davemclaren Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, If carlsberg did rivals... said: I'm thinking Hamilton was at us a good few years after Watson left, 4 or 5 maybe. There's every chance I'm wrong, it was a long time ago! Hamilton was a Tommy McLean signing iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmorewasgash Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 10/01/2021 at 00:00, Groatallar said: Brian Wilson Jim Denny Pat McShane Crawford Boyd Paul Rodger Bobby Masterton. The relegation years - by god it was tough going being a Hearts supporter then! Also dross but I don’t think have been mentioned Craig Nelson (worse than Peirera IMO) and Jim Weir Colin More lol dont forget him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjambo Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 06/01/2021 at 12:44, Bunny Munro said: Not sure what you mean by Imposters, I've done gone for 'I can't believe they are actually a footballer' XI... Pereira Costa Avolanitis Kucharski Oshaniwa Beslija Martin Anderson Frear McCallum Stockton Frear and Avolantis weren't great but I am not sure they deserve to be in the worst 11. Otherwise wouldn't disagree with the others. How about that German dude that Stendel brought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Rob Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) Has anyone mentioned Hans Eskilsson yet? Blamed being put off by the crowd after missing a sitter? Edited March 19 by Doc Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 10 hours ago, Disco Ball said: Did N'Goo not score for us at Easter Road? Ngoo did reasonably well for us. I think folk are extremely harsh to be trying to shoehorn him into a worst 11. McCallum awful. But Ngoo scored a few goals. He was just a young laddie that struggled with the expectations IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 17 minutes ago, OTT said: Ngoo did reasonably well for us. I think folk are extremely harsh to be trying to shoehorn him into a worst 11. McCallum awful. But Ngoo scored a few goals. He was just a young laddie that struggled with the expectations IMO. Anyone who scored a few goals immediately jumps ahead of Cole “the goal” Stockton in my books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, colinmorewasgash said: Colin More lol dont forget him Colin More was that bad we had to bring him back after we released him and lost 2-5 at home to Dumbarton, a result which likely cost us promotion. 🥸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 22 hours ago, Aussie Jambo said: 😂😂That’s my old mate Kev. The Danderhall devil. He’s a 100% Jambo. He was over the moon to play for hearts. He just didn’t seem to get going for us. He was actually a great football player. Shame. He hated the Hibs but. That's Jenkinson. Are you referring to Twaddle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Munro Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, OTT said: Ngoo did reasonably well for us. I think folk are extremely harsh to be trying to shoehorn him into a worst 11. McCallum awful. But Ngoo scored a few goals. He was just a young laddie that struggled with the expectations IMO. Ngoo was doing great until Locke tried to shoehorn his pal into the team. He went from being a pacy forward who ran the channels and took his chances well, to having to guess which direction the ball would bounce of John Sutton. Edited March 19 by Bunny Munro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Munro Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, tcjambo said: Frear and Avolantis weren't great but I am not sure they deserve to be in the worst 11. Otherwise wouldn't disagree with the others. How about that German dude that Stendel brought? Interestingly enough I don't rate Langer as poorly as others do. Don't think he was miles worse than the other midfielders we had at the time (Irving, Bozanic, Damour, Whelan). Certainly not good enough, and a waste of a wage when we needed someone to improve us, but don't think he would have stood out negatively in the championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texaco Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Currently watching Jamie Walker playing for Bradford against Notts County in League2. For me I was convinced he would become a Hearts and Scotland legend. He seemed to have all the talent. But it came to nothing. Surprised he ended at this level. Sad really. Ps Notts winning 1-0 at half time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Vallance Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Brian Hamilton is still my most hated. Followed closely by Andy Watson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 3 hours ago, Bunny Munro said: Ngoo was doing great until Locke tried to shoehorn his pal into the team. He went from being a pacy forward who ran the channels and took his chances well, to having to guess which direction the ball would bounce of John Sutton. If I remember correctly, there were a few matches during which Ngoo got a rousing chant of his name ... ... the problem being that it sounded like one big BOOOOOO. 