Neal M Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Best defender I have seen play for Wednesday. That's quite sad! Not old enough to have seen Nilsson? I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Yes I have seen both Nilsson and Des Walker play for Wednesday and would say Des Walker was a better defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 He gave me a cigarette in Ibiza once I don't smoke Love you Des Post-coital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal M Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Yes I have seen both Nilsson and Des Walker play for Wednesday and would say Des Walker was a better defender. No words. I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee A Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Post-coital? Could say that Sadly not with Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 No words. Nilsson was a better player but Walker was a better defender. Quicker, better in the air, better tackler. Nilsson was also quality on the ball an area Walker was lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Although a very good player - I don't quite have the same affinity for him as I do Nilsson, Palmer etc. He was great with last gasp tackles and popping up from nowhere to stop goals - but he often put the defence under pressure because he pretty much played his own game. He was often the last man making a challenge, but then he was usually the defender playing the attacker onside. Although I'm sure he's a great bloke, he never really had the charisma of some of our other players, he seemed a bit of an outsider at times - maybe that's why he's no longer involved with football. Would probably still name him alongside Pearson, Nilsson and Worthington though in my all time best Defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue n White Rampage Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 a great player, doesn't get the acclaim he deserves on a national level despite his 59 caps. hew was much better than the centre backs who succeeded him in the england team and would walk into that team right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
since59owe Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Fantastic player and bloke Happy 50th Des ! Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest owl from retford Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 happy bday des, legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani_armo Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 The day we have a player as good as des walker will be the day we know we are back in the big time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Happy Birthday Des. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolaOwls Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Neal M you obviously aren't old enough to see larry may :ph34r: . Seriously tho, walker was immense as a player, to be fair its a good call with roland too, worth a poll. For once im going to be a bit lib Dem and sit on the fence. (now on OS- never knew forest are called the tricky trees?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Happy Birthday Sir Des! Great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 good player, makes my best eleven that ive seen . Surely gets in ANY best ever Wednesday XI. Without a doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deantheowl Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 agree with most that he was an awesome defender, shame he wasn't signed a couple of years earlier, imagine what could've been.......never played in best Wednesday team, only one on the slide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Yes I have seen both Nilsson and Des Walker play for Wednesday and would say Des Walker was a better defender. I only talk about footballers I have seen ( late 1960's to the present day), both Des and Roland would be in my 11. But please do not embarss Des' memory by saying he was a better defender because he simply was not. Happy Birthday Des one of Wednesdays very best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Williams Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 When he fell out with Emerson Thom our team went to pot, Had the chance to sell either of them at the time and sold the wrong one of them, Unfortunatly in his last years he cost us so many points hoofing the ball out for corners, Due to the fact non of the team could defend a cross let alone a corner. Great player up to about 1997-98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1867Heaven Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Happy birthday Des, didn't realise he spent so long here but I was mashed most of the 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Perfect partner for Tom Lees. Let's recall Des. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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