matthefish2002 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I remember him missing a Pen v Sheff U in front of the Kop. Think it was match we won 1-0 with Steve Watson scoring. Thought Deon Burton was a good player and good technique. Always though him and Tudgay upfront had plenty of talent but didn't really carry enough goal threat at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday_Jack Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 One of the best days out we had was Stoke away boxing day 2006...Burton slammed the winner home 80 minutes, sure it was in front of the Wednesday fans as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassetts Allsorts Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 In terms of striker partnerships, have we had many better than Burton and Tudgay in recent years? It wasn't a bad partnership to say we didn't have a pot to wee in back then. Not sure if the stats back up my statement but I'm putting it out there anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Decent player with good touch and "footballing brain". We pi55ed of many Rotherham fans when we signed him on cheap while he was League One top scorer. Don't remember who against, but he handballed in opposition penalty box and we got awarded penalty kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Last minute winner away at Stoke on Boxing Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sefton owl Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, CalmJimmers said: I liked him a lot, and would have him in the team now tbh. One of those players who was a bugger to play against and wanted on your team. Could ping it up to him and he'd keep it, despite not being very tall. Could draw a foul, and had fire in his belly. I'd have Jermaine Johnson at his peak and all. Value for money we got a lot better back then than a fair few recently. Majid Bougherra, Chris Brunt, Glenn Whelan, Lee Grant, Frankie Simek etc etc. Not world beaters but excellent value for what we paid in total. Definitely - I thought Simek was one of the most underrated players we had at the time. Nothing spectacular; but a proper, reliable and old school full back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexpistol Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I never rated him. He could hold the ball up okay, but he missed a lot of sitters. Tudgay was far better in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 He's now an actor in stock videos and photos https://www.videoblocks.com/video/family-at-home-eating-meal-in-dining-room-together-bgshnoazgivq4ymlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls-Fan Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 My memories of Deon Burton are he had a very attractive ex girlfriend who appeared on a dating show, maybe Davina’s Street mate? And she revealed she had a famous ex called Deon Burton. What the brain remembers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNChance Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 As well as being the WBA U23 Assistant Manager. Was still playing as recent as 2016! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ferkorf Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Wednesday_Jack said: One of the best days out we had was Stoke away boxing day 2006...Burton slammed the winner home 80 minutes, sure it was in front of the Wednesday fans as well!! One of my favourite away games ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarNigel Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 16 hours ago, NorfolkNChance said: Kept the play off dream alive under Laws when he scored the winner in a 1-0 away win at WBA. Unfortunately it was short lived as we ended up with Chris Adamson in goal for the run in after Iain Turner was ruled out / recalled (can’t remember which) and we lost away at Birmingham. Recalled. Thrown in to the Everton side due to injury and made an absolute howler against Man United on his debut if memory serves me right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Very clever player. I liked him. Edited February 25, 2020 by WalthamOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chow Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Had a crap song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie melua Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 hours ago, malek said: Decent player with good touch and "footballing brain". We pi55ed of many Rotherham fans when we signed him on cheap while he was League One top scorer. Don't remember who against, but he handballed in opposition penalty box and we got awarded penalty kick That was either Burnley away or Southend at home I think? I remember getting two very dodgy penalty decisions in both those games, one from a certain Andre Marriner (who I admit has improved immensely since 2005) Very clever forward. His footballing brain was akin to that of Gary Hooper. He wouldn't get 20 goals a season in the championship but he'd be a perfect partner for that sort of forward. He had a very good partnership with Tudgay Remember in the 2-2 draw at the lane, he completely bossed Chris Morgan that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shezzas left peg Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 6 hours ago, wilyfox said: I rated Burton. Like Hooper, not the biggest but the ball stuck when played up to him. Led the line well. At a time when our better attackers MacLean & McGovern were injured, Burton & Tudgay came in and gave us poke up top. Paired well, and were very good in the air for their size. Tudgay had a tremendous leap on him. I always thought of Tudgay as a lower level Tim cahill not the biggest, but could of out jumped a salmon and seemed to hang effortlessly in the air. Remember he scored some crackers too in a time of mediocrity and cloggers he added that bit of technique and finesse we lacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Chest it down, lovely control and play the ball back. Ball gets played back up field - offside. Repeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Gary Hooper without the finishing, he’d get in over half the championship teams these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Nowhere near Hooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMortimer Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 17 hours ago, F. Spiksley said: Liked his song. Loved his goal celebrations in front of fans. I remember the Derby fans at Pride Park returned the favour but changed the words to "f*ckin' useless". Towards the end of his time with us his finishing was lousy, but before that he'd been a tidy enough forward given our resources. His overall record for us was 87+37 appearances and 26 goals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now