A best and worst XI of former Col U players

[Sunnyshrimper]

The late Chris Barker had a loan spell with Col U, moved around a bit before coming to us, definitely closer to being part of our best XI than worst.

 

[LBBlue]

I’ll add Kensdale - the others went from us to them

How about Owen Simpson? possibly a bit before your time and the worst of the worse!

 

[Colchester and proud!]

Leke odonsi is player I vaguely remember playing for Colchester and Southend. Not quite sure if he came from Colchester to Southend directly though.

Good call, yes he played for us before he came to you although there was a few games for non league clubs inbetween, mind you he only played about 40 league games in total! https://www.coludata.co.uk/player/lekeodunsi

 

[LBBlue]

Good call, yes he played for us before he came to you although there was a few games for non league clubs inbetween, mind you he only played about 40 league games in total! https://www.coludata.co.uk/player/lekeodunsi

He got very badly crocked in his last game for us and had to give up playing.

 

[Colchester and proud!]

The late Chris Barker had a loan spell with Col U, moved around a bit before coming to us, definitely closer to being part of our best XI than worst.

Yes I mentioned Chris further up this thread, what a tragedy that was and such a shock, he was a lovely bloke another victim of men not speaking about how they were feeling, very sad. His brother Richie was a very good player too.

 

[Colchester and proud!]

He got very badly crocked in his last game for us and had to give up playing.

Oh I didn't know that, I wondered why he drifted out of the game at such a young age, that explains it poor guy.

 

[Tommy2holes]

They must have played for Col U first on a perm basis...

Best XI:

Ben Coker
John White
Ollie Kensdale
Owen Simpson
Antony Wordsworth
Roy McDonough

Worst XI:

Carl Emberson
Cliff Fairchild
Garry Richards
Matt Heath
Ben Lewis
Dean Morgan
Greg Halford
Mario Walsh
Steve McGavin

Now I'm struggling.

Harsh on Halford. He wasn't even that bad and played up top when needed.

 

[fbm]

I can't believe no one has mentioned one of the best ex-Col U players we have ever had... and as far as I am aware, the only player to ever score a goal with only 8 men on the pitch.

Mark Warren.

 

[Napster]

I can't believe no one has mentioned one of the best ex-Col U players we have ever had... and as far as I am aware, the only player to ever score a goal with only 8 men on the pitch.

Mark Warren.

Bugger - completely forgot ol Mark

 

[Napster]

How about Owen Simpson? possibly a bit before your time and the worst of the worse!

Was he that bad?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Harsh on Halford. He wasn't even that bad and played up top when needed.

He was horrific.

A stand out bad player in the only ever Southend team to be relegated from the Football League.

All the mobility of a car on bricks.

Easily a contender for the all-time worst ever XI let alone the all-time worst ever XI to have played for Col Ewe first (although to be fair there’s substantial overlap between the two).

 

[Colchester and proud!]

He was horrific.

A stand out bad player in the only ever Southend team to be relegated from the Football League.

All the mobility of a car on bricks.

Easily a contender for the all-time worst ever XI let alone the all-time worst ever XI to have played for Col Ewe first (although to be fair there’s substantial overlap between the two).

Yes he was a great player for us, signing as a youth player he soon proved himself, played over 160 games with very few were poor performances. Several Prem clubs were after him after our 1st season in the Championship, we turned down a big offer from Sheffield United but then were offered around £2.5 million by Reading and that was too good to turn down. He only played 3 games for them but they got their money back selling him to Sunderland, he only played 9 games there too! Greg suffers with Autism and I think that was the main reason he struggled to settle anywhere for long.