100% we wanted them both

I had such high hopes for Beckford. We chased that summer.

He scored a couple pre season and I really thought he was the real deal

Posted By: Disco on June 26th 2025 at 22:03:17

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****** Votes please ******* WOTB NCFC Dreadful Xl (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jun 26, 16:35:13
- Mike Sheron, Dean Coney (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jun 27, 11:47:21
- Elvis Hammond (n/m) (NCFC) - Eric Morecambe, Jun 27, 09:30:44
- Chris Killen (n/m) (NCFC) - Eric Morecambe, Jun 27, 09:29:02
- Theokitis Tracy (n/m) (NCFC) - IG88, Jun 27, 07:22:49
  - Ignore misread re forwards (n/m) (NCFC) - IG88, Jun 27, 08:23:31
- Clint Easton and van wolfswinkle (n/m) (NCFC) - IG88, Jun 27, 07:20:45
- Akinbiyi and Coote (n/m) (NCFC) - Thegelman, Jun 27, 06:48:51
- Darren Beckford - big money back in the day (n/m) (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 26, 21:50:08
  - We got the wrong player, sure we were in for Earle too (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jun 26, 21:55:55
    - 100% we wanted them both (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 26, 22:03:17
- Jan Molby - fattest player ever (n/m) (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 26, 21:48:05
- Chris Brown and Sydney V H (n/m) (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 26, 21:28:30
- Bamford (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jun 26, 20:48:25
- Josip Drmić and Zema Abbey (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jun 26, 20:18:50
  - I’d forgotten Josip 🎤🎶 (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jun 26, 20:22:13
    - a player who never ever looked any good (NCFC) - Charles21, Jun 26, 20:25:09
- Nobody’s mentioned Tony Andreu yet, so I will. (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 19:40:03
  - Or Lafferty (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 19:41:08
    - He was good at fighting though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 26, 20:14:07
      - and other physical activities - allegedly (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jun 26, 20:18:11
- Mike Sheron and Naismith (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jun 26, 19:32:10
  - That's nearly Mike Nesmith. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 26, 19:33:49
    - I met Davy Jones in our local chip shop many years ago. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 26, 20:15:02
- This is what Kenny said to Paul Daglish...... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 26, 19:24:34
- Notman + RvW (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 26, 19:17:49
- Carl Cort and that Van Hojdonk clown last year. . (n/m) (NCFC) - BigGrantHolt, Jun 26, 19:13:08
  - He calls me Carl Cort (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 26, 19:15:49
- Steve Walsh (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Jun 26, 19:07:39
- I saw Greeno play up front in one of the 2003 Dutch preseason games (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 18:45:41
- Keith Scott and Strihavka. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 26, 18:32:49
  - Dave Striker! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 18:37:43
- harry kane (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jun 26, 17:21:47
  - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 18:31:36
- QUACK. Maric and Rigters. (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jun 26, 17:20:02
- Robert Rosario (n/m) (NCFC) - Afan, Jun 26, 17:19:46
- svh never made a full appearence for us so i'm going to select (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 26, 17:19:32
  - appearance (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 26, 17:21:31
- Jim Blair, van Hoojdonk (n/m) (NCFC) - Fenwood Lad, Jun 26, 17:09:16
- Naismith + Jim Blair (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 26, 17:05:54
- Dean Coney, Paul McViegh (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Jun 26, 17:00:13
  - Deano Deano (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 26, 20:16:00
  - McVeigh??? This is incorrect. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 19:35:44
  - No way Mcveigh is in the team (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 26, 19:25:38
  - Paul McVeigh? Seriously? He was frickin brilliant (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Jun 26, 19:06:26
    - Despite his lack of height. (n/m) (NCFC) - Milko, Jun 26, 19:22:39
      - He crossed the ball and we scored (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 21:34:27
- Dean Coney (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jun 26, 16:59:28
  - Can i swop Sydney van Hooijdonk to Peter Thorne please (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jun 26, 17:23:39
    - Uncle Peter (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 18:32:10
    - Didn't he have a magic hat ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Milko, Jun 26, 18:01:30
      - Yes he did, we weren’t allowed to see it though (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jun 26, 18:05:56
        
        It was on his surfboard (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 18:32:32
        
        The surfboard guy might have been better upfront for us (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jun 26, 18:44:35
  - Sydney van Hooijdonk special mention to Cottee (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jun 26, 17:00:24
- Van Hoojdonk Van Wolfswinkel (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 26, 16:57:52
  - Double Dutch (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jun 26, 17:00:09
    - Van Hoydonk worse but RvW such a let down (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 26, 19:18:50
- Both votes Jimmy Blair (and don't even thinking about voting for anyone else) (n/m) (NCFC) - Saucerer, Jun 26, 16:53:04
- David Střihavka and Sydney Van Hooijdonk (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jun 26, 16:52:42
  - Broughton was wank, yeah. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 26, 19:32:47
  - Sheron and Akinbiyi good mentions. Goals everywhere but none for us. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 16:55:34
    - So many shit strikers. Mbokani another (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 18:41:30
      - awful player (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jun 26, 20:44:36
      - Mbok scored on my birfdee. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 26, 19:31:22
      - He was good! (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jun 26, 19:06:55
      - spare a thought for carl cort (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 26, 18:47:09
        
        Dr Mic did make a lovely film of his girlfriend’s bum tho (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 18:58:27
        
        and he bungled in the equaliser v spuds in the fa cup (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 26, 19:30:06
      - M-Bok was fine. Don’t diss. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 18:43:30
        
        Loved MBok. Power !!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Milko, Jun 26, 19:23:07
- Naismith and van Wolfswinkel yep - no need for OG to name and shame me on this! (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Jun 26, 16:49:44
  - I vote for these two as well (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 26, 18:06:08
- Naismith was a decent player but a MASSIVE c-word so I’m voting for him (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 16:43:38
  - Surely Sydney isn’t even a footballer (NCFC) - jamesward, Jun 26, 16:47:52
    - Loan player, never started (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 26, 18:31:26
- Sydney van Hooijdonk & Tony Cottee (n/m) (NCFC) - Klobo04, Jun 26, 16:42:12
  - Shit. Forget about Cottee. Absolute rubbish (n/m) (NCFC) - Milko, Jun 26, 17:07:34
    - He wasn’t, but he was past it when he came here (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 18:44:14
      - Agree He almost won the league with the Spammers in 86/87 with Frank Maccer as a partner (n/m) (NCFC) - Milko, Jun 26, 19:22:02
- Some strong competition for this one (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 16:42:03
- Goran Maric (n/m) (NCFC) - NxNW, Jun 26, 16:40:58
- Van Hooijdonk, Dean Coney (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jun 26, 16:38:12
- Naismith. Wilbraham. (n/m) (NCFC) - Milko, Jun 26, 16:37:26
  - 🤦‍♂️ (n/m) (NCFC) - will bra ham, Jun 26, 18:33:17
  - Harsh on Wilbrahamovič (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 26, 16:56:48
    - Agree, wheelie bin was OK. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 26, 20:17:12
    - Not from where I was sitting (n/m) (NCFC) - Milko, Jun 26, 17:06:11
      - He wasn’t the best but the goal to put us 1-3 up at leicester (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jun 26, 18:33:02
      - Geneva? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jun 26, 17:41:44
        
        Not quite. One of my quarterly trips to the Carra. (NCFC) - Milko, Jun 26, 18:01:13

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