Who's the FLAIREST of them all? R2 G4 Codner vs Gotsmonov

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turienzo's lovechild

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Oct 25, 2003

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• Feb 23, 2016

• #1

Robert Codner

D.O.B: 23.1.65
Nationality: English
Albion Career: 266 apps, 39 goals. 1988-95
Position: Midfielder

FLAIRtributes: FLAIRtributes: off field antics; inconsistent

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Sergei Gotsmonov
D.O.B: 27.3.59
Nationality: Belarusian (3 caps, 1 goal)/Soviet Union (31 caps, 2 goals)
Albion Career: 16 apps, 4 goals. 1990
Position: Midfielder

FLAIRtributes: cheeky, incredibly skilful, achieved great cult status in a short time, very flair nationality

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Jul 7, 2003

13,118

tokyo

• Feb 23, 2016

• #2

Oh NO! Two of my favourites.

I'm going to have to have a long hard think about this. Codner was erratic - one week sublime the next a waste of space and he had great off field antics. He did time in prison for drugs, that's some pretty flair off field antics. Gotsmanov on the other hand was ridiculously good at football, celebrated goals before scoring them, had a sponsored LADA, was playing for free, had run out from inside the IRON CURTAIN and was Russian/Belarussian. And did all this without knowing a word of English.

 

sully

Dunscouting

Jul 7, 2003

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Worthing

• Feb 23, 2016

• #3

Tough one, but my vote went to Codner. Just.

 

jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino

Apr 25, 2009

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Woking

• Feb 23, 2016

• #4

Ah, Sergei! I was sat in the South Stand when he calmly rounded the keeper and slotted in his goal for us against Oldham. I think that might have been his first goal for us. It certainly felt like it as even the South Stand went a little bit mental.

 

jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino

Apr 25, 2009

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Woking

• Feb 23, 2016

• #5

In fact, here's the goal...



He didn't round the keeper after all. How the mind plays tricks on you. Nice Codner/Gotsmanov double act there.