🤭 Anyhoo, by no means one of our worst and I love the way he bullies the Ross Co player in the 3rd clip below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Jambo Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 14 hours ago, Samuel Camazzola said: That's Jenkinson. Are you referring to Twaddle? Aye. Isn’t that Kevin Twaddle? Looks like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 17 hours ago, King prawn said: Anyone who scored a few goals immediately jumps ahead of Cole “the goal” Stockton in my books Genuinely one of the worst strikers I've ever seen at the club. Contributed absolutely nothing. Slow as ****, poor touch, couldn't finish... the list could go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 15 hours ago, Texaco said: Currently watching Jamie Walker playing for Bradford against Notts County in League2. For me I was convinced he would become a Hearts and Scotland legend. He seemed to have all the talent. But it came to nothing. Surprised he ended at this level. Sad really. Ps Notts winning 1-0 at half time. Blame his hun of an agent with a fetish for getting every player on his books to Ibrox. Its actually embarrassing. Walker should be talked about in much better terms than he is, and its because that forced move to Wigan utterly destroyed his momentum. Had he stayed here, he'd have kept doing what he was doing and became a club legend IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 21 hours ago, Bunny Munro said: Interestingly enough I don't rate Langer as poorly as others do. Don't think he was miles worse than the other midfielders we had at the time (Irving, Bozanic, Damour, Whelan). Certainly not good enough, and a waste of a wage when we needed someone to improve us, but don't think he would have stood out negatively in the championship. He only played twice for us didn’t he and got sent off in the second? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madjambo21 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 4 hours ago, OTT said: Blame his hun of an agent with a fetish for getting every player on his books to Ibrox. Its actually embarrassing. Walker should be talked about in much better terms than he is, and its because that forced move to Wigan utterly destroyed his momentum. Had he stayed here, he'd have kept doing what he was doing and became a club legend IMO. Did he not have a couple of really bad injuries that he was never the same after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 5 minutes ago, Madjambo21 said: Did he not have a couple of really bad injuries that he was never the same after? After he came back I think so, but after his waste of time down south, he wasn't the same player when he returned IMO. Did Levein not end up refusing to deal with that agent after that utter shambles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madjambo21 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 7 minutes ago, OTT said: After he came back I think so, but after his waste of time down south, he wasn't the same player when he returned IMO. Did Levein not end up refusing to deal with that agent after that utter shambles? Not sure about the agent thing. I thought Walker was going to be the next big thing for Hearts too. Pity it didn't work out for him but he still scored over 50 goals for us. Wish him all the best👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 8 hours ago, Aussie Jambo said: Aye. Isn’t that Kevin Twaddle? Looks like him. Nope. Leigh Jenkinson. Twaddle played a few years later (Reebok shirts/De Vries 5-1 etc.) 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 31 minutes ago, Madjambo21 said: Not sure about the agent thing. I thought Walker was going to be the next big thing for Hearts too. Pity it didn't work out for him but he still scored over 50 goals for us. Wish him all the best👌 Aye, absolutely! Although I do hope his agent shits a family of hedgehogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger Rudi Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 18/03/2024 at 22:30, boag1874 said: Snodgrass deffo not an imposter, had a great career and was a top player in his pomp. We just got him too late, even still we got half a season of good out of him before we got sussed out. When I think of an imposter I think of someone who’s so bad I can’t believe they’re not pulling an Ali Dia on us. Pereira, Grezlak, Vanecek, McCallum, Oshinawa, Amankwaa, Avalontis, Stockton, Kenny Anderson, Kastaneer Good list, just missed out Sowah, Rherras, Martin, Sammon and that player from I think Stirling Albion