was 34 when he joined us and was a great organiser during the bleak Macc days
4 Milton Graham - absolute velvet on the ball.
5 George Horan - a rock, and proper Roy of the Rovers stuff captaining his local team to 3 titles from their darkest days. Never been replaced in my opinion
6 Bobby Coy - my childhood hero of the first promotion side I watched. Remember being heartbroken when McNally released him
7 Michael Twiss - wizard with a ball. Did things that I'd never seen before. Some of the goals he scored were off the planet
8 Graham Barrow - hard as nails, combative and dragged his teams through games. Besmirched his name going down the A483, but what a player
9 Daryl Clare - the best goalscorer I've ever seen in a Chester shirt. If he was playing, we always had a chance. Rarely missed
10 Michael Wilde - proper old school centre forward. Great role model to all the kids we had attending them days. Like Desperate Dan wearing a CFC shirt
11 David Thompson - great winger. Used to commit full backs, run at them and had great end product. That was my favourite ever Chester team
12 Stuart Rimmer - legend. The first spell at Sealand Road was unplayable
13 Sam Hughes - oozes class. Will go on to have a great career.
14 Brian Croft - That blond flash tearing down the wing at Sealand Road. I can still see it. Bald as a coot nowadays
15 Roger Preece - Was brilliant in the midfield during the Barrow era promotion side. Never forgave Mick Tait for basically ending his career
16 Matty McNeil - The perfect striker for the league we were in (EvoStik Prem). Was about 35 coming to us, got an early knock, but when he played we played
17 Antoni Sarcevic - Outrageous talent. Scored the best goal I've seen in a long time at Colwyn Bay
18 Billy Stewart - The keeper of my childhood. Always solid, never spectacular. Seen better keepers, got better memories of Billy
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Post by rcb on Mar 23, 2020 10:38:48 GMT
Surely this thread has the potential for hundreds of players. Derek Draper for me. Always magic to see him in cold midweek games under the floodlights at Sealand road, Bobby Charlton haircut and socks round his ankles, giving it 100%.
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 23, 2020 10:40:00 GMT
I’ve only been supporting us since 2010 so my XI is likely to be very similar to our ‘Team Of The Decade’:
GK - John Danby
RB - Lewis Turner
CB - Ben Heneghan
CB - George Horan
LB - Matty McGinn
RM - Craig Mahon
CM - Sean McConville
CM - Antoni Sarcevic
LM - Iain Howard
ST - Michael Wilde
ST - Akwasi Asante
Substitutes:
GK - Matt Glennon
CB - Paul Linwood
CB - Sam Hughes
CM - Michael Powell
CM - Alex Brown
ST - James Alabi
ST - Ross Hannah
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Post by jimmy on Mar 23, 2020 11:26:33 GMT
Surely Trevor Storton has got to be in the central defence. He was superb.
And how about Nigel Edwards at right back and Keith Birks at left back.
Ronnie Sinclair is the best goalkeeper I've seen in 60 plus years of supporting Chester.
Milton Graham in a must for midfield and Stuart Rimmer has to have one of the striker roles - he was superbin his first spell with us.
And how about Jimmy Cooper on the right or left wing? He was my first football hero!
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Post by Hannibal on Mar 23, 2020 11:39:12 GMT
No place for Ian Rush?
