HappyClapper Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I appreciate he had injuries during his time with us but I’m struggling to think of too many who were worse. Any thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Forbes Phillipson-Masters 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 He was playing with injuries his whole time with us. Similar to what Kalas has done this season so difficult to judge. Just now, Son of Fred said: Forbes Phillipson-Masters Glenn Humphries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyClapper Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Son of Fred said: Forbes Phillipson-Masters That’s a good shout 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Liam Fontaine when he was off form toward the end of his time with us. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Chappers Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Forbes did a job in the 4th division, so not in the same category. Julian Watts on the other hand…. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonRobin21 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Adam El-Abd 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Dyche was certainly up there. Always remember his debut....he was terrible and it never got any better imo. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Henry McKop. Believe he had never played on grass before arriving in Bristol. He was dogs eggs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyClapper Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Dyche was certainly up there. Always remember his debut....he was terrible and it never got any better imo. Came with a decent reputation after the Chesterfield cup run. Did not come close to matching expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire robin Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Vyner 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Billy Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 13 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Henry McKop. Believe he had never played on grass before arriving in Bristol. He was dogs eggs. But he’d never smoked Astro Turf either! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Either Taylor Moore or Lewin Nyatanga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrascal2 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 36 minutes ago, HappyClapper said: I appreciate he had injuries during his time with us but I’m struggling to think of too many who were worse. Any thoughts? I remember watching him play for Chesterfield in that brilliant cup run. I said to my son that is a centre half we could do with at City. Really pleased when he was signed. I had little idea he would be so bad for us. Really disappointing. But yes for me up there with one of the worst. But a great Manager and disgusting that Burnley have sacked him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Just remembered Gus Caesar. Ouch. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 In my memory McCop was a midfielder? For Centre backs I give Gus Ceased! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Julian Watts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Damion Stewart. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red white and red Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Damian Stewart was litter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Dave Thompson 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 15 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said: In my memory McCop was a midfielder? For Centre backs I give Gus Ceased! Is he dead now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Nicky Hunt ….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Julian Watts 37 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Henry McKop. Believe he had never played on grass before arriving in Bristol. He was dogs eggs. He was actually a top class midfielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Might get some stuck for this but.. Julian Marshall ( not the worst but close to any top ten). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Gus Ceaser. As the name suggests. About as appealing as dog food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 37 minutes ago, Red Billy said: But he’d never smoked Astro Turf either! Alright Dave! Regards, Trigg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Son of Fred said: Forbes Phillipson-Masters Played an important role in getting us promotion from Div 4 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckle_red Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Dave Partridge, Matt Heywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Christ, we've had so many donkeys it's unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Richard Dryden. Absolutely shite. Thankfully Sir Terry Cooper talked Souness into buying him for Southampton and netting us a ten grand profit in the bargain. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1stknowle Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 2 hours ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Julian Watts Correct answer. Heywood also a disaster. 1 hour ago, Puckle_red said: Dave Partridge, Matt Heywood. As was Partridge. Richard Dryden back in the day was pretty bang average too. We’ve also had some very good ones though - Taylor, Carey, Bryant, Webster, Caulker, (second season on) Flint, Bikey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 hours ago, The Horse With No Name said: Either Taylor Moore or Lewin Nyatanga Neither of those are anywhere near the worst. Not the best admittedly, but a million miles from the worst. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick jones of hereford Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Sean Dyche was a very good centre back, albeit not for us. He played his debut whilst still not fully recovered from an injury & City fans got on his back. morale is an important feature of football players. If we had got behind him & not got on his back, he would have done far better. liam Fontaine is another centre back who lost form & confidence (it started after he nearly went to Southampton on a large fee but had an injury so it was called off). A fine player for us in his prime but with fans lacking in support he lost confidence. it’s often said that fans who pay to watch are entitled to cheer or boo as they feel appropriate- but we can be cruel sometimes, occasionally affecting players in the long term. Dyche was excellent be for he came to us - he was excellent after he left. His time here wasn’t a success, but was in part due to us supporters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 hours ago, The Horse With No Name said: Just remembered Gus Caesar. Ouch. You’ve just remembered him! I’ve spent years trying to forget him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 hours ago, glynriley said: Dave Thompson Gets my vote, he was absolutely shit. Denis Smith swapped Andy May for him as well, tidy midfielder. When Smith bleated about getting sacked bringing in this utter **** & Brian Mitchell was why, pal. Also Richard Dryden, not only shit but gas, just total rubbish. McKop wasn’t a CB, a left sided player, LB or left midfield (he was shite too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, nick jones of hereford said: Sean Dyche was a very good centre back, albeit not for us. He played his debut whilst still not fully recovered from an injury & City fans got on his back. morale is an important feature of football players. If we had got behind him & not got on his back, he would have done far better. liam Fontaine is another centre back who lost form & confidence (it started after he nearly went to Southampton on a large fee but had an injury so it was called off). A fine player for us in his prime but with fans lacking in support he lost confidence. it’s often said that fans who pay to watch are entitled to cheer or boo as they feel appropriate- but we can be cruel sometimes, occasionally affecting players in the long term. Dyche was excellent be for he came to us - he was excellent after he left. His time here wasn’t a success, but was in part due to us supporters. Dyche was also scathing of the medical treatment he received whilst at City, saying it was the worst he received in his entire career. After us he then had a decent spell at Millwall, so as bad as he was for us (& he was) maybe he had a point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Stephen MacManus? Matthew Bates? