Snowblind 1,711 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) #1 WINNER: MARK SCHWARZER! THE SQUAD SO FAR: Next up, the vote for Boro's greatest player to be given the number 2 jersey. Your candidates: Curtis Fleming A stalward in the Boro team for a decade, Fleming is synonymous with the Right Back position at both Ayresome Park and the Riverside. A true gent of the game with a lot of love for the club. Michael Reiziger Tangible excitement around Teesside when he arrived from Barcelona. One of the best Right Backs of his generation at points in his career. In truth, Reiziger struggled for form and fitness in his short stint at Boro. But showed flashes of his brilliance and is fondly remembered by a section of the Boro faithful. Abel Xavier Controversial. Enjoyable. A bit psycho? Never boring! Put in some good shifts on the pitch and always appealed to the fans with his antics and crazy hair. The less said about his departure... Luke Young Like Reiziger, only had one season here - but oozed talent before moving to Villa for more than double the fee Boro paid, where he became another fan favourite in his debut season. And who can forget that strike against Spurs!? Voting closes at midday tomorrow. UTB! Edited April 29, 2020 by Snowblind Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Luke Young, clearly. Never should have sold him as honestly, we've never replaced him. Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Luke Young, clearly. Never should have sold him as honestly, we've never replaced him. Definitely the most talented RB I've seen in a Boro shirt. Did say in an interview a while back he regretted leaving Boro "too early." Another one of those "what could've been" / "typical Boro" moments. Link to post Share on other sites
BearSmog 1,382 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 No Josef Varga? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, BearSmog said: No Josef Varga? He was number 8. Soz. 😉 Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, Snowblind said: He was number 8. Soz. 😉 Gutted that Branco was number 30, he was the catalyst for the Brazilian invasion. Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 53 minutes ago, BillyWoofs_shinpad said: Gutted that Branco was number 30, he was the catalyst for the Brazilian invasion. And the obese... Branco. Mido. Tomlin. Stamp. Any advances for the Boro Obese XI? 😂 Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy 140 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Luke Young by a mile. Looking forward to the poll on LB’s as we’ve had some great ones over the years! Link to post Share on other sites
estonpidge 1,442 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 from that list Young, but my personal choice would be John Craggs, from big Jacks team Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Jimmy said: Luke Young by a mile. Looking forward to the poll on LB’s as we’ve had some great ones over the years! You mean André Bikey, aye? 😉 There's some good names for #3. But for every good one there's a Bikey, Bennett, or Haas! #6 is where it gets really interesting... Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 13 hours ago, Snowblind said: And the obese... Branco. Mido. Tomlin. Stamp. Any advances for the Boro Obese XI? 😂 I’d add Ray Hankin to that list. Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, BillyWoofs_shinpad said: I’d add Ray Hankin to that list. Hankin and Mido up top with Tomlin just behind... That'd terrifying defences in quite a different way.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Barticus 29 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Wonder how big Mido is now? Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 If people are keen, I can re-run the #1 and #2 polls with older era player vs. the current winners alongside the next poll? Would be: Schwarzer vs. Platt Young vs. Craggs There seems to be a few who are keen, so happy to adapt it if so. Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Snowblind said: If people are keen, I can re-run the #1 and #2 polls with older era player vs. the current winners alongside the next poll? Would be: Schwarzer vs. Platt Young vs. Craggs There seems to be a few who are keen, so happy to adapt it if so. I think you should stick with this one and run a pre 1995 one, once this one is done. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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