| Best ever Swansea-born XI 22:37 - Sep 23 with 24913 views | neil316 |
Hi all, just wanted to ask the question, who you think is the best XI born in Swansea? I have written an article on the subject and wanted to get your opinions on it if possible, you can find who I have put in my XI on:
https://y-ddraig.co.uk/2017/09/23/best-ever-swansea-born-xi/
Let me know what you think, loads of ex-Swansea players in the list [Post edited 23 Sep 2017 22:53]
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 09:40 - Sep 24 with 11490 views | BarrySwan |
Dean Saunders?
You're OK are you?
I'll chuck Roy Paul in just off the top of my head and Curt I suppose. [Post edited 24 Sep 2017 9:41]
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 09:44 - Sep 24 with 11477 views | 34dfgdf54 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 09:40 - Sep 24 by BarrySwan |
Dean Saunders?
You're OK are you?
I'll chuck Roy Paul in just off the top of my head and Curt I suppose. [Post edited 24 Sep 2017 9:41]
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Curt's from the Rhondda. |  | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 11:59 - Sep 24 with 11402 views | neil316 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 09:40 - Sep 24 by BarrySwan |
Dean Saunders?
You're OK are you?
I'll chuck Roy Paul in just off the top of my head and Curt I suppose. [Post edited 24 Sep 2017 9:41]
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Roy Paul is as well, yeah Dean Saunders scored plenty of goals and I would have him in the line up ahead of John Hartson | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 12:19 - Sep 24 with 11386 views | neil316 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 11:59 - Sep 24 by neil316 |
Roy Paul is as well, yeah Dean Saunders scored plenty of goals and I would have him in the line up ahead of John Hartson |
I will be doing a poll later asking who was the best ever xi, Swansea or Cardiff | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 12:56 - Sep 24 with 11353 views | trampie |
Neil, Cliff Jones best left winger perhaps in the World, best winger perhaps in Europe but there was a 'little bird' in South America that played on the other wing at round about the same time and he was fantastic. |  |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 12:59 - Sep 24 with 11344 views | neil316 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 12:56 - Sep 24 by trampie |
Neil, Cliff Jones best left winger perhaps in the World, best winger perhaps in Europe but there was a 'little bird' in South America that played on the other wing at round about the same time and he was fantastic. |
True I agree with that, definitely top 2 at least then! | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 13:01 - Sep 24 with 11336 views | trampie |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 12:59 - Sep 24 by neil316 |
True I agree with that, definitely top 2 at least then! |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 13:13 - Sep 24 with 11315 views | neil316 |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 14:31 - Sep 24 with 11258 views | Kilkennyjack |
Sprake
James R
Nurse
charles M
Coleman
James L
Ivor
Joey (i know)
Cliffy
John Charles
John Hartson
Subs
Medwin
Saunders
Melville
Jazz
Gwyther
Evans B |  |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 16:58 - Sep 24 with 11138 views | Yossarian |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 14:31 - Sep 24 by Kilkennyjack |
Sprake
James R
Nurse
charles M
Coleman
James L
Ivor
Joey (i know)
Cliffy
John Charles
John Hartson
Subs
Medwin
Saunders
Melville
Jazz
Gwyther
Evans B |
Put Robbie in midfield, and as Llanelli is closer to civilisation than Tenby, put Wyndham in for Joey.
On the bench, Brian Evans was from Aberdare.
Surprised there's no room for Herbie, Lennie Allchurch, Nigel Stevenson and Dudley Lewis on the bench either.
Ammanford isn't that far away and you could have Dai Davies as backup for Sprake. Mind you Swansea's World Cup keeper Jack Kelsey (Arsenal) would be an option...  |  |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 17:03 - Sep 24 with 11127 views | whoflungdung |
No Tom Kiley | |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 17:08 - Sep 24 with 11118 views | Private_Partz |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 17:03 - Sep 24 by whoflungdung |
No Tom Kiley |
Or Russell Coughlan.
Would have raised Hell and graced any Swansea born side. |  |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 17:22 - Sep 24 with 11107 views | neil316 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 17:08 - Sep 24 by Private_Partz |
Or Russell Coughlan.
