I found this when I was going through some old stuff last night

[Hiney]

What a squad that was

 

[Trigger]

Did they shoot on target?

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Did they shoot on target?

One of them certainly did but I think the jury's still out on Maybank.

 

[Murray 17]

If you had to make a team out of this squad and our current squad do you think any of today's players are better than any of these? Sadly no.

 

[Lenny Rider]

What a squad that was

But Hiney was the 81-82 squad better?

And can you post a pic of them up please?

 

[fat old seagull]

IMO this is probably the strongest squad we ever had.....I think

 

[Hiney]

But Hiney was the 81-82 squad better?

And can you post a pic of them up please?

Tough call.

Not sure about the quality of the pic:

 

[BigGully]

Tough call.

Not sure about the quality of the pic:

Aaaah the old quiz of who is the player to the right of Mike Bailey ......

 

[tinycowboy]

Love that classic Mullery look - has inspired so many imitators and tribute acts. Would there have been an American Hustle without it?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

1980/81 was the strongest squad we ever had. Pity they didn't play like that until the final four games!

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Here's a colour one of the 1981/82 squad

 

[BigGully]

Here's a colour one of the 1981/82 squad

You my friend are disqualified from answering my original question of .....

Who is the player directly on the right handside of Mike Bailey !!!

 

[Ernest]

Neil McNab

 

[Hiney]

Tommy Mason

 

[Lenny Rider]

1980/81 was the strongest squad we ever had. Pity they didn't play like that until the final four games!

But 81-82 had the clubs highest ever finish?

Foster, Stevens, Robinson, Grealish, Ryan, Gregory all internationals, not to mention Smith, Mcnab, Ritchie, Gatting and Case, 11 quality players before you've even started.

(even though Gregory turned out to be a c*** later on)

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

Brian Horton is such a chap.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

But 81-82 had the clubs highest ever finish?

Foster, Stevens, Robinson, Grealish, Ryan, Gregory all internationals, not to mention Smith, Mcnab, Ritchie, Gatting and Case, 11 quality players before you've even started.

(even though Gregory turned out to be a c*** later on)

Although Gregory wasn't an international when he was with us. He won his first cap after joining QPR.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

But 81-82 had the clubs highest ever finish?

Foster, Stevens, Robinson, Grealish, Ryan, Gregory all internationals, not to mention Smith, Mcnab, Ritchie, Gatting and Case, 11 quality players before you've even started.

(even though Gregory turned out to be a c*** later on)

The 1980/81 side still had the best of the old guard, Lawrenson, Horton and Ward (or Ritchie later on) at its spine while also the big money signings such as Robinson, Smith, plus three future England defenders at the back: Foster, Gregory and Stevens (I don't think Gregory played much of a part in 1981/82).

It really ought to have done much better than it did.

 

[Hiney]

It really ought to have done much better than it did.

But it didn't

 

[brakespear]

What a squad that was

That looks like the poster the Argus gave away with all the fixtures for the first season in the First Division on (and a big photo of Horton). Probably got the wrong squad though knowing me