Rusty Shackleford
Banned
Following on from the Gary Jones, Dave Regis and Barry Conlon discussion on another thread, it appeared that I wasn't the only Zoner who felt that Gary Jones was a decent player, even potentially a very good player. Gary wasn't well-liked or rated by most fans, but he wasn't in the hated category of Graeme Jones, Gary Poole, Steve Hatter or Jeroen Boere, to name a few examples.
Did you find it in your heart to rate any of these miscreants higher than total dross? Personally, I thought Boere did OK for us, and scored some important goals, most notably at Gillingham in that miracle win of December 1997. He was also the best Southend player I have ever seen at winning the high ball and flicking it on with a degree of accuracy. He was lazy and overpaid too, but I'm just saying he wasn't all bad.
Did you find it in your heart to rate any of these miscreants higher than total dross? Personally, I thought Boere did OK for us, and scored some important goals, most notably at Gillingham in that miracle win of December 1997. He was also the best Southend player I have ever seen at winning the high ball and flicking it on with a degree of accuracy. He was lazy and overpaid too, but I'm just saying he wasn't all bad.