albiongreatest@theargus.co.uk - Centre backs

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Fulking Seagull

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Fulking

• Jun 5, 2015

• #1

The Argus are running an email vote for the best 2 centre backs to have played for the Albion. To vote to need to email: albiongreatest@theargus.co.uk

The choice is limited, for some reason, to Lawrenson, Foster, Stevens, Gatting, Greer, and Upson.

Its Lawro and Stevens for me. You need to vote soon apparently.

 

hans kraay fan club

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Chandlers Ford

• Jun 5, 2015

• #2

Neither Colin Hawkins, or Willie Young are listed.

Rubbish poll.

 

Questions

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Worthing

• Jun 5, 2015

• #3

Foster and Lawrenson without a shadow. Stevens ok but lived off the back of the Cup final to a certain degree because he got Man of the Match. Not saying he was crap just not as good as the other two. Went away a lot in those days and Foster was always the rock especially after Lawro left.

The most annoyed I got all last season was when our centre backs let themselves get bullied by Troy Deeney against Watford at The Amex and it was only Bruno who gave some back. Foster would never have allowed that.

 

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Postman Pat

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Coldean

• Jun 5, 2015

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Not the greatest, but my favourite is Doug Rougvie. One of my first albion memories is the chants of "Dougie's gonna get ya" when an oppo player fouled one of ours....and he usually did!

 

spring hall convert

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Brighton

• Jun 5, 2015

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I came to say Foster and Lawrenson obviously.

Then I saw Upson and I'm not so sure....

 

Oscar

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• Jun 5, 2015

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Postman Pat said:

Not the greatest, but my favourite is Doug Rougvie. One of my first albion memories is the chants of "Dougie's gonna get ya" when an oppo player fouled one of ours....and he usually did!

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Totally agree with this. He and Cullip have been my favourite CBs since I've been watching the Albion - perhaps not the best. That would probably Upson, Foster (even his veteran second spell with us), Ingimarsson or Simon Morgan maybe.

 

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Henfield

• Jun 5, 2015

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How on earth fans of all ages can vote objectively on this I don't know. I don't know what the age profile of our fans is, but most will not know anything of the fifties, sixties and seventies, and a lot won't remember the 80s. The poll is just the Argus trying to fill space with more meaningless rubbish.

 

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Keith Patel

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Brighton

• Jun 5, 2015

• #8

Danny Cullip definitely deserves a place on the poll, even if he doesn't make it as one of the two.

 

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bobby baxter

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• Jun 5, 2015

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Keith Patel said:

Danny Cullip definitely deserves a place on the poll, even if he doesn't make it as one of the two.

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Same with Eric Young, he would make it in my team anyday.

 

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Marlborough

• Jun 5, 2015

• #10

Colin Hawkins and Colin Hawkins.

 

glasfryn

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somewhere in Eastbourne

• Jun 5, 2015

• #11

Questions said:

Foster and Lawrenson without a shadow. Stevens ok but lived off the back of the Cup final to a certain degree because he got Man of the Match. Not saying he was crap just not as good as the other two. Went away a lot in those days and Foster was always the rock especially after Lawro left.

The most annoyed I got all last season was when our centre backs let themselves get bullied by Troy Deeney against Watford at The Amex and it was only Bruno who gave some back. Foster would never have allowed that.

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exactly this
but I did like Cross and Young .................but neither could hold a candle to Lauro and Fossie

 

Wilko

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BN1

• Jun 5, 2015

• #12

Simon Morgan only played one season (I think) but did not put a foot wrong.

 

GT49er

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Gloucester

• Jun 5, 2015

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Stevens and Lawro for me. Upson third, and John Napier was good too, back in the day.

 

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Vegas Seagull

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• Jun 5, 2015

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114 years or will just 1 cover it?
Lawro, Stevens & Foster all here in 1980

 

sydney

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• Jun 5, 2015

• #15

best two ...lawrenson and foster.

 

Icy Gull

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• Jun 5, 2015

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Fulking Seagull said:

The Argus are running an email vote for the best 2 centre backs to have played for the Albion. To vote to need to email: albiongreatest@theargus.co.uk

The choice is limited, for some reason, to Lawrenson, Foster, Stevens, Gatting, Greer, and Upson.

Its Lawro and Stevens for me. You need to vote soon apparently.

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The fact that TK and Calde are in our greatest ever team so far must mean it's Greer and Upson surely

 

Prince Monolulu

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The Race Hill

• Jun 5, 2015

• #17

Lawro & Upson. A class above the rest imho.

 

Jam The Man

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South East North Lancing

• Jun 5, 2015

• #18

My memory must be going as I always thought of Gatting as a full back

 

withdeanwombat

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• Jun 5, 2015

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The answer, of course, is Roy Jennings.

 

Nathan

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• Jun 5, 2015

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I think the 'best player' is Upson, shame he didn't stick around with us for a bit longer. What about a back three of Lawro, Foster and Upson.