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Title: Post conference XI
Post by: Mustapha-Dump on May 19, 2019, 01:45:59 pm
Now that our season is over, just for a bit of fun if you were starting in charge August and could pick any player in their peak from 03/04 onwards, who would star in your promotion push? I appreciate there is probably near on 300 players to choose from there so plenty to go at. Mine..

                        Sullivan
  O’connor  Albrighton Butler Friend
  Coppinger Stock Wellens Mcindoe
                 Marquis  Sharp

Subs:
Warrington
Matt Mills
Green
Kane
Blundell

I appreciate mills technically was a better centre half that both Butler and Albrighton but don’t imagine many striker getting much change out of that partnership.

Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: RedJ on May 19, 2019, 01:50:27 pm
Gareth Roberts over Friend imo.
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: RoversAlias on May 19, 2019, 01:59:01 pm
Sullivan

O'Connor
Jones
Butler
Roberts

Coppinger
Stock
Wellens
Wilks

Marquis
Sharp
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: steve@dcfd on May 19, 2019, 02:16:53 pm
Sullivan

O’Connor
Mills
Jones
Roberts

Coppinger
Stock
Wellens
McIndoe

Marquis
Sharp



Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Branton Rover on May 19, 2019, 02:27:44 pm
Sullivan

O’Connor
Mills
Jones
Roberts

Coppinger
Stock
Wellens
Green

Sharp
Marquis

Subs;

Warrington
Friend
Oster
McIndoe
Brown
Hayter

I’m going with the Wembley midfield of ‘08 - the best midfield of my nearly 40 years of being a fan. Not many attackers would get much change out of the back line which is very strong - also a tough choice up front - Marquis just edges out Chris Brown who in my opinion was the best hold up forward I can remember
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Padge_DRFC on May 19, 2019, 02:58:38 pm
Wonder how long it will be before Whiteman gets in ahead of Stock. Surprised nobody has got Spurr in there
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Al4475 on May 19, 2019, 03:37:02 pm
Players I'd love to see playing to their full potential (with rovers or elsewhere)

Sam Johnstone

James O'Connor
Tommy Spurr (just)
Jason Shackell
Matt Mills

James Coppinger
Brian Stock
Richie Wellens
Michael McIndoe

Billy Sharp
El Hadj Diouff

Subs:
Neil Sullivan
Gareth Roberts
Andy Butler
Pascal Chimbonda
Paul Green
John Oster
Tommy Rowe
John Marquis
Chris Brown

Would be a different XI if you wanted specifically - best players in the hoops as opposed to in general.

Sullivan, Roberts, Marquis all get in then and there'd be a big shout for LFW, Blundell, Foster, Albrighton, JET, Kane and Wilks
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: essexrover on May 19, 2019, 04:18:59 pm
Can't believe nobody else has gone for Ryan !   
         
                 Sullivan
O'Connor, Mills, Jones, Ryan
Coppinger, Wellens, Green, McIndoe
              Sharp, Diouf.


Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Campsall rover on May 19, 2019, 04:45:21 pm
Sullivan

O’Connor
Mills
Shackell
Roberts

Coppinger
Stock
Wellens
McIndoe

Marquis
Sharp

Subs

Johnstone
Spurr
Jones
Butler
Green
Hayter
Hefferman

Spare Subs  :facepalm:

Warrington
Lee
Ryan
Oster
Kane
Whiteman
Blundell
Fortune-West
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Move DRFC on May 19, 2019, 04:57:20 pm
Johnstone

O'Connor  Mills  Shackell  Roberts

Copps  Wellens  Stock  McIndoe

Sharp  Marquis

Subs:

Sullivan
Jones
Friend
Whiteman
Oster
Diouf
Hayter


That'd take us to the Prem
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on May 19, 2019, 07:40:04 pm
Sullivan
O connor mills Jones Roberts
Whiteman Stock Mason
Coppinger
Marquis Sharp

