lofty ambitions

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 10:51 pm

Keith Houchen, won the FA Cup with...

...COVENTRY!

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6471

I give you Steve Harper, although technically not really ours but still he has sat on the bench for the Geordies that many times his seat there has his own personal arse groove in it

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

John McGovern.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 10:59 pm

Of all the sleeping giants, I would like to see Wolves go down.

Mick Tait's Head Bandage · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 11:16 pm

Salty · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 11:39 pm

i was thinking of lofty too.......the big daft get

Jonny · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 11:47 pm

Kelvin Davis - played for Wimbledon and was total cack for Sunderland.

Ben Roberts - Conceded the quickest ever FA Cup Final goal.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

rob mackinnon who went on to play for scotland b

Jonny · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 11:59 pm

Thomas Miller

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6471

Neil Danns helped get the Brummies promoted to the Premiership this season

Phil Gilchrist had a canny speel higher up the league with Leicester i think

Obvious one is Steve Howard

Jonny · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 12:05 am

Michael Brown

Jonny · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 12:30 am

MadJohn wrote:

Can we have Paul "how the living fook did he play in the Premiership" Williams? :laugh:

who...?

Jonny · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 12:33 am

Kevin Deardon - or was he only on loan as well.?

Jonny · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 12:37 am

well all of these ex Pools players that have gone on to make a mark at the highest level must of done it well before my time ....

Hangem · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 10:49 am

Can't believe nobody has said

Considering we got rid of him he ain't done bad.

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6471

Check again Hangus lad :wink:

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 1:23 pm

Hows about The Scottish Premier league & JOHN DALY

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Joe Allon, played for Chelsea and scored in front of the shed :wink:

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6471

How about Jon Cullen then???

I don't know if he actually played for Sheff Utd in the top flight though confised

Mute Witness · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:10 am **Posts:** 3572

Fensy wrote:

How about Jon Cullen then???

I don't know if he actually played for Sheff Utd in the top flight though confised

He didn't...

Mute Witness · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:10 am **Posts:** 3572

Jermaine Easter, played for Wales... rolfl

Mute Witness · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:10 am **Posts:** 3572

We need to define success. Is it Championship and above? Just playing in a top flight, playing for their country?

dawlishmonkey · **Joined:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:53 am **Posts:** 1588

Chip do you want to start another of your fishing threads on how many pools players have STAYED with pools and won loads of things and played at the highest level

Mute Witness · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:10 am **Posts:** 3572

Nicky Southall, dunno if he got a game but weren't he with Bolton when they were Premiership?

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Although perhaps not achieving the highest honours I'd say that Kenny Lowe, Mark Venus, David Linighan and Phil Gilchrist all did quite well for themselves. Les Green & Bill Green did well but that was a long time ago.
As Camera Obscura say - Under Achievers Please Try Harder.

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

MadJohn wrote:

Hawklord wrote:

As Camera Obscura say - Under Achievers Please Try Harder.

And they would know too, being die-hard Poolies from the old school. Eighties Fan and I Don't Do Crowds perfectly encapsulate what it meant to be a Poolie in the bad old days of Bob Moncur and Mick Docherty confised

I remember those days well - and it still hurts - there were time under both managers when I thought we would never ever win again. When you reflect & then look upon the club in recent years you can see the massive improvement (and the huge cash injection).

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 8:51 pm

Hawklord wrote:

Although perhaps not achieving the highest honours I'd say that Kenny Lowe, Mark Venus, David Linighan and Phil Gilchrist all did quite well for themselves. Les Green & Bill Green did well but that was a long time ago.
As Camera Obscura say - Under Achievers Please Try Harder.

Did Mally Poskett play in the 1st Division?

katcha · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 8:53 pm

how far back are we going chipster?

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36594

MadJohn wrote:

Hawklord wrote:

As Camera Obscura say - Under Achievers Please Try Harder.

And they would know too, being die-hard Poolies from the old school. Eighties Fan and I Don't Do Crowds perfectly encapsulate what it meant to be a Poolie in the bad old days of Bob Moncur and Mick Docherty confised

Bad Old days ? .... the 80's ? ....there was worse than that!........ :roll:

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

chip fireball wrote:

no way is jon daly getting in there.

joe allon, yes, no problem.

dawlish i may do a thread on great players who capped their marvellous careers by achieving the ultimate goal by pulling on a pools shirt.

im thinking peter beardsley, im thinking ray kennedy, im thinking dick malone. :roll:

what about alan kennedy eric Mcmordie

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

isnt ambrose fogarty still the only player to represent his country whilst still at pools

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Snowy wrote:

MadJohn wrote:

Hawklord wrote:

As Camera Obscura say - Under Achievers Please Try Harder.

