SiJ Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Lees and Loovens for me as a partnership over anything we've had since 2000. Bougherra was a great talent, but was haphazard defensively at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kagoshimaowl Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Tut trust....that Pupil at left back must be a right player. I bet he's a student of the game and watches his opponents carefully before games. I'll get mi coat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Jon Beswetherick... Not his fault he wasn't played to his strengths What were they ? He hid them well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Whelan and Brunt would get in this current team. Both are consistent players at Premier League level. Wickham and Barkley obviously would as well. Antonio should never have left in my opinion and some still claim he forced the move (which he didn't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Lees and Loovens for me as a partnership over anything we've had since 2000. Bougherra was a great talent, but was haphazard defensively at times. My thoughts exactly. On a good four or five occasions, Bougherra clearly demonstrated his defensive frailties by panicking and booting the ball about 30 yards directly up in the air only for it to return to ground and put us in trouble. I have not yet seen Lees or Loovens panick - they are the most assured central defensive pairing we've had since Pearson and Shirtliffe IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 There would be a place for whelan and brunt, both have played week in week out in the prem for years, and both would improve our team. Antonio also. Whether he would suit our style etc is sort of irrelevant. He's doing well for a top six premier league side, has pace , and knows where the net is. Would take him on our right side in a heartbeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Madjid bougherra next to lees Antonio on the right Chris lines next to bannan Big Guns R.I.P is no longer resting in peace...his zombified body is stirring at the very mention of Chris silky Lines. Edited May 4, 2016 by fatzooma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Chris lines would get in based on his corner taking ability alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Can't people the so called experts have forgotten Darren Potter. Probably the most complete footballing midfielder of the last 20 years, and he'd walk back into this team. Probably only surpassed by Kenny Lunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday_Jack Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Really? Did alright together for 6 games or so in League One. Don't think that justifies best pairing for 15 years. Bannan and Lee better for a start. As are Lopez and Lee. Lines and Semedo were solid in League One for the course of the season. We've had some crap since the PL days though to be fair !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 [quote name="salmonbones" post="6671909" timestamp="1462304428" Bougherra at his peak was also better than we have now - what I called at the time a modern "Paul Warhurst" - a centre back able to break forward at ease. Disagree. Lees is superb at this level, very consistent and for two seasons running has been a key player in a side that's matched our clean sheets record. I think they'd have made a top drawer pairing. Brunt would have been much like Wallace is for us, plenty of assists and the odd goal. Unfortunately though we're seeing Wallace at the end of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinOwlMan Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Sibon would get nowhere near this squad. What we have now is talent AND work rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
since59owe Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Bougherra, brunt and Whelan would definitely get in. Yep, then not now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Bougherra then not now. Once he left us he never really kicked on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 whelan and brunt are regular players in the premier league and have been for a number of years ....the jury is still out on whether any of our current squad will be .....westwood, hunt,pudil,bannon, forestieri,mcgugan wallace,helan,mcgeady,hooper,hutch, turner all signed from prem clubs who didnt seem to want to keep them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernOwl24 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Antonio, Brunt, Whelan would easily have a part to play in our current squad or if we went to the PL Bougherra for me was my favourite player for the few months he played for us. That also reflected in the transfer fee that was paid for him. Bougherra (if we took his form when he played for us) can race forward and skill past players whilst Lees can cover. He was such an exciting player to watch. I remember rumours of Everton? being interested in Simek before his injury....maybe wrong? I think in his prime for us he would have made it as a lower league PL footballer. Edited May 4, 2016 by SouthernOwl24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramone Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) It would be folly in the extreme to take backward steps, which they would be were we to get promotion. Works at Shoe Zone in Meadowhall doesn't he...? Edited May 4, 2016 by ramone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramone Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Forestieri > Brunt Bannan > Whelan Not sure how you can say this when Brunt and Whelan have played more Premiership games in half a season than FF and BB have in their lifetimes.... Opinions though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidioso Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Bougherra, brunt and Whelan would definitely get in. Definitely? Who would you drop for Bougerra, good though he was, Lees or Loovens? The other two were really good players but are well past their best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I always get negged to f*** for saying this, but I was never that fussed about Glenn whelan Negged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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