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Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Mar 23, 2020 11:42:02 GMT
Surely Trevor Storton has got to be in the central defence. He was superb. And how about Nigel Edwards at right back and Keith Birks at left back. Ronnie Sinclair is the best goalkeeper I've seen in 60 plus years of supporting Chester. Milton Graham in a must for midfield and Stuart Rimmer has to have one of the striker roles - he was superbin his first spell with us. And how about Jimmy Cooper on the right or left wing? He was my first football hero! Aye, that the idea of doing your own, the best XI YOU ever saw. I never saw most of those players. Heard a lot about Storton and Edwards. Saw them and Ian Rush a time or two but was too young to take it in. 1984 I started going regularly. I was 11. Stuart Rimmer and Daryl Clare was a cigarette paper for me, but Clare was absolutely devastating in a six yard box. I mentioned his first spell, also brilliant at the start of his return. But I also remember the later Rimmer years when the edge had gone slightly. Maybe his length of service affected my decision. Is it better to burn out than to fade away? Lets see your teams all... |
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Post by Wortleyblue on Mar 23, 2020 12:29:54 GMT
To name but a few more
Barry Ashworth solid built like a brick sh1thouse
Grenville Millington Solid and reliable
Gary Talbot there`s only 1 Gary Talbot
Billy Dearden one of the quickest down the right flank
Ray Jones and Bryn Jones 2 solid full backs until Aldershot arrived
Ron Davies another top class forward (only saw him a couple of times at the beginning of my lifelong vigil)
Terry Carling on a par with Grenville
Elfie Morris stunning on the left flank
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Post by waggoner on Mar 23, 2020 16:34:43 GMT
Surely Trevor Storton has got to be in the central defence. He was superb. And how about Nigel Edwards at right back and Keith Birks at left back. Ronnie Sinclair is the best goalkeeper I've seen in 60 plus years of supporting Chester. Milton Graham in a must for midfield and Stuart Rimmer has to have one of the striker roles - he was superbin his first spell with us. And how about Jimmy Cooper on the right or left wing? He was my first football hero! Thought long and hard on this and after about 10 different teams came up with this; 1) Iain Turner ..on loan to us from Everton during the Conference winning season very good young keeper RB) Lee Dixon. Good defender but played for a very poor side for 2 seasons. Went on the play at Burnley, Arsenal, Stoke and got 22 full England Caps, and PL medals CB) Graham Abel. No Bobby Moore but came to us from non league and was dependable and good on the ball. CB) Trevor Storton. Fantastic player for us Came to us from Liverpool (where he made first team appearances and won a Eufa cup winners medal) played 396 games for us. LB) Iain Jenkins. Very good player who played 200 times for us. Went on the play for Dundee United and N/Ireland. Injuries restricted him from going on to greater things. RM/winger) Billy Dearden. Fantastic player for us Went on to play for Sheffield United in the 1st Division (the premier league now) Top scorer for them at that level. LM/winger. Iain Mellor) Came to us from a higher level and was really useful for us down the left. CM) John Kelly. Very useful and skillful at our level at the time and solid tackler too. CM) Alan Oakes. Played about a Million games in the top flight of English football before coming to us. Solid player at D3 level for us went on the manage us. CF) Ian Rush. Most of his exploits were after he left us but whilst here his class was obvious. ( 1st Div/ prem winners medals x5 plus 2 European cups (champiuons L) 70+ welsh caps CF) Stuart Rimmer. Our record goal scorer. Seemed to play his best football for us. Played in the top flight but it never worked out for him |
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Post by Harry Lime on Mar 23, 2020 16:43:09 GMT
No mention so far of Colin Greenall!! Surely has to be in the side.
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Post by billyw on Mar 23, 2020 18:34:18 GMT
It is impossible to agree on a best ‘All Time X1’ as it depends on how long you have been watching Chester.
I also think the level they played at needs to be considered so I don’t think any players who played for us in non-league football can really be regarded as being among the ‘best’, although I realise that younger supporters can only base their judgement on what they have seen.
There have been so many brilliant players - the Famous Five, the teams of the mid and late Seventies in particular and how can you say who was the best striker when there have been the likes of Ron Davies, Talbot, Metcalf, Ian Edwards, Rimmer, Rush etc.
As I say, it is an impossible task but for me personally, one of the first names on the team sheet would be Paul Richardson - the complete player IMO.
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Post by Harry Lime on Mar 23, 2020 19:07:56 GMT
It is impossible to agree on a best ‘All Time X1’ as it depends on how long you have been watching Chester. I also think the level they played at needs to be considered so I don’t think any players who played for us in non-league football can really be regarded as being among the ‘best’, although I realise that younger supporters can only base their judgement on what they have seen. There have been so many brilliant players - the Famous Five, the teams of the mid and late Seventies in particular and how can you say who was the best striker when there have been the likes of Ron Davies, Talbot, Metcalf, Ian Edwards, Rimmer, Rush etc. As I say, it is an impossible task but for me personally, one of the first names on the team sheet would be Paul Richardson - the complete player IMO. Agreed. One man midfield. Did everything, better than everyone else. |
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Post by Churton Blue on Mar 24, 2020 20:19:52 GMT
Been watching since 1972 so in some positions there is stiff competition and in others less so. I will stick to players who played over 20 games for us not on loan.