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 hours ago, AshtonRobin21 said: Adam El-Abd Bless you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 To expand it slightly, my worst ever City back 4: Nicky Shorey - Left Back Richard Dryden - CB Julian Watts - CB Gerard Lavin - Right Back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said: To expand it slightly, my worst ever City back 4: Nicky Shorey - Left Back Richard Dryden - CB Julian Watts - CB Gerard Lavin - Right Back Sorry, but no worst ever back 4 can be complete without Marvin Harriott. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Did McGivern play left of a back 3 once or twice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said: To expand it slightly, my worst ever City back 4: Nicky Shorey - Left Back Richard Dryden - CB Julian Watts - CB Gerard Lavin - Right Back Paul wimbleton in midfeld bas savage upfront and we have all the makings of a cracking tea there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said: Gerard Lavin - Right Back Nicky Hunt is the correct answer to the worst right back we've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 7 hours ago, HappyClapper said: I appreciate he had injuries during his time with us but I’m struggling to think of too many who were worse. Any thoughts? Julian Watts alongside him was worse. They both played in a season though when we missed Tommy D protecting in front of them. Gus 'Chicken' Caesar Salad was awful. Tasteless with no bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Aiden MccaCaffery, Mark Hughes - from back in the days when our recruitment was: "who're Rovers looking to shift?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 7 hours ago, AshtonRobin21 said: Adam El-Abd That wasn't Adam, though. It was his brother. Cotts "homework" lacked a little vigour with that transfer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 7 hours ago, HappyClapper said: I appreciate he had injuries during his time with us but I’m struggling to think of too many who were worse. Any thoughts? Julian Watts - woeful ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Banjo Island said: Paul wimbleton in midfeld bas savage upfront and we have all the makings of a cracking tea there PG Tips?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Midlands Robin said: Richard Dryden - CB He was a strange one - I didn’t really rate him yet he went on to play in the premier league after he left our club ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 hours ago, nick jones of hereford said: Sean Dyche was a very good centre back, albeit not for us. He played his debut whilst still not fully recovered from an injury & City fans got on his back. morale is an important feature of football players. If we had got behind him & not got on his back, he would have done far better. liam Fontaine is another centre back who lost form & confidence (it started after he nearly went to Southampton on a large fee but had an injury so it was called off). A fine player for us in his prime but with fans lacking in support he lost confidence. it’s often said that fans who pay to watch are entitled to cheer or boo as they feel appropriate- but we can be cruel sometimes, occasionally affecting players in the long term. Dyche was excellent be for he came to us - he was excellent after he left. His time here wasn’t a success, but was in part due to us supporters. I have it on very good advice that one of the reasons Dyche was bought was to try and shake up the dressing room. The usual City stuff, drinking, smoking, whining etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: PG Tips?! What position does he play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Chappers Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 8 hours ago, AshtonRobin21 said: Adam El-Abd I’d managed to erase him from my memory. Just been re-installed, hard to decide between him and Watts. No way Forbes, he was an absolute legend in Div 4, and made a massive difference when he signed. And let’s not forget, in those days we had a very limited budget. And once, the People gave both Phillipson and Masters a mark of 7. Clearly not paying attention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseleyhas2chins Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 7 hours ago, Slippin cider said: Nicky Hunt ….. By a country mile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 9 hours ago, HappyClapper said: I appreciate he had injuries during his time with us but I’m struggling to think of too many who were worse. Any thoughts? He was but also showed his stubbornness when clapping while being booed as he was being subbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 10 hours ago, Barrs Court Red said: Liam Fontaine when he was off form toward the end of his time with us. Liam used to terrify me in defence. Just total s**t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 10 hours ago, HappyClapper said: I appreciate he had injuries during his time with us but I’m struggling to think of too many who were worse. Any thoughts? My early days of watching City and he was always go down in memory as one of the worst. He can't have been much worse than low ebb Fontaine though surely? To be fair to Fontaine he was decent at one time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Liam Fontaine from 2012 onwards was horrendous. Never seen a player drop off that badly so quickly and never to regain it. Didn't help we always put the useless Nyatanga, McManus or Bates next to him either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT The Optimist Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 18 hours ago, The Horse With No Name said: Either Taylor Moore or Lewin Nyatanga Careful re Taylor Moore…..if Hearts don’t keep ‘Mary’ as is his nick name in the frozen north, he might well be back here next season….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isawjonshaw Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 15 hours ago, GrahamC said: Gets my vote, he was absolutely shit. Denis Smith swapped Andy May for him as well, tidy midfielder. When Smith bleated about getting sacked bringing in this utter **** & Brian Mitchell was why, pal. Also Richard Dryden, not only shit but gas, just total rubbish. McKop wasn’t a CB, a left sided player, LB or left midfield (he was shite too). Mitchell! He was proper rubbish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Russell Osman.... on and off the pitch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 13 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: PG Tips?! 12 hours ago, Banjo Island said: What position does he play He was crap in the league. But put in a fair performance in cups. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Matthew Bates, Lewin Nyatanga, Richard Foster and Ryan McGivern…. Was a City back four at one stage… All of them could be the worst player we’ve had in their individual positions, but this lot played at the same time! Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 16 hours ago, Midlands Robin said: To expand it slightly, my worst ever City back 4: Nicky Shorey - Left Back Richard Dryden - CB Julian Watts - CB Gerard Lavin - Right Back I'd sub Ricky Foster for Lavin there. To be fair to Lavin, he always took out his man - whether that was on the pitch or in the crowd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 17 hours ago, glynriley said: Sorry, but no worst ever back 4 can be complete without Marvin Harriott. And what about a certain Nicky Hunt? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa_bcfc Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Thompson signed by Dennis Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 10 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: He was crap in the league. But put in a fair performance in cups. Big applause BR - that did make me titter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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