Best left-back performance before last night?

[leeblue]

Dan harding put a couple of excellent displays in for us

 

[NZamba Legend]

Che was massively underrated. Great in the air and position-wise he was second to none. He played left back and he was right-footed. Basically, the guy "filled in" at left back for two promotion seasons.

 

[Chairman Trigg]

Wasn,t Trevor Birks the left back and Tony B right back.However one of the Blues legends of that era ,such a solid fullback

Always thought Che was pretty good myself.Though my favourite has to be Sandy Anderson.

Tony Bentley was a class act too.

 

[GHOSU]

I'm not asking who was the best left back, but best performance.

Steve Yates did ok against the European champions in 1979.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Steve Yates did ok against the European champions in 1979.

Steve Yates is probably my all time favourite left back, because I wan't coming to Roots Hall at the time Chrissy Powell was here.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Steve Yates is probably my all time favourite left back, because I wan't coming to Roots Hall at the time Chrissy Powell was here.

Why not Kay?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Why not Kay?

Ex husband, very anti me going and doing anything independently, he didn't like watching football so I felt obliged to fall in with his wishes. Madness, I know, which is why things are so much better now having a husband that I can share my love of SUFC with.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Ex husband, very anti me going and doing anything independently, he didn't like watching football so I felt obliged to fall in with his wishes. Madness, I know, which is why things are so much better now having a husband that I can share my love of SUFC with.

Oh I see. That's nice and you are lucky

 

[OldBlueLady]

Oh I see. That's nice and you are lucky

I am :smile: I am also fortunate that my dad kept me in touch and took my son along at the first opportunity as without that I doubt I would have found my way back.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I am :smile: I am also fortunate that my dad kept me in touch and took my son along at the first opportunity as without that I doubt I would have found my way back.

Everybody finds their way back to something they love.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

Can't remember any specific games, but Chrissy Powell had some crackers when I first went to the Hall. Johnny Herd's away to Chelsea wasn't too shabby either, considering the little amount of experience he had.

 

[Angell Delight]

Mulgrew and Powell (total legend!) were class. Coker was immense on Friday, best for a long time.

 

[jaffa1]

Hmm, I seem to recall that Mulgrew was treated with much indifference by our fans during his stint at the Hall, a'la Kelly, Moussa etc....

 

[LCBB72]

I didnt know Billy played left back .

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Wasn,t Trevor Birks the left back and Tony B right back.However one of the Blues legends of that era ,such a solid fullback

Tony Bentley & Graham Birks were two excellent full-backs who made over 100 appearances together. They both played in the amazing F.A.Cup run in 1968-69(Kings Lynn 9-0, Brentwood Town 10-1, Swindon Town 2-0 & Mansfield Town 1-2), they also played the same season in the record league cup win at Bournemouth 6-1 before losing to a last minute goal at Wolves. Bentley signed from Stoke played over 400 games scoring 17 goals before leaving for Folkestone, Tony now lives in Nova Scotia Canada. Birks signed from Peterborough played over 150 matches before moving to Chester,he scored only 1 goal which was on his debut against Mansfield on 8/1/66.

 

[Sleaford Shrimper]

Yes, Tony Bentley was the right back, regarded by some fans as being a yard too slow. I think it may have been an Alf Smirk report in the Southend Standard that started that criticism off.

Going back to the original question in the thread, it is a Chris Powell performance that sticks in my mind away to Leicester in September 1995. He was up against Julian Joachim who was being widely tipped for full England international honours at the time. Chris played him off the park that day. Chris's performance was overshadowed a bit by Julian Hails's hat-trick in a stunning 3-1 victory for Southend.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

What a player ! Wiggle it, Just a little bit..

 

[Jam_Man]

Always thought Che was pretty good myself.Though my favourite has to be Sandy Anderson.

Tony Bentley was a class act too.

Go stand in the corner.:dunce:

 

[enfieldblue]

Go stand in the corner.:dunce:

that's a bit harsh - although che had a rough start, he did well for us.