Programme article/best xi

[3spirit]

In the Slough programme for the Chippenham match,there was an article called the' big interview' written by the inimitable Brighton Rebel aka Warren asking questions of Neil, Jon, Trent and Alex. And a thoroughly good read it was,too !

There was one question put to Neil and John about their best 11 players they have managed. They decided that our current squad shouldn't be included, so I thought it was a good idea to put a different slant on it for Slough supporters who use the forum to have a go of picking a Bakes and Unders best/favourite 16 ie first 11 and formation, and 5 subs. Must have played for Slough when Bakes and Unders have been at the club but no current squad players can be included.

I'll start the ball rolling..............My team would be a 3-5-2 of

                                                                  Mark Scott [gk]

                         Justin Clayton[ch] Adam Foulser[ sweeper/ch]  Dave Woozley[capt/ch]

                                                          Ben Edwards [holding midfield]

                                                Jamie McClurg[cm]    Nathan Webb[cm]

Jake Parsons [right wing/utility attacker]                                              James Dobson[left wing/utility attacker]

                                                         Charlie Strutton[cf]           Charlie Mpi [cf]

Subs: George Short, Chris Henry,Ryan Hope, Ed Smith, Johnny Dyer.

How's that for an attacking team !

Incidentally Bakes and Unders xi were 4-4-2 of [gk]Mark Scott.  Defence: Stuart Harte Adam Foulser[capt] Dave Woozley Paul Stonehouse

Midfield: George Short Jamie McClurg Ben Edwards Darren Wheeler

Forwards: Matty Stevens  Scott Harris. 

         

 

 

   

[Jon Underwood]

We actually picked the team before Dobbo left so he would have to now sneak in to our side ahead of Wheeler on the left wing!

[3spirit]

7 minutes ago, Jon Underwood said:

We actually picked the team before Dobbo left so he would have to now sneak in to our side ahead of Wheeler on the left wing!

Jon, I take it Stuart Harte played for you at Godalming?  

I would have liked to have included Steve Duff on my subs bench,as I thought he looked a good strong left winger who seemed a sound character to have in the team. Darren Wheeler very good technically but seemed to have an attitude problem. Mind you,when I was young,people would have said I had an attitude problem ! All part of growing up I suppose.

Edited January 22, 2019 by 3spirit

[3spirit]

5 minutes ago, 3spirit said:

Jon, I take it Stuart Harte played for you at Godalming?  

I would have liked to have included Steve Duff on my subs bench,as I thought he looked a good strong left winger who seemed a sound character to have in the team. Darren Wheeler very good technically but seemed to have an attitude problem. Mind you,when I was young,people would have said I had an attitude problem ! All part of growing up I suppose.

Some people on here might say I have an attitude problem,now! ha ha ha !

[Jon Underwood]

21 minutes ago, 3spirit said:

Jon, I take it Stuart Harte played for you at Godalming?  

I would have liked to have included Steve Duff on my subs bench,as I thought he looked a good strong left winger who seemed a sound character to have in the team. Darren Wheeler very good technically but seemed to have an attitude problem. Mind you,when I was young,people would have said I had an attitude problem ! All part of growing up I suppose.

Yes he played with Bakes and I at Farnborough and was one of our first signings at Godalming. Great lad and a very good attacking right back.

[Radders]

I’ve been trying to do it but would have no one on the right cos it’s only Sean, Josh and warren to choose from!!! ???

[Stuntman Mark]

Yes I gave up at right back - Wes Harrison was the best I could do. 

[3spirit]

8 hours ago, Radders said:

I’ve been trying to do it but would have no one on the right cos it’s only Sean, Josh and warren to choose from!!! ???

You could always play another defender or midfielder there,who you think could do it ie Nathan Webb could play a multitude of positions, Ben Edwards filled in full back roles in different games.

It's like Adam Foulser, had he been at our club in his prime, I would have liked to have seen him in centre midfield, as I thought he was a class act and no ordinary player, such a shame that his playing days was cut short by injury.   

[3spirit]

I've thought of another right back who had a few games for Slough under Bakes and Unders. Looked a fair player. That of Ryan Case.

I suppose you could also have Nathan Smart, as he is more with Hartley Wintney now, and is likely being kept on registration in case we have any bad injuries and need emergency cover.

Funny enough I always think as a right full back, it is a great position for a young player to learn his trade, and not necessarily do you have to be a defender to play there, as the position demands tenacity, combativeness, speed, character, awareness, getting an opposition player to move where you want him to go and, of course, the art of tackling. At left full back it isn't as easy to do with a youngster, as left footed players are in demand in any team and a specialist left back is always a must have for any team wanting success.   

