[Albion] Who partners Lawrenson ?

[Seasidesage]

Dunk, not even close.

 

[blue-shifted]

Dunk, not even close.

Yeh, love Fozzie as I do, this is surely the answer.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Peter Suddaby was great but a little too similar to Lawrenson to chose him. Foster was actually a pretty decent centre back. Dunk will I think catch him up if we stay in the PL.

 

[RustyKent]

Norman Gall

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Danny (row Z) Cullip

 

[Eeyore]

Foster did incredibly well to get an England call-up given that overseas centre-backs were a thing of rarity at the time. It's hard to compare eras, but setting that aside I would still have him ahead of Dunk.

 

[Pavilionaire]

There's a lot to be said for a Lawrenson - Dunk - Stevens at the back with Lamptey and Wayne Bridge as wing-backs.

I think Foster is overrated.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Then in the 1980-81 season when they were the first-choice pairing, we struggled and needed four wins in our final four games to avoid the drop. There's an argument to be made that Foster and Steve Gatting in 1981-82 is our best-ever central defensive pairing - and Gatting wasn't even supposed to be a defender when we signed him.

A much underrated player was Gatts, played for us over several seasons, and did an impressive job, either in central defence, midfield, or even at left back.

Seems to have been largely forgotten about by many fans, which is a great shame.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

There's a lot to be said for a Lawrenson - Dunk - Stevens at the back with Lamptey and Wayne Bridge as wing-backs.

I think Foster is overrated.

The likes of Dunky and Lamptey would be ok, but players from the 1980's would have no idea what the term wing back meant, and as for flat back three . . .

 

[Weststander]

Martin Keown

This.

 

[blue-shifted]

Danny (row Z) Cullip

Funnily, Mickey Adams didn't think to get his centre backs playing tika taka in league 2 on a pitch full of shot put divots

 

[blue-shifted]

Personally I think the question is whether Lawrenson would get into this defence (happy to ignore issues about different levels of fitness etc between eras)

 

[aolstudios]

Personally I think the question is whether Lawrenson would get into this defence (happy to ignore issues about different levels of fitness etc between eras)

Are you serious?
Lawrenson was a regular in the best team in the world at that time. You may as well ask if VVD would get in the present Albion team

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I rated Gary Stevens ahead of Fozzie. But as an out and out CB, then I'd have Dunk.

As was said earlier, Lawrenson - Stevens - Dunk would be a very handy back three in a Potter side. Then the excitement of chosing the RWB and LWB from a pretty tasty suite of options. Nom nom.

 

[blue-shifted]

Are you serious?
Lawrenson was a regular in the best team in the world at that time. You may as well ask if VVD would get in the present Albion team

Went on to do very well.

But really Dunk should be playing at a higher level than us. He wouldn't look out of place at any club. He should be an England regular as well

Veltman, Champ league semis and Dutch caps etc, incredible he is with us. Webby and White are a year or two off, but could easily be playing at that level.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Play Dunk and Foster at CB and push Lawro into DCM.

Wasted there in my opinion, always at his best as a sweeper type number 6 alongside a big commanding centre half, much in the Alan Hansen, Martin Buchan mould.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Funnily, Mickey Adams didn't think to get his centre backs playing tika taka in league 2 on a pitch full of shot put divots

As much as l loved Micky, (and still do), he is very much an old school manager as far as today's football is concerned, playing the long ball, strength and organisation was his forte, certainly not modern day tippy tappy football.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I rated Gary Stevens ahead of Fozzie. But as an out and out CB, then I'd have Dunk.

As was said earlier, Lawrenson - Stevens - Dunk would be a very handy back three in a Potter side. Then the excitement of chosing the RWB and LWB from a pretty tasty suite of options. Nom nom.

1983 Cup Final - Foster out i seem to remember for the first match - 2-2 and if Smith HAD scored.........
Replay - Foster back - 4-0.
I often wonder if.............

 

[Comrade Sam]

Keith Dublin? Loved him. Didn't Gatting play at Wembley 3 times for us - Dunk twice.

 

[Worthing exile]

Apologies if he reads this but imho Fozzie always seemed good if he had a good partner i.e. Lawrenson or Stevens but looked average with anyone else. So it is Dunk for me.