54 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I've been thinking about this the last few days, and I was just wondering what people would say is the worst 11 in the Ashley era? Only rule is that they have to have played at least 5 games for the club. I'd probably go with something like: Jak Alnwick Geremi Sol Campbell Cacapa Cabella Saivet Colback Obertan Riviere Xisco L De Jong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Alan Smith ahead of Saivet all day long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Rozehnal Campbell Cacapa Haidara Murphy Smith Colback Lazaar Xisco S. De Jong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Can't remember Geremi playing in defence for us, might be wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Think there is a player somewhere in there with Saivet. Controversial but Thauvin did less than Obertan for us. Even more controversial I think Obertan would look an ok player without any crowds. Seemed to suffer from stage fright which is never ideal when you are a professional footballer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Holden Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Jak Alnwick Lamine Diatta Sol Campbell Zurab Khisinishvili Achraf Lazaar Stephen Ireland Nacho Gonzalez Florian Thauvin Shefqi Kuqi Facundo Fererrya Seydou Doumbia Feel hard done by leaving Xisco out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 You didn't read the opening post did you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Holden Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 You didn't read the opening post did you Holy smokes I did not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Too difficult to pick a worst. There's been some grim line ups under Ashley. Then again I almost cried looking at the line up against Monaco in the Uefa Cup in 97/98....Literally a 6-4-0 and predictably humped. Not an Ashley lineup, but Roeder had some grim choices to make a team out of...Ramage, Huntingdon, Bramble...eurgh It's a wonder it took so long for us to be relegated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Haidara looked a prospect until McManaman finished him off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Disgusting lack of Michael Owen tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 All played in the Ashley era Jak Alnwick Geremi Sol Campbell David Rozenhal Gabriel Obertan Alan Smith Jack Colback Damien Duff Emmanuel Riviere Michael Owen Luuk De Jong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Obviously Owen and Duff are objectively better footballers than say Xisco and Cabella, but Owen and Duff were enough of a combined disgrace to earn their places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Gamez Hall Kinshivilli Anita Geremi Colback Smith Pancrate Kuqi Rivière Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Gamez Hall Kinshivilli Anita Geremi Colback Smith Pancrate Kuqi Rivière Ah, the signings that make Rafa a shit manager. Still don't understand the point in either of those signings tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Think Rafa said he was a character to have around didn't he? When he played he wasn't bad either iirc, just obviously lacking pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Gamez Hall Kinshivilli Anita Geremi Colback Smith Pancrate Kuqi Rivière Ah, the signings that make Rafa a shit manager. Still don't understand the point in either of those signings tbh. Don’t think they made him a bad manager but Sels was the biggest fish out of water I’d ever seen and Rafa quickly rectified this. Then I couldn’t think of a bad left back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 From what I recall, Sels was actually a Carr purchase, and had a bit of pedigree before joining, obviously just didn't work. And Gamez I always thought he was alright when he played, and Rafa said he bought him in as an experienced head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Alnwick Geremi Zurab Campbell Colback Obertan Smith Butt Lazaar Kuqi Riviere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Holden Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Gamez Hall Kinshivilli Anita Geremi Colback Smith Pancrate Kuqi Rivière Ah, the signings that make Rafa a shit manager. Still don't understand the point in either of those signings tbh. Don’t think they made him a bad manager but Sels was the biggest fish out of water I’d ever seen and Rafa quickly rectified this. Then I couldn’t think of a bad left back Lazaar. His other crap signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Gamez Campbell Hanley Colback Gosling Smith Geremi Thauvin Riviere Xisco Have gone on the basis of shit that we paid large wages / a transfer fee breaks any ties with academy grads or loans, so Sels rather than Alnwick, Xisco rather than Luuk de Jong or Kuqi and so on. Appreciate there's some free transfers in there but they are in there on merit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Gamez Hall Kinshivilli Anita Geremi Colback Smith Pancrate Kuqi Rivière Ah, the signings that make Rafa a shit manager. Still don't understand the point in either of those signings tbh. Don’t think they made him a bad manager but Sels was the biggest fish out of water I’d ever seen and Rafa quickly rectified this. Then I couldn’t think of a bad left back Lazaar. His other crap signing. Hasn’t made it to five games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Holden Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Gamez Hall Kinshivilli Anita Geremi Colback Smith Pancrate Kuqi Rivière Ah, the signings that make Rafa a shit manager. Still don't understand the point in either of those signings tbh. Don’t think they made him a bad manager but Sels was the biggest fish out of water I’d ever seen and Rafa quickly rectified this. Then I couldn’t think of a bad left back Lazaar. His other crap signing. Hasn’t made it to five games He has? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sels Gamez Hall Kinshivilli Anita Geremi Colback Smith Pancrate Kuqi Rivière Ah, the signings that make Rafa a shit manager. Still don't understand the point in either of those signings tbh. We were desperate for a keeper, especially after what happened the previous year, and on paper a 24 year old in the Belgian squad probably looked a good deal. He looked really poor when he played though Gamez was signed early to replace Janmaat, I don't think we thought we'd be able to get someone like Yedlin later on in the window Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 If we're talking really disappointing signings I think Thauvin and MYM have to be in there. I was really hoping they'd both work out/ Also thought Pancrate was pretty rubbish after that first goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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