Popular Post SallyCinnamon Posted October 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2021 Retired. Wednesday legend. Appearances - 40 Goals - 3 Times frozen out - 1 Good luck George Boyd. 2 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrbluesky Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Leg end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Could he do a job at left back? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I saw him driving out of the ground once in his Bentley. I’m glad SWFC got to provide one last fat payday to an ageing pro who was well past his best. God bless you George. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagarri Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) I had already managed to block out his time here from my memory. Now it’s back. Thanks. Edited October 28, 2021 by Bagarri 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwë Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Harsh to call him a flop. I seemed to remember he had the best car of all footballers on a YouTube vid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 As usual, we signed him just after he’d broken down. He’d had a decent season in the premier league with Burnley before that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Inspector Lestrade said: Could he do a job at left back? I’m pretty sure we did play him at the back (maybe wingback). It must have been in the TV because I remember Mark Lawrenson expressing his surprise at us playing an attacking midfielder in defence. The more things change the more things stay the same… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmJimmers Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Don't really remember him doing much, like others said past his best. Don't really hold any strong emotions about him. If he drove a Bentley though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Looked like he had already retired during his spell for us at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Players like Boyd were the beginning of the end 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, CalmJimmers said: Don't really remember him doing much, like others said past his best. Don't really hold any strong emotions about him. If he drove a Bentley though. Wednesday fans when they find out a player drives a Bentley 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncing Owl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Garbage when he was with us. Burnley had flogged him to death and then unloaded him to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Shocking first season under Carlos. But wasn’t everyone? Picked up an injury kept him out for a while - not his fault. Second season. Frozen out by Jos with Westwood and Hutch. Brought back in by Bullen/Bruce and I actually didn’t do a bad job playing left wing back if I remember rightly. Poor signing in hindsight, but don’t think much can be attributed at him. Poorly managed for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Wednesday have had loads of player like Boyd who would probably be decent players for us 4-5 years before they came to Hillsborough. As for him driving a Bentley that's up to him, as far as I know he has not made his money illegally and can spend it how he wants. But can see why people feel things that this show how football even outside the Premier League has moved too much away from ordinary supporters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, matthefish2002 said: Wednesday have had loads of player like Boyd who would probably be decent players for us 4-5 years before they came to Hillsborough. As for him driving a Bentley that's up to him, as far as I know he has not made his money illegally and can spend it how he wants. But can see why people feel things that this show how football even outside the Premier League has moved too much away from ordinary supporters. Players have been driving nice cars for about 30 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S72 Owl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 A bit like Jones and Abdi. All 3 had played regular in the premier league but none of them worked out and are a big reason we are where we are now. I thought Boyd would become a fans favourite. He always looked good for Burnley and there fans liked him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonOwl313 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Good player in his day, average for us but not as bad as some make out. If he’d come on a free on sensible wages and played like he did then he would have been a solid addition as a squad player. But it’s the wages that made him a poor signing.. did absolutely nothing to support being paid a reported £37k a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, LondonOwl313 said: Good player in his day, average for us but not as bad as some make out. If he’d come on a free on sensible wages and played like he did then he would have been a solid addition as a squad player. But it’s the wages that made him a poor signing.. did absolutely nothing to support being paid a reported £37k a week. Thought he was a good signing at the time. Age was a concern but if Burnley, Hull fans were to be believed he was the fittest player in the division. And then he got an injury at the start of the season. And then the vast majority of the squad were out injured for most of the season. I’d love to know what our pre season training was like in the summer of 2017. That season was absolutely crazy for injuries, can’t just have been bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: Players have been driving nice cars for about 30 years now. I can remember the days of Nigel Worthington and Gary Megson driving round Sheffield in sponsored car with name plastered on the side from TC Harrison. Think 30 years ago was only top professionals had a decent car. Now even League One / Division 3 players have a top of the range sports car. I know people will say I am bit jealous and I don't deny it but you can see why when team is struggling supporters feel less like we are all in this together these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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