Three best forwards you ever saw

[Gwylan]

At one stage, Division 3 boasted Peter Ward, Robin Friday and Vince Hilaire - three of the most skillful players seen outside the top division: they'd be my choices. A decade before, Rodney Marsh terrorised 3rd division defences, I just missed seeing him.

Some good calls for McDougall & Boyer and Bannister & Warboys, two great striking partnerships and pleased to see Ernie Moss get a mention - a prolific scorer in lower divisions.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Bergkamp
henry
ravenelli (or ian wright) .

 

[strings]

I, for one, am gutted that I never saw Forster play in his early career. Being a younger fan, I'm sure he would have been on my list.

 

[Gwylan]

Bergkamp
henry
ravenelli (or ian wright) .

And exactly when did they play in the lower two divisions?

 

[drew]

A bit leftfield these, but with the caveat that they were seen live by me regularly, rather than just on telly, I'd say;
Richard Cadette at Southend (my family live there), he was scary for a while....
Tony Cottee at West Ham (I used to hang out with the wrong crowsd in Southend), an arch poacher....
and from an Albion perspective I only saw the tail end of Peter Ward, never saw Zamora so inbetween from all my Albion games I reckon Sergei Gotsmanov was the best but he only played a dozen or so times (all class every time I saw him though).

I'd have to go for Ward, Zamora and Nelson as I'm not biased in any way towards the Albion.

I am surprised none of the older fans have nominated Bobby Smith, and England forward one year and Div 4 the next!

 

[The Goon]

Eric Cantona
Bobby Zamora
Craig Davies

 

[Father Jack]

Of the ones i have seen

Zamora
Beckford
Earnshaw

 

[glasfryn]

Peter Ward
Bobby Zamora
and strangely Fred Binney

 

[Da Man Clay]

Zamora
Ashton
and probably Knight.

 

[Janbha]

Gerry armstrong
Frank worthington
Dean Windass

 

[Kumquat]

Richard Tiltman?

 

[Dave the OAP]

Actually seen play

Peter Ward in his heyday
Malcolm McDonald
Ian Rush

 

[Return of the Rev]

First team to score 2 past them!

Yes, they were dubbed Smash & Grab.

Bournemouth's Ted MacDougall deserves a mention too.

8-2 STILL NOT HAPPY

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

And exactly when did they play in the lower two divisions?

Ok might have missed that bit.

I've got feck all then! Probably mark mccammon, phil stant and doug loft then.

 

[aberllefenni]

Pontypool front row. Sorry, wrong sport.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Going for an all Albion answer here, with

1) PETER WARD.
























2) Kit Napier
3) Bobby Smith (yes,the England one) or Alex Dawson.

Want goals ? Here's yer men.
(Yes I know about BZ but you cannot pick everybody.)

 

[Gully]

Out of the players I actually saw play for the Albion:

Bobby Zamora, Garry Nelson and Nicky Forster.

Others deserving of a mention, but not Albion:

Brian Deane, Ricky Otto and Phil Stant.

 

[Big Jim]

Connor
Byrne
Zamora (Scored best Goal I've ever seen).

 

[Vic's Stick]

Albion
Peter Ward
Ken Beamish
Bobby Zamora

Opponents

Mick Quinn (pompey - always scored against us)
Mick Harford (luton)
Teddy Sheringham (millwall)

 

[severnside gull]

Don Rogers for Swindon
Derek Dougan at Peterborough
Andy Lockhead (Aston Villa)



For Albion it would have to be Peter Ward, Bobby Smith and Kit Napier