1. Grenville Millington
2. Lee Dixon
3. Jim Walker
4. Trevor Storton
5. Andy Holden
6. Alan Oakes
7. Paul Richardson
8. Ronnie Phillips
9. Ian Edwards
10. Stuart Rimmer
11. Ian Rush
Subs.
Danny Collins, Jimmy Redfern, Billy Stewart, Milton Graham, Colin Woodthorpe, Ian Mellor, Cyrille Regis
Some choices are based on how good they were for Chester rather than over their career.
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Post by glosblue on Mar 24, 2020 20:40:49 GMT
Trevor Storton absolutely nailed on for one of the CB's. Played against Alan Clarke (Leeds) and Malcolm MacDonald (Newcastle), and neither got a kick. The only player I ever saw get the better of him was Peter Ward at Brighton, who had the unfair advantage of being so small he could barely see him.
And if you don't pick Rimm-err! you know nothing; the fastest player in a Chester shirt in 50 years of watching them, and deadly in a one on one.
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Post by Churton Blue on Mar 24, 2020 21:35:29 GMT
Trevor Storton absolutely nailed on for one of the CB's. Played against Alan Clarke (Leeds) and Malcolm MacDonald (Newcastle), and neither got a kick. The only player I ever saw get the better of him was Peter Ward at Brighton, who had the unfair advantage of being so small he could barely see him. And if you don't pick Rimm-err! you know nothing; the fastest player in a Chester shirt in 50 years of watching them, and deadly in a one on one. I think Stuart Rimmer would have had a career at the top level but for the injury sustained against Orient which took a little bit off his pace. Still my all time favourite player. Ward was a good player. Do not think Trevor could get in his early strong tackle like he did to subdue Alan Buckley ! Started thinking about some of the players I left out......Derek Jeffries, Graham Pugh, Paul Futcher would have a good case. If you include loan players and or look at their whole career...... Earl Barrett, Clive Wilson, Mike Stowell, Jon Walters, Billy Dearden . With this is mind and ruling out sentiment my strongest side would be. 1. Stowell 2. Dixon 3. Wilson 4. Barrett 5. Holden 6. Oakes 7. Richardson 8. Pugh 9. Regis 10.Rush 11.Walters Subs Rimmer, Jeffries, Futcher, Collins, Dearden At their peak would give most Premiership sides a game. |
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Post by bobbycoystears on Mar 27, 2020 19:54:51 GMT
1) Ronnie Sinclair
2) Iain Jenkins
3) Colin Woodthorpe
4) Bobby Coy
5) Peter Jackson
6) Graham Abel
7) David Thompson
8) Chris Priest
9) Daryl Clare
10) Stuart Rimmer
11) David Pugh
subs Billy Stewart, Chris Lightfoot, Graham Barrow, Ross Davidson, Carl Dale, Cyrille Regis.
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Post by eddieshead on Mar 27, 2020 21:16:36 GMT
Surely Trevor Storton has got to be in the central defence. He was superb. And how about Nigel Edwards at right back and Keith Birks at left back. Ronnie Sinclair is the best goalkeeper I've seen in 60 plus years of supporting Chester. Milton Graham in a must for midfield and Stuart Rimmer has to have one of the striker roles - he was superbin his first spell with us. And how about Jimmy Cooper on the right or left wing? He was my first football hero Pretty sure his name wasGraham Birks' |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 22:21:53 GMT
Surely room for Ian moir. A class player.
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Post by rcb on Mar 27, 2020 22:36:06 GMT
Surely Trevor Storton has got to be in the central defence. He was superb. And how about Nigel Edwards at right back and Keith Birks at left back. Ronnie Sinclair is the best goalkeeper I've seen in 60 plus years of supporting Chester. Milton Graham in a must for midfield and Stuart Rimmer has to have one of the striker roles - he was superbin his first spell with us. And how about Jimmy Cooper on the right or left wing? He was my first football hero Pretty sure his name wasGraham Birks' Yep, and Keith Webber. Any more called Keith? |
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Post by archwhopper on Mar 28, 2020 9:34:01 GMT
Keith bertshein if i spelt it right, but he would of been lucky to get in top 1000 as we had him at end of his career, had been a good pro for many years beforehand
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