Robin.Hood Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, harry94 said: 3 hours ago, G_Man1985 said: Exactly is why I'm sticking with meh Remember Harry on here was telling us about the under 13s were going to be the next group of lads coming through. For me always good to go back into the past and see some players we had. I'm not sure what you're referring to but a year or two ago, there was a fair bit in the press about the batch of that era being particularly promising in the 13/14 ages with more internationals than previously. What year group that correlated to exactly (and idk if players regularly play above their own age group), I'm not too sure and only as informed as whatever (usually optimistic) things the club put out. If you could. Can you find a link ? I'm more curious. Only reason I say this was because at the time. The person I have mentioned him before he was a year ahead of this age group you mentioned. Bar Robertson and 6 other players the rest got let go and some of them was due to their age. I'm always of the hope we bring good players through and some given a fair chance and yes some players do play at a higher level age group wise, is why i believe some got kept because of how old they were as they could drop down to their age original age group. Edited September 5, 2020 by G_Man1985 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Decent? You’re hard to please G_Man. Only centre half we have had who could do Cruyff turns on his own 6 yard line without giving you a heart attack. Vaguely remember him doing it in a huge game possibly the 2003 Cup final.Although he had a very decent career I thought he would have gone further particulalry during his early days at Dens. Thought he has phenomenal ability and composure for being so young. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 4 hours ago, G_Man1985 said: Lee Maddison Fucking awful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Bliss Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Don’t think there’s been a better left back in my lifetime than Tosh McKinlay. What a ball he could whip in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Jonay Hernandez was some boi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 42 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: Fucking awful. Ha see that's how I remembered him. We were trying to rattle off players who were just , basic. Wrong word probably but not great but not totally shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Don’t think there’s been a better left back in my lifetime than Tosh McKinlay. What a ball he could whip in. Agreed. A player worth playing to watch. Hardest game I ever saw him have was against Alan Lawrence who was playing for Meadowbank, away in the cup at Meadowbank. Game was drawn, we played Tosh at left wing in the replay, which forced Lawrence back to cover him, we scraped through IIRC. We signed Lawrence after that and he was half decent for us too. Him and Tosh used to hang out in Brooks in the Ferry. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Bliss Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, Fifespud said: Agreed. A player worth playing to watch. Hardest game I ever saw him have was against Alan Lawrence who was playing for Meadowbank, away in the cup at Meadowbank. Game was drawn, we played Tosh at left wing in the replay, which forced Lawrence back to cover him, we scraped through IIRC. We signed Lawrence after that and he was half decent for us too. Him and Tosh used to hang out in Brooks in the Ferry. Alan Lawrence was awesome in those cup games against us. Never come close to those performances for us if I recall correctly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Beghetto was our best LB of the Bonetti era. Criminally underrated. Marrocco was also lightyears ahead of Hernandez IMO. Dunno why Jonay is the one heralded from that era (Not that he was poor by any stretch - still better than anything since bar maybe peak Lockwood but I'd still say Hernandez was quite a bit better) when we had those 2 in the seasons before. Perhaps his double against the Dabs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Marcello Marrocco, what an extremely cultured, intelligent canny defender he was. However, unfortunately injury prone soon after arriving at Dens from our point of view. Italian football journeyman pro, who to quote Peter Marr in 2000, "if there is a better left back in our division, I've yet to see him". At the time initially anyway, it was hard to disagree. Born in Switzerland as well, never knew that until I googled his details tonight. Please announce Sir Charles of Adam soon please, he's simply itching to live the dream and drive us all forward. Make it so, finally. Regards as always. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Fucking wish that testimonial strip was an actual playing strip. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Beghetto was our best LB of the Bonetti era. Criminally underrated. Marrocco was also lightyears ahead of Hernandez IMO. Dunno why Jonay is the one heralded from that era (Not that he was poor by any stretch - still better than anything since bar maybe peak Lockwood but I'd still say Hernandez was quite a bit better) when we had those 2 in the seasons before. Perhaps his double against the Dabs?Thought Marrocco was class and didn't particulalry rare Hernandez thought he was a bit meh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, SweeperDee said: Fucking wish that testimonial strip was an actual playing strip. It is an outrage we never wore that glorious strip more than once. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 8 hours ago, johnnydun said: Jonay Hernandez was some boi. Born to be alive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gus Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Come on here to catch up with Dee news and there's Marocco talk. I had a dream about him last week it was quite vivid. Definitely the best lb I've ever seen at Dens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Spark Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Hernandez had a habit of driving to the halfway line then turning and passing the ball back. Used to infuriate me. My favourite LB, other than Sir Bobby. was Erich Schaedler. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Den Spark said: Hernandez had a habit of driving to the halfway line then turning and passing the ball back. Used to infuriate me. My favourite LB, other than Sir Bobby. was Erich Schaedler. A foreign Kevin Holt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Marrocco and Marco DeMarchi were two of the best defenders I've seen in Dundee shirts (when actually [playing), probably since the pre-injury Duffy and George McGeachie days. Marrocco in particular was a thoroughly classy player. I don't think i saw him have a bad game. DeMarchi was a brilliant defender but cursed with dreadful discipline. Every opposition team's plan A must have been to wind him up. He got a particularly infuriating red card which cost us a cup tie against Hearts, having been fouled (hardly a bad one) then casually kicked out at the offending player pretty much in in front of the Linesman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Crawford said: A foreign Kevin Holt. Got way over the top stick. Thought he did alright 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 The lesser spotted. Not in the same outfit as the rest. Looks like he’s doing gentle jogs. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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