NZamba Legend
Deep-lying playmaker ⭐
New season is just around the corner and to celebrate I welcome you to the second in an occasional series of retro polls revisiting classic SZ debates. This afternoon we're taking you all the way back to summer 2003. Wignall has just taken the reigns, his son Jack is training with the first team and news has just filtered through that a deal has been reached with former-million pound teenager Jimmy Corbett. With the recent signing from Bury of dope smoker and ex-under 21 international Jamie Stuart, our new manager had created for himself an unexpected yet welcome 'selection headache' in the left full-back position. Legions of teenage Shrimpers with unhealthy Mark Rawle fixations held their breath anxiously as they waited to see whether new boy Stuart would get the nod over their hero- occasional England u/19 substitute Neil Jenkins...
Now, as we know Stuart was installed on the left side of Blues shiny looking new rearguard, but the ever-resourceful ex-Doncaster supremo Wignall was not to give up on Jenkins. In a now legendary official site interview, our man Jenks revealed that the gaffer had spoken to him about a new 'Scholes'-type role in an advanced central midfield position. Well, why not? The speedy ex-Wimbledon man was always more comfortable going forward than defending and let's not forget that Jenks was coming off the back of an impressive seven goal tally from the 02/03 season.
So folks, to cut a long story short, todays question is...
Can Jenks perform the Scholes role?
Now, as we know Stuart was installed on the left side of Blues shiny looking new rearguard, but the ever-resourceful ex-Doncaster supremo Wignall was not to give up on Jenkins. In a now legendary official site interview, our man Jenks revealed that the gaffer had spoken to him about a new 'Scholes'-type role in an advanced central midfield position. Well, why not? The speedy ex-Wimbledon man was always more comfortable going forward than defending and let's not forget that Jenks was coming off the back of an impressive seven goal tally from the 02/03 season.
So folks, to cut a long story short, todays question is...
Can Jenks perform the Scholes role?
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