All-time Withdean XI [merged threads]

[Turkey]

It would be interesting to see who has made the most Withdean appearances for the Albion.

 

[keaton]

Ben Roberts;

Inigo Calderon, Danny Cullip, Adam El Abd, Paul Watson;

Elliott Bennett, Richard Carpenter, Radostan Kishishev, Kazenga Lua Lua;

Glenn Murray, Bobby Zamora.

Subs: Kuipers, Watson, Mayo, Virgo, Crofts, Iwelumo, Forster.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

It's only right we put together a HANDSOME XI and a MUNTER XI

Here come the hippo-croco-pigs:

Casper Ankergren
Robbie Pethick
Darren Carr
Adam Hinshelwood
Kerry Mayo
Gary Hart
George O'Callaghan
Steve Sidwell
Liam Dickinson
Fran Sandaza
Steve Claridge

 

[Mendoza]

Here come the hippo-croco-pigs:

Casper Ankergren
Robbie Pethick
Darren Carr
Adam Hinshelwood
Kerry Mayo
Gary Hart
George O'Callaghan
Steve Sidwell
Liam Dickinson
Fran Sandaza
Steve Claridge

How has Andy Whing not made it?


The HANDSOME XI is hard

Wayne Henderson

Inigo Calderon
Gordon Greer
James Tunnicliffe

Seb Carole
Nick Ward
Doug Loft
Dan Marney

Alex Revell
Jake Robinson

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

How have you not got Whing in the munter team

 

[Lady Whistledown]

How have you not got Whing in the munter team

You and Mendoza are of course correct, how did I miss him off?? In he goes, probably instead of O'Callaghan as I can't justify leaving out Hinsh, Mayo or Darren Carr.

And sorry Brett, but Revell has a set of teeth that Kauto Star would be embarrassed to call his own: he should be in the Munters XI not the Handsome one. I would have GLENN in there of course.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

In person Adam El-Abd is actually a decent looking bloke. Is there room for him in the handsome XI?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

In person Adam El-Abd is actually a decent looking bloke. Is there room for him in the handsome XI?

No, definitely not. I have seen him in person as well as on the pitch and he is to handsome what I am to high-wire trapeze walking.

I might put Ashley Barnes in the handsome one though, just checking the programme for mugshots. Not quite up there with Gordon or Glenn though

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Fair enough!

I've just googled Paul Brooker to try and remember what he looks like, but there doesn't seem to be one picture of him in a Brighton shirt?! Someone must have one, surely.

 

[Gritt23]

Kuipers

Calderon
Morgan
Blackwell
Painter

Bennett
Sidwell
Carpenter
KLL

Zamora
Knight (as has already been said, if we are judging someone at their best, then that first half of his 1st season he was unstoppable).

 

[ManchesterSeagull]

Geoff Pitcher, Dirk Lehmann, Robbie Pethick, Federico Turienzo, Maheta Molango.

Couple of Albion greats thrown in the hat...

 

[Pavilionaire]

1. Kuipers
2. Calderon
3. Painter
4. Cullip
5. Morgan
6. Carpenter
7. Sidwell
8. Lua Lua
9. Zamora
10.Forster
11.Bennett

 

[Rich Suvner]

Your Withdean XI- the best team from 1999-2011

Well, here's my first thoughts - probably full of omissions, but you've got to start somewhere. I think a player has to have played at least 3 months for the club to qualify.

Kuipers

Calderon - Cullip(C) - McShane - Mayo

Bennett - Sidwell - Crofts - Hammond

Zamora - Forster​

If this tells any story at all, it's that we've always lost our talented players in midfield (Carpenter aside - fingers crossed re Bennett).

I now leave it for you all to disagree

 

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

Kuipers

Calde Greer Ingimarsson Painter

Bennett Sidwell Johnson Lua Lua

Zamora Knight

 

[Reinelt12]

GK - Roberts
RB - Calde
LB - Watson (I know he played RB most of the time, but I can't leave Calde out, and need Watson in there for his amazing left foot which set up so many of Zamora's goals)
CB - Cullip (C)
CB - Morgan
RW - Bennett
CM - Sidwell
CM - Hammond
LW - Lua Lua
CF - Zamora
CF - Murray

SB - Kuipers
SB - Knight
SB - Forster
SB - McShane
SB - Crofts
SB - Dicker
SB - Brooker

On saying that - the likes of Greer, Ankergren, Noone, Bridcutt all have the potential to be in that team when they have played more games for us - and El Abd on current form would be in it, but given that early on in his career he wasnt great - if this spans his career to date I can't put him in.

 

[Rich Suvner]

LB - Watson (I know he played RB most of the time, but I can't leave Calde out, and need Watson in there for his amazing left foot which set up so many of Zamora's goals)

Almost did exactly the same thing - choice of Mayo was my only choice of heart over head

 

[Dad 38]

roberts gk
calderon rb
painter lb
cullipp cb
morgan cb
bennett rw
sidwell cm
rodger cm
brooker lw
zamora cf
murray cf

bench
kuipers gk
el-abd ch
knight cf
carpenter cm
lua-lua lw
hammond cm

 

[Rich Suvner]

Simon Morgan is a good call

 

[Southy]

The two absolute unanimous choices seem to be Calderon and Zamora unsurprisingly. Our 2 best players in the last 15 years? Would they both make an all time Albion 11?

 

[samtheseagull]

kuipers

calderon
cullip
morgan
watson

bennett
carpenter
dicker

CKR

zamora
murray