Snowblind 1,711 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) #4 Winner: Ugo Egiogu Next up, #5! Your contenders: Nigel Pearson Captain Marvel. A brilliant servant of the club who lead by example in some of the most important years. Signed by Robbo for £750k - a strong, commanding centre half, good in the air, and a brilliant captain. Gianluca Festa A feist centre back or right back, Festa joined us in the middle of a relegation battle to add steel to a leaky defence. Just a shame we didn't have him from the start of the season. Tough in the tackle, brilliant positioning and tactical awareness, chipping in with a few goals too. A passionate player, and the kind Boro fans always take to. Chris Riggott Another player who could've been even better if not for injuries. It takes some player to keep Ugo Ehiogu out of the side, and Riggott was that man. An important player at both ends of the pitch during our incredible UEFA Cup run, Riggott was a commanding aerial presence, and had a brilliant ability to read the game. David Wheater A Boro born and bred lad making the England squad is always a brilliant thing to see, even if he didn't play. Wheater was a cultured centre back as a Boro youngster - good on the ball, strong in the air, a demanding leader of the back line. A shame it never worked out for him after moving to Bolton. Voting closes at 12pm tomorrow. UTB! Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Bork's best... 🤦🏻♂️ Glad you can edit the poll 😅 Link to post Share on other sites
smogsterking the Inspirati 2,453 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Tough one this one could pick any of the 4. If Festa was here at the start or the 96 season and/or Pearson was fit for it we would have stayed up. Riggott was great and was probably unlucky not to get and England call up when he was playing regularly. Wheater should have had a better career than he has had I think he got given too much responsibility put on him after losing Huth and Woodgate. Plus I was his teammate at school when he was just unbelievable. I think Festa gets it as him and the number 5 come to mind first when thinking of Boro players that have had that number. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Aye - 4 great players, in a Boro shirt at least. Was a tight call between Pearson and Festa for me, but went for Festa because he was always a joy to watch. Riggott played some phenomenal games for us like... Great defender. He was close to signing for Liverpool before we got him I remember. A proper talent. Shame about Malcolm Christie's injuries too because he was a real player when fit. Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Festa for me although you could make a case for all four, especially Pearson. Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 It's only been the last two for me as they're the only ones I seen. And I remember Riggott being terrific. I wasn't Wheater's biggest fan in all honesty. Link to post Share on other sites
TLF10 4,440 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Riggott was very under rated in sense he is not praised as much as other CBs we had over the years but he was an excellent signing and servant. Him and Robert Huth imo were two excellent defenders for us who are sometimes forgotten about. Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Very close this one... Still 3 hours left to vote, so could swing either way. Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Festa for me, great player. I got to meet a few players from that era and like Queudrue he was a really nice guy. Link to post Share on other sites
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