I liked Ian Bailey & thought when he left in 1982 he was actually too good for that teamIan Bailey...and I reckon thats the first time he's had a mention on this board. Good solid left back and a good servant to the club in his time here.
I can see IB telling his grandkids as time goes on, I hit the ball like a rocket from about 30 yards out, it flew in to the top left corner of the holgate net with the keeper grasping at this airWinning Goal against West Brom in the FA Cup 4th round 1981. . Widely mentioned recently I think.
Big fan of Riggott, 5 games on loan then signed, scored a brace on his 2nd Boro game away to SunderlandRiggott is a great shout. The amount of games he played whilst being in competition with Southgate & Ugo is testament to how good he really was
Big fan of Riggott, 5 games on loan then signed, scored a brace on his 2nd Boro game away to Sunderland
Loved MK's aggression, cracking signing by Bobby MurdochMick Kennedy
Cracking photo r00fie lad, thanks for that
Everyone realised exactly how good Boateng was!No one realised how good Boeteng was until the matches he didn't play in
Voted Player of the season in the first season at the Riverside.I know that this will have been done before but was watching a video this morning of Boro beating Derby 4-0 in 2001.
Was amazed to see Vickers playing as in my mind he left sometime around 98/99.
Made me think that he is probably one of our more unappreciated players from recent years. Was never outstanding but similarly was with us for 8-yrs and rarely let us down in that period. Played over 250 games for us in that time which is pretty impressive given some of the signings that we were making around that time.
Which other Boro players deserve a bit more recognition for their efforts for the club
Except in the season where he was our Player of the Season i.e. the first one in 1995-96.Vickers was a liability in the prem
It surprises me that Wheater only really played three and a half seasons for us once he broke into the team. One of them was the relegation season as well.David Wheater? On the fringe of the England squad during a golden age of centre backs. Rarely mentioned now.
Good memory! Was that fan's player of the season? Surprised by that as always thought he was a target for the boo boys.Voted Player of the season in the first season at the Riverside.
Spot on indeedido,Except in the season where he was our Player of the Season i.e. the first one in 1995-96.
Steve was never a liability. Ever.
Whyte, Whelan, Blackmore on the other hand.