Black History Month, Favourite Black Reading Player.

[Edelston & Brice]

My first thought was definitely Shaka - then I remembered Paul Canoville. Can't decide between the two.

[SCIAG]

Just players I've seen:

---------------------Shaka------------------- Subs: McPherson, Mariappa, Obita, Tshibola, HRK, McCleary, Owusu
Rosenior--Sonko--Bikey--Bertrand
Gilkes-----Legs---Harper---McAnuff
------------Roberts----Lita----------------
vs.
-------------Kitson----Doyle--------------
Convey---Gylfi-----Sidwell------Little
Shorey----Ívar---A.Williams--Murty
-----------------Hahnemann------------- Subs: McCarthy, Pearce, Gunter, Bryn, Norwood, S. Hunt, Long

That could easily go either way but I think the 05/06 players mean the white team edge it.
Players eligible for neither side: Al-Habsi, De La Cruz, Karacan, Kebe (?), Hurtado, Seol, Husin + the Korean kids. Only need one more to get us to a full team (four more if you don't include kids who never played for us). Anyone I'm missing? Should I count Kebe for the black team? In which case it's bye-bye to Rosenior and the back line looks a bit leaky but we'd have the quickest right flank ever.

[Ark Royal]

My first thought was definitely Shaka - then I remembered Paul Canoville. Can't decide between the two.

Paul Canoville was a definite upgrade to the 85/86 championship winning team. He started off brilliantly in 86/87, but the terrible knee injury he got against Sunderland basically finished his career. I met and chatted with him on the Malaga trip in '87 and a genuinely nice guy. However, the scar on his leg from the surgery was quite dreadful to behold.

[72 bus]

Transcended colour, an entity beyond most humans comprehension.

[72 bus]

In for the Salako

Only when his contract was up for renewal , Obv's

[harry]

In for the Salako

Only when his contract was up for renewal , Obv's

A young HRK was clearly watching and learning in the background

[Mr Optimist]

Transcended colour, an entity beyond most humans comprehension.

Exactly, he has just chosen to take his current human form as a Malian.

[grey_squirrel]

Just players I've seen:

---------------------Shaka------------------- Subs: McPherson, Mariappa, Obita, Tshibola, HRK, McCleary, Owusu
Rosenior--Sonko--Bikey--Bertrand
Gilkes-----Legs---Harper---McAnuff
------------Roberts----Lita----------------
vs.
-------------Kitson----Doyle--------------
Convey---Gylfi-----Sidwell------Little
Shorey----Ívar---A.Williams--Murty
-----------------Hahnemann------------- Subs: McCarthy, Pearce, Gunter, Bryn, Norwood, S. Hunt, Long

That could easily go either way but I think the 05/06 players mean the white team edge it.
Players eligible for neither side: Al-Habsi, De La Cruz, Karacan, Kebe (?), Hurtado, Seol, Husin + the Korean kids. Only need one more to get us to a full team (four more if you don't include kids who never played for us). Anyone I'm missing? Should I count Kebe for the black team? In which case it's bye-bye to Rosenior and the back line looks a bit leaky but we'd have the quickest right flank ever.

Naseem Bashir

[Sutekh]

Tony Rougier.

[Maneki Neko]

Transcended colour, an entity beyond most humans comprehension.

Exactly, he has just chosen to take his current human form as a Malian.

I miss him.

[Mr Optimist]

Me too. If Jimmy could just time travel back five years (which lets face it would pe a piece of piss for Jimmy), he would be great in this current team.

[handbags_harris]

Leroy Lita for the winner v 'Boro & the overhead v Palace?

No, because he was a c**t of a man. Wouldn't even make it near my top 20.

[Forbury Lion]

My favorite players are my favorite players - I'm not going to put them on separate lists based on skin colour as it's irrelevant.

[Fox Talbot]

Keith Curle worth a name check - a short but decent career like Canoville.

Unlike Bob Hazell.

[boycey]

Love is colour blind

[Sutekh]

Matt Robinson was my favourite bald player.

[SCIAG]

Players eligible for neither side: Al-Habsi, De La Cruz, Karacan, Kebe (?), Hurtado, Seol, Husin + the Korean kids. Only need one more to get us to a full team (four more if you don't include kids who never played for us). Anyone I'm missing?

Naseem Bashir

----------------Al-Habsi--------------------
Kebe----------Della-----------------Kim
---------Nam---Karacan--Bashir-----
Hurtado---------------------------Husin
--------------Ji--------Seol------------------


League appearances:
Kebe 175
Karacan 155
Al-Habsi 42
Seol 30
De La Cruz 15
Hurtado 5
Others 0

Terrible side. Hope Al-Habsi catches it, he throws it to Kebe who runs the length of the pitch and hopes something happens.

[grey_squirrel]

Players eligible for neither side: Al-Habsi, De La Cruz, Karacan, Kebe (?), Hurtado, Seol, Husin + the Korean kids. Only need one more to get us to a full team (four more if you don't include kids who never played for us). Anyone I'm missing?

Naseem Bashir

----------------Al-Habsi--------------------
Kebe----------Della-----------------Kim
---------Nam---Karacan--Bashir-----
Hurtado---------------------------Husin
--------------Ji--------Seol------------------


League appearances:
Kebe 175
Karacan 155
Al-Habsi 42
Seol 30
De La Cruz 15
Hurtado 5
Others 0

Terrible side. Hope Al-Habsi catches it, he throws it to Kebe who runs the length of the pitch and hopes something happens.

Er huh, actually Naseem Bashir made 3 first team appearances in 1989 and actually even scored!

[mbb]

Bas Savage for his robot dance pre Peter Crouch!

[Ascotexgunner]

Yeah me too....loved the guy. If only the injuries had been kinder.
James Harper as well. Magnificent on his day.