that was supposed to have potential. Can't remember his name now. A dreadful time that saw multiple signings and mostly complete dross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I think my worst 11 would be: Poppadom Hands Costa Popescu Sowah Oshinawa Damour Whelan Martin Amankwaa Vaněček Choulay Worst goalkeeper I've ever seen. Defence was a bit weird, Costa didn't live up to the hype at all, neither did Oshinawa but we've broadly speaking had pretty good CBs, Popescu was terrible, and Sowah, I was struggling and he's big enough to play there Damour & Whelan were shocking for us and offered absolutely nothing. Neither seemed to give a shit. Martin awful by every metric. Amankwaa was absolutely terrible and Choulay must have been a money laundering exercise. Vanecek turned up in insulting condition and looked miles off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 41 minutes ago, OTT said: I think my worst 11 would be: Poppadom Hands Costa Popescu Sowah Oshinawa Damour Whelan Martin Amankwaa Vaněček Choulay Worst goalkeeper I've ever seen. Defence was a bit weird, Costa didn't live up to the hype at all, neither did Oshinawa but we've broadly speaking had pretty good CBs, Popescu was terrible, and Sowah, I was struggling and he's big enough to play there Damour & Whelan were shocking for us and offered absolutely nothing. Neither seemed to give a shit. Martin awful by every metric. Amankwaa was absolutely terrible and Choulay must have been a money laundering exercise. Vanecek turned up in insulting condition and looked miles off it. Worst part is that all of those players were signed within a space of 5 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Form Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 49 minutes ago, OTT said: I think my worst 11 would be: Poppadom Hands Costa Popescu Sowah Oshinawa Damour Whelan Martin Amankwaa Vaněček Choulay Worst goalkeeper I've ever seen. Defence was a bit weird, Costa didn't live up to the hype at all, neither did Oshinawa but we've broadly speaking had pretty good CBs, Popescu was terrible, and Sowah, I was struggling and he's big enough to play there Damour & Whelan were shocking for us and offered absolutely nothing. Neither seemed to give a shit. Martin awful by every metric. Amankwaa was absolutely terrible and Choulay must have been a money laundering exercise. Vanecek turned up in insulting condition and looked miles off it. I think your wingers could be challenged by Kasteneer (sp?). He was truly woeful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 48 minutes ago, King prawn said: Worst part is that all of those players were signed within a space of 5 years? Costa was from the Vlad era, but yeah with the exception of him, all within the Budge era - we've not really had any truly awful right backs. I was going to put McGhee, but he's carved out a decent career at Dundee. The Vlad era was peppered with a lot of weird players but honestly, was so long ago now I don't really remember it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 41 minutes ago, S Form said: I think your wingers could be challenged by Kasteneer (sp?). He was truly woeful. True! I was basing it on those players coming into a team that needed them to do something. Kastaneer was probably worse, but had less impact on the team because we just didn't need to use him. Frear and Roberts were both utterly shocking too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boag1874 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 4 hours ago, OTT said: I think my worst 11 would be: Poppadom Hands Costa Popescu Sowah Oshinawa Damour Whelan Martin Amankwaa Vaněček Choulay Worst goalkeeper I've ever seen. Defence was a bit weird, Costa didn't live up to the hype at all, neither did Oshinawa but we've broadly speaking had pretty good CBs, Popescu was terrible, and Sowah, I was struggling and he's big enough to play there Damour & Whelan were shocking for us and offered absolutely nothing. Neither seemed to give a shit. Martin awful by every metric. Amankwaa was absolutely terrible and Choulay must have been a money laundering exercise. Vanecek turned up in insulting condition and looked miles off it. I’d swap Vanecek for McCallum, Vanecek was really poor but McCallum might be the worst outfield player I’ve ever seen play for us and must be up there with the worst strikers in the history of top flight Scottish football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 N'Goo seriously wasn't that bad. There's no way he deserves to be anywhere near a list with the likes of Choulay, Rherras, Pereira and Paul McCallum. 