Who is the hardest working city player in recent times ?

[Bristol Oil Services]

2 hours ago, The Humble Realist said:

Would be interested if @Davefevs has any data for distance run perhaps but as fans we all love someone who gives their all for the team even if they dont have the ability to match their peers. 

Who are the players who you think have always given their all (with or without the ability to match)?

For me

Josh Brownhill- the guy regularly was blowing on 85 mins but was still sprinting or at least trying to! He never seemed to stop. If only we had him in midfield now!

John stead- always ran his socks off, pressing,  closing down. Would often be running back to try and help the midfield too 

Andi weimann- if there is one thing everyone agrees on about weiman here and everywhere else he has been is that he will always put the work in. Never seems to stop regardless of the position he plays 

You don't need "data," mate, you just need to know which one is "the first in in the morning, and the last to leave," and the one that stays out on the training pitch to practice a few more dead balls after all the others have gone inside.

[Lordofthebling]

Adomah, Weimann, Brownhill and Elliott the names that spring to mind.

[David Brent]

Defenders don’t run around like Midfield and Attackers but can’t think of many who worked harder than Louis

[Moulin Rougier]

Tony Dinning for me. Great engine on him. Prior to the permanent move of course. Once we were actually paying his contract, I don't think he moved out of the centre circle.

[spudski]

I think I read somewhere that players average 7 miles per game. And refs slightly more.

[Mad Cyril]

Is it less important to measure time spent sprinting, instead look at how fast and in which direction?

E.G. Ivan Sproule vs Southampton - nearly broke the sound barrier, but nearly ended up down the Atyeo tunnel.

[Davefevs]

24 minutes ago, David Brent said:

Defenders don’t run around like Midfield and Attackers but can’t think of many who worked harder than Louis

Here’s some stuff I found a while back.

 

[ExiledAjax]

@Davefevs The bottom image. Bielsa's Leeds  

[BrizzleRed]

36 minutes ago, Mad Cyril said:

Is it less important to measure time spent sprinting, instead look at how fast and in which direction?

E.G. Ivan Sproule vs Southampton - nearly broke the sound barrier, but nearly ended up down the Atyeo tunnel.

Now that must be the closest City have ever been to putting a shirt on a headless chicken!

[pongo88]

The OP didn’t specify that the person had to be just playing to qualify, so I nominate Terry Cooper. When he was player manager, and City was in Division 4, as well as playing, managing, scouting and coaching he did endless odd jobs in and around the ground. When he signed Alan Walsh from Darlington even drove a van there to help move his furniture to Bristol 

[RedHienz]

Neil Kilkenny.

[Oh Louie louie]

Mike Gibson used to jog the whole of the pill cycle path and back I reckon still in the mid 90s, another hard worker off the pitch

[Kingswood Robin]

In recent times Weimann, Brownhill, Reid and Joe Bryan stand out I think. 

Wasn't here for long but Wade Elliott worked hard as did his namesake Marvin at his peak.

Going back further Shelton, Owers and Scott were pretty industrious. 

[cider hoss rules]

Distant memory, but Wade Elliott and Aaron Wilbraham always seemed to be everywhere on the pitch.

Edited January 24, 2023 by cider hoss rules

[stortfordred]

6 hours ago, Charlie BCFC said:

Lee Tomlin

Only comes second in the Neil Shipperley I Cannot Be Arsed Award

 

The winner...Neil Shipperley

[Offside]

7 hours ago, Globe Trotter said:

Neil Kilkenny for me 

All that pointing he did must have been exhausting. 

[The Humble Realist]

7 hours ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

You don't need "data," mate, you just need to know which one is "the first in in the morning, and the last to leave," and the one that stays out on the training pitch to practice a few more dead balls after all the others have gone inside.

Have you got that info ?

 

 

[Rocking Red Cyril]

To be quite honest I don't think any of the current squad work hard enough for me. No doubt others will think different 

[The Humble Realist]

22 minutes ago, Rocking Red Cyril said:

To be quite honest I don't think any of the current squad work hard enough for me. No doubt others will think different 

I'm sure some dont but surely weimann works hard enough for you?

[Bristol Oil Services]

49 minutes ago, Rocking Red Cyril said:

To be quite honest I don't think any of the current squad work hard enough for me. No doubt others will think different 

Thanks for being quite honest.

[Rocking Red Cyril]

42 minutes ago, The Humble Realist said:

I'm sure some dont but surely weimann works hard enough for you?

Yes the best for work rate out of the current squad 

[Offside]

Weimann stands out for me as well. He’s got a hell of an engine. 

I was always impressed with Aaron Wilbraham as well - the way he took a battering (and gave as good as he got) for the team. 

 

[Dolman_Stand]

Weimann, Brownhill, Korey Smith the most recent ones.

Murray used to put a shift in down the right in his heyday as did McIndoe when he was here. To be honest most of the GJ promotion and PO Final team did as individually we didn't have outstanding quality but they all worked hard for the cause.

[downendcity]

11 hours ago, Charlie BCFC said:

Lee Tomlin

Worked hard getting to the pie shop and the children's nanny!

 

 

 

[Oh Louie louie]

Rob Edwards he was a grafter and loved a tackle 

[johnheadbcfc]

17 hours ago, Moulin Rougier said:

Tony Dinning for me. Great engine on him. Prior to the permanent move of course. Once we were actually paying his contract, I don't think he moved out of the centre circle.

Will never forget him for this reason the difference I levels of performance was a joke 

[Murraysrightplum]

Whoever has been playing in goal?

[beaverface]

15 hours ago, stortfordred said:

Only comes second in the Neil Shipperley I Cannot Be Arsed Award

 

The winner...Neil Shipperley

I'm sure Stern John has a place in there somewhere !!

[stortfordred]

It's not necessarily about running; it is also about anticipation and knowing where to be (the right place at the right time). I'm not sure on James' stats but he is a very clever player in that respect-he saves himself unnecessary effort by reading the game well.

[Steve Watts]

In terms of the current squad I'll throw Nakhi Wells into the mix.  He worked so bloody hard to get himself into favour, requesting to be played in the u23's etc to showcase what he still had in him.  He almost always comes off absolutely knackered from the work he's put in on the pitch as well.