What other players have divided fans opinons as much as Ashley Barnes

[Icy Gull]

It seems people either like him or think he is close on useless. There are fans who don't bother to comment when things are going well but are all over NSC when they are not going so well. Although even when things are going well some still want him dropped.

Who else has divided opinions as much as Ashley?

I'll start with Robert Codner. I can clearly recall him receiving abuse for a lost ball when he was actually on the other side of the pitch from the incident

I actually quite liked him although he did blow hot and cold and didn't have that never say die attitude. I particularly enjoyed his contribution to the away win at Milwall at Cold Blow Lane in the playoff semi-final.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Codner and his contemporary Dean Wilkins both seriously divided crowd opinion.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Oooohhhh Gary Chivers

 

[Icy Gull]

Oooohhhh Gary Chivers

Really? I don't remember that. I thought that he was quite popular.

Nicky Rust..now I did think he was one of the worst keepers I have ever seen at the Albion, especially after he came back from a spell out through injury when we'd had some quality Scottish keeper on loan whilst he was injured. Plenty of people around me at the time thought Rust was pretty damn good though.

 

[Icy Gull]

Gerry Ryan, in his early days here, was another

 

[albion534]

Wayne Henderson?

I loved him, I know a few who did and a few who didn't

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Really? I don't remember that. I thought that he was quite popular.

Nicky Rust..now I did think he was one of the worst keepers I have ever seen at the Albion, especially after he came back from a spell out through injury when we'd had some quality Scottish keeper on loan whilst he was injured. Plenty of people around me at the time thought Rust was pretty damn good though.

Nope the North Stand boo boys "loved" Gary Chivers.

Rust still holds the record of 5 consecutive clean sheets I think. He was OK to start but he was shit when he replaced Ormerod in the 4-4 Leyton Orient game. Absolute pony.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Kevin Bremner

 

[Driver8]

Kurt Nogan?

 

[supaseagull]

Terry Connor, Andy Ritchie, John Crumplin, Gary Chivers, Steve Gatting, Alan Biley, Chris Hutchings, Paul Rogers, Nathan Jones...All marmite players

 

[El Presidente]

Teddy Maybank
Neil McNab
Gordon Smith
John Gregory
Glenn Murray


At United it was Berbatov

 

[Icy Gull]

Kevin Bremner

Oh yes, the hee haw chants from ALBION fans at Portsmouth

 

[Icy Gull]

, John Crumplin,

He was shit though, game at Liverpool marking John Barnes excepted

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

He was shit though, game at Liverpool marking John Barnes excepted

I disagree. Crumps was shit when he joined but worked hard at his game and improved markedly. He was an above-average header of the ball, and was a bit of a revelation after he was converted to full-back. Best of all, he persevered through some of the worst stick ever given to an Albion player to become a cult figure and well-liked by most fans, who could see what a whole-hearted trier he was.

 

[somerset]

Teddy Maybank
Neil McNab
Gordon Smith
John Gregory
Glenn Murray


At United it was Berbatov

Agree about Murray , Smith and May bank.... Gregory and Mcnab seem to have the crowd , from memory.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Surely EVERYONE thought Maybank was shit?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I'm going to throw in DIGWEED. Although it wasn't so much that the crowd were divided over whether he was decent - more whether he or Moseley should be playing. It seemed that everyone had a very strong opinion on which one should get the nod.

 

[Simster]

Peter Smith

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Surely EVERYONE thought Maybank was shit?

Nope, I witnessed a fine hat trick from Maybank.

 

[SurreySeagulls]

Jonny Crumplin was a football genius and by definition genious' are misunderstood