And they would know too, being die-hard Poolies from the old school. Eighties Fan and I Don't Do Crowds perfectly encapsulate what it meant to be a Poolie in the bad old days of Bob Moncur and Mick Docherty confised

Bad Old days ? .... the 80's ? ....there was worse than that!........ :roll:

Aye, and I remember those as well, having supported 'Pool for over 40 years.

Talbot - I remember Malcom Poskett playing for Brighton - think it was the old 2nd Division and I'd call that a success of some kind

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 11:25 pm

chip fireball wrote:

go back 40 years to 1967.

the 10 most successful players ever to have played for pools ( i will start you off with alan and ray kennedy )

and the 10 players who played at least one season for us who went on to have the greatest success after leaving ( and we will kick of with john mcgovern, who won just about everything bar the f a cup and andy linighan who did win the f.a cup and played for quite a while in the best team in the country apart from pools )

you can quantify success however you like.

Moving from Pools to Coventry, does that quantify being sucsessful? :grin:

katcha · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 11:41 pm

poskett played div 1
proudlock played div 1
parry played div 1

anyone mentioned jon mccarthy -international after he left

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 11:44 pm

katcha wrote:

poskett played div 1
proudlock played div 1
parry played div 1

anyone mentioned jon mccarthy -international after he left

jon mccarthy not a bad player if you think of all those years he spent tied to a radiator

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36594

My personal rating of a player, is what they did for Pools, not what they did after. That always seemed so irrelevant to me, after they'd gone. I don't wish to sound churlish, but after they'd gone they were of no use to Pools and therefore no use to me.
I'LL ALWAYS HAVE MORE TIME FOR THE LADS WHO STAYED AND PLAYED ... the ones who never did make it to the top, but who gave the club everything they had, they're the ones I admire,..what about a list of those?

townendtimmy · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 8:16 am

Snowy wrote:

My personal rating of a player, is what they did for Pools, not what they did after. That always seemed so irrelevant to me, after they'd gone. I don't wish to sound churlish, but after they'd gone they were of no use to Pools and therefore no use to me.
I'LL ALWAYS HAVE MORE TIME FOR THE LADS WHO STAYED AND PLAYED ... the ones who never did make it to the top, but who gave the club everything they had, they're the ones I admire,..what about a list of those?

brian honour, richie humphreys, robbie mckinnon, paul baker just a few that come to the top of my mind

monkeehanger · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 9:30 am

I guess if all goes well for Derby at Wembley tomorrow, then Steve Howard must come into this list.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 11:39 am

townendtimmy wrote:

brian honour, richie humphreys, robbie mckinnon, paul baker just a few that come to the top of my mind

My immediate thought was Alan Goad. One of my favourite Poolies ever.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 12:14 pm

David McCreery?!?! confised

Played in the 82 and 86 World Cups for N.Ireland....so surely he must be in the list!!!! :sweeeet:

dawlishmonkey · **Joined:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:53 am **Posts:** 1588

have we done booby kerr,dick malone,bob moncur?

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Snowy wrote:

My personal rating of a player, is what they did for Pools, not what they did after. That always seemed so irrelevant to me, after they'd gone. I don't wish to sound churlish, but after they'd gone they were of no use to Pools and therefore no use to me.
I'LL ALWAYS HAVE MORE TIME FOR THE LADS WHO STAYED AND PLAYED ... the ones who never did make it to the top, but who gave the club everything they had, they're the ones I admire,..what about a list of those?

The king of them all (for me at any rate) is Watty Moore

Spender · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 2:50 pm

Kenny Johnson. He's still the clubs record scorer isn't he?? Had the fishy on the Fens when I were a lad. :sweeeet:

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36594

chip fireball wrote:

booby kerr ?????

....he's had a sex change! :laugh:

katcha · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 8:20 pm

Pooliekev wrote:

Kenny Johnson. He's still the clubs record scorer isn't he?? Had the fishy on the Fens when I were a lad. :sweeeet:

josh fletcher is the clubs top goalscorer
he had a pub in trimdon - you were probably a lad then as well :laugh:

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Ian McGuckin went to Fulham he didn't play a first team game for them as far as I can remember due to injury - maybe MJ can confirm or otherwise.

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

Moving slightly off course, McGuckin has just been appointed Andy Toman's assistant manager at Northallerton Town.

Anyway...

katcha · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 10:40 pm

mcguckin ever played league games for fulham and they were only 2nd div when he was there - he was inured and loaned out to us and the loids before ganing to oxford

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

I remember he played for us against Fulham at Craven Cottage. I was sat in the stands & Paul Baker & Mick Smith were just behind me. We lost 1-0 to a goal in the first few minutes. :shock:

katcha · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 11:40 pm

mcguckin 1st team foooty for fulham.

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