cambridgeshire canary 6,704 Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) Thought this could make for an interesting little topic and discussion. And yes, some of my players are out of position but hey it's not obviously meant to be a viable 11. And of course my formation is 4-4-F'ing-2 😉 Edited September 25, 2020 by cambridgeshire canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All the Germans 1,075 Posted September 25, 2020 I'd swap Culverhouse and Bowen for a start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet 293 Posted September 25, 2020 ah man where's Huckerby he's the best of all time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet 293 Posted September 25, 2020 And Drury no one ever got past him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,911 Posted September 25, 2020 Keelan Aarons Watson Bruce Bowen Peters Buendia Barham Huckerby Bowyer Sutton That may not be the best 11 individuals but it would be an amazing team 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,086 Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) i would Put R Fox in as i had great memories of him and his pace down the wing Robert Fleck , My Family are from Glasgow and big Rangers Fans so was excited when we signed him and followed his career here so i would go Woods Aarons Bruce Watson Drury Maddison Gary holt Fox Hucks Fleck Ashton Edited September 25, 2020 by norfolkngood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,702 Posted September 25, 2020 46 minutes ago, Indy_Bones said: What?! No McLean? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All the Germans 1,075 Posted September 25, 2020 How has nobody picked Crook? Shame on you. Gunn Culverhouse, Bruce, Watson, Bowen Crook, Peters Fox, Huckerby, Eadie Sutton I think Huckerby would have enjoyed the no. 10 position, if it was more prevalent when he played. I also tried, very hard to fit Grant Holt in but ultimately, I think Sutton was a tiny bit better. I broke my own self-imposed rule of only picking players that I have seen play by picking Peters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,086 Posted September 25, 2020 i did B 1 minute ago, All the Germans said: How has nobody picked Crook? Shame on you. Gunn Culverhouse, Bruce, Watson, Bowen Crook, Peters Fox, Huckerby, Eadie Sutton I think Huckerby would have enjoyed the no. 10 position, if it was more prevalent when he played. I also tried, very hard to fit Grant Holt in but ultimately, I think Sutton was a tiny bit better. I broke my own self-imposed rule of only picking players that I have seen play by picking Peters. Maddison took Crooks place in my Team but i think crook is the best passer of a ball i have seen at Norwich in my time 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creative Midfielder 1,996 Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, All the Germans said: How has nobody picked Crook? Shame on you. Gunn Culverhouse, Bruce, Watson, Bowen Crook, Peters Fox, Huckerby, Eadie Sutton I think Huckerby would have enjoyed the no. 10 position, if it was more prevalent when he played. I also tried, very hard to fit Grant Holt in but ultimately, I think Sutton was a tiny bit better. I broke my own self-imposed rule of only picking players that I have seen play by picking Peters. I think you did right - have always thought it extremely difficult to fairly compare different generations of players but nevertheless for those of us old enough to have seen them I think there are two players who are nailed on and not even up for discussion - Kevin Keelan and Martin Peters. Midfield is particularly difficult as we've had so many great midfielders over the years but I'm very surprised that no one has yet mentioned Hugh Curran, Graham Paddon or Colin Suggett - all fantastic players for us. Not forgetting Mick Channon, Asa Hartford........................... Edited September 26, 2020 by Creative Midfielder Missed the crucial word 'old' out! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarycop 206 Posted September 25, 2020 Keelan Aaron's Bruce Forbes Drury Neighbour Peters Buendia Huckerby Macdougall Boyer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Vadis 151 Posted September 25, 2020 Theoklitos Wisdom Yobo Franke Husband Whaley Gill Fer Naismith van Wolfswinkel Drmic 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fr. Chewy Louie 137 Posted September 25, 2020 3 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Thought this could make for an interesting little topic and discussion. And yes, some of my players are out of position but hey it's not obviously meant to be a viable 11. And of course my formation is 4-4-F'ing-2 😉 Surprised to see Patrick Roberts and Adrian Forbes in there, but each to his own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul moy 235 Posted September 25, 2020 Keelan, Sutton, Crook and Huckerby would definitely be in my best team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,737 Posted September 26, 2020 Every time this type of thread comes up it kind of gives away the posters age. 😜😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbit hole 31 Posted September 26, 2020 1 minute ago, TIL 1010 said: Every time this type of thread comes up it kind of gives away the posters age. 