Best centre back

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  1. e-red

    e-red Well-Known Member

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    We’ve had so me great strikers but we are better known for centre backs.
     
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    De Zeeuw was my favourite, still is.
     
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    In my time McCarthy and Futcher have got to be up there.
     
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    +1 for De Zeuuw. Not sure he’s the best we’ve ever had but certainly a favourite. Grew into being a proper premier league player whilst learning and perfecting his craft with us. Think Stonesy will win the best defender we’ve ever produced discussion...just a shame we didn’t get to enjoy him in a red shirt for a while longer.
     
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    I'll always love Taggart
     
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    For younger fans, can you describe them as players? I've only ever known big Mick as a manager and never even seen videos of futcher playing
     
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    Futch was a cultured centre back

    across between John Stones and Terry Nutkins of really wild show fame
     
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    We’ve had some good ‘uns in my time of watching including: Macca, Ian Evans, Dezuew, but my favourite is Paul Futcher, elegance, aggression, passing accuracy, he had it all, oh and a bit of a temper as well:D
     
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    Square toes :).
     
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    De Zeeuw and Pinnock are the best two in my memory. Difficult to pick one as they were so different and played at two very different times.
     
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    Mawson was decent.
     
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    You could write a long, long list of the very good centre backs we've had.
    Straying from the obvious....Gary Fleming, Stuart Gray, Larry May just for a start.
     
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    Was just about to post pretty much exactly the same thing word for word!
     
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    Old type Centre half. Mick McCarthy
    Modern type Centre half Paul Futcher. (Yep)
     
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    My all-time favourite, Pat Howard.
     
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