Wingers and Wide Midfielders - Latics Best Ever

[oafcprozac]

Best 2 to play 7 & 11

[BP1960]

Both mine are left sided.

[oafcprozac]

yer getting on my tits now BP!

[oafcprozac]

Both mine are left sided.

 

Good wingers can play on either wing anyhoo….

[BP1960]

yer getting on my tits now BP!

 

Seriously, you are doing a good job, no one could possibly list every player.

[Magic Mikey]

Good wingers can play on either wing anyhoo….

On that basis I'm going Groves and Holden.

[pukka]

Rick Holden and Neil Adams are my 2 first latics heroes (along with Jobbo)

 

Gotta pick them.

 

Special mention for Eyresy though. At the age he played at, the work rate and class were amazing

Edited May 2, 2013 by pukka

[HarryBosch]

Jesus this is hard.

 

I never saw Groves but wish I had from what I've heard and read over the years so he's in.

 

And Holden

Edited May 2, 2013 by HarryBosch

[oafcprozac]

Can we change the title mods, should be Wingers and Wide Midfielders...

[BP1960]

Jesus this is hard.

 

I never saw Groves but wish I had from what I've heard and read over the years so he's in.

 

And Holden

 

Sadly there's no video footage of Alan Groves on his mesmerising runs, I understand Granada TV filmed highlights of when he took the then current England full back Phil Neal apart in the F.A Cup at Anfield in 1977, but that seems lost.

It's said he was on the verge of being called up for England, but the vote went to Peter Thompson, who was a brilliant winger himself.

I met him once, and contrary to his extrovert appearance I found him to be a real humble guy.

 

http://bleacherrepor...-that-never-was

Edited May 2, 2013 by BP1960

[lancy lad]

Holden and Adams have to be up there, however from the stories I have read and been told hundreds of times by fellow Latics (my dad was obsessed) it would probably be the legend that was Alan Groves.

[Bristolatic]

Groves and Holden for me. If we had wide midfielders like those two, the strikers would have sore heads from consistently nodding in their crosses.

 

Just loved Grovesy. For those that never saw him, once he knew he had a full back on the ropes, he could really take the piss by beating him once, then waiting for him to recover so he could do it again. Such a loss to football at only 28 years of age.

 

As for Tricky Ricky, the way he could whip a cross in round the defender before beating him was pure magic.

 

Well done for this prozac, but I'm confused that the thread is "Right Sided", but the poll is "Wide". Maybe it's me.

Edited May 2, 2013 by Bristolatic

[stargazer]

Lots wont be old enough to see how good Mark Ward was , on the verge of the England team when he went to West Ham . A fantastic player with an aswesome shot .

 

Ricky of course is the first choice.

[pukka]

When someone asked me to describe who is the most "latics" style player. A hard working tricky winger is what I say. Croft is a typical latics fans favourite. Probably why he won POTS only having half a good season.

Edited May 2, 2013 by pukka

[oafc-latics]

i've only seen Latics in the last ten years, so my votes go to Eyresey and Liddell. Two of the best players I've seen play for us.

[disjointed]

Groves and Groves

[rudemedic]

Went for Holden.

 

Then after a bit of deliberation Halle.

[vendman]

Groves and Holden, both of em loved taking the piss.

Both great off field as well, my dad took me to Groves and Les Chapmans garage in Oldham, I'd be about 7 they talked to me for ages. Lucky enough to be in the sponsor's box at latics, when Holden came in and ordered himself two pints of bitter, the match had finished about 5 minutes before! his hair was still pissed wet through, I asked him if there was a players bar and he said you had to pay for drinks in there!

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[Andyt84]

Holden and Adams with a mention for Halle.

[jsslatic]

Josh Low.

[lancy lad]

Josh Low.

Joe Colbeck!

[Laticacid]

Obv tricky Ricky , tho I used to Like Brennan , corker v Chelsea in early 90 s from half way line.

 

Adams all day on the right , his goals helped keep us up in the great escape season ,

[lookersstandandy]

Redfearn played out wide right in the FA Cup S/F of 1990.... and assisted Marshall's goal.... This is where I think Royle should've played him when he brought Milligan back. Seeing as I've already picked him in CM, I'm going with Rick & Adams!

[Latics_Fanatic]

Joe Colbeck!

 

Unfair to compare Josh Low and Joe Colbeck.

 

Although, Low shouldn't be included because he only played a season here, he was a cracking player in that season - that was just a great team.

 

Often say it, best Latics team i've seen in the 13 years i've watched the club.

[Canada_latic]

Rick Holden by a country mile, the greatest winger to grace both plastic and the grass of BP! Along with Gunnar who also tormented quite a few full backs, remember watching him tear England apart in Oslo. Me, my Dad and Grandad were that fed up with England, we ended up cheering for Gunnar.