Yorkie Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rich said: You just doing this on the peak form achieved during their time here? Yeah like for eg I think Krul at his best pips Dubravka at his best, Sissoko probably just beats Wijnaldum even though he probably had a higher percentage of bad games than Gini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: That frontline of Cabella, De Jong and Rivière, how many goals did they score between them? Two in the league. Think Rivieire got a couple in the League Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Yorkie said: Yeah like for eg I think Krul at his best pips Dubravka at his best, Sissoko probably just beats Wijnaldum even though he probably had a higher percentage of bad games than Gini. Nice. I'd like to propose Doumbia, Colback, and Khizanishvili for the worst XI, please and thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Dunno if you can really count the likes of Doumbia though cos they hardly played. Like for instance if Messi played one match for us I wouldn't have included him in my Best line-up even though he'd unquestionably be better than anyone else in contention. Colback is a shout but Butt and Smith could hardly kick a ball in the year we first went down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Shefki Kuqi says hi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Tough to choose between Beye, Debuchy and Janmaat He got quite a bit of stick for his defensive positioning but I thought Janmaat was really good for us attacking wise Gutted Santon didn't make it here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Would have Remy instead of sissoko in Yorkie's team too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Alnwick Cacapa Campbell Krafth (possibly harsh, was Rozenthal as bad as my memory makes out?) Obertan (full backs are pretty hard, they've all been a bit meh with a handful of decent options so he is a wing back here) Colback Smith Gonzalez Cabella (see Obertan) Riviere L D Jong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 My Ashley XI Dubravka Beye Colo Lejune Enrique HBA Cabaye Tiote ASM Ba Wilson That team would challenge for the top 4 easily under a competent manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Manager: Rafa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 54 minutes ago, bowlingcrofty said: Shefki Kuqi says hi. He played for us for about ten minutes! No way the likes of Rivieire should escape the Hall of Shit just cos we wheeled someone's Grandad onto the pitch in injury time to run the clock down. 49 minutes ago, joeyt said: Would have Remy instead of sissoko in Yorkie's team too Yeah, fair enough to swap a midfielder for an additional striker cos we've had some very good ones. Remy probably just about wins it but peak Carroll, peak Wilson and peak Rondon are all in the conversation. I mean there's an argument to include 2011-12 Cisse by these rules. I tried very hard to find somewhere for the ear-fingering greasy soft shite but sadly it wasn't to be, as much as I love him. First name on the teamsheet was Hatem, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Dubravka Beye Lejeune Coloccini Jose Enrique Tiote Cabaye Ritchie Ben Arfa Carroll Remy Not necessarily the best, Ba should be there instead of Carroll, but definitely my favourite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, kisearch said: Dubravka Beye Lejeune Coloccini Jose Enrique Tiote Cabaye Ritchie Ben Arfa Carroll Remy Not necessarily the best, Ba should be there instead of Carroll, but definitely my favourite There is a good case for a number of our players to be in any best XI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, kisearch said: Dubravka Beye Lejeune Coloccini Jose Enrique Tiote Cabaye Ritchie Ben Arfa Carroll Remy Not necessarily the best, Ba should be there instead of Carroll, but definitely my favourite That team would challenge the current top 4 under say Rafa too, IMO, or dare I say it a top 6 under a Howe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Given Beye Lejeune Coloccini Enrique Merino Tiote Maxi Ben Arfa Remy Ba Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Ritchie at CM and Merino ahead of Cabaye are a couple of berld shouts... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I went for players signed under Ashley… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Ritchie at CM and Merino ahead of Cabaye are a couple of berld shouts... I don’t think so. Well atleast not Merino. He controlled the game better and was generally more involved. Had a bit more finesse imo and was great at winning balls in the air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 24 matches 1 goal 1 assist v 93 Matches 18 Goals 14 Assists I liked Merino but come on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I stand by my decision I liked Cabaye but thought at times he could be quite poor. Where as I think Merino was/is more consistent and apart of the game more(though obviously he only played for us for about half a season). Cabaye sometimes played further forward too which would help him with some of those stats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) Haha, nice to see more people were inspired by making a best/worst Ashley era XI. Maybe split it off in one or two separate threads though? I think we’ve got best pretty much covered and it’s a matter of taste. We have much more shit to swivel through for worst XI though Edited November 17, 2021 by Unbelievable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Tbf we did do it over a couple of threads quite recently but it's always a fun way to kill a bit of time regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Fair enough Yorkie, may have missed that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Actually I was thinking of these two, which is slightly different. I'm sure it'll have been done before but don't see the harm in cracking another one open seeing as Ashley's gone now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I really hope Jonas can make it back to the stadium and be recognized, loved the player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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