Guest everydays_wednesday Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Luke Shaw.......how much......Roland was twice the player.......! Made a young Giggs and Sharpe who were making everyone have kittens look ordinary ! Today's value.....£35m I actually think Nigel Worthington and Phil King are as good as anything around today ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTENDOWL Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) But Zico didn't leave because he was, ahem, 'homesick.' Oh, how much I would love to see a homegrown talent akin to Sterland now. Charlie Williamson was even better.... No he left for the money and thats from a guy who gave his lad the middle name Sterland Edited March 8, 2015 by WESTENDOWL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 How the hell are you supposed to split these two Both world class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontCallMeOwlCallYou Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 In what way did he serve the club better? Can't ever remember either of them being poor servants of the club. I kind of agree with him, Mel played over 300 times for the club. He never said Nilsson was a bad servent just Mel was a better one. But saying that I vote for Nilsson, purely on talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njh1968 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Roland for class Mel for grit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddyowl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Zico was my hero, to the point that when I decorated my bedroom around 83/84 I painted "Zico" on one of the walls in foot high letters and there it stayed till we moved (Wonder if the new tenants kept it ?). Roly WAS pure class and it's been said in most posts one of the best players to ever wear the blue and white stripes. Tough choice that really should'nt have to be made. For me personally it's got to be Mel, local lad did good, England International, Wednesday through and through and a sound bloke. Sos, Roly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Mel was best for getting his face in the Star on Saturday night. Is Mel our last home grown player from schoolboy level to play for England? Roly was class though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddyowl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Mel was best for getting his face in the Star on Saturday night. Is Mel our last home grown player from schoolboy level to play for England? Roly was class though. I think he is, yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsonmyhead Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I saw this interview with mike tyson and he was asked if he was better ali, he said no one is better than ali!! For me thats how i see nilsson 👠zico was great but roland is the greatest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTENDOWL Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Right this was a quiz question so dont shoot the poster Who was the last Wednesday player to get two England caps on the same day.Answer Mel His first and his last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 In what way did he serve the club better? Can't ever remember either of them being poor servants of the club.now where did i say one of them was a poor servant....... sterland cost the club nowt played more games and fetched in about 700k , nilsson cost the club about 300k didnt play as many games and left us for nowt coz he or his missus (depending what story you believe)were homesick .....that tells me sterland served the club better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFCCDOWL Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Nilsson was exceptional but Zico for me because the attacking part of his game but such a difficult decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Mel was my first Wednesday hero. But Nilsson was a Rolls Royce of a player. So composed and elegant. For the premier league's 20th anniversary they had a poll of best players in each position. Scandalously Roland was not even on the short list of 20 for right back. Even given that he only had a few seasons in the PL the fact Steven Carr was on that list and he wasn't was flipping ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfmanjack Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 But Zico didn't leave because he was, ahem, 'homesick.' Oh, how much I would love to see a homegrown talent akin to Sterland now. Charlie Williamson was even better.... Charlie was bang average, nice hair though. Mel got as far as he did through hard work, and being ultra fit, as did most of Wilko's players, but Nilsson was pure class,and according to the pundits at the time,was the best right back in the world. Mel did brilliantly for us, but comparing the two is like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Ford Capri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennz Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 If we're talking in terms of pure technical ability & class then it's obvious, I think, that Roland is not only the best right back we've ever had but one of the best players we've ever had....however, football is not only about class, it's about heart, grit & a willingness to run through brick walls, Zico had all that plus he was a decent player in his own right, he's my favourite all time player, playing with that swashbuckling style that thrilled most who watched him...we're lucky to have had both pull on the blue & white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTENDOWL Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Nilsson was exceptional but Zico for me because the attacking part of his game but such a difficult decision. Mel played upfront for Waltheof scoring for fun and it was Big Jack put him at right back the rest is history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambs Owl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Really tough one. Heart says Sterland head says Nilsson. Roland was probably the best full back I have seen at Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnbloodaxe Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Zico for me. Sorry roly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Zico was good but Roland was a couple of rungs up on the RB ladder for me. Nilsson played in arguably our best post-war team and stood out as pure World Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Nilsson was probably the only truly 'world class' player I've ever seen in a Wednesday shirt (Waddle was not at his peak when he played for us and we will never know how good Hirst would have been). It's all about opinions and I loved Zico but come on..... waddle got voted footballer of the year while playing for us .....i´d say that was the peak of his career . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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