Ex Player Best Player - Post 1990

[southcoastyellow]

Was thinking about our best 11 (post 1990): names I have so far:

Joey
Matt Elliot
Cam Brannagan
Beano
Roofe

 

[Left Wing Cross]

I'd add Magilton

 

[Verbalkint]

Phil god whitehead

 

[Upthecowboys]

Phil Whitehead in goal, unless you can include Paul Gerrard (loan).

 

[werthersoriginal]

Was thinking about our best 11 (post 1990): names I have so far:

Joey
Matt Elliot
Cam Brannagan
Beano
Roofe

Whitehead is in goal and Baldock at right back, not sure if Beano is getting on the pitch sadly.

 

[Oxford84]

Andy Melville and Paul Moody

 

[MJB]

Gerrard

Robinson Elliott Dickie Baldock

Maguire Magilton Lundstram Beauchamp

Roofe Windass

 

[greatunclekip]

For pure talent belonging at the highest level. Mr Beauchamp. Nobody comes close.

For going to a club on its a**e and giving a billion percent to get it back up. Mr Constable.

 

[Paul Cannell]

Lewis Haldane is the orangest by far.

 

[Marked Ox]

Gerrard

Robinson Elliott Dickie Baldock

Maguire Magilton Lundstram Beauchamp

Roofe Windass

Phil Gilchrist is way ahead of Rob Dickie at this point considering his career with us (1st spell) followed by his PL spell. He gets overshadowed by Matty Elliott but he was a fantastic player in his own right.

Also for consistency, I'd have Stuart Massey ahead of Chris Maguire. SM may not have had the fancy stuff in beating a player but my could he cross a fantastic ball. Only David Bardsley and Dave Langan could consistently cross such a good ball.

And at left back, it has to be Jimmy Phillips for me. Edit: Scratch JP as left in 1990.

 

[Scotchegg]

I wouldn't disagree with any of those mentioned, but would also throw in Paul Simpson.

 

[BeechRoadBokelberg]

Gerrard

Robinson Elliott Dickie Baldock

Maguire Magilton Lundstram Beauchamp

Roofe Windass

That midfield 4 - spot on! Growing up my first OUFC idol was Paul Simpson but I don’t he’d quite make an all time 11.

 

[MJB]

Phil Gilchrist is way ahead of Rob Dickie at this point considering his career with us (1st spell) followed by his PL spell. He gets overshadowed by Matty Elliott but he was a fantastic player in his own right.

Also for consistency, I'd have Stuart Massey ahead of Chris Maguire. SM may not have had the fancy stuff in beating a player but my could he cross a fantastic ball. Only David Bardsley and Dave Langan could consistently cross such a good ball.

And at left back, it has to be Jimmy Phillips for me. Edit: Scratch JP as left in 1990.

I bloody loved Massey.

And yeah you’re almost certainly correct in saying that Gilly was/is underrated.

What a f*****g defence that was.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

My brother once saw Mark Angel and Martin Aldridge punching two bags of s**t out of each other because they were both trying to pull the same girl in town. For that reason alone, they must both be included.

 

[MJB]

My brother once saw Mark Angel and Martin Aldridge punching two bags of s**t out of each other because they were both trying to pull the same girl in town. For that reason alone, they must both be included.

I always had a massive soft spot for Mark Angel as he scored in the first game my Grandad took me to at the Manor.

Dat team, tho.

 

[Marked Ox]

I always had a massive soft spot for Mark Angel as he scored in the first game my Grandad took me to at the Manor.

Dat team, tho.

KR would get slammed for using Joey as a right back.

 

[Scotchegg]

My brother once saw Mark Angel and Martin Aldridge punching two bags of s**t out of each other because they were both trying to pull the same girl in town. For that reason alone, they must both be included.

My brother was good mates with Mark Druce and we'd often go out drinking with some of the Oxford squad between '92 and '96. You would have been able to fill 5th Avenue and Park End* with Mark Angel's conquests so you'd have thought he'd let Martin Aldridge have one at least!!


* said establishments used to demonstrate both the quantity and quality of the aforementioned conquests!!!

 

[MJB]

KR would get slammed for using Joey as a right back.

I can EXACTLY imagine KR trying to make Joey into a full-back!

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

I can EXACTLY imagine KR trying to make Joey into a full-back!

Could fill right or left back positions , Robbo slavering at that thought !!

 

[MJB]

Could fill right or left back positions , Robbo slavering at that thought !!

KR chatting to John Aldridge:

“Listen John, I know you’re scoring a hatful of goals for us, but I’d like to try you out as a CDM over the next couple of months. We’re a bit light in that position - trust me, it’ll be genius.”