RedRoss Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Due to our recent academy showing. I got thinking what a full team of active Bristol players would look like. What's the best team you can make out of these: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/detailsuche/spielerdetail/suche/32397745 I'm sure there probably more that aren't in that list. Also there's an interesting one in there a 22 year Joe Bell who is a current New Zealand International but was born in Bristol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Must be struggling for Bristolians if 88 year old Johnny Watkins has made the shortlist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Why does it have to be Bristolians? So Max O’Leary wouldn’t be eligible because he was born a whole 11 miles away? Did we see Rob Newman (Bradford-on-Avon) or Atyeo (Dilton Marsh) as not “home grown”? I prefer the Athletic Bilbao definition myself, which is not only birth but school & area that you see as local to your club (for us that’s Glos & Somerset) so where did you grow up. If you add Lloyd Kelly, Joe Bryan, Alfie Jones, Jordan Storey, Herbie Kane, Bobby Reid to our current Academy crop then it would certainly compete. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRoss Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, GrahamC said: Why does it have to be Bristolians? So Max O’Leary wouldn’t be eligible because he was born a whole 11 miles away? Did we see Rob Newman (Bradford-on-Avon) or Atyeo (Dilton Marsh) as not “home grown”? I prefer the Athletic Bilbao definition myself, which is not only birth but school & area that you see as local to your club (for us that’s Glos & Somerset) so where did you grow up. If you add Lloyd Kelly, Joe Bryan, Alfie Jones, Jordan Storey, Herbie Kane, Bobby Reid to our current Academy crop then it would certainly compete. To be fair I was going to let the surrounding areas in aswell. Or even players not born in Bristol but moved when the were very young. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 45 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Why does it have to be Bristolians? So Max O’Leary wouldn’t be eligible because he was born a whole 11 miles away? Did we see Rob Newman (Bradford-on-Avon) or Atyeo (Dilton Marsh) as not “home grown”? I prefer the Athletic Bilbao definition myself, which is not only birth but school & area that you see as local to your club (for us that’s Glos & Somerset) so where did you grow up. If you add Lloyd Kelly, Joe Bryan, Alfie Jones, Jordan Storey, Herbie Kane, Bobby Reid to our current Academy crop then it would certainly compete. You know it’s just for fun right? 2 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 People often propose teams made up of local players and we do produce a few, not usually top class. So we'd most probably end up with a team struggling to stay in the third tier of English football. I remember using an old Rothmans book to make this comparison back in the 90's. There were 26 professional players from the Bristol region (50 miles around) playing in the football league. The majority playing in the lower reaches. Liverpool had I think, 96, the majority playing in the top two divisions. I was hoping things would change over time, as the game has changed and, things might have improved slightly but, we just don't produce that many players and certainly not top class players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 hours ago, sinenomine said: Must be struggling for Bristolians if 88 year old Johnny Watkins has made the shortlist. Would still be more mobile than Chris Brunt ever was for us! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, Steve Watts said: Would still be more mobile than Chris Brunt ever was for us! Do you know what? I'd completely forgotten about him. So, thanks. Thanks very much. And a happy new year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 9 hours ago, GrahamC said: Why does it have to be Bristolians? So Max O’Leary wouldn’t be eligible because he was born a whole 11 miles away? Did we see Rob Newman (Bradford-on-Avon) or Atyeo (Dilton Marsh) as not “home grown”? I prefer the Athletic Bilbao definition myself, which is not only birth but school & area that you see as local to your club (for us that’s Glos & Somerset) so where did you grow up. If you add Lloyd Kelly, Joe Bryan, Alfie Jones, Jordan Storey, Herbie Kane, Bobby Reid to our current Academy crop then it would certainly compete. The Bilbao definition would be OK for John Atyeo who was actually born in Standerwick village in Somerset, about three/four miles from Dilton Marsh. He grew up in Dilton Marsh but was only able to play cricket for Somerset Second team as he was born in Somerset as per rules in operation at that time. Birth or residency in the county. Birth and living in Wiltshire would have not allowed him to register with Somerset CCC. Plenty of Bristol boys. Tom Doherty, Brian Clark, Bobby Williams, Jantzen Derrick to name just a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 10 hours ago, RedRoss said: Due to our recent academy showing. I got thinking what a full team of active Bristol players would look like. What's the best team you can make out of these: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/detailsuche/spielerdetail/suche/32397745 I'm sure there probably more that aren't in that list. Also there's an interesting one in there a 22 year Joe Bell who is a current New Zealand International but was born in Bristol. I remember an away game at Plymouth quite a few moons ago when we had something like 8 Bristolians in the side - I think I’ve got that right - maybe not though - and under Danny Wilson we often had loads of local lads in the side - probably up to 8 again at times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 7 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: I remember an away