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[Albion] Is this the greatest ever BHAFC football team ?











Uncle C

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Jul 6, 2004
11,684
Bishops Stortford
Ah Paul Clark, what a lump he was, great midfielder. I remember seeing him in EP when I was about 15 and thought he looked like Teddy Maybank so asked him to sign an autograph for me as Maybank :laugh:


Strange,
I thought he was a defender.
 


zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
21,853
Sussex, by the sea
Is this the greatest ever BHAFC football team ?

I have been supporting the team since 1972 and I would have to say. Yes. Results will come. We have an amazing squad of players now. The second 11 would probably walk the Championship

Simple answer . . . . .no.

Not yet anyway
 






Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
50,213
Goldstone
Is this the most positive thread ever, following a defeat?
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
50,387
Faversham
Of course it is.

This.

My first visit to the Goldstone was just over 50 years ago. This is the best we have ever been. In the top tier and decent. Exciting, even.

Meanwhile, DF is ******* over 'Guns and Ammo'. Tragic :lolol:
 




Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
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Faversham
Is this the most positive thread ever, following a defeat?

Hopefully there won't be more to come....at least not in March and April. I should qualify: I am hoping we will be smug rather than disconsolate at that time:lolol:
 


wolfie

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Jul 19, 2003
1,666
Warwickshire
The football played in the late 70s was "of it's time" Is it possible to compare different eras. If my great heroes, Jimmy Greaves, Peter Ward etc, were subject to present day regimes of training, fitness and tactical awareness, I'm sure they would still be superstars. I was looking at the pitch quality today (perfect) How would today's players fare on the mud heaps of the seventies ? Games today would be postponed if they were in that condition.
 






Not Andy Naylor

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Dec 12, 2007
8,803
Seven Dials
If the aim of playing football is to win matches, then no. Mike Bailey's team that finished 13th was superb at getting wins. We haven't got a striker anywhere near as good as Michael Robinson or a midfield player with the craft and know-how of Jimmy Case.
 




GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,803
Gloucester
The football played in the late 70s was "of it's time" Is it possible to compare different eras. If my great heroes, Jimmy Greaves, Peter Ward etc, were subject to present day regimes of training, fitness and tactical awareness, I'm sure they would still be superstars. I was looking at the pitch quality today (perfect) How would today's players fare on the mud heaps of the seventies ? Games today would be postponed if they were in that condition.
Not to mention a ball weighing about two kilograms (and more when wet)!
 




One Teddy Maybank

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Aug 4, 2006
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Worthing
Very debatable, perhaps defensively, but even then I can't honestly say Webster/Duffy and Dunk are better than Foster and Lawrenson/Suddaby
Midfield wise probably 'yes', but I think Horton would add something
Up front this team is definitely weaker.
 










Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
33,570
East Wales
If the aim of playing football is to win matches, then no. Mike Bailey's team that finished 13th was superb at getting wins. We haven't got a striker anywhere near as good as Michael Robinson or a midfield player with the craft and know-how of Jimmy Case.
Who would be a modern equivalent of Michael Robinson?
 


jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,773
Woking
Don't know. I wasn't watching for the first 80 years. Bad fan!

What I do know is that despite having only won two matches and despite having lost today and despite being 16th in the table I am really enjoying this season and the football that we are watching.
 


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