onslow Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, The Dukeries Owl said: Worthington was also the team's unofficial enforcer but he went about it in such subtle fashion. The guy was as hard as nails. Like a silent assassin, his target would never see him coming, then wallop, followed by quiet stroll away as opposed to Danny Wilson and Leighton Palmers in your face style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dukeries Owl Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Folks around me on the kop used to call Worthington Clint, because he also held his arms and hands as if he was brandishing a pistol in each of them and was just about to shoot!. And as far as his comical stepovers went! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basement Jack Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 4 hours ago, Rogers said: That best Wednesday side got me thinking..of a best ever team and I started thinking of left backs. Nigel Worthington, Phil King, Andy Hinchcliffe, Daniel Pudil, and who!! Dean Stefanovic in the odd game. We had some cracking players over the years in nearly every position, but I was struggling with left back. Worthington was there for years, but I really cannot put my finger on it; was he great or was he average? Who is our best left back of all time? Worthington …. 7 /10 every week Totally dependable . Never let us down 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Not in quality, but that 2011/12 era of Llera at left CB and Reda down left was great, Llera just used to put a ball on a six pence bending them down channel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkwell76 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 4 hours ago, Rogers said: That best Wednesday side got me thinking..of a best ever team and I started thinking of left backs. Nigel Worthington, Phil King, Andy Hinchcliffe, Daniel Pudil, and who!! Dean Stefanovic in the odd game. We had some cracking players over the years in nearly every position, but I was struggling with left back. Worthington was there for years, but I really cannot put my finger on it; was he great or was he average? Who is our best left back of all time? Nigel Worthington is my all time hero, but I’m from Belfast so biased! I actually think he was genuinely quality though - high work rate, good cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S72 Owl Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Reda Johnson. Best LB of all time without a doubt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGaffer Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Think it's on 1990/91 fight for promotion video, the best bit of commentary ever for t'old Irish "And there's Worthington, going round in circles" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrs Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 “Steady Nige” as me and my mates called him. Considering the number of big games he played in and quality players he played against, the only real error I can remember him making was against Coventry I think in the 87 Cup QF. Quiet and ungainly, he was one of the unsung heroes of that early 90s team. Hinchcliffe was a more talented footballer though. People say he was always injured but he played 109 games in the three seasons prior to us going down so that’s not bad at all. Plus he was a regular in the England squad. These two surely stand out above all others in the last 50 years, with the likes of King and Pudil coming next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorbatheowl Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Hinchcliffe , did he ever get off the treatment bench. How i hate him summarising our games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian joicey Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 "Irish " without a shadow of doubt,The epitome of a unsung hero !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansfield_owl03 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 worthington dead easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Irish for me, no doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanyowls Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 4 hours ago, Pieman said: Irish. Might not have had skill to ghost past players, but he never ever made a mistake, did the simple stuff, made teams and units tick. Mr reliable. Read the game impeccably and was positionally astute. Strong, athletic, a true competitor and made other players around him look better. I can’t ever remember anyone besting him and he played against the cream of right wingers. Worthington on the left and Nilsson right, and then Palmer protecting the defence. That certainly contributed to finishing third. That team will probably be the best Wednesday I get to see in my lifetime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clud17 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Easily Irish in my time, solid and dependable. LB is a position that you don't want a player to have a nightmare in and Irish rarely had a nightmare against anyone put in front of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambownumber5 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 8 hours ago, Rogers said: That best Wednesday side got me thinking..of a best ever team and I started thinking of left backs. Nigel Worthington, Phil King, Andy Hinchcliffe, Daniel Pudil, and who!! Dean Stefanovic in the odd game. We had some cracking players over the years in nearly every position, but I was struggling with left back. Worthington was there for years, but I really cannot put my finger on it; was he great or was he average? Who is our best left back of all time? Recollections may vary: You and me must have been watching different Stefanovic's by the sound of it. Think I was watching Dejan while you were watching Dean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_vinyl_frontier Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Marv 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evaowl Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Worthington was the best and most consistent I’ve seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since 1971 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 In 53 years watching Wednesday......best left back we've had is Nigel Worthington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Only saw Don Megson play once iirc and I was 7 at the time so Worthington wins it hands down for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 8 hours ago, Pieman said: Irish. Might not have had skill to ghost past players, but he never ever made a mistake, did the simple stuff, made teams and units tick. Mr reliable. Read the game impeccably and was positionally astute. Strong, athletic, a true competitor and made other players around him look better. I can’t ever remember anyone besting him and he played against the cream of right wingers. Thought he was rubbish but every time he didn't play we were the poorer for his absence. Very underated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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