pgmetcalf Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Good player, cracking turn of pace and would make intelligent runs, great penalties and not afraid to whelsch a tackle. Gutted when he went to the scum under HW. Possibly the best British RB of the time in my opinion. Much surpassed by Nilsson of course, I mean was one of the best RB’s in the word. Like a bleedin brick wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Nilsson is the best player to have ever played for Wednesday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriwozgod Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Played against him loads in junior football as we are the same age , he played for Waltheof ? school and the 3 Feathers on Sundays. He played as a centre forward in those days but made his debut in midfield for Wednesday and took some stick from the crowd for his performances, and in all honesty you could see why, but Big Jack moved him to right back one game and....BOOM....he never looked back. He was immense in Wilko,s promotion season and is Wednesday through and through, but no , i dont think he is underrated by us Owls, its just that whenevr we pick all time XI,s he will always miss out to one of the best players to pull on a blue and white shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acquiescefc Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Loved him, went to somewhere in Dore/Ecclesall to watch him train for England Under 23(?). Got a signed England pennant off him. Hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Remember once when Leeds trained at Aurora on the astropitch, it was snowing. He trained in a Wednesday bobble hat, much to the disappointment of Strachen, Fairclough, Speed et al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 One of my all time fav players, he would run through a brick wall for club, he'd have played without being paid he loved Wednesday that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Always looking to get forward...long booming overlaps often the length of the pitch. Took marking his man personally. Absolutely typical of Wilkinson's best teams in everything he/we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handworth52 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 if not my fav ever weds player, I remember him running from edge of our penalty area ran past 4-5 arsenal players before cracking ball into net, anyone got that to show? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternlad Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Young Melvin was (I think) a product of the Sheffield Boys team which churned out the likes of Steve Ludlum, David Herbert and numerous others who folks on here will remember. He was Wilf Smith with more power, weight and height, you wouldn’t want to be in his road when he was in full flight. Nilsson was a great accomplished tidy player who would always play intricate triangles to get out of the tightest situations, whereas Mel would “sit opponents in the first row of the stand” and clear out the danger that way. As a full back you were always told “first tackle , make your winger know it’s going to be a long afternoon” and that was Mel to a tee. He played the game with a lot of passion and could lift the stadium with a surging run down the line in front of the North or South...not a great player, but a player with a big heart and a passion for Wednesday. Is he in that dressing room painting...? Can’t remember....must get me medication from the nurse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAnotherShez Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 When Mel went on a charge with the ball, the fences used to sway out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I dont think Sterland is underrated. If it wasn't for Nilsson he would be 90% of peoples greatest ever full backs. Think he is also highly by Leeds fans. Sterland was definitely a 110%er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternlad Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, sheriwozgod said: Played against him loads in junior football as we are the same age , he played for Waltheof ? school and the 3 Feathers on Sundays. He played as a centre forward in those days but made his debut in midfield for Wednesday and took some stick from the crowd for his performances, and in all honesty you could see why, but Big Jack moved him to right back one game and....BOOM....he never looked back. He was immense in Wilko,s promotion season and is Wednesday through and through, but no , i dont think he is underrated by us Owls, its just that whenevr we pick all time XI,s he will always miss out to one of the best players to pull on a blue and white shirt. Bloody hell, I remember playing for Ridgeway Boys at the Three Feathers but it must have been a few years previous to your encounter with Melvin. Played my first ever competitive game of football for Westfield against Waltheof School in 1967, 2-2 draw and I skimmed a header for the equaliser...unfortunately it beat Meeky in our goal by miles as we were playing on a Rugby pitch with a high crossbar! Didn’t live that down for a few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A E Neuman NYowl Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Probably my favourite Wednesday player, owls fan and never gave less than 100%. Tough as they come with a great cross and a thunderbolt shot, as full back his goal scoring record was a very impressive, 49 goals in 350 appearances. A bit like Stuart Pearce in the way he played, if Mel had played for West Ham he would have had loads of England caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 One of my favourite players from the past. He had power and aggression and wasn't afraid to take the ball up field on one of his surging runs. Local lad who summed up that side Big Jack and Wilko put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriwozgod Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, sternlad said: Young Melvin was (I think) a product of the Sheffield Boys team which churned out the likes of Steve Ludlum, David Herbert and numerous others who folks on here will remember. He was Wilf Smith with more power, weight and height, you wouldn’t want to be in his road when he was in full flight. Nilsson was a great accomplished tidy player who would always play intricate triangles to get out of the tightest situations, whereas Mel would “sit opponents in the first row of the stand” and clear out the danger that way. As a full back you were always told “first tackle , make your winger know it’s going to be a long afternoon” and that was Mel to a tee. He played the game with a lot of passion and could lift the stadium with a surging run down the line in front of the North or South...not a great player, but a player with a big heart and a passion for Wednesday. Is he in that dressing room painting...? Can’t remember....must get me medication from the nurse! Think they were a few years before Mel. Mels age group had the likes of Charlie Williamson , Wayne Biggins , Mickey Adams and Carl Shutt, i once got down to the last 22 for this squad but just missed out on the final cut when i was about 13.................unfortunately there was no chance of me progressing as my Dad told the selectors where to shove it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 One of my favourite players and a lovely guy if you ever meet him. I remember him getting quite a bit of stick from the north stand when he first started but he soon won the fans round with his performances. I have plenty of memories of Zico but my favourite was the blockbuster he scored away at Oldham in a 3-0 win, I also remember watching him score for England U21/23S (can't remember) in a 6-1 win v France at Hillsborough in the early 80s, with a young Mark Hateley scoring 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, NYowl said: Probably my favourite Wednesday player, owls fan and never gave less than 100%. Tough as they come with a great cross and a thunderbolt shot, as full back his goal scoring record was a very impressive, 49 goals in 350 appearances. A bit like Stuart Pearce in the way he played, if Mel had played for West Ham he would have had loads of England caps. Think he got so many goals as a full back as he took pens and played up front on occasions. Remember opening game of season v Luton in late 80's and he played up front, missed a pen and then scored the winner. Sadly sort of player you dont see any more. Would get booked ever game and sent off 5 times a season, not that he was a dirty player just times change. Not for Sterland rolling about holding his face if not really got touched. I miss those times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Also didn't Sterland have a testimonial v Leeds at Elland Road not Hillsborough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Claw Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Zico the safe cracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternlad Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, sheriwozgod said: Think they were a few years before Mel. Mels age group had the likes of Charlie Williamson , Wayne Biggins , Mickey Adams and Carl Shutt, i once got down to the last 22 for this squad but just missed out on the final cut when i was about 13.................unfortunately there was no chance of me progressing as my Dad told the selectors where to shove it Aye, I’m sure you’re right about the time gap. When I saw Three Feathers in your post it took me back a bit further in time. I do remember seeing his name in the team list in the Star before they had games, usually at the Ball Inn Ground I think. I never made it into the Sheffield Boys team either but no one from Westfield did unless Warnock did a few years before me. We got channeled into county football later on and I used to turn out for Derbyshire Under 18 a lot, remember playing against Tony Galvin who was in the Yorkshire team at Saltergate one night...he was “poo hot” nobody got near him...lost 1-4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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