Copp's sublime skills

[philsky]

But there's a difference between 'better' and 'favourite' surely? I have 4 Rovers who I prefer to Copps - though only one of them was anywhere near as skillful as he and one of them was a plain donkey tbh. A fab donkey mind

Cheers

BobG

In my top 4:


McIndoe
Kitchen
Snodin I
Copps

[IDM]

I think folks can only really judge on players they have seen.  Some will of course remember the players of 50/60 years ago but that was before my time.  I will have seen Kitch and big Bren a couple of times but not enough nor was I old enough to really understand nor appreciate how good they were.

I saw much of our successes in the early 80s and of course in the last 10-12 years or so, so my top 5 would mostly be relatively modern.

Also would we be selecting players based purely on their abilities or for other reasons such as an important goal etc?

Putting all that together it would be very difficult NOT to select Copps in a top 5.  He is certainly in mine.

[Campsall rover]

I have been watching Rovers since Oct 1975 so here are my top 10 in order 1-10

1  Ian Snodin
2  Richie Wellens ( first spell only )
3  Peter Kitchen
4  Brian Stock
5  Glynn Snodin
6  James Coppinger
7  Ian Miller
8  John Buckley
9  Alan Warboys
10 Corporal Jones
 
I would be surprise if most of us don't have at least 3/4 of those in our top 10 in that era.

[Filo]

Surprised no one has given Steve Nichol a mention, despite his age he was by far the best defender we have had

[Campsall rover]

Surprised no one has given Steve Nichol a mention, despite his age he was by far the best defender we have had

Yes but that was in the conference, but good shout he was outstanding.

[GazLaz]

1. Diouf
2. Diouf
3. Diouf

[PACMAN]

But there's a difference between 'better' and 'favourite' surely? I have 4 Rovers who I prefer to Copps - though only one of them was anywhere near as skillful as he and one of them was a plain donkey tbh. A fab donkey mind

Cheers

BobG

Thanks Bob, you are indeed correct, there are few to match Copps genius at times but as for favourites thats a different matter. For me:

1. Ian Snodin
2. Peter Kitchen
3. Tommy Gaynor
4. Alan Warboys
5. Copps
6. Joe Laidlaw
7. Andy Rhodes
8. Brian Stock
9. Brian Flynn
10. Glyn Snodin

[del boy]

These a my favourites from the early 90's onwards in no particular order

 Copps
 Brian Stock
 Richie Wellens
 Colin Cramb
 Sir Francis
 Mcindoe
 Billy Sharp
 Rob Jones
 Paul Green
 Mike Jeffrey

[Mike_F]

My favourite players since I started going in 1994 in no particular order:

Copps
Stock
Wellens
Cramb
Sutherland
Nicol
Brabin
McIndoe
Warrington
Sullivan
Blundell
...and potentially Marquis the way things are going!

[turnbull for england]

my favourite five since 88   in no special order

Colin Cramb, Oooh Stevie Adams ( if for nothing else the penalty and praise and grumble interview New Years Day at Chesterfield), Gary Brabin , Sir Francis and Steve Nicol

[Al4475]

85 as a regular - a few appearances before then! In no particular order:
Rufus Brevett
Ian Snodin
Michael McIndoe
Brian Stock
Copps
Tim Ryan
Darren Moore
Sulli
Dennis Peacock
Greeny

[BobG]

Mike!! Colin Sutherland is my donkey I really loved that guy. What an animal

And Sumo. I'd forgotten about Sumo. How on Earth could I have done that?! This picking favourite players malarkey is bloody hard... Anyway, here's my effort:

Alick Jeffrey
Ian Snodin
Sumo Brabin
Brian Stock
Michael McIndoe
Steve Nichol
Richie Wellens
Peter Kitchen
Copps
Brendan O'Callaghan
Stevie Lister

Bob

[Scooter]

 I've been going since 1991 so here are mine

Darren Moore
Gary Brabin
Steve Harper
Brian Stock
Paul Heffernan
James Coppinger
El-Hadj Diouf
Sean McDaid
Greg Blundell
Mathieu Baudry

[jonnydog]

Souza
Guy
Bubalovic
Plessis

[RedJ]

No mention of Lamine Diatta?

[PDX_Rover]

Mickey Stead x 11
World beaters

Fact

[not on facebook]

There was a forward who had a short spell at Doncaster and for life of
me I can't recall his name .

I could well be wrong here but I think he was signed from Bolton,it was in the late 1980s I think but said player was shit hot and was hitting the back of net week in week out.

can't quite recall what happened to him as he had fell off my memory/radar.

Could have got a serious injury which ended his playing days  but
he was a class or two above the rovers standard back then.

[Al4475]

Mike jeffrey

[ballysbackin]

Copps apparently has a lump on his heel and it is an injury concern, could be that is the reason he back heeled the ball so well he was trying to burst the lump or flatten it out 

[Campsall rover]

I would leave Copps out at Newport as not much cultured football is likely on that surface.
I have heard there may be a few changes for Fri
My Stepson coaches in the academy so has his ears to the ground.

[not on facebook]

Mike jeffrey

That's the player ,thanks for that for some reason that so called fox in the box who went from
Everton to arsenal kept on comming into me head .

[RedRover45]

Mike jeffrey

Francis Jeffers ?

That's the player ,thanks for that for some reason that so called fox in the box who went from
Everton to arsenal kept on comming into me head .