Ex Player A-Z Best and Worst Players (continued)

[windmill]

Think we missed out p & q. For R jordan rhodes. Could see his quality in the few loan appearances he made for us as a young un.

Absolutely. Think he helped us through a tricky FA Cup match at Merthyr many years ago.

 

[38yearsofpain]

Think we missed out p & q. For R jordan rhodes. Could see his quality in the few loan appearances he made for us as a young un.

Rosie deserves a mention for best R's as does Dave Roberts and worst there are too many choices, Neville Roach, Michael Raynes, Sean Reck stand out for me.

 

[windmill]

Rosie deserves a mention for best R's as does Dave Roberts and worst there are too many choices, Neville Roach, Michael Raynes, Sean Reck stand out for me.

Sean Reck, affectionately known as The Shipwreck in the Left Side.

 

[QR]

Roofe

 

[38yearsofpain]

Les Robinson as well, also forgot Marvellous Marvin. Oh hell I will have to go back to therapy, the nightmares will return.

 

[tonyw]

I'll do 'P' then, so we don't forget it.

Best? Les Philips, I would have thought.
Although Alfie Potter obviously gets a mention for scoring the most important goal of the last quarter century (and a few other good ones besides)
And for a single season - Paul Powell in 99/00 was absolutely outstanding. Kept us up single-handed. Course then he did his knee, and he was pretty rubbish after that.

Worst? Well, Pekalski may have been, although it's hard to say without ever having seen him play.
But for my mind, it's Courtney Pitt. And I'd probably vote for him for every other letter of the alphabet as well.


Oh, and 'Q' - Best is Barry Quinn. Worst is Robert Quinn. Although neither was that bad/good!

 

[38yearsofpain]

Not many Qs but Pat Quartermain was probably the best. Could never play today, his trademark slide tackle would be red every time. Lined up the winger and took him and ball into the Manor wall. He would have loved playing at Northampton yesterday those conditions were made for him.

 

[Oslernorth]

Darren Purse has to get a mention under P. Part of that David v Goliath team that managed to pull out results when the wolf really was at the door.

 

[Followtheox1]

I'll do 'P' then, so we don't forget it.

Best? Les Philips, I would have thought.
Although Alfie Potter obviously gets a mention for scoring the most important goal of the last quarter century (and a few other good ones besides)
And for a single season - Paul Powell in 99/00 was absolutely outstanding. Kept us up single-handed. Course then he did his knee, and he was pretty rubbish after that.

Worst? Well, Pekalski may have been, although it's hard to say without ever having seen him play.
But for my mind, it's Courtney Pitt. And I'd probably vote for him for every other letter of the alphabet as well.


Oh, and 'Q' - Best is Barry Quinn. Worst is Robert Quinn. Although neither was that bad/good!

Jimmy Phillips was a decent left back for us was David Bardsley for B.

 

[stokeu]

S....Saunders, Seacole, Shotton, Slatter, Smart vs Salmon, End of




Shuker was before my time, but needs adding in the best list

 

[38yearsofpain]

Salmon v Sall for shortest and worst career.

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

Tom Newey was what he was. A technically hopeless but committed full back who could do the basics right. He's the embodiment of League 2 and formed an effective career out of limited resources. Any side who plays at League 2 will end up with those functional sorts in their side at some time or another. He's hardly the worst we've ever had.

As for O's - we've got an odd bunch.

Best - O'Dowda, Obita and Oldfield (old but evident talent)
Worst - Tony Obi - and never a popular choice despite probably not as bad as we remember him to be - Jon Obika

Worst Adrian O'dowd ? Signed from Villa , played a dozen or so before going to non league
Also worst Terry Donovan , came on loan , no goals and sent off in third match....not enquired for after that funnily enough !

 

[tonyw]

Mike Salmon produced the single worst performance I've ever seen from an Oxford player - but it was only one game.
Jon Shepherd, Jamie Slabber, Tim Sills and Ashley Smith-Brown were all awful.

StokeU named most of the best, but Paul Simpson should also be on the shortlist.

 

[Paul Cannell]

I'll do 'P' then, so we don't forget it.

Worst? Well, Pekalski may have been, although it's hard to say without ever having seen him play.
But for my mind, it's Courtney Pitt. And I'd probably vote for him for every other letter of the alphabet as well.

Did you not see Philiskirk in action?

 

[Followtheox1]

Mike Salmon produced the single worst performance I've ever seen from an Oxford player - but it was only one game.
Jon Shepherd, Jamie Slabber, Tim Sills and Ashley Smith-Brown were all awful.

StokeU named most of the best, but Paul Simpson should also be on the shortlist.

Paul Simpson was a hell of a player.

 

[stokeu]

Did you not see Philiskirk in action?

To be fair, I don't think anyone saw him "in action"

 

[Essexyellows]

I`m getting in early for W - Guy Whittingham - the ultimate "one touch wonder".

 

[holdsteady]

Dean Windass for W?

 

[Paul Cannell]

To be fair, I don't think anyone saw him "in action"

I see where you're going here, but technically running around to no effect is a form of 'action'. Surely?

 

[stokeu]

I see where you're going here, but technically running around to no effect is a form of 'action'. Surely?

he ran around? was he on that Mike Ried show?