Favourite ever player ( not just the best ever)

[C_Latic]

Very tough, especially having watched us in what feels like multiple different eras. But one player has always stood out for his play, his leadership, his bravery, his conduct on and off the pitch in a Wigan shirt. Arjan De Zeeuw.

Most of my favourites have been mentioned on here, Al Habsi, Liddell, Lowe, Jones, Martinez, Boyce, McCulloch. In terms of the post Premier League era which now spans ten years (where has the time gone!), my favourite player was and remains Sam Morsy, who shares so many of De Zeeuw's traits on and off the pitch. I said he'd play in the Premier League one day and I hope Ipswich make it.

 

[daleks.at.the.monaco]

The thread asked for favourite ever player,not his family situation.

Yes, as you read, I agreed with your football comment.
You also said "real gent"

He was my hero.

 

[daleks.at.the.monaco]

You just had to didn't you, there's always one

Loads been named who were bad uns off the pitch.

 

[Zeb2]

Like everyone, loved many, many players over the years, right from Tommy Gore, through to the likes of Nick Powell. My all time favourite though, is the one and only Tony Kelly, always believed he should have played for England him, could put a pass on a sixpence

If he’d liked training as much as he liked lager, he probably would have done an all !….Should certainly have featured in the old First Division at some point.

 

[Tenfut]

Yes, as you read, I agreed with your football comment.
You also said "real gent"

He was my hero.

I can only speak as I find (or in this case found RIP Harry)
Me being a young lad and him a popular goal scoring centre forward the fact that he was prepared to spend time talking with me affords him the aforementioned "real gent" description. Gossip and heresay not my bag.

 

[hindleymonwafc]

I can only speak as I find (or in this case found RIP Harry)
Me being a young lad and him a popular goal scoring centre forward the fact that he was prepared to spend time talking with me affords him the aforementioned "real gent" description. Gossip and heresay not my bag.

You would need to sit on twitter and turn all lefty where gossip and hearsay are king.

No, not my bag either.

 

[moonay]

You would need to sit on twitter and turn all lefty where gossip and hearsay are king.

Bang on there Hindley ... absolutely no crazed right wing racist, LGBT-phobic shite on there ... nope, none at all.

 

[BrickLatic]

Lets not fuck up jeffs grate thred heer.
ill sey agen. jim fleming (and few others in that teem of 71/72). glad you sed an all TB. thowt i was on my own there.
jocklatic. youd of loved him mate as a fellow kinsmon.

edit to show jeffs name as thred starter.

 

[jeffs right]

Lets not fuck up Zackys grate thred heer.
ill sey agen. jim fleming (and few others in that teem of 71/72). glad you sed an all TB. thowt i was on my own there.
jocklatic. youd of loved him mate as a fellow kinsmon.

"Ice cool Jim sinks The Posh."
Quite after we licked Peterborough in the FA Cup.

 

[BrickLatic]

"Ice cool Jim sinks The Posh."
Quite after we licked Peterborough in the FA Cup.

the game that took us to maine road.
as an ex no4 meself ive got to add billy sutherland to my list an all.

 

[ZAKKY]

the game that took us to maine road.
as an ex no4 meself ive got to add billy sutherland to my list an all.

Why no 4 Brick ? Billy was a number 3 left back

 

[BrickLatic]

Why no 4 Brick ? Billy was a number 3 left back

i pleyed as an old no4. center defender. billy was one of my fav pleyers in defence. you rember when we pleyed wi nos 1 to 11 on are backs.
i used to get a nose bleed past half way

 

[TRUE BELIEVER]

the game that took us to maine road.
as an ex no4 meself ive got to add billy sutherland to my list an all.

We are obviously singing off the same hymn sheet here mate. Great era for the club and some absolute legends in the side at that moment.

 

[TRUE BELIEVER]

i pleyed as an old no4. center defender. billy was one of my fav pleyers in defence. you rember when we pleyed wi nos 1 to 11 on are backs.
i used to get a nose bleed past half way

Six yard box in my case Brick, I think I got agoraphobic when I ventured out.

 

[daleks.at.the.monaco]

I can only speak as I find (or in this case found RIP Harry)
Me being a young lad and him a popular goal scoring centre forward the fact that he was prepared to spend time talking with me affords him the aforementioned "real gent" description. Gossip and heresay not my bag.

Totally accept and it was not my intention to besmirch his reputation as a football hero, as I said.

Gossip, no it came from his progeny, just after I said said how much of a hero he was to me.

 

[daleks.at.the.monaco]

You would need to sit on twitter and turn all lefty where gossip and hearsay are king.

No, not my bag either.

Or get out and about and meet people from different walks of life.

Alternatively stay at home to read and believe every headline in the Mail, Express and Telegraph

 

[Kevin sheldon]

DeZeeuw is the obvious one.

Reece James for me was the most talented (even at the time without any foresight of what he'd go on to to) and i loved his attitude even though he was only a loan.

I really liked Jason Roberts but that seemed to go a bit sour in the final few months unfortunately over a contract dispute between him and the club.

McArthur was another i really appreciated he was a real unsung hero and i think people rated him but didn't appreciate quite how good he really was.

De Zeuww for me by a margin

 

[Kevin sheldon]

I have to say that I like understated steady defenders.

I always thought Nicky Eden was our version of Alex Ferguson's Dennis Irwin, Arjan de Zeeuw was everything I thought a defender should be, but my biggest soft spot is reserved for Titus Bramble, I loved the way he would clean players out with mistimed tackles and he was always a bit of a cartoon character which masked the fact despite his regular bloopers, he was a bloody good defender.

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Bramble lacked awareness which meant he was a reactive defender. Always part of teams that lost heavily which says it all

 

[daleks.at.the.monaco]

De Zeuww for me by a margin

Agree person and footballer

 

[truelatic4eva]

Joshua Magennis..... closely followed by Ashley Fletcher.