😜😁 I also wonder if we really have to have this post Once every two months. There are only a limited amount of people who post on here so the answers shouldn’t have really changed since the one done in July Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy 122 Posted September 26, 2020 The older ones amongst us would probably find a space for the likes of Barry Butler,Ken Foggo,Errol Crosson,Ralph Hunt,Tommy Bryceland and Terry Bly. To be honest it really is an almost impossible task. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Hockey's Beard 526 Posted September 26, 2020 15 hours ago, All the Germans said: How has nobody picked Crook? Shame on you. Gunn Culverhouse, Bruce, Watson, Bowen Crook, Peters Fox, Huckerby, Eadie Sutton I think Huckerby would have enjoyed the no. 10 position, if it was more prevalent when he played. I also tried, very hard to fit Grant Holt in but ultimately, I think Sutton was a tiny bit better. I broke my own self-imposed rule of only picking players that I have seen play by picking Peters. By today's standards this line-up doesn't give the back 4 much help, but it would be a fantastic team to watch on the attack - Sutton would have to be subbed at half-time as he'd be exhausted from banging them in - a bit like a Terrier on a straw-stack. Maybe put Hockey in for Crook to toughen things up a bit - and run a book on how long he'd stay on the pitch for (I say 10 minutes)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All the Germans 1,075 Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Trevor Hockey's Beard said: By today's standards this line-up doesn't give the back 4 much help, but it would be a fantastic team to watch on the attack - Sutton would have to be subbed at half-time as he'd be exhausted from banging them in - a bit like a Terrier on a straw-stack. Maybe put Hockey in for Crook to toughen things up a bit - and run a book on how long he'd stay on the pitch for (I say 10 minutes)? Agree totally about the support for the defence. Bowen was basically a winger most of the time too! I never saw Hockey play (but heard about him obviously). I can't think (and feel free to correct me) of any central defensive midfielders who we have had in the last 30-35 years of my attention that would fit that company, so I went with two 'classy' central midfielders (whom I agree would get overrun when we didn't have the ball). Edited September 26, 2020 by All the Germans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggy 754 Posted September 26, 2020 The favourite vs best actual functioning side teams don’t change much for me (players I can remember seeing). Best players 4132 - Green, Drury, Bassong, Mackay, Aarons, Tettey, Huckerby, Hoolahan, Buendia, Roberts, Grant Holt. Best functioning system 4231 - switch out Roberts for Howson who slots in next to Tettey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowhammer 86 Posted September 26, 2020 Depends what age you are I’ve watched 51 years of Ncfc with thousands of different players mine would be keelan, culvehouse stringer forbes , Bowen livermore , peters , paddon, huckerby, Davies, Foggo, subs sutton , Bruce, Reeves, suggett krul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,748 Posted September 26, 2020 I was unlucky enough to have missed 2 perennial 'all time XI-ers' by one season in Keelan and Peters, so never saw them play...Duncan Forbes was injured for practially all of my first season too. So for the players I saw... (1980/81 onwards) .......Woods....... Culverhouse Bruce Watson Bowen Huckerby Crook Townsend Eadie Fleck Sutton Subs. Gunn ,Linighan ,(Martin) O'Neill, Gordon,Fox,Drinkell,Deehan ....shamefully , I can't find a place for Holt on the bench!?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted September 26, 2020 Any team without Ronald Tudor Davies up front is not the all-time best NCFC eleven IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Grumpy said: To be honest it really is an almost impossible task. Agree with this. So many superb servants of the club over the years. You think of one lot of eleven and then you think of others and then it is impossible to compare between different eras. However....... Keelan Aarons Forbes Bruce Bowen Gordon Crook Huckerby Peters Holt Pukki To put Pukki in there might raise an eyebrow or two, but his all round play is that good imo - and his 30 goals in a season puts him up there against the likes of Mcdougall, Fleck Sutton etc. Edited September 26, 2020 by lake district canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vos 155 Posted September 26, 2020 6 hours ago, TIL 1010 said: Every time this type of thread comes up it kind of gives away the posters age. 😜😁 Very true. Most of them have obviously never heard of the greatest centre back - Barry Butler 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted September 26, 2020 42 minutes ago, vos said: Very true. Most of them have obviously never heard of the greatest centre back - Barry Butler Dead right Vos. Then again, but how about Maurice Norman? Went on to play 23 games for England and over 350 for Spurs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) How about this lot..... Just four names..... Woods, Bennett, Buttler and O'Neil. Can anyone else beat that? Edited September 26, 2020 by lappinitup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 26, 2020 Keelan Stringer Watson Bruce Bowen Anderson Crook Peters Huckerby MacDougall Davies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
