Team Poyet vs Team Adams

[jharris]

Try picking the best Albion X1 from Adams best players and Poyets and
see what would would be the strongest line-up.

Something like this I guess ?? (just fun )

Kuipers(or Ankergren)
Calderon Cullip Greer (or Morgan) Painter
Bennett Oatway(or Kish) Carpenter (or Dicker) LuaLua
Murray Zamora

 

[severnside gull]

only Zamora would get in the side from Adams' era (sorry Ashley!)

 

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only Zamora would get in the side from Adams' era (sorry Ashley!)

I'd have Watson over Painter (although not an easy one) and possibly Carpenter cos in his pomp he was the bizzo.

 

[Perkino]

Brezovan
Calderon Cullip Greer Painter
Bennett Dicker Oatway Lualua
Murray Zamora

Ankergren
Butters
Watson
Carpenter
Rodgers
Brooker
Barnes

 

[Mendoza]

Mine would be

-----------Kuipers-----------

Calderon Morgan Greer Watson

Bennett Carpenter Dicker LuaLua

-------Murray Zamora---------

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I think Paul Rogers deserves a mention, and so does Kerry Mayo.

 

[Skaville]

Watson was a right back. Never looked anywhere near as comfortable on the left. He'd struggle to get in over Calderon.

 

[227 BHA]

I think Paul Rogers deserves a mention, and so does Kerry Mayo.

With the greatest respect to Kerry (Albion legend that he is), he wouldn't get near this squad even on his best day

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Poyet's Albion would make the Posh game look like an even contest compared to what would happen to Adams' Albion if the two were to play each other.

 

[Gwylan]

Watson was a right back. Never looked anywhere near as comfortable on the left. He'd struggle to get in over Calderon.

Watson was left-footed. He only played at right back because Mayo was too one-footed to play there.


I think my team would be the same as Brett's

 

[e77]

Kuipers
Calderon Morgan El-Abd Painter
Bennett Oatway Dicker LuaLua
Murray Zamora

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Kuipers
Calderon Morgan Greer Painter
Bennett Carpenter Dicker LuaLua
Zamora Murray


note: Watson was left-footed but played the best part of his career as a right-back. Not that it matters in this instance as Calderon and Painter both slightly edge Watto as much as I love him.

 

[BHABen]

Kuipers
Calderon, Cullip, Elphick, Painter
Bennet, Carpenter, Kish, Dicker, LuaLua
Zamora

Subs:Murray, Hart, Oatway, Watson, Greer

 

[RexCathedra]

I'd have Carpenter, Oatway, Hart in there somewhere if only as subs.

One forgets how good Cullip was till an exercise like this. Only a little love for Kuipers, I see.

No love for Butters, but a shout for Elphick?

 

[Spider]

Won't make a team, but I think Kuipers, Zamora, Brooker and Cullip or Morgan (really can't choose on defence) would get in. And to suggest that Carpenter in his pomp would not get into our current team (no matter how good we are) is ridiculous - the man was bloody amazing!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Kuipers for sure. Culip, definitely. I'd have Brooker in for Lua Lua because Brooker was actually our player

 

[DJ Leon]

I won't make up a team (cos these things are so difficult to judge), but what I will say is that I think that if the Adams team were to play our lot now, they'd win.

In this division we are yet to play anyone with remotely the attacking class we had in those days.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Kuipers, Cullip, Carpenter and Zamora from the first era, maybe Brooker on his day.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Kuipers, Morgan and Zamora for me. The Adams midfield were more perspiration than inspiration (though I love them dearly).

 

[Simster]

Kuipers, Morgan and Zamora for me. The Adams midfield were more perspiration than inspiration (though I love them dearly).

Totally agree with this. I think it's fair to say that Adams worked with a smaller budget than Gus, which is reflected in what you say. Before Kuipers turned into an error prone bully, he was magnificent for us between the sticks. Morgan was the most cultured centre back we've had since our top flight days and Bobby is one of our top five players if all time.