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Just going to throw this team out there and see what Owlstalk thinks of it, just for sh*ts and giggles.

These selections are based on the height of their performances while at Sheffield Wednesday and from our relegation in 2000 to now.

GK: Scott Carson

LB: Tommy Spurr

RB: Tony McMahon

CB: Danny Batth

CB: Madjid Bougherra

LM: Chris Brunt

RM: Ben Marshall

CM: Jose Semedo

CM: Glenn Whelan

FW: Kenwyne Jones

FW: Gerald Sibon

Subs: Lee Grant, Frankie Simek, Mark Beevers, Lee Bullen, Michael Antonio, Marcus Tudgay, Gary Madine

Manager: Brian Laws

The best squad I could think of since we were relegated. I've gone for Brian as manager for a number of reasons. Nice bloke (lulz), tried playing some decent football which I think he'd actually be able to achieve with that side, and he did a good job for us in tricky times. Also, let's not forget no Wednesday manager has finished higher since 2000.

As for the team, biggest thing I could think of when selecting this is that we've had one or two good central midfielders but generally lots of terrible ones, and that we've generally struggled and relied on loans or short term answers at the back. Spurr and Beevers qualify on the basis that for the first 1 to 2 years when they came on the scene, they were pretty decent. And our left back situation has been atrocious.

Thoughts? Suggestions and replacements? Notable absentee's?

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Just going to throw this team out there and see what Owlstalk thinks of it, just for sh*ts and giggles.

These selections are based on the height of their performances while at Sheffield Wednesday and from our relegation in 2000 to now.

GK: Scott Carson

LB: Tommy Spurr

RB: Tony McMahon

CB: Danny Batth

CB: Madjid Bougherra

LM: Chris Brunt

RM: Ben Marshall

CM: Jose Semedo

CM: Glenn Whelan

FW: Kenwyne Jones

FW: Gerald Sibon

Subs: Lee Grant, Frankie Simek, Mark Beevers, Lee Bullen, Michael Antonio, Marcus Tudgay, Gary Madine

Manager: Brian Laws

The best squad I could think of since we were relegated. I've gone for Brian as manager for a number of reasons. Nice bloke (lulz), tried playing some decent football which I think he'd actually be able to achieve with that side, and he did a good job for us in tricky times. Also, let's not forget no Wednesday manager has finished higher since 2000.

As for the team, biggest thing I could think of when selecting this is that we've had one or two good central midfielders but generally lots of terrible ones, and that we've generally struggled and relied on loans or short term answers at the back. Spurr and Beevers qualify on the basis that for the first 1 to 2 years when they came on the scene, they were pretty decent. And our left back situation has been atrocious.

Thoughts? Suggestions and replacements? Notable absentee's?

I would have Sturrock as boss as he dragged us out of the mire though Laws did do a good job for a decent time under difficult circumstances.

Simek would beat McMahon into the team and if Madine is among the 4 best strikers we have had in the last 12 years it's no wonder we have struggled.

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This thread exists because I was thinking "Who in the last 12 years would Madine benefit the most from playing with" (I need to get out more, but I was having a crap so leave me alone), so Madine has to be in this squad.

Besides, Madine scored 18 goals last season, has notched a couple this despite being treated unfairly and will hopefully now start showing some of the diamond through his rough. Only other player I think I'd have over him would be MacLean?

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This thread exists because I was thinking "Who in the last 12 years would Madine benefit the most from playing with" (I need to get out more, but I was having a crap so leave me alone), so Madine has to be in this squad.

Besides, Madine scored 18 goals last season, has notched a couple this despite being treated unfairly and will hopefully now start showing some of the diamond through his rough. Only other player I think I'd have over him would be MacLean?

That must have been some crap you were having!

I would include MacLean. Buxton would get into the squad as well, has been consistently our best defender for a while now.

I thinks it says a lot that 3 of your best 11 in the past 12 years are players that have only been only loan to us for a matter of months between them.

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GK: Scott Carson

LB: Reda Johnson

(Tommy Spurr - hugely overrated)

RB: Frankie Simek (pre-injury)

CB: Michel Bischoff

CB: Madjid Bougherra

(although that defence would be pretty hairy at times, it forms part of a team that would out score the opposition, so who cares)

LM: Chris Brunt

RM: Ben Marshall

CM: Ross Barkley

(Jose's not got the technical quality sadly)

CM: Glenn Whelan

FW: Kenwyne Jones

FW: Gerald Sibon

Subs: Lee Grant, Tony McMahon, Danny Baath, Jose Semedo, Michael Antonio, Marcus Tudgay, Gary Madine

Manager: Dave Jones

(controversial right now, but he got us promoted recently and will do again in May 2014)

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bullen for batth? please tell me you are jesting

Well it seems that all you have to do is run around a lot to be rated. So we should really find a place for Joc and Cog too lol

Although Bully will always be a legend in my eyes, but I don't think he'd get in many "best" team selection

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Bullen is in pretty much as a token for his ability to play in every position and the fact he's a legend. Also, I was REALLY struggling for midfielders at that point and Bullen could and did fit in there from time to time. On reflection, and now I've remembered, I'd probably stick Watson in there instead.

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I stopped reading when I saw Tommy Spurr's name in the OP's team.

So you stopped reading before you got the explanation and context as to why Tommy Spurr is in there. Well done.

I was struggling for that left back slot. I mean, that position has been such a well of talen for us for 12 years it was a battle to pick from the best.

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if Madine is among the 4 best strikers we have had in the last 12 years it's no wonder we have struggled.

There's only three strikers in the OP squad. Tudgay is no more a striker than Reda. But I would have had Maclean in that squad as well as Madine.

The Bischoff selection is intesting. He only played a few matches, looked poo poo hot, but we spotted majid instead and got him. Then Bischoff disappeared. Just shows you that it's dangerous to pick players on a short spell of performance.

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Ok my best team from between 2000 and now would be:-

GK - Grant

LB - Spurr (before his confidence was destroyed)

CB - Walker (still playing for us in 2001)

CB - Batth

RB - Simek (that injury cost him and us big time)

DM - Watson

AM - Whelan

AM - Barkley (best quality player since Brunt and would not have struggled alongside these two)

LW - Brunt

ST - Jones

RW - Marshall

Subs - Carson, Bougherra, Beavers, O'Brien (first time round), Antonio, Tudgay, Sibon (turned up and dug in after relegation from EPL)

Manager - Laws (best performer under the worst circumstances)

Now to really put this in perspective you have to look at the worst:-

GK - Ola Tidman

LB - Beswetherick

CB - Branston

CB - Westwood

RB - Hendon

LM - Barry Murphy

CM - Lunt

CM - Jonk

RM - Uchechi

ST - Jeffers

ST - Showunmi

Subs - Adamson, Paul Smith, Kasnik, Jimmy Smith, Phil Scott, Leon Clarke (when he was mardi and overweight it brought everyone else down), De Bilde (on strike in contrast to Sibon who dug in)

Manager - Karen bishop basher (yes he "effectively" was for large spells) - it always destroys team morale when someone outside the training ground recruits players and or defines / controls the working environment of the playing staff.

Regards

Lee

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