Four players released

[Uncle Buck]

Nonsense. Virtually every manager has used him in midfield. He even had a spell of looking very decent there at Championship level under Coppell.

Coppell played him either as a left back, left centre back in a three or left wing back, never as a central midfielder.

Taylor played him as a left back.

As soon as we got back to Withdean Adams used him at left back, so the last manager to use him as a first choice central midfielder was Wood and look what happned to him.

 

[sully]

Coppell played him either as a left back, left centre back in a three or left wing back, never as a central midfielder.

Taylor played him as a left back.

As soon as we got back to Withdean Adams used him at left back, so the last manager to use him as a first choice central midfielder was Wood and look what happned to him.

Sorry, I don't recall the comment being limited to CENTRAL midfield. I must have imagined watching Kerry playing ahead of Nathan Jones down the left, then. I seem to recall thinking it was odd as I thought Jones was better going forward and Kerry was the better defender.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Blimey I agree with Richie Morris!!!

Join the DARK side...

 

[Uncle Buck]

Sorry, I don't recall the comment being limited to CENTRAL midfield. I must have imagined watching Kerry playing ahead of Nathan Jones down the left, then. I seem to recall thinking it was odd as I thought Jones was better going forward and Kerry was the better defender.

Mayo played a left back, with Jones or Brooker on the left of midfield.

 

[sully]

Mayo played a left back, with Jones or Brooker on the left of midfield.

I bow to your better memory.

My recollection is that Jones and Mayo used to swap places during games, but I really can't be arsed to argue the point as it's actually pointless!

 

[Uncle Buck]

I bow to your better memory.

My recollection is that Jones and Mayo used to swap places during games, but I really can't be arsed to argue the point as it's actually pointless!

Not really, they may have to start with, but as Mayo ended up with Brooker in front of him for a number of games the chances of Brooker ever defending were minimal.

 

[sully]

I take back what I said. I could be bothered! Just thought of a quick check and, hey presto, first click:

Strange place to list a full back in the team line up:
From Soccerbase

Football League Championship - KO 19:45
Sheff Utd 2 (2) - 1 (1) Brighton
Windass 5
Brown 34
Carpenter 14

At Bramall Lane on 18-03-2003



Sheff Utd: Kenny ,Jagielka ,Murphy ,Page ,Kozluk ,Ndlovu (Morrison ,69 ) ,Brown ,McCall (Curtis ,45 ) ,Tonge ,Windass ,Kabba (Peschisolido ,58 )
Subs not used: Allison,Javary,

Brighton: Beasant ,Ingimarsson ,Cullip ,Blackwell ,Watson ,Rodger (Jones ,41 ) ,Carpenter (Oatway ,67 ) ,Brooker ,Mayo ,Zamora (Graham Barrett ,48 ) ,Hart
Subs not used Wilkinson,Packham,

Bookings: Jagielka ,Kenny ,Windass (Sheff Utd) Cullip ,Oatway ,Watson ,Zamora (Brighton)

Attendance: 19357


Referee: M Fletcher (Worcestershire)

 

[Icy Gull]

I bow to your better memory.

My recollection is that Jones and Mayo used to swap places during games, but I really can't be arsed to argue the point as it's actually pointless!

Both were often out of position so it did sometimes appear like that, nightmare pairing, one really slow the other a headless chicken.

 

[Les Biehn]

Strange place to list a full back in the team line up:

Brighton: Beasant ,Ingimarsson ,Cullip ,Blackwell ,Watson ,Rodger (Jones ,41 ) ,Carpenter (Oatway ,67 ) ,Brooker ,Mayo ,Zamora (Graham Barrett ,48 ) ,Hart
Subs not used Wilkinson,Packham,

Strange place to put a left footed central midfielder (Roger) and right winger (Brooker) also.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Brighton: Beasant ,Ingimarsson ,Cullip ,Blackwell ,Watson ,Rodger (Jones ,41 ) ,Carpenter (Oatway ,67 ) ,Brooker ,Mayo ,Zamora (Graham Barrett ,48 ) ,Hart

I'd say from that formation he was left wing back with Watson as right wing back and brooker providing the link between midfield and Bobby and Gary up front.

I can remember his playing LWB under Coppell when we went 5-3-2, sometimes he would cover the left side of the back three if someone was injured too.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Brighton: Beasant ,Ingimarsson ,Cullip ,Blackwell ,Watson ,Rodger (Jones ,41 ) ,Carpenter (Oatway ,67 ) ,Brooker ,Mayo ,Zamora (Graham Barrett ,48 ) ,Hart
Subs not used Wilkinson,Packham,

Which lined up as;

GK Beasant
RWB Watson
LWB Mayo
CB Cullip
CB Blackwell
CB Ingimarsson
MD Rodger
MD Carpenter
MD Brooker
FW Hart
FW Zamora

Although it was Brooker that sometimes played behind Zamora.

Coppell generally played 5-3-2 that season.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Shame if true about El Turi - I know everyone is saying but he does deserve a fair crack of the whip. If he's scored goals in the Argentine top flight he sure as hell can score in league one.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Wasn't Hart playing in midfield, and Brooker playing as a 'second striker' with Bobby pretty much upfront on his own? Or did I imagine that?

I think you are right.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Wasn't Hart playing in midfield, and Brooker playing as a 'second striker' with Bobby pretty much upfront on his own? Or did I imagine that?

Now you mention it we did sometimes seem to play a 5-4-1 formation with Hart and Brooker out wide or one of them playing a more free roll and getting forward to support Bobby.

 

[B.W.]

It's amazing how some players, by not being good enough for the first team, then assume almost mythical status among certain fans (see also Kuipers).

But Kuipers was outstanding for the first time... that makes no sense whatsoever...

 

[B.W.]

Yes, he could have, please stop crapping on Chippy, he was our best player against the likes of Luton (official MOTM) and Millwall (Football League Paper nomination).

FFS... he was consistently sh1t after his stupid decsion to play at Palar$e in Oct last year... he may have had one or two average games, the rest were very, very poor... what did he contribute?... nothing... do you actually watch the games we play?... or are you too busy watching the egg-chasers...

 

[Les Biehn]

FFS... he was consistently sh1t after his stupid decsion to play at Palar$e in Oct last year... he may have had one or two average games, the rest were very, very poor... what did he contribute?... nothing... do you actually watch the games we play?... or are you too busy watching the egg-chasers...

Do not question LI, he knows everything. Early season results ARE NOT important, Carole WAS the player of the season and Chippy had a GREAT season. Well everything except a decent understanding of football. Having a different opinion to most people does not always make it right or good.