game at Plymouth quite a few moons ago when we had something like 8 Bristolians in the side - I think I’ve got that right - maybe not though - and under Danny Wilson we often had loads of local lads in the side - probably up to 8 again at times? Philips Carey Hill Doherty Burnell Brown A Brown M That's 7, although I guess using Marvin is maybe pushing the boundaries a bit as he was never really a "regular". Clist? Would make 8. So you're probably right, the Danny Wilson era was probably the last time we had a core squad of Bristolians/home grown players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickytimes Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Danny Coles as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornRed Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Clist wasn’t from Bristol, Danny Coles was though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlesh*t Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 17 hours ago, GrahamC said: Why does it have to be Bristolians? So Max O’Leary wouldn’t be eligible because he was born a whole 11 miles away? Did we see Rob Newman (Bradford-on-Avon) or Atyeo (Dilton Marsh) as not “home grown”? I prefer the Athletic Bilbao definition myself, which is not only birth but school & area that you see as local to your club (for us that’s Glos & Somerset) so where did you grow up. If you add Lloyd Kelly, Joe Bryan, Alfie Jones, Jordan Storey, Herbie Kane, Bobby Reid to our current Academy crop then it would certainly compete. So you get annoyed that Bradford and Dilton Marsh aren't include but then go on to say it should be Bristol, Somerset and Gloucester. Do you realise these 2 places are both in Wiltshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Nicky Maynard’s boy up front? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: Nicky Maynard’s boy up front? Maynard would be gert proud of his babber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCity Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Similar but not the same… I saw an interview with Carragher where he was talking about when he was growing up in Liverpool. He was explaining how nobody there really liked the Spice Boy era team as - despite being good - they didn’t reflect the attitude of the city. Got me thinking what attitude or attributes a team would need to be an accurate representation of Bristol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 24 minutes ago, SydneyCity said: Similar but not the same… I saw an interview with Carragher where he was talking about when he was growing up in Liverpool. He was explaining how nobody there really liked the Spice Boy era team as - despite being good - they didn’t reflect the attitude of the city. Got me thinking what attitude or attributes a team would need to be an accurate representation of Bristol? Lots of monied Uni students from the home counties who enjoy drum & bass and engage in recreational drugs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: Lots of monied Uni students from the home counties who enjoy drum & bass and engage in recreational drugs. Plus a load of Bristolians having to live on the outskirts because they couldn’t afford to live there any more, reading articles in the local media written by people who moved here in the last 5 years saying how much they loved it, concentrating entirely on a mile or two around the bottom of Gloucester Rd.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 I'd have Gary Mabbutt in my X1. And Larry Lloyd (surely the most decorated Bristol footballer there is, or was. Or likely will be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Phileas Fogg said: Lots of monied Uni students from the home counties who enjoy drum & bass and engage in recreational drugs. I enjoy a pint of Bass, but Drum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 38 minutes ago, Moments of Pleasure said: I'd have Gary Mabbutt in my X1. And Larry Lloyd (surely the most decorated Bristol footballer there is, or was. Or likely will be) Julian Dicks, Darren Peacock, both had fantastic PL careers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollywhyte Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Looking at that list, would be something like Butland Jones Kelly Pring Edwards Bryan Bell Kane Benarous Britton De-Cordova Reid *Still playing XI that is! Edited January 5, 2022 by ollywhyte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Pring is Cheltenham way, is that ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Pring is Cheltenham way, is that ok? Wotton-Under-Edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Moments of Pleasure said: I'd have Gary Mabbutt in my X1. And Larry Lloyd (surely the most decorated Bristol footballer there is, or was. Or likely will be) Think Eddie Hapgood takes that honour, 5 winners medals for the top division, 2 FA Cups, 30 England caps, 21 as captain. Didn’t win the European Cup of course (but it didn’t exist then). Barton Hill boy, I believe. Roy Bentley also deserves an honourable mention, too.. Edited January 5, 2022 by GrahamC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRoss Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 45 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Pring is Cheltenham way, is that ok? Honestly I'm quite liberal with the rules. I would class Pring as one of our own and local. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 What about Kevin Mabbutt. Surely better than Britton upfront based on career to date. Plus he'd be able to select a decent bottle of wine for the post match wind down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Scott Sinclair's from Bath isn't he? Does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Did Darren peacock, break a transfer record once? He was local Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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