Favourite Ever XI

[Shrimperjohn]

Flahaven, Francis,Ferdinand,Barrett, Powell, Marsh, Maher, Jones, Gower, Eastwood, Colleymore.. ...... nuff said...

 

[Fitz]

This does depend clearly how long you have been watching Southend. For 1987 to 2017 I would go for:

Sansome
Francis, Prior, Barrett, Powell
Gower, Butler, Leonard, Otto
Collymore, Eastwood

Subs: Bentley, Austin, Paul Clark, Keith Jones, Ansah, Angell, Crown

Squad: Royce, Edwards, Marsh, Maher, Tilson

You would win the Championship with that Squad....

 

[OldBlueLady]

My favourites from my 45 years of watching:

GK - Mervyn Cawston
RB - Simon Francis
CB - Alan Moody
CB - Efe Sodje
LB - Steve Yates
RM - Terry Nicholl
CM - Alan McCormack
CM - Ryan Leonard
LM - Mark Gower
S - Freddy Eastwood
S - Peter Silvester

I never saw Collymore play so while he might be "the best", I can't include him as a "favourite". Likewise, none of the players really from that era.
Subs - Darryl Flahavan; Charlie Mulgrew; Anthony Grant; Paul Clark; Stuart Parker; Peter Taylor; Francis Laurent

 

[Napster]

if we're talking people I've met or talked to and liked:

Sammy
Stuart
Wilson
Prior
Jupp
Maher
O'shea
Butler
Corbett
Crown
Thomson

Other players I've liked on a personal basis: Carruthers/Donut/Edwards/Warren/Spence/Banks/Benjamin

 

[IloveShrimp]

Difficult this. I've liked so many players and for different reasons. E.g. Like Barrett for his passion but he did not make my squad.

Royce

Francis prior Devite powell

Gower Marsh R. Whelan otto

Collymore Eastwood

Subs

Cort A.Edwards Angel Roget W. Gray Cort Mulgrew

manager. Fry

 

[Firestorm]

Cawston
Austin
Moody
Albeson
Powell
Otto
Pountney
Outolowlowski
Taylor
Collymore
Best

Subs
Samsone
Barrett
Johnson
Chisnall
Cusack
Angell
Ansah

Manager Smith

 

[Firestorm]

Difficult this. I've liked so many players and for different reasons. E.g. Like Barrett for his passion but he did not make my squad.

Royce

Francis prior Devite powell

Gower Marsh R. Whelan otto

Collymore Eastwood

Subs

Cort A.Edwards Angel Roget W. Gray Cort Mulgrew

manager. Fry

That's interesting, two loanees in there.
Burridge was probably my favourite loanee, along with Assombalonga and Hunter, Guy Butters would get a mention too

 

[OldBlueLady]

if we're talking people I've met or talked to and liked:

Sammy
Stuart
Wilson
Prior
Jupp
Maher
O'shea
Butler
Corbett
Crown
Thomson

Other players I've liked on a personal basis: Carruthers/Donut/Edwards/Warren/Spence/Banks/Benjamin

I don't think it was, I've certainly never met Alan Moody. I think most people have just gone for players that they just like, even if they weren't the best necessarily. In some case, of course, the two combine beautifully.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Sansome
Francis
Spinner
Barrett
Powell
Gower
Maher
Butler
Ansah
Angell
Eastwood

Subs: Flavs, Scully, BBBC, Stan The Man, Tilson

 

[IloveShrimp]

That's interesting, two loanees in there.
Burridge was probably my favourite loanee, along with Assombalonga and Hunter, Guy Butters would get a mention too

If I had to replace the loanee's then it would be with Efe Sodje and Tommy Mooney

 

[bigmolt]

For me an all time favourite midfielder not been mentioned is Jonathan Hunt !!

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Bill Garner....he said showing his age.....:blush:

 

[usa_shrimper]

FAVORITE XI

Cawston
Stead
Powell
Roget
Barrett
Pountney
Martin
Otto
Tilson
McDonough
Crown

Subs Samsome Cusack Morris Collymore Benjamin

 

[MikeHarsh]

Favourites must include those that i looked up to as a young player. But i'll have to include some that literally got me up out of my seat. So....

Paul Sansome
Alan Moody
Spencer Prior
Justin Edinburgh
Chris Powell
Kevin Maher
Ron Pountney
Bilel Moshni
Rikki Otto
Stan Collymore
Freddy Eastwood

Christ, thats some team ..

Maher over Marsh??????? What.... Kev not in the same League.... as we are talking best ever x1....not servant... Mike way ahead.

 

[RHB]

Maher over Marsh??????? What.... Kev not in the same League.... as we are talking best ever x1....not servant... Mike way ahead.

We're talking favourite ever not best, as per the thread title.

 

[LCBB72]

1, Trevor Roberts 2, Dean Austin 3, Chris Powell 4,Dave Elliot 5 , Brian Albeson 6, Alan Moody 7 , Terry Johnson 8, Billy Best 9 , Stan Collymore , 10 Freddy Eastwood 11, Peter Taylor , 5 subs Paul Sansome Micky Stead , Anton Otulakowski , Gaqry Moore , David Crown .

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

First draft...

Paul Samsome
David Crown
Glen Pennyfather
Andy Rogers
Andy Sussex
Mark Gower
Pat Scully
Paul Clark
Spinner
Peter Johnson
Michael Timlin
Barry Corr
Lee Barnard


F*** this is hard!