The 4 that stayed?

[BrettieAngell]

Seeing Tony Grant playing for Vale yesterday got us talking about the 4 players that stayed behind after the mass exodus when we were relegated.

Obviously Grant was one, we came up with Johhny Herd and Matt Patterson aswell but couldn't think of the last one?

 

[jarvisyeh]

Was it someone like Harry Crawford or Scott Spencer? I can't think of anyone else that was left.

I was was also asking my dad if any of our current bunch played in the same team as Grant..

 

[BrettieAngell]

Crawford could be a good shout!

 

[Mick]

Seeing Tony Grant playing for Vale yesterday got us talking about the 4 players that stayed behind after the mass exodus when we were relegated.

I prefer to think of it as the mass exodus when we stopped paying the players.

Spencer and Crawford stayed. That makes five.

 

[fbm]

I prefer to think of it as the mass exodus when we stopped paying the players.

Spencer and Crawford stayed. That makes five.

I think you're right, it was 5. However, I seem to remember Sturrock's first and almost immediate signing being Chris Barker, a left back, which indicated perhaps he didn't see very much in Herd. Maybe in PS's mind there was only 4.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Ah right I was sure it was 4, cheers guys.

Spencer couldn't have stayed for long I don't remember him being involved much.

 

[BTS]

Barker wasn't signed until after the season had started. He originally came in on loan

 

[ooh-andy-ansah]

Paterson, Crawford and Spencer were lucky to get paid at all, a trio of donkeys

 

[Feathers]

Grant was probably the only one who made a conscious decision to stay. I doubt the other 4 had any choice!

 

[HudsonNo1]

If we had kept that squad together, say it was a normal relegation, kept the squad together. Where do you think we would be now.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Barker wasn't signed until after the season had started. He originally came in on loan

Correct. Peter Gilbert was first choice left back originally.


Mildenhall was still here when Sturrock came, released 13th July. Stuart O'Keefe was still here at that stage too, looking back through the threads at that time, we also had Christophe, Laurent and Moussa. Only Spencer, Crawford, Paterson, Herd and Grant featured at MTBD that year though.

http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?62103-MTBD-Pictures

 

[fbm]

Correct. Peter Gilbert was first choice left back originally.


Mildenhall was still here when Sturrock came, released 13th July. Stuart O'Keefe was still here at that stage too, looking back through the threads at that time, we also had Christophe, Laurent and Moussa. Only Spencer, Crawford, Paterson, Herd and Grant featured at MTBD that year though.

http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?62103-MTBD-Pictures

Perhaps it was Gilbert that was signed originally. I do remember feeling a bit sorry for Johnny Herd as we needed palyers in every position and a left back was brought straight in.

 

[Pubey]

I think Miguel Commingues and Peter Gilbert both signed very early.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

I think Miguel Commingues and Peter Gilbert both signed very early.

I am 90% sure Corr and Gilbert signed on the same day

 

[Tinks]

Bizarrely I was saying yesterday at the game when Granty came out he was one of very, very few who stayed at the club and have to say I still have a soft spot for him

 

[OldBlueLady]

Bizarrely I was saying yesterday at the game when Granty came out he was one of very, very few who stayed at the club and have to say I still have a soft spot for him

Does Apes still have his phone number??!!! ;)

I am 90% sure Corr and Gilbert signed on the same day

Correct
http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?61834-Gilbert-and-corr-arrive

 

[rayleigh dan]

I've always loved Grant as he was the only established first teamer who stayed after the exodus :loyalsupporter:. Good to see him still playing at a decent level with Port Vale. I'm also glad to see him have an average game yesterday, he seems to have lost the knack of getting those cheap free kicks thankfully.

 

[rayleigh dan]

I think Miguel Commingues and Peter Gilbert both signed very early.

Pretty sure Commingues didn't sign till January. Are you thinking of Zaaboub perhaps?

 

[Pubey]

Pretty sure Commingues didn't sign till January. Are you thinking of Zaaboub perhaps?

ahh yeah maybe.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Pretty sure Commingues didn't sign till January. Are you thinking of Zaaboub perhaps?

Zaaboub was there in those MTBD pics. Commingues wasn't till much later.