Subs
Johnstone
Shackell
Spurr
Wellens
Diouf
Hayter
Brown
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Bessie Red on May 19, 2019, 08:03:23 pm
Sullivan
O'Connor
G Roberts
Rob Jones
Butler
Whiteman
Wellens
Stock
Copps
El Hadj
Sharp

Subs:
Johnstone
Miĺls
Kane
Marquis
Heffernan
Albrighton
Green
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Mustapha-Dump on May 19, 2019, 08:59:55 pm
Interesting, Sharp, O’Connor and Copps feature in every selection so far, did the 3 of them ever play together? I suppose the better question is did O’connor and sharp ever play together considering Copps obviously played with both
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on May 19, 2019, 09:29:48 pm
Interesting, Sharp, O’Connor and Copps feature in every selection so far, did the 3 of them ever play together? I suppose the better question is did O’connor and sharp ever play together considering Copps obviously played with both
For 3 seasons!
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Copps is Magic on May 20, 2019, 04:54:24 am
A lot of people picking crowd favourites I feel. The question was a team for a promotion push, so presumably the best players in their prime;

               Ikeme
     Beye - Shackell - Friend
Cotterill - Wellens - Stock - Diouf
                Duffy
         Sharp - Brown
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: ravenrover on May 20, 2019, 09:48:54 am
No-one think that Meite deserves a place? One of the best in his short time with us IMO
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Chris Black come back on May 20, 2019, 10:56:56 am
Can’t believe people are not mentioning Doolan!

He ran the game at the Copps testimonial a year or two back despite being long retired and carrying a lot of timber. Superb player.
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Retdon1 on May 20, 2019, 11:14:39 am
                    Johnston
O Connor.    Shackell.    Mills.     Friend

      Wellens.       Stock.     Oster

   Copps.         Sharp.       Diouf

Subs
Sullivan
Spurr
Jones
Kane
Mcindoe
Brown
Marquis
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Chris Black come back on May 20, 2019, 11:16:30 am
Sullivan
O’Connor, Jones, Mills, Roberts
Copps, Stock, Wellens, McIndoe
Sharp, Marquis
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: VivaRovers on May 20, 2019, 11:30:23 am
Interesting, Sharp, O’Connor and Copps feature in every selection so far, did the 3 of them ever play together? I suppose the better question is did O’connor and sharp ever play together considering Copps obviously played with both

Incidentally O'Connor is still the player that Coppinger has made the most Rovers appearances in the same team as (198 matches). He played 90 times for Rovers with Sharp.
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Campsall rover on May 20, 2019, 12:32:58 pm
Interesting, Sharp, O’Connor and Copps feature in every selection so far, did the 3 of them ever play together? I suppose the better question is did O’connor and sharp ever play together considering Copps obviously played with both

Incidentally O'Connor is still the player that Coppinger has made the most Rovers appearances in the same team as (198 matches). He played 90 times for Rovers with Sharp.
I am surprised so many have picked Diouf. Yes he was a very talented player but his presence did not help to create a positive team spirit.
It wasn’t just him of course the whole “experiment” created cliques in the squad. Not a team man for me.
As an individual talent he was up there with the best i have ever seen in a Rovers shirt.
Not in my team as the word suggests TEAM.
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Campsall rover on May 20, 2019, 12:34:27 pm
Above post was not supposed to be on the one it’s with.
Apologies as it is not relevant to JOC or Copps. :facepalm:
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: Campsall rover on May 20, 2019, 12:38:03 pm
I would be very confident my team at its peak would get into the Championship play offs. Very very confident. :clapping:
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: WSBBA_Ben on May 20, 2019, 12:50:49 pm
Sullivan

O’Connor
G.Lee
Jones
Ryan

Coppinger
Stock
Wellens
McIndoe

Heffernan
Sharp
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: younggar on May 20, 2019, 12:56:12 pm
No nic priet?
Title: Re: Post conference XI
Post by: DRFC_TID_93 on May 20, 2019, 01:40:01 pm
Kirkland
O'connor Mills Jones Friend
Coppinger Wellens Stock Q. Fortune
Sharp Healy

Subs
Sullivan
Chimbonda
Shackell
Oster
Green
Marquis
Diouf