The Definitive TWF Worst Wolves XI Thread

[Tony Towner]

Fair comment. I will delete my post.

I have had enough of people always picking on me. I have more than enough on my plate without bothering about a forum where I am not welcome.

Frank, yes the first part was a little bit of mild criticism, just because we have had so many awful central midfielders, particularly in the mid 90's and you chose someone who played 3 games none of which you saw. Surely you can see the second part was jocular? I've said before I don't agree with you picking players from that era, but it's your right to do so and won't criticise you for it.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Carl Robinson was basically Edwards with less of an engine, he was shit.

 

[Tredman]

Carl Robinson?

Yes. Shite. Annoyed me immensely, neither one thing nor another

 

[Tony Towner]

Carl Robinson was basically Edwards with less of an engine, he was $#@!.

The fact that he wouldn't get in my Top 12 says more about the competition than it does him

 

[Law's Bus]

Final list, I think, although there's a whole load of dross I can't believe I've left out.

Steve Corica
Robin van der Laan
Andrew Surman
Mark Atkins
Isidro Diaz
Tony Dinning

 

[Tony Towner]

I'm still the only one to vote for Vinny Sideways, I'm surprised my that. I think we signed him at the same as RVDL and thought he was worse

 

[Nando]

Somehow forgot Anderton so had to get him involved.

 

[Langers]

I'm still the only one to vote for Vinny Sideways, I'm surprised my that. I think we signed him at the same as RVDL and thought he was worse

Nope - Samways arrived with Osborn in 95/96. VDL arrived with Dowes in 96/97.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Jamie O'Hara
Darren Ferguson
Nigel Quarshie
Eggert Jonsson
Tommy Rowe
Darren Anderton

Did see them all play albeit only once in some cases which is why O'Hara gets top spot as saw him more often & he was always rubbish in the games I saw

 

[Tony Towner]

Oh OK, memory is shot, at least I was only a year out. I hated Osborn, when the going got tough he got going, others loved him though - probably the Wolves player that divides opinion as much as anyone. I'm still convinced that those that liked him only did so because he wasn't Atkins, Corica, Sedgley or Ferguson.

 

[AndyWolves]

Oh OK, memory is shot, at least I was only a year out. I hated Osborn, when the going got tough he got going, others loved him though - probably the Wolves player that divides opinion as much as anyone. I'm still convinced that those that liked him only did so because he wasn't Atkins, Corica, Sedgley or Ferguson.

Started ace, went shit. That's my memories of Simon Osborn

 

[AndyWolves]

The fact that he wouldn't get in my Top 12 says more about the competition than it does him

I'm not saying Robinson was ace but there are way worse midfielders than him

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Oh OK, memory is shot, at least I was only a year out. I hated Osborn, when the going got tough he got going, others loved him though - probably the Wolves player that divides opinion as much as anyone. I'm still convinced that those that liked him only did so because he wasn't Atkins, Corica, Sedgley or Ferguson.

I liked Osborn but it probably was for the reason you mentioned, he was the only one of that sorry lot to at least try to play a bit of football. In his own right he wasn't great (scored two great free kicks at Bramall Lane though, in separate games - and it was his ball to Bully for the Blues 1996 goal).

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

I thought Osborn was quality in his first season. He then seemed to remove all of the attacking elements from his game and got worse each season.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Carl Robinson brought absolutely nothing to the table. Tackling, passing, vision, goalscoring, leadership-none of it. Says a lot about Wolves that he's not an automatic pick for this team.

 

[Langers]

Osborn could at least claim to have a highlights reel. He was way better than the shite surrounding him.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Carl Robinson brought absolutely nothing to the table. Tackling, passing, vision, goalscoring, leadership-none of it. Says a lot about Wolves that he's not an automatic pick for this team.

I saw him score a 30 yard volley vs Tranmere

He wasn't a bad finisher, in that respect he was better than Dave. Just didn't try as hard so didn't get in the right position as often.

 

[Tony Towner]

Osborn could at least claim to have a highlights reel. He was way better than the $#@!e surrounding him.

I think that's fair, he's not made my 6, but not being as awful as others isn't really much to shout about

 

[Sniffer]

I saw him score a 30 yard volley vs Tranmere

He wasn't a bad finisher, in that respect he was better than Dave. Just didn't try as hard so didn't get in the right position as often.

I think he scored a late winner away at Swindon. We've had far worse than him.

 

[Langers]

Robinson was also the victim of one of the worst 'tackles' I've ever seen at Molineux. Bully got sent off for his reaction to it.

That was a cracking game - Simpson's mega lob IIRC.