Most liked posts in thread: Stand out strikers since 1990...

Peter Thorne

 

They weren’t standouts but you’ve got me reminiscing about my childhood at VP so I’m saying three names anyway;

Edinho
Robert Steiner
Ole Bjorn Sundgot

 

I think he left in 1990, but Jimmy Quinn was up there with the best strikers at the league we were in (Championship)

 

Taking into account the quality of the opposition, Stead's performance against Chelsea was probably the finest centre forward display I've ever seen in a City shirt.

 

Didn't often play as an out and out striker, but Carbone is worth a mention. What a talented player

 

Well then let’s have Ashley Ward in there.
He popped in a few goals and also wrote off about 1 million quid in unpaid wages.
We wouldn’t have a club today if he’d not done that.

 

Rubbish. Players take what they are offered. We agreed to pay him it and he was due it as a priority football creditor.

Fact is if he hadn't waived what he was legally due we wouldn't have a club now.

 

Off topic, but the older fans amongst us will know that in the late fifties, and early sixties City had the Midas touch in signing strikers.

In quick succession, we had McCole, Stokes, Layne and Green. As we lost one, another, equally as prolific, took their place. Each, in turn, could be relied upon to regularly hit the back of the net. It was, truly, a golden era for unearthing effective goal scorers.

 

Personally I don't think Windass gets enough credit/recognition from some city fans as he wasn't part of a successful side , especially during that second spell.

Averaging just shy of a goal game (60 in 140) was ridiculous especially considering some of the rubbish he was playing with in that spell.

It wasn't just his goals, but is all round contribution, he carried us for a long time

 

So since 1990 I will say and kill me if I'm wrong.
McCarthy
Jewell
Stapleton
Ormondroyd
Stallard
Steiner
Blake
Edinho
Mills
Saunders
Windass
Carbone
Gray
Thorne
Hanson
Wells
Wyke
Cook

Those for me are the stand out forwards of the last 30 odd years.
Players like Shutt, Wright, etc I would class as midfielders or wide men.

 

The season we had Stead and Hanson up top with Billy Clarke playing in behind them was one of the better forward threats of recent times. Jon Stead brought the best out of Big Jim and Billy Clarke. Very intelligent footballer.

 

Paul Jewell probably deserves a mention.

 

Ian ormondroyd , carl shutt , tommy wright , mark stallard .

 

Barry Conlon.
Sorry, l'll get my coat !!!!!!!!!!

 

Wyke? Seriously? Was ok but can’t be named in the same context as the others in your list. He downed tools like many others post Yeovil cup game and for that reason he cannot have any kind of legend status

 

Ron Futcher probably the slowest player ever to don the shirt yet his positioning and eye for goal were just amazing

 

One of my favourites.
Met the big guy at a charity cricket match at Undercliffe.
I was 10 at the time and my Grandad was the groundsman.
Stood chatting with me for 15 minutes talking footy and sport.
Remember giving him some cheek and he was laughing his head off.

 

A regular omission from this sort of thread is Eoin Jess.
Apart from Peter Thorne Jess was the most natural finisher in my time,
He only played in the Prem and Championship for us and scored 17 goals in 68 games in a struggling side at a high level
He should never be left out
My favourite overall is Dean Saunders who still could produce fantastic examples of a top division striker's craft every game.
His workrate and intelligence were assets he worked hard to perfect over a distinguished career and played at the very top for big clubs.
I was so glad I was lucky enough to see him at City.

 

Ward wasn’t shite, he just played in a shite team at the highest level of English football. A team that got relegated.
In contrast Wyke played for us in a team challenging for promotion in the 3rd tier.
Daft comparison.

 

Edited for accuracy ( in my opinion).