90/91 v 11/12 Discuss?

[Barnham Seagull]

Was thinking earlier about our last best team at his level and comparing them against our current squad

90/91

GK

P Digweed - Great shot stopper

Defenders

Colin Pates - Experienced ex Arsenal Centre back.
Paul McCarthy - Young emerging centre back
Steve Gatting - Ex Arsenal long serving full back
John Crumplin - Bognor FC's best export? Football genius!
Gary Chivers - Quality experinced centre back, started carrer with Chelsea
Ian Chapman - Local all action left back

Midfield

Dean Wilkins - great range of passing and dead ball specialist
Clive Walker - Old flash lively down the wing
John Robinson - Young emerging wide player
Robert Codner - Box to box goalscoring midfielder, geat on his day when he could be bothered, passenger when not.
Mark Barham - Signed from Norwich struggled with injuries during his carrer but was capped for England, great winger and lucky we got a full season of him.

Forwards

Garry Nelson - Played out wide and scored goals
Mike Small - Great physical presence to lead the line
John Bryne - Skill & vision

Overs

Wade - 4 goals against the toon
Iovan - Rumanian International
Gurinovich - Russian International
Bissett - Big tall centre back carrer ruined by injury


Well who would win? If Gus was coaching both teams..

 

[Ernest]

That was what they call over achieving, losing 6-0 at Oldham was the bench mark and can't see us doing that this season

 

[Barnham Seagull]

Possibly, but parts of that team were pretty good

 

[chez]

I think if we had Small and especially John Byrne in our team now we could be quite confident of promotion. Might want to add Stefan Iovan to that as well as I thought he was outstanding.

 

[drew]

At this level our best team was 1977/78 and 78/79

 

[Barnham Seagull]

I would take Bryne, Small, Barham, Wilkins & Iovan all would improve the current squad. Digweed would have been good back up.

 

[Ernest]

As long as I live and having saw most of the matches that season I will never know how we got to the play off final with that team and even worse how we outplayed Notts County and lost at Wembley

 

[Barnham Seagull]

At this level our best team was 1977/78 and 78/79

But the last time we were challenging at this level was 90/91

 

[big nuts]

We would have been the only team in history to be promoted with a negative goal difference. I think our current team would of beat them comfortably. Only John Byrne would make the current side, although I would certainly take Small, Nelson, Iovan and that seasons Colin Pates as squad players.

 

[Ernest]

OUR best ever HALF season recently was 2003/2004 and how many of that SQUAD would get in this seasons TEAM ?

 

[Mackenzie]

As long as I live and having saw most of the matches that season I will never know how we got to the play off final with that team and even worse how we outplayed Notts County and lost at Wembley

Byrne and Small.......an unlikely yet amazing partnership, second only to Ward and Mellor.

 

[Barnham Seagull]

We would have been the only team in history to be promoted with a negative goal difference. I think our current team would of beat them comfortably. Only John Byrne would make the current side, although I would certainly take Small, Nelson, Iovan and that seasons Colin Pates as squad players.

The defence as a unit was to slow

 

[Ernest]

Byrne and Small.......and unlikely yet amazing partnership, second only to Ward and Mellor.

True , about the only decent thing Bazza did. Shame we sold them so quick

 

[BlockDpete]

Plus wasn't this the year we took Liverpool to replay after coming back from 2 goals down at Anfield in the FA Cup?

The replay was a cracking game.

 

[Barnham Seagull]

Plus wasn't this the year we took Liverpool to replay after coming back from 2 goals down at Anfield in the FA Cup?

The replay was a cracking game.

Yes, went to extra time at home.

Was great watching Jonny Crumplin up against John Barnes at Anfield, and coming back from 2-0 down was brilliant.

 

[Mackenzie]

Yes, went to extra time at home.

Was great watching Jonny Crumplin up against John Barnes at Anfield, and coming back from 2-0 down was brilliant.

The replay was the last time I went to football with my dad, not a bad one to sign off on!

 

[Napper]

Plus wasn't this the year we took Liverpool to replay after coming back from 2 goals down at Anfield in the FA Cup?

The replay was a cracking game.

Should of won it as well.

 

[stupendor]

Plus wasn't this the year we took Liverpool to replay after coming back from 2 goals down at Anfield in the FA Cup?

The replay was a cracking game.

This was my first north stand experience, and the game that got me HOOKED on the Albion for life

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

That was what they call over achieving, losing 6-0 at Oldham was the bench mark and can't see us doing that this season

6 - 1

 

[El Presidente]

As long as I live and having saw most of the matches that season I will never know how we got to the play off final with that team and even worse how we outplayed Notts County and lost at Wembley

Me too, we were breathtakingly crap for most of it. Although in the cup matches against Liverpool the team showed that they could play when they wanted to.

Possibly had the most frustrating midfield of any Brighton team ever, you were never sure if Codner, Walker, Wilkins and Barham were going to turn up and destroy the opposition or just phone in an appearance.