JOCOWl Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 18 hours ago, nilsson said: Good player was Emerson but wouldn't place him that highly in your Wednesday centre halves. He was here less than two years I would hence me stating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCOWl Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 18 hours ago, shandypants said: Of the centre-halves I seen, Des Walker was the best, Mick Lyons a close second and then I honestly believe Peter Shirtliff was third best. Hard then to decide an order between Pearson, Viv Anderson and Emerson Thome. I only caught back end of shirtliffs career so probably didn't appreciate how good he was. Same for Viv. Ultimately we've had some solid centre halves over that period and would be nice to be back there one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Dobson Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 In Atkinson’s 2nd reign in the short time available he bought three very good players In my opinion Alexanderson, Hinchcliffe(Wednesday’s last England international) & Thome. Excellent centre half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Dobson Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Thought the Pearson/Shirtliffe combination was sensationally good. I think you’ll find we were pretty unbeatable with those two at the back. The Cup Finals might have had a different outcome if those two had been available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 13 hours ago, Greengrass said: Good player, playing in proper boots. My first thought too when I saw the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 20 hours ago, Morepork said: He was good but, nothing without Lake and Palmer..... Starts well but then gets a bit poo . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Owl Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I remember seeing him come on as a trialist in a pre season friendly at Hillsborough. Cant remember who it was against but he looked comfortable without breaking a sweat. Signed him up shortly afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 10 hours ago, Colin Dobson said: Thought the Pearson/Shirtliffe combination was sensationally good. I think you’ll find we were pretty unbeatable with those two at the back. The Cup Finals might have had a different outcome if those two had been available. I think the loss of Shirtliffe with a broken arm for those cup games has always been vastly overlooked as one of the reasons we didn't win at least one of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Dobson Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 The tragedy of 1993 - we ran out of centre half’s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Remember buying a shirt as a young lad and wanted his name on the back. The Club shop swore blind that he would be called Emerson like the player at Middlesbrough so I was gutted when he turned out as Thome first game of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Tibbs Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 On 06/03/2019 at 23:08, unkastav said: Solid, loved him at Wednesday. Though he doesnt look like george michael Great at bringing the ball out of defence. Had an uncanny knack of slicing the ball over his own bar on a regular basis. Never a dull moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 3 moments that summon up our relegation: 1. Selling Thome in great time of need for fee that would have never been enough to replace him. 2. Scoring for 3:1 in 89'th minute away at Derby just to draw game 3:3. 3. In six pointer against Watford, with result 0:0 and late in the game Cresswell misses easiest chance we had whole season. We went on to lose 1:0 thanks to Alan Smart's goal. Extra: Sibon hitting bar from yard out with no keeper on goal in 2:0 reverse against Newcastle (still Cresswell missed worst). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hack-Abusi Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thome What a flipping defender I remember reading an article at the time he was with us where he was trying to force his way in to the brazil squad, sending videos of himself playing for us, no nonsense defending, but the Brazil squad was mainly filled with technicians rather than no nonsense stuff .. i think he deserved to play for them.. Built like a brick shithouse and didn't give a yard. Absolute quality. Wasn't blessed with being able to watch the likes of Anderson, Pearson, Shirtliff etc, so Thome and Walker were my mainstays! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Penn (pen) Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Emerson Thom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Penn (pen) Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Good player no doubt. I heard from n extremely good source that he was so desperate to leave us he was in tears in his agents office. Suppose he had a short window to make serious cash from his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wall Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 08/03/2019 at 22:27, malek said: 2. Scoring for 3:1 in 89'th minute away at Derby just to draw game 3:3. Christ, I'd just about got over that. Main memory of Thome is him looking like he actually gave a poo , in a pretty poor and demoralised side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast of Boulogne Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 1. Ian Cranson 2. Danny Maddix 3. Ashley Westwood then Thome =4 with Guy Branston ........wibble (puts underpants on head and sticks pencils up nose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash77 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Like des had everything except distribution, has to be 1 of best combos we've ever had that 1st season together. Pearson, shirtliff, lyons etc all good cb's for their day but forwards were quicker when we had thome and des, however they had the pace to easily cope and the attributes to nullify target men too. Always remember des dominating big dunc ferguson vs everton too who was subbed off that game, even tho des was remembered mainly for pace and early tackles over aerial ability. Quick, tall and strong, thome 1 of best signings ever for little outlay, des up there too imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N0rtherner Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 06/03/2019 at 23:48, Yoshihiro Sunbeam said: What are your memories of him? Relegation season? Or is my memory off... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N0rtherner Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 08/03/2019 at 23:27, malek said: 2. Scoring for 3:1 in 89'th minute away at Derby just to draw game 3:3. And here i was not having been haunted by the memory of this match for so long... time to give the psychiatrist another call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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