[3spirit]

2 hours ago, 3spirit said:

I've thought of another right back who had a few games for Slough under Bakes and Unders. Looked a fair player. That of Ryan Case.

I suppose you could also have Nathan Smart, as he is more with Hartley Wintney now, and is likely being kept on registration in case we have any bad injuries and need emergency cover.

Funny enough I always think as a right full back, it is a great position for a young player to learn his trade, and not necessarily do you have to be a defender to play there, as the position demands tenacity, combativeness, speed, character, awareness, getting an opposition player to move where you want him to go and, of course, the art of tackling. At left full back it isn't as easy to do with a youngster, as left footed players are in demand in any team and a specialist left back is always a must have for any team wanting success.   

Must have had a premonition, as I have just read the Oxford City forum and read Ryan Case has signed for them !   Ooh Werr, spooky !

[Windsor Rebel]

3spirit: you are replying to your own posts, next you will be talking to yourself. First sign of madness ?

[3spirit]

6 minutes ago, Windsor Rebel said:

3spirit: you are replying to your own posts, next you will be talking to yourself. First sign of madness ?

Ha ha ha. Nice one Windsor Rebel. Like your style. That's tickled me. ?

Actually I was just amazed, as I didn't have a clue where Ryan Case was playing and then to read OCFC forum and to find he's just signed there, did seem uncanny.

Must say I thought a few more fans would have had a go at naming their best/favourite xi but there's no accounting for taste.

WR, can't I tempt you?  

[Windsor Rebel]

4-4-2:                    Scott

Stonehouse (LB )      Foulser     Woozley (Sweeper)      Harrison (RB)

Dobson (LM)             Edwards   McClurg                         J.Parsons (RM)

        Ed Smith   Perry Coles

 

 

[GarySTFC]

(Yes, I sometimes have too much time on my hands)

Here's your full selection lists, including friendlies - as pulled from the database on the clubs website. This is anyone that has been named as a player, even if only named on the bench, since their first competitive game in August 2013: 

Goalkeepers: (14 players)
Jamie Jackson; James Hawtree; Jake Somerville; Matty Bonnett; Billy Granger; Max Oberschmidt; Aleksandar Gogic; Luke Williams; Pat Kinsella; Mark Scott; Paul Strudley; Alan Walker-Harris; Shaun Rowley; Matte Pierson

Defenders: (32 players)
David Woozley; Daniel Hicks; Dominic Rhone; Adam Foulser; Wes Harrison; Michael Blount; Ryan Lake; Damien Smith; Ryan Parsons; Jon Munday; Dan Sintim; Reece Yorke; Gary MacDonald; Tom Moran; Adam Cash; Billy Jeffreys; Craig Scott; Callum Webb; Stuart Lake; Jhai Dhillon; Adam Nditi; Paul Stonehouse; Justin Clayton; Nathan Fox; Adam New; Brad Hewitt; Nathan Smart; Steffen Bennett; Jesse Wilson; Alan Inns; Matt Day; Tom Williams

Midfielders: (42 players)
Adam Martin; Paul Coyne; Ollie Burgess; Jake Parsons; Darren Wheeler; Jamie McClurg; George Short; Ben Edwards; Aaron Couch; Sebastien Castello; Robert Carrick; Leigh Rumbold; Steve Duff; Gareth Risbridger; James Dobson; Luke Knight; George Frith; Alex Witham; Jamal Branker; Adrian Sear; Ryan Scott; Oscar Betts; Anton Murray; Adam Casey; Jason Lewis; Jon Palmer; Liam Malone; Daniel Brown; Gurkan Gokmen; Chris Henry; Nathan Webb; Lewis Putman; Ryan Hope; Declan Benjamin; Kensley Maloney; James Jepson; Ryan Case; Pritpal Raju; Lawrence Artik; Harrison Gilkes; Tom Biss; James Granger

Forwards: (32 players)
Danny Burnell; Tony Mendy; Charlie Mpi; Edward Smith; Scott Harris; Johnnie Dyer; Victor Osobu; Matt Grave; Nathan Jack; Arron Collymore; Adam Cornell; Darryl Thomas; Mbarak Bashir; Gavin Smith; Dan Read; Joe Grant; Charlie Strutton; George Hallahan; Lee Barney; Sayo Koita; Gavin James; Charlie Moone; Charlie Losasso; Elijah Adebayo; Ashan Holgate; Romone Rose; Callum Bunting; Liam Enver-Marum; Brad Wadkins; Perry Coles; Mathew Stevens; Dejon Noel-Williams

[Reading Rebel]

Mark Scott

Smart  Woozley  Foulser Stonehouse

Jake Parsons  McClurg  Rumbold  Dobson

Mpi  Stevens

[GlenSTFC]

Wow a lot of names there I can’t recall! It’s either my memory fading and/or a lot were 1 game subs that I probably didn’t go to.