Would have raised Hell and graced any Swansea born side. |
The poll is up on my twitter page if you fancy voting
https://twitter.com/Neiljones316 [Post edited 24 Sep 2017 17:22]
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 18:40 - Sep 24 with 11055 views | centrestandswan |
John Hartson born in Neath , Penrhiwtyn Infirmary incidentally . |  |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 19:44 - Sep 24 with 11011 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 16:58 - Sep 24 by Yossarian |
Put Robbie in midfield, and as Llanelli is closer to civilisation than Tenby, put Wyndham in for Joey.
On the bench, Brian Evans was from Aberdare.
Surprised there's no room for Herbie, Lennie Allchurch, Nigel Stevenson and Dudley Lewis on the bench either.
Ammanford isn't that far away and you could have Dai Davies as backup for Sprake. Mind you Swansea's World Cup keeper Jack Kelsey (Arsenal) would be an option... |
Sorry pal, i was not aware it was for a chaity match.
I was trying to win.
Wyndham our Turk, speedy, cudley dudley, and dai teflon ? - and you are calling me out. Behave will you.
Kelsey - yep, runner. | |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 19:50 - Sep 24 with 11000 views | BarrySwan |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 09:44 - Sep 24 by 34dfgdf54 |
Curt's from the Rhondda. |
My apologies I didn't read the Swansea born bit. | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 09:10 - Sep 25 with 10864 views | WarwickHunt |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 09:40 - Sep 24 by BarrySwan |
Dean Saunders?
You're OK are you?
I'll chuck Roy Paul in just off the top of my head and Curt I suppose. [Post edited 24 Sep 2017 9:41]
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Roy Paul was born in Ton Pentre.
Put Tom Kiley in defence* and take out Saunders. John Charles and Trevor Ford in attack would be more than enough for any defence.
*I am Paul Clement and I claim my five pounds. |  | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 16:25 - Sep 25 with 10785 views | WxmJax |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 18:40 - Sep 24 by centrestandswan |
John Hartson born in Neath , Penrhiwtyn Infirmary incidentally . |
Trevor Ford should be in first as well. |  |
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| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 23:34 - Sep 27 with 10538 views | neil316 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 16:25 - Sep 25 by WxmJax |
Trevor Ford should be in first as well. |
He is in there, wouldn't dare leave him out | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 00:03 - Sep 28 with 10517 views | neil316 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 23:34 - Sep 27 by neil316 |
He is in there, wouldn't dare leave him out |
I have done an article on a best ever South Wales XI against a best ever North Wales XI if you'd like to read it? | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 18:56 - Sep 28 with 10373 views | neil316 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 00:03 - Sep 28 by neil316 |
I have done an article on a best ever South Wales XI against a best ever North Wales XI if you'd like to read it? |
So overall what do people think of it? | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 20:12 - Sep 28 with 10341 views | skettyparkherbert |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 18:56 - Sep 28 by neil316 |
So overall what do people think of it? |
Don't forget Chrissy Marustic, came through the leagues with Toshack.
He was very young at the time and looked more than comfortable in the top flight
Definitely worth a shout? | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 21:02 - Sep 28 with 10317 views | WarwickHunt |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 20:12 - Sep 28 by skettyparkherbert |
Don't forget Chrissy Marustic, came through the leagues with Toshack.
He was very young at the time and looked more than comfortable in the top flight
Definitely worth a shout? |
Sketty Park boy - Clyne Court... | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 07:36 - Sep 29 with 10250 views | neil316 |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 21:02 - Sep 28 by WarwickHunt |
Sketty Park boy - Clyne Court... |
they were worth a shout but couldnt fit them into that squad | | | |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 08:07 - Sep 29 with 10228 views | trampie |
| Best ever Swansea-born XI on 18:56 - Sep 28 by neil316 |
So overall what do people think of it? |
Dai Astley is one that often gets missed, of course the Welsh would possibly have won the World Cup in 1934 if they had entered and he could have been their star player, the British thought they were too good and the winner of the Home Internationals was the best team in the World so no need to enter a fledgling World Cup, Wales were back to back Home nation champions, Astley was putting the English and the others to the sword, for the record England played an international against the newly crowned World Cup winners in Italy in the battle of Highbury and beat them, the Welsh might have won the World cup at the time it was played (England had radically changed their team after the Welsh were dominating but they did so after Wales second consecutive title and the Word Cup).
Obviously Wales could have won in 58 also if the best player in the World had not been kicked out of the tournament. [Post edited 29 Sep 2017 8:14]
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