OneSirKeefy
Vital Football Hero
Just announced his retirement from professional football. Great servant of many clubs not least our own.
All the best Gab.
All the best Gab.
Good player. Committed, hard as nails - no nonsense CB. Good leader.Just announced his retirement from professional football. Great servant of many clubs not least our own.
All the best Gab.
As you've started the conversation and in no particular order other than Bruce clearly being No 1:A good solid and reliable old school CB but not IMO in our top 10 best ever
There is the hardest stopper we have ever had, Mike BurgessAs you've started the conversation and in no particular order other than Bruce clearly being No 1:
Bruce, Greenall, Hope, Ashby, King, Walker, Weatherley, Egan, Butters, Shipperley
I had to look him up - still going strong at 88 according to wiki.There is the hardest stopper we have ever had, Mike Burgess
"Spider" !There is the hardest stopper we have ever had, Mike Burgess
I wasn't there, so can't directly comment. But didn't Steve Bruce play in midfield for us? Often gets bandied about as one of our best defenders, but I reckon it doesn't count if he didn't play there for us
Glad to be proven wrong - I've seen conflicting stories about his time with us.
Good luck Gabz
Why he was not even ever in an England squad is totally beyond me.Began as a midfielder and may have played there very early in his career with us but by the time of the epic three games against Everton which included two 0-0 draws, he was an established centre back marking and nullifying the likes of Graham Sharp and Andy Gray. Legend.
I thought Dean White was pretty solid too, until that crunching tackle ruined his career.