🤣 I remember a midweek game v St Johnstone where he was superb. Absolutely ragdolled the Saints defence. He set up either one or both of the goals and put in a great performance. He was no world beater but he had a few moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percival King Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 14 hours ago, OTT said: I think my worst 11 would be: Poppadom Hands Costa Popescu Sowah Oshinawa Damour Whelan Martin Amankwaa Vaněček Choulay Worst goalkeeper I've ever seen. Defence was a bit weird, Costa didn't live up to the hype at all, neither did Oshinawa but we've broadly speaking had pretty good CBs, Popescu was terrible, and Sowah, I was struggling and he's big enough to play there Damour & Whelan were shocking for us and offered absolutely nothing. Neither seemed to give a shit. Martin awful by every metric. Amankwaa was absolutely terrible and Choulay must have been a money laundering exercise. Vanecek turned up in insulting condition and looked miles off it. What a team, absolutely terrible. I think Malaury Martin scored a free kick against Rangers and that was possibly his sole contribution for us. I could be wrong but didn't we have the chance to get Damour on loan but we (Levein?) went for a four year contract instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panzee Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 15 hours ago, OTT said: I think my worst 11 would be: Poppadom Hands Costa Popescu Sowah Oshinawa Damour Whelan Martin Amankwaa Vaněček Choulay To those suggesting Savage / our recruitment isn't very good, they should look at the above. Yes we have more funds available now, but I'd point to at least Damour and Whelan and counter that with Beni, Devlin, The Hoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 4 hours ago, Jim Panzee said: To those suggesting Savage / our recruitment isn't very good, they should look at the above. Yes we have more funds available now, but I'd point to at least Damour and Whelan and counter that with Beni, Devlin, The Hoff. Makes you sick eh? most of that was within a 5 year period too. Was Levein even bothering with scout reports?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panzee Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 29 minutes ago, OTT said: Makes you sick eh? most of that was within a 5 year period too. Was Levein even bothering with scout reports?! am sure there will be successful signings as well during that era - but it felt old school and 'gut feel'......what we have now appears to be more scientific, bit more research being done? also perhaps a feel we need to be as close to damn sure a signing will work (maybe explaining the apparent 'dithering' when a player signs for another club instead of us last minute?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo_Gaz Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Costa wasnt the worst right back to ever play for us. Not great but not the worst ever. From 90's onwards Keepers - Pereira, Kurskis, Nelson, Doyle Defenders - Barasa, Petric, Jamieson, Snodin, Graeme Hogg, Sowah, Leclerq, Fraser Wishart, Tomas Kancelskis Midfielders - Fitzroy Simpson, Hagen, Whelan, Mo Berthe, jeremy Goss, Linas Pilabiltis, Fernando Screpis, Malaury Martin, Tzisis, Struna Strikers - Jenkinson, McCallum, Stockton, Klimek, Vanecek, Colin Cramb, Hans Eskillson, Mike Tullberg, David Witteveen, Sammon, Dauda, Craig Wighton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo_Gaz Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Ricardas Benisusis Inexplicably he started the home derby and we lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 07/01/2021 at 00:10, Lonewolflins said: David Obua was an absolute terrible signing and really boiled my piss . Running around like Hen Broon smiling at everyone . Aye laughed at missing a sitter, strange . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 21/03/2024 at 14:33, Jim Panzee said: am sure there will be successful signings as well during that era - but it felt old school and 'gut feel'......what we have now appears to be more scientific, bit more research being done? also perhaps a feel we need to be as close to damn sure a signing will work (maybe explaining the apparent 'dithering' when a player signs for another club instead of us last minute?) Agree with that - it felt like the Head of Recruitment (Murray) had stayed in post longer than wanted and the results in terms of players showed that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Rob Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 19/03/2024 at 21:41, Fort Vallance said: Brian Hamilton is still my most hated. Followed closely by Andy Watson. Hamilton gets a pass from me because he scored the goal that kept us up in the final match in 95-96. (Well, technically saved us from a playoff). I don’t remember Choulay at all. I just went and looked him up and I’m none the wiser. I must have erased him from my memory entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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