Team of 2008/2013

[Chris]

The two different teams which won promotion from League One in 2008 and this season possessed very different strengths and weaknesses. That got me wondering about who would make a Rovers 2008/2013 starting line-up. This is purely for a bit of fun and I think it will be very interesting to see which combinations people come up with.

Mine would be:
Neil Sullivan; Spurr, Jones, Mills, Quinn; Stock, Wellens; Coppinger, Cotterill; Brown, Hume.

That means three from 2008, six from this season and two who featured in both campaigns. Some very big players left out too!

[MachoMadness]

Wouldn't disagree too much with that team. Maybe Heffernan along with Brown, but then you're lacking a bit of pace. Either way, that's a team fit for the Championship if all the players were in their primes. Wouldn't fear many teams with that line up.

[graingrover]

I think Hume is great .. but I would have to put Paul Green in that  team ahead of him.

[Dutch Uncle]

All about opinions, but I would put the Jimmy O'Connor of 2008 (not the version of 2011-12) ahead of Paul Quinn, and maybe the Hayter of 2008 ahead of Hume based on better finishing

Close calls though 

[DonnyBazR0ver]

And Gareth Roberts. Proper full back.

[pubteam]

If you could combine Gareth Roberts and Tommy Spurr, you'd have one hell of a full-back.

[bedale rover]

I think that the team of 2008 was a better team in all departments

Might have honest on the bench

[scaley back rover]

this is a difficult on but would pretty much agree with the op. However the 2008 team had a better style of football to watch whilst the 2013 team works harder for each other and has a never say die attitude. imho