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  1. Allotment Bantam

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    Anybody who thinks Gareth Whalley is one of the worst City players ever, to use a phrase, doesn't know football. He, along with McCall, are about the classiest central midfielders for City in the last 20 years.
     
    #6 Allotment Bantam, Oct 7, 2018
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    O'Brien & Whalley? Both were class.

    Andy Cooke & De Vita harsh.
     
    #2 HUDDERSSBANTAM, Oct 7, 2018
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    This might be the worst opening post ever.

    Whalley and O'Brien would probably walk into this team at their current ages!

    Hell, they could probably play as a strike partnership if they fancied it.
     
    #13 Aaron Baker, Oct 7, 2018
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    Is this a joke? Andy O'Brien is worse than Matthew Bates and Zesh Rehman? You have to be kidding.
     
    #8 Allotment Bantam, Oct 7, 2018
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    I've read some whoppers over the years on social media over the years but i think this one tops the lot. Gareth Whalley in a worst city eleven of any kind? feckwittery at its finest.
     
    #14 Rogered Tart, Oct 7, 2018
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    How can Gareth Whalley and Andy O’Brien be in that team? They were part of the squad and team that got promoted into the Prem. Crazy! Also Junajo was better than Rafa De Vita? Gary Locke not considered?
     
    #4 Normo, Oct 7, 2018
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    I agree, Gareth Whalley and Stuart McCall were probably the worst midfield pairing i've seen in 40 years at Valley Parade...
     
    #11 Rogered Tart, Oct 7, 2018
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    O'Brien and Whalley were exceptional players.

    Has to be a WUM.

    To be fair, this poster must have been 7 or 8 years old at the time.
     
    #18 JonButterfield, Oct 7, 2018
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    Jesus wept, I've just seen this thread.

    Screech and Whalley were brilliant players for us. Unbelievable wumming, surely?
     
    #26 Skyebantam, Oct 8, 2018
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    WTF......Whalley complimented McCall superbly and allowed Beagrie and Lawrence free reign to attack down the flanks. Jesus wept
     
    #23 Tyneside, Oct 7, 2018
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    Obviously never saw O'Brian and Whalley play for City!
     
    #33 The_Parader, Oct 8, 2018
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    He obviously never saw Hendrie or Carbone play, we really hit rock bottom with them.
     
    #15 Nick_W_, Oct 7, 2018
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    And as for Lee Mills and Robbie Blake, well... Gareth Whalley was so bad he can only scrape a living as a coach at Manchester City now.
     
    #16 Allotment Bantam, Oct 7, 2018
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    John McGinley was a pretty poor signing despite his previous track record.
     
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    Gareth Whalley? Andy O'Brien? Are you just being provocative for the sake of it? Given some of the candidates for our worst fist XI, I wouldn't even have Raffa in there.

    You have those three nominations in our worst XI and yet you appear to have forgotten that the likes of Richard Liburd, David Brown, Darren Morgan, Gary Locke, Darren Treacy and Bruno Rodriguez have all graced the turf at VP.

    All names of City players I'd rather forget than remember!
     
    #37 Dennis, Oct 8, 2018
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    I'm sorry to be so blunt but you obviously know very little about football. Whalley and O'Brien are very close to our best ever 11. anyone who played in the championship regularly must be better than a div 2 player
     
    #53 Damo, Oct 10, 2018
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    I’m bemused how anyone can even name Gareth Whalley anywhere near a worst XI.
    He was instrumental in our promotion to the PL and could argue he was better than Stuart technically. 600k he cost us from Crewe and it was money well spent
     
    #62 Loyalbantam, Oct 11, 2018
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    Gareth Whalley was a good player for city , next you will be saying nigel pepper was shite .
     
    #7 chris mac, Oct 7, 2018
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    That figures, Manchester has an area called Whalley Range.
     
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    #19 Get Rid Of It, Oct 7, 2018
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    Well we know where the worse post of the year award is going. Bloody hell.
     
    #20 Bantamsmike, Oct 7, 2018
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