[Albion] Worst player, in context, to debase the stripes

[GrizzlingGammon]

Chuba Akpom, not one ounce of effort.

... and thread closed.

 

[Arthur]

Worst ever for me has to be Ashley Neal. Clearly been given a chance in football thanks to his dad but he played like someone had put his feet on the wrong legs.

EDIT: Just re-read the criteria.....not sure he made 10 appearances. Still the worst player I've seen in a Brighton shirt though.

Pound for pound worse ever for me might be a controversial one......CMS. Dreadful from pretty much day one. Was given far too much of a chance because at the time it was like Poyet had pulled off a masterstroke signing him. He did score a few goals early on, had floppy hair and seemed like a nice chap so was given a far too easy ride. Was no surprise to see him drop through the leagues like a stone.

 

[Easy 10]

Worst ever for me has to be Ashley Neal. Clearly been given a chance in football thanks to his dad but he played like someone had put his feet on the wrong legs.

EDIT: Just re-read the criteria.....not sure he made 10 appearances. Still the worst player I've seen in a Brighton shirt though.

Pound for pound worse ever for me might be a controversial one......CMS. Dreadful from pretty much day one. Was given far too much of a chance because at the time it was like Poyet had pulled off a masterstroke signing him. He did score a few goals early on, had floppy hair and seemed like a nice chap so was given a far too easy ride. Was no surprise to see him drop through the leagues like a stone.

Harsh on CMS. Yes his goalscoring return was a massive disappointment, given that he was banging them in for fun in L1 at Peterborough. I don't think there was anyone who wasn't excited when he arrived, but he just could not make the step-up to Championship level. Probably missed his mate George Boyd tee-ing him up as well, they both had a telepathic understanding. He did score a few crackers, but sadly when he had time to think about it, he showed all the composure of a man with his trousers on fire.

But nobody who put the hard yards in like CMS did every game could ever be described as debasing the stripes. He does not belong on this thread, imo.

 

[mona]

Ashley Neal. Not good enough to play in a park kickarou

 

[Guinness Boy]

We used to call him "The Hologram" where I sat. Every shot on goal just seemed to pass through him.

Our keeper in my ex-pat team in Taipei was a Cardiff lad known to everyone as The Sieve for similar reasons. He even had "Sieve 1" on his match kit

 

[Easy 10]

Our keeper in my ex-pat team in Taipei was a Cardiff lad known to everyone as The Sieve for similar reasons. He even had "Sieve 1" on his match kit

Almost akin to the refs in the SPL being sponsored by Specsavers. That still gives me a chuckle.

 

[Arthur]

Harsh on CMS. Yes his goalscoring return was a massive disappointment, given that he was banging them in for fun in L1 at Peterborough. I don't think there was anyone who wasn't excited when he arrived, but he just could not make the step-up to Championship level. Probably missed his mate George Boyd tee-ing him up as well, they both had a telepathic understanding. He did score a few crackers, but sadly when he had time to think about it, he showed all the composure of a man with his trousers on fire.

But nobody who put the hard yards in like CMS did every game could ever be described as debasing the stripes. He does not belong on this thread, imo.

I was one of those VERY excited about his arrival. Didn't last long when I saw him play hence why I think he does belong on this thread. I'm not questioning his effort which was always a positive. It was just everything else that went with it wasn't up to scratch.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Worst ever for me has to be Ashley Neal. Clearly been given a chance in football thanks to his dad but he played like someone had put his feet on the wrong legs.

EDIT: Just re-read the criteria.....not sure he made 10 appearances. Still the worst player I've seen in a Brighton shirt though.

Pound for pound worse ever for me might be a controversial one......CMS. Dreadful from pretty much day one. Was given far too much of a chance because at the time it was like Poyet had pulled off a masterstroke signing him. He did score a few goals early on, had floppy hair and seemed like a nice chap so was given a far too easy ride. Was no surprise to see him drop through the leagues like a stone.

It's controversial because it's utterly ludicrous. One of the silliest things I've read on here.

 

[TomandJerry]

Ashley Barnes... Anyone...?

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[heathgate]

I was one of those VERY excited about his arrival. Didn't last long when I saw him play hence why I think he does belong on this thread. I'm not questioning his effort which was always a positive. It was just everything else that went with it wasn't up to scratch.

He (CMS) very much like Hoskins, were never the same after their serious injuries,... CMS away at Bristol City I think,.. both of them seem to have lost that speed of thought and action that they did have until the injury.

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[East Staffs Gull]

Elvis Manu must come into contention.

 

[pb21]

Obika springs to mind, unfortunately.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Robert Codner

I remember there was a perfect minutes silence at the Goldstone until someone shouted “ **** off Codner”

 

[BBassic]

Elvis Manu must come into contention.

Elvis "Born Offside" Manu

 

[Guy Fawkes]

yeh I wouldn't disagree with any of that. It's certainly true that after we got promoted to the Championship he got sussed out a bit I think- only managed a handful of goals and eventually got shifted out to the wing which pissed him off

even in the play off promotion season where he scored a lot of goals, I seem to remember his form tailing off towards the end of the season and him nearly being dropped for the play offs

Bit harsh imo, especially when we were in the Championship.

We reverted to a very defensive set up and ended up with him being very isolated up front, and our tactic was to hit it high and long towards the shortest player on the pitch whilst they were easily outnumbered by defenders.

Not sure it's right to then blame the player for a tactical failure by the manager

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Another vote for Savage excited by him coming but got the ball passed it back never did anything to progress the game and he had the skill. I always thought he was just improving his Optima stats (or whatever their called!) to get a better placement somewhere else. CMS seemed genuine nice guy, tried hard and as far as I'm concerned that good enough for me, more our mistake than his!!

 

[Invicta]

This will always stand out as a low point, our last home game of 2005/06, a shocker of a campaign.

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Were Noel-Williams and Nicolas masquerading as footballers?

Might have been better in goal!

 

[MJsGhost]

Robert Codner

I remember there was a perfect minutes silence at the Goldstone until someone shouted “ **** off Codner”

Harsh! 266 appearances and 39 goals suggests he was doing something right (or are you basing this purely on his off-field business activities?! )

 

[Robinjakarta]

Mickey Thomas.

Hated him when he was at Wrexham, hated when he was at Utd and hated when we signed the slimy cheat.

The correct answer. Surprised it took 12 posts to get there.

 

[Easy 10]

Harsh! 266 appearances and 39 goals suggests he was doing something right (or are you basing this purely on his off-field business activities?! )

Agreed. Codner could sometimes be a bit of a stroller when he didn't fancy it, but there was no doubting his quality. He absolutely DESTROYED Millwall in the Playoffs, and could certainly teach Lallana a thing or two about finishing.