Juninho 96/97

[SuperMarcoRowell]

I hate to say it but the mags have had some world class players since Juninho although he was superb

I hate to say it but the mags have had some world class players since Juninho although he was superb

And us this season and SKP

 

[SPUFF]

Was around the time of leaving school n mates brother was given work experience at the Swallow Stockton.

Juninho was resident there ages n absolutely spot on with all staff.

Imagine a star being put in somewhere like that now

 

[Banks]

Bait ? A minor rival who 30 years ago had a superstar ok fatso

Superstar

 

[Steesafc]

He was magnificent.

But its completely disrespectful to a number of top drawer players that have represented Sunderland, Mags and Boro since.

Boro had Gaizka Mendieta more recently than that ffs.

 

[J Doughnut]

If we have to pick a short arse number 10 from the NE in the 90s, I would probably pick the 3rd Chuckle brother from the mags ahead of him.

 

[daveybigpotatoes]

If we have to pick a short arse number 10 from the NE in the 90s, I would probably pick the 3rd Chuckle brother from the mags ahead of him.

I believe that there is now only one chuckle brother left.

 

[J Doughnut]

I believe that there is now only one chuckle brother left.

That is genuinely quite sad. Just picturing Barry quietly sitting alone saying "...to you...to you...to you"

 

[Blyth]

On a slightly similar note and I may get a bit stick for this but there's an argument when Merson went to Middlesbrough the season after he was best player ever to play second tier football. Certainly in my time of watching footy from mid 80s onwards

He was outrageous in that league.

I think people have different standard for world class.

A world-class player is widely defined as someone who is consistently among the top 1-5 players globally at their specific position imo.

 

[J Doughnut]

On a slightly similar note and I may get a bit stick for this but there's a argument when Merson went to Middlesbrough the season after he was best player ever to play second tier football. Certainly in my time of watching footy from mid 80s onwards

I'd have him up there with Phillips, Hoddle, Neves, Mitrovic (largely for one crazy season), and Le Fee.

Honorable mention for Bull, just cos I liked him when I was a kid. Played for Wolves, and was called Bull. What's not to like?

 

[contrarian]

Reason Boro went down, see Kinkladze for City.

Both fantastic players, different styles but sort of player neutrals pay money to go watch
To suggest an individual player is the reason à club get/got relegated is utter pap
They were maybe overly relied upon

 

[Stormo]

Part of an era of "superstars" Boro signed under Bryan Robson that finished below and failed to beat a Sunderland team who's top scorer had 4 goals and biggest name signing was a 37 year old Chris Waddle

Should be the end of the thread this.

 

[winky]

Remember him being a good player, but I was more fearful of Ravanelli, and Emerson played well against us. I wonder what they thought about playing alongside Stamp, Mustoe and Blackmore...

 

[Arfa Sleep]

Honourable mention for Bolo Zenden.

 

[El Gen]

we would have given a kidney to have some of those lads Boro had at the time.
As much as it pains me to admit it

 

[Coeus]

Both fantastic players, different styles but sort of player neutrals pay money to go watch
To suggest an individual player is the reason à club get/got relegated is utter pap
They were maybe overly relied upon

They were the catalyst', so to suggest they were the reason is entirely correct, anyone who says its pap has a poor understanding of the situation and limited in thinking.