Deon Burton's Wednesday Legacy

[Roscoe P. Coltrane]

Not as good as Lee Peacock...

[sheffield_dave]

The quintessential “Do a Job” Championship player.

 

Obviously not the best player in the world but I liked him a lot. A reliable forward who elevated the team and would always give a good account.

 

It’s funny because for all the money we’ve spent, I don’t think we’d be on the form we are now if we had a few more safe “do a job” types.

[Shifty Powers]

Loved him as a player.

 

Stoke on Boxing Day (as a few have mentioned) is probably my favourite memory of him.

 

Him and Tudgay, with Whelan, Brunt, Simek etc. Quite a decent side we had looking back. 

Edited February 25, 2020 by Shifty Powers

[sheffield_dave]

..infact I'd perhaps even go one further than that, and say you could make a pretty convincing case that Tudgay and Burton represent everything we've completely ballsed up at the minute.

 

We currently have Steven Fletcher, supported by a part time forward who plays better on the left, someone who knocked a few in for Barnsley, who we replaced a week later with a man with all the confidence of a deflated balloon, and Atdhe f*cking Nuhiu. And we've just added to that with 3 loans. Good luck picking your starting 2 (or 1).

 

I suddenly feel like there's a warming comfort in just signing a couple of good players at a great price, who you know will give you a certain level every week, and work well together. 

 

 

[nickswfc]

One of the very best

[sexpistol]

Deon Burton had one good season for us. His finishing was poor for most part imo. 

[mcmigo]

That laws team that nearly sneaked into the play offs, that was a glorious half a season. We were playing some great football with a team that cost zip all to put together and looked doomed under sturrock. The West Brom win, I really started to believe at that point. It’s the hope that kills you of course.

[JoshTheOwl]

On 25/02/2020 at 02:10, 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. 
 

 

remember that. Birmingham went up that day and we got looked in the away section for an hour or 2 after the game whilst Birmingham fans celebrated promotion by lobbing bricks at us all 

 

 

[OWLS about that?]

On 24/02/2020 at 22:39, addedtime said:

What are your abiding memories of Deon Burton?

Very underrated in my opinion

[Mr Hooper]

Class player, footballing brain, perfect first touch.

 

I remember playing against Paul Sturrock's son, Paul came to watch the game.

 

Had a chat with him after the match and he said Burton was the most talented player he'd ever worked with and could quite easily cut it in the premier league.

[Kopparberg]

Him and Tudgay made an instant impact. 

 

I remember that the person that brought them to club at that time seemed quite smug about putting his money in his pocket and eventually helping the team out. 

[Andrew6666]

Like many of the strikers we've had over the years, when they are good, they are good, but when bad they go missing. Did a job at the time.