Name a 23 man squad..

Of Barnsley players, from the year you began watching the reds. Like the 'best XI' threads we've done a thousand times, but this time a 'best squad'. Only rules being, there must be two keepers in there and you must have seen them in the flesh. I'll do mine after I've devoured this plate full of pork chops, chips and peas. You Reds.

 

Whitey in thinly veiled, "I can afford pork chops" claim.

 

This is my Barnsley favourites 23 man squad, rather than 'best' as that is subjective.
Goalkeepers: Heinz Muller, Luke Steele;
Defenders: John Stones, Mick McCarthy, Pat Howard, David Booth, Neil Cooper, Eric Winstanley, Gerry Taggart, Paul Futcher;
Midfielders: Ronnie Glavin, Neil Redfearn, Craig Hignett, Paddy McCourt, Darren Barnard, Bobby Doyle, Conor Hourihane, Ian Banks;
Forwards: Mick Butler, Ashley Ward, Trevor Aylott, David Hirst, David Geddis.

 

Muller
Watson

Eaden
Barnard
Hassell
Curtis
De Zeeuw
Shackell
McShane
Morgan

Vaz Te
Hammill
Redfearn
Drinkwater
Mcphail
Sheridan
Bosancic
Hignett

Ward
Shipperley
Dyer
Fjortoft
Ferenczi

Probably forgot loads....

 

GK
Mulller
Steele

Def
Shackell
Stones
Morgan
Kay
Eaden
Trippier
Hassell
Dickinson

Midfielders
Hignett
Barnard
Howard
Hammill
Anderson Da Silva
Devaney
McPhail/Hourihane
Appleby


Strikers
Dyer
Shipperley
Chopra
Nardiello
Vaz Te

With a starting Eleven of:

GK Muller

CB Stones
CB Shackell
Cb Morgan

WB Eaden
WB Barnard

CM Anderson
CM Howard
CM Hignett

CF Shippelrey
CF Dyer

 

Based on what I saw of them playing for us and not what they did elsewhere:-

Goalkeepers: Heinz Muller, Luke Steele, David Watson;

Defenders: Bobby Hassell, John Stones, Darren Barnard, Gerry Taggart, Mick McCarthy, Arjan de Zeeuw, Paul Futcher, John Beresford;
Midfielders: Ronnie Glavin, Neil Redfearn, Craig Hignett, Ian Banks, Stuart Gray, Ricardo Vaz Te, Adam Hammill;
Forwards: Ashley Ward, Trevor Aylott, John Hendrie, David Geddis, David Currie.

 

Watson
Steele

Eaden
Hassell
Thompson
Barnard
De Zeeuw
Taggart
Moore


Redfearn
Hignett
Gorre
McIndoe
Hammill
Sheridan
Bullock
Bosancic


Hendrie
Ward
Shipperly
Dyer
Ferenczi
Hristov

Or probably not if I could remember everyone

 

Goalkeepers : Clive Baker and Dave Watson
Defenders: Mick McCarthy, John Stones, John Beresford, Nicky Eaden, Larry May, Darren Barnard, Arjan De Zeuw, Mark Robinson.
Midfielders: Steve Agnew, Neil Redfearn, Darren Sheridan, Ronnie Glavin, Craig Hignett, Adam Hammill, Martin Bullock, Gwyn Thomas, Stewart Barraclough.
Forwards: Bruce Dyer, Ashley Ward, David Currie, David Hirst.

 

This is a tricky one, lots of my favourites have had miss out as we have had some decent players since I started watching the reds in 94 ish. so......

Dave Watson
Heinz Muller

Nicky Eaden Arjan Dezeeuw Paul Reid Owen Archdeacon
John Curtis Janne Salli Gerry Taggart Darren Barnard


Clint Marcelle Anderson De Silva Neil Redfearn Adam Hammill
Dean Gorre Craig Hignett Erik Tinkler Martin Devaney

Ash Ward Bruce Dyer
Michael Chopra Andy Payton

There are lots of others to fit in but it wasn't possible like, Biggins, Shipperley, Hendrie, Liddle, Butland, Thompson, Stones, Hassell, Mcphail, Van der Laan

 

You're right. Unbelievably.

 

Mark it on the calendar, old mate.

 

Baker
Steele

Hassell
Stones
De Zeeuw
McCarthy
Davis
Tiler
Taggart
Thompson
Gray

Barrowclough
Glavin
Redfearn
Banks
Thomas
Hignett
Barnard

Ward
Shipperley
Aylott
Hirst
Hendrie

 

Gks
Clive Baker, Lee Butler.

Defenders.
Paul Mcgugan, Mal Shotten, Charlie Bishop, Owen Archdeacon, Arjan DeZeeuw, Gary Fleming, Paul Cross, John Stones, Bobby Hassell

Midfielders
Neil Redfearn, Ronnie Glavin, Adam Hammill, Gywn Thomas, Brian McCord, Craig Hignett, Clint Marcelle,

Strikers
David Currie, Wayne Biggins, Ashley Ward, Bruce Dyer, Steve Cooper (rip)


And for an extra point, whitey can you name the year each of us posters started watching the Reds?

 

Ilic Tony Warner

Regan Wiseman K. Brown Handyside Ireland Vaughan Corbo Gallimore

Donovan Crooks McClare Warhurst Kell O' Callaghan Colace Brek Shea

Mostto Mifsud Fola Onibuje Lee Jones



For anyone interested (Heckingbottom), Onibuje is still playing (31 years old) and has scored a total of 13 goals in his career. Top young talent we should have nurtured.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Bobby Horn
Luke Steele
Barry Murphy
Phil Chambers
Joe Joyce
John Stones
Nicky Eaden
Mick McCarthy
Ian Evans
Gerry Taggart
Neil Thompson
Neil Redfearn
Ronnie Glavin
Ian Banks
Ray McHale
Brian Howard
Stewart Barrowclough
Adam Hammill
Trevor Aylott
Derrick Parker
Brian Joicey
Ashley Ward
John Hendrie

 

Good question, mate. Come on, Andy, there's a challenge for you.

 

I'm surprised that Paul Futcher hasn't made it into a lot more squads.

 

I've been drinking. But I do know everyone gets a point off for not naming Butterfield in their squads. Which reminds me, I ought to post my own squad..........

 

When I began this task, I was determined to do it properly, so my team will be playing in a 4-4-2 formation. There are two players for every position and 3 goalkeepers, just like in a world cup squad. In midfield, the players must be equally adept at attacking and working hard to get the ball back when out of possession. Up front, for balance, I always like my teams in this formation to have a target man and a striker. I was determined not to pick anyone out of position, so where the team is weak, which it is at left back, left midfield and right midfield, I have not moved a favourite from his natural position. My squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers
David Watson
Heinz Muller
Luke Steele

Right Back
Nicky Eaden
John Stones

Left Back
Stuart Gray
Darren Barnard

Central Defence
Mick McCarthy
Arjan De Zeeuw
Paul Futcher
Carl Tiler

Right Midfield
Alan Birch
Steve Loundes

Left Midfield
Ian Banks
Owen Archdeacon

Centre Midfield
Craig Hignett
Ronnie Glavin
Neil Redfern
Steve Agnew

Forwards
Ashley Ward
Neil Shipperley
David Hirst
John Hendrie

 

Watson
Muller
Butland

De Zeeuw
Taggart
Eaden
Fleming
Steve Davis
Curtis
Hassell

Hignett
Redfearn
Sheridan
Hammill
Barnard
Vaz Te
Drinkwater
Molby

Ward
Hendrie
Shipperley
Payton
Dyer






Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk