Best Norwich centre back pairings

Was thinking last night that Hanley + Gibson is such an upgrade on what we've had for a while. As per below, does make you feel a bit more optimistic than we might actually keep a few clean sheets.

Which set me thinking about my favourite Norwich CB pairings of the past. I came up with

Bruce & Watson
Linighan & Butterworth
Fleming & Mackay - sort of, although not sure they were really up to the quality of the two pairs above. Or what H&G might become maybe.

Is that about right? Am I missing any obvious ones?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on February 3rd 2021 at 10:51:34

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Best Norwich centre back pairings (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 3, 10:51:34
- Bruce and Watson alldaylongformeclive x (n/m) (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 3, 14:23:53
  - this (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Feb 3, 20:28:02
- Fleming & Malky for me. Also liked Jackson & Flem (n/m) (NCFC) - Southampton Rob, Feb 3, 12:34:02
  - Fleming was a class player, Malky and his skill sets complement each other very well (n/m) (NCFC) - delia_s, Feb 3, 13:38:11
  - Jackson had a poor first season if I remember righty? (NCFC) - ingi, Feb 3, 12:45:45
- Forbes and Stringer (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 3, 12:25:29
- Dreamt about Craig Fleming last night (NCFC) - ingi, Feb 3, 12:15:03
  - And I fell out of bed twice (NCFC) - APB, Feb 3, 12:18:30
- sobering thoughts (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 3, 12:03:03
- Jones / Powell (NCFC) - APB, Feb 3, 11:54:34
  - My dad said Jones was the best in Britain at the time. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 3, 12:20:53
  - Ah no, David Jones retired early through injury. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Feb 3, 12:10:48
    - Famous for the handball that wasn't - Wales v Scotland WC qualifier... (NCFC) - Worthing Yellow, Feb 3, 12:22:26
  - Godfrey and Zimmermann were very good two seasons ago. (NCFC) - APB, Feb 3, 11:57:13
    - But my choice would probably be Bruce and Watson. (NCFC) - APB, Feb 3, 11:58:32
- Bruce and Watson, I shink. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Feb 3, 11:11:07
  - they were also ever-presents for a Relegation! (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 3, 11:46:00
    - Interstingly we let in less goals that relegation season than in the one we came 3rd (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Feb 3, 13:17:06
    - Good point! (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Feb 3, 12:29:25
  - Yeah,plus initially they didn't have as good a midfield in front (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 3, 11:23:51
- Admiral and the doc. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 3, 11:10:13
  - Amen bromigo (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 3, 11:11:28
- The Doc & The Admiral (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 3, 11:09:50
  - Pure class. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 3, 11:28:27
- Linighan best centre half in my time. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 3, 11:08:37
- Linighan & Butterworth gets my vote (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Feb 3, 11:01:31
  - Agreed and Linighan use to get a few goals from corners (n/m) (NCFC) - Hit Squadie, Feb 3, 13:30:56
- Martin and Franke (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 10:55:05
- Forbes & Stringer worth a mention, for us well old grandads innit (n/m) (NCFC) - Worthing Yellow, Feb 3, 10:53:43
  - don't remember 'em (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 3, 10:59:03
- Polston and Butterworth (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 10:53:13
  - Linighan was much better than Polston though (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 3, 10:58:45
    - Probably yeah, just to add to the list (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 11:00:46
      - Craig Flemming for a while? (n/m) (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Feb 3, 11:16:19
        
        One F in Fleming, there's only on F in Fleming... (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Feb 3, 11:37:22
        
        One M in Fleming (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 3, 11:46:54
        
        Brom knew (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 3, 11:48:43
      - Newsome was good. Bradshaw, maybe? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 3, 11:05:08
        
        If you offered Bradshaw the chance to be included in a list of our best defenders ever... (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 3, 11:46:32
        
        swap the word "best" for "bang average" and he'd still agree (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 3, 11:53:03
        
        🚨🚨🚨bang average🚨🚨🚨 (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Feb 3, 12:00:01
        
        And then feed it to his pit bull (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 11:49:47
        
        but did score a comedy goal at portaloo road (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 3, 11:53:51

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