[3spirit]

There's a few players I'd forgotten about and one of them has been around my house ! ha ha!

From Gary's list, there's four players who when in their prime would have to be included somewhere in my squad, that would be Alan Inns, Brad Watkins, Adrian Sear and Leigh Rumbold. 

[Neil Baker]

1 hour ago, GarySTFC said:

(Yes, I sometimes have too much time on my hands)

Here's your full selection lists, including friendlies - as pulled from the database on the clubs website. This is anyone that has been named as a player, even if only named on the bench, since their first competitive game in August 2013: 

Goalkeepers: (14 players)
Jamie Jackson; James Hawtree; Jake Somerville; Matty Bonnett; Billy Granger; Max Oberschmidt; Aleksandar Gogic; Luke Williams; Pat Kinsella; Mark Scott; Paul Strudley; Alan Walker-Harris; Shaun Rowley; Matte Pierson

Defenders: (32 players)
David Woozley; Daniel Hicks; Dominic Rhone; Adam Foulser; Wes Harrison; Michael Blount; Ryan Lake; Damien Smith; Ryan Parsons; Jon Munday; Dan Sintim; Reece Yorke; Gary MacDonald; Tom Moran; Adam Cash; Billy Jeffreys; Craig Scott; Callum Webb; Stuart Lake; Jhai Dhillon; Adam Nditi; Paul Stonehouse; Justin Clayton; Nathan Fox; Adam New; Brad Hewitt; Nathan Smart; Steffen Bennett; Jesse Wilson; Alan Inns; Matt Day; Tom Williams

Midfielders: (42 players)
Adam Martin; Paul Coyne; Ollie Burgess; Jake Parsons; Darren Wheeler; Jamie McClurg; George Short; Ben Edwards; Aaron Couch; Sebastien Castello; Robert Carrick; Leigh Rumbold; Steve Duff; Gareth Risbridger; James Dobson; Luke Knight; George Frith; Alex Witham; Jamal Branker; Adrian Sear; Ryan Scott; Oscar Betts; Anton Murray; Adam Casey; Jason Lewis; Jon Palmer; Liam Malone; Daniel Brown; Gurkan Gokmen; Chris Henry; Nathan Webb; Lewis Putman; Ryan Hope; Declan Benjamin; Kensley Maloney; James Jepson; Ryan Case; Pritpal Raju; Lawrence Artik; Harrison Gilkes; Tom Biss; James Granger

Forwards: (32 players)
Danny Burnell; Tony Mendy; Charlie Mpi; Edward Smith; Scott Harris; Johnnie Dyer; Victor Osobu; Matt Grave; Nathan Jack; Arron Collymore; Adam Cornell; Darryl Thomas; Mbarak Bashir; Gavin Smith; Dan Read; Joe Grant; Charlie Strutton; George Hallahan; Lee Barney; Sayo Koita; Gavin James; Charlie Moone; Charlie Losasso; Elijah Adebayo; Ashan Holgate; Romone Rose; Callum Bunting; Liam Enver-Marum; Brad Wadkins; Perry Coles; Mathew Stevens; Dejon Noel-Williams

Not going to lie there are a few names I don’t recognise... obviously a few of the young lads, but don’t recall Anton Murray, Adam Casey, Jason Lewis, Sayo Koita ever playing for us.....

[Matt]

22 minutes ago, Neil Baker said:

Not going to lie there are a few names I don’t recognise... obviously a few of the young lads, but don’t recall Anton Murray, Adam Casey, Jason Lewis, Sayo Koita ever playing for us.....

They haven’t necessarily played but were named in squads. Anton Murray and Adam Casey were unused subs in this match: http://www.sloughtownfc.net/reports/4957/

[GarySTFC]

Sayo Koita was an unused sub at St Neots (http://www.sloughtownfc.net/reports/5015)
Similarly for Jason Lewis, unused sub in a League Cup game at Egham (http://www.sloughtownfc.net/reports/4908)