posted Oct 15, 2007

Well Many of these I wont have seen but I have of course heard many memories and opinions of them so here goes.

GK: Alan Hodgkinson
RB: Len Badger
CB: Ernest Needham
CB: Phil Jagielka
LB Joe Shaw
RW: Alan Woodward
MF: Tony Currie
MF: Trevor Hockey
LW: Dane Whitehouse
CF: Jimmy hagan
CF: Brian Deane

Put Jags in there not really because of his ability but the memories he gave me. He was after all a good CB and servant to the club till he left.

Deane and Whitehouse were from a time of locally grown talent. Whitehouse was very unfortunate not to have played for England. Called up twice but injured before he could even train! Deano need I say more.

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posted Oct 15, 2007

Capt.This is for pre 1981 team so Jags,Deane and Whitehouse are ineligable.Give me replacements and 5 subs from the pre 81' era.If you want to do a post 81'team go onto the other thread and i'll put them in.

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posted Oct 17, 2007

1. Tom McCallister
2. Len Badger
3. Bernard Shaw
4. Joe Shaw
5. Eddie Colquhoun
6. The late great Trevor Hockey (Who else?)
7. Alan Woodward
8. Jimmy Hagan
9. Mick Jones
10. TC
11. Stewart Scullion

Subs Alan Hodgkinson, Keith Eddy, Billy Dearden, John Flynn, Geoff Salmons.

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posted Oct 18, 2007

aha sorry didnt read that bit doh!

GK: Alan Hodgkinson
RB: Len Badger
CB: Ernest Needham
CB: Eddie Colquhoun
LB Joe Shaw
RW: Alan Woodward
MF: Tony Currie
MF: Trevor Hockey
LW: Colin Grainger
CF: Jimmy hagan
CF: Billy Gillespie

Subs: Doc Pace, Mick Jones, Gil Reece, Bill Dearden, Fatty Faulkes

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posted Oct 18, 2007

GK: Alan Hodgkinson
RB: Len Badger
CB Dave Powell
CB: Joe Shaw (finest Centre Half ever)
LB Graham Shaw
RW: Alan Woodward
MF: Tony Currie
MF: Trevor Hockey
LW Gil Reece
CF Jimmy hagan
CF Mick Jones

Couldn`t really pick any oof the really old players as I have only read how good they were .The manager would have to be John Harris
as for subs
Birchenall
Pace
Hemsley
Billy Gillespie
Colin Grainger

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posted Oct 18, 2007

GK... A.Hodgkinson
R/BACK. Cess Coldwell
L.BACK. Graham Shaw
R/HALF. Brian Richardson
C/HALF. Joe Shaw
L/HALF. Gerry Summers
OUTSIDE/R. Alan Woodward
INSIDE/R. Keith Kettleborough
C/FORWARD Doc Pace
INSIDE/L Tony Currie
OUTSIDE/L Geoff Salmons

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posted Oct 19, 2007

Here's my Oldies team. I have restricted my choices to players I have actually watched playing for United. Whilst the line-up is 442, my choice of subs means we could switch it to go old skool and play 2 wingers with Woodward and the late,great Gil Reece getting those crosses in! John Tudor is picked as the ideal partner upfront for Mick Jones. I put Dave Powell as CB as I cant think of any other CB good enough to partner Joe Shaw in a 442 set-up. He's too good to leave out and intelligent enough to adapt to the role. Trevor is there to win the ball and give it to Currie. I'd love to have seen him sort out some modern day prima donnas like Renaldo.They wouldn't dare go near him! The side lacks height, but United sides usually do, and we'd be playing the ball on the floor,so it doesn't matter.

GK: Hodgy
RB: Len Badger
LB: Joe Bolton
CB: Joe Shaw
CB:Dave Powell
CM:Trevor Hockey
LM:Geoff Salmons
RM:Alan Woodward
CM:Tony Currie
CF: Mick Jones
CF:John Tudor

Subs:
GK:Tom McAlister
MF:Gerry Summers
MF:Keith Kettleborough
CF:Doc Pace
DF:Cec Coldwell

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posted Oct 19, 2007

Sorry. I missed Gil Reece off the subs bench. swap him for Kettleborough. (Manager: John Harris, of course).

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posted Oct 19, 2007

Oh what fantastic memories you've ignited here.

Here's my greatest ever!

G. Alan Hodgkinson
RB. Len Badger - best full-back I've ever seen
LB. Graham Shaw
RH. Trevor Hockey - best competitor ever
CH. Joe Shaw - only Bobby Moore was as good
LH. Ernest Needham
OR. Alan Woodward
IR. Tony Currie - best footballer EVER!!!
CF. Mick Jones
IL. Jimmy Hagan
OL. Gil Reece

Subs: Alan Birchenall, Eddie Colquhoun, Tom McAllister, Geoff Salmons, Mickey Speight

I've actually got goosebumps just writing this, makes the current crop look very average.

UTB FOREVER

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posted Oct 19, 2007

Murphy.You need to replace Joe Bolton as he was after 1981.

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