Every crap SUFC player has had one decent game...

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These "one game wonders" are quite hard to find. All joking and opinions aside, you can't be a pro and be rubbish at the game; there are too many selection processes to go through. But there are tons of average players who just don't set the game alight and so don't live in the memory. People like - Garry Cross, Danny Kerrigan, Alex Burns, Brian Barry-Murphy, Derek Hall, Blair Sturrock, John Walker, Warren May... christ, there are so many. But none of them had the world beating game that Gordon Connelly or Tony Richards had.

Would Steven Clark fit that bill? Tore Plymouth apart on his debut and then only did well against QPR in a cup game after that,

 

[WestyReturns]

Has had one decent game for Southend.

Belgrave

Tony Richards

Southend Utd 4-1 Halifax (25 Aug, 2001) Final Score - ESPN (UK)

Game summary of the Southend United vs. FC Halifax Town English League Two game, final score 4-1, from 25 August 2001 on ESPN (UK).

www.espn.co.uk

Let's have your nominations!

That looks world class compared to what we've witnessed the last few years!

 

[WestyReturns]

But it was one of the most memorable halves ever witnessed by those who were there. He more-or-less beat Brighton on his own. They put 3 men on him and still couldn't handle him.

First half he was the usual utter rubbish though.

This gets my vote too. They could literally not get the ball off him. Still to this day I'll never know where that come from. It's like he was swapped by aliens and then swapped back again after the game as he never got anywhere close to that performance ever again.

 

[LCBB72]

Brian Lloyd .

 

[WestyReturns]

Neil Campbell away at Orient. Alan Littles first game. We were bottom half lg2 and O's were going for promotion and we spanked em 3-0. Campbell got 2

 

[Ailsa Road Shrimper]

Joe Pigott and Ben Reeves. Not necessarily crap players but both scored big goals in their brief spells at the club and did little else.

 

[AustScullyPriorPowell]

Shane Wardley, shocking left back under Webby

 

[thenobster]

This, could be a very, very….very long thread

 

[Mad Cyril]

Steven Clark

 

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Let's see if we can get a whole team then.

So far, in goal the only nomination has been Brian Lloyd. He was the keeper when I first started supporting in 1969, but I was only 8 and don't remember if he was good or bad.

Maybe a better fit for this role might be Paul Smith, who pulled off a world class goalkeeping performance away at Brentford, way above anything else he (or many other keepers) ever did. He was incredible that night.

I think that's the criteria, isn't it? The player has to have had a blinding game or two that suddenly makes everyone think that there is a real player in there, but the rest of the time was just meh...

And all joking aside, none of this is to in any way insult our previous players, all of whom I'm sure tried their best.

We haven't got many defenders on this thread... but other names (for me) that fit the bill are

Gordon Connelly
Steven Clark
Barrington Belgrave
Neil Campbell
Tony Richards

The challenge is to come up with a name that you can back up a proper performance with and that enough people on here agree with.

 

[RobM]

But it was one of the most memorable halves ever witnessed by those who were there. He more-or-less beat Brighton on his own. They put 3 men on him and still couldn't handle him.

First half he was the usual utter rubbish though.

Agreed. A workmate came to that game and was astonished how good Connelly was!

 

[thenobster]

how about Kev... never rated him tbh

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

I'd say most of the players in the last few years have been crap.

 

[HUMBLEPIE]

Ruel Fox on loan from Norwich don’t remember him doing much when he went back

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

Loved by a lot of people, but Keith Dublin has to be up there for me.
Has Dave Morley been mentioned yet? He was another who was an accident waiting to happen.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Let's see if we can get a whole team then.

So far, in goal the only nomination has been Brian Lloyd. He was the keeper when I first started supporting in 1969, but I was only 8 and don't remember if he was good or bad.

Maybe a better fit for this role might be Paul Smith, who pulled off a world class goalkeeping performance away at Brentford, way above anything else he (or many other keepers) ever did. He was incredible that night.

I think that's the criteria, isn't it? The player has to have had a blinding game or two that suddenly makes everyone think that there is a real player in there, but the rest of the time was just meh...

And all joking aside, none of this is to in any way insult our previous players, all of whom I'm sure tried their best.

We haven't got many defenders on this thread... but other names (for me) that fit the bill are

Gordon Connelly
Steven Clark
Barrington Belgrave
Neil Campbell
Pony Richards

The challenge is to come up with a name that you can back up a proper performance with and that enough people on here agree with.

Edited for accuracy

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

Peter Daley has to be the ultimate "one game wonder" - did little else in his time with us but scored a wonder goal at Layer Road to win the Essex Derby!

 

[gatecrasher]

Neville Roache

 

[Mad Cyril]

Mark Rawle

 

[Mad Cyril]

Stuart Thurgood