Left back

[Alan75]

Who is Rovers best left back, nominations please so that den can sort out a poll.

I'll kick off with some names.

Bill Eckersley 1947 - 1961 432 appearances

Walter Crook 1931 - 1947 350 app

John Bailey 1975 - 1979 139 app

Le Saux 1993 - 1997 151 app

Callum Davidson 1998 - 2000 73 app correction

[MCMC1875]

Alan Wright - surely the shortest!

[1864roverite]

john bailey for me

[Exiled in Toronto]

Billy Wilson

[cravenblue]

rambo rathbone has not been shortlisted

[MCMC1875]

rambo rathbone has not been shortlisted

Basil should be added.

[T4E]

Mickey Gray.

[broadsword]

Keith Newton was on teh right back list, although I thought he played left back? (Having said that, I voted for him thinking that I must be losing my memory ...)

[krislu]

Callum Davidson what a joke!

[John]

Hakan Unsal- remember that pass to Dunny

[brfcshabba]

Callum Davidson 1988 - 2000 73 app

1998 not 1988

What about Stig Inge Bjornebye?

[Cocker]

Hakan Unsal- remember that pass to Dunny

I remember that he had the longest throw in the world

Anyway, I pick Le Saux

[T4E]

Hakan Unsal- remember that pass to Dunny

Thats the only thing anyone ever seems to remember about Unsal.

[Jan]

Gary Croft (ok I'm biased!)

would still vote for Le Sulk

[Alan75]

rambo rathbone has not been shortlisted

nominations at this stage, ready for den to sort out the poll.

Naming the left backs you remember or know about helps den having to search.

[CAPT KAYOS]

Get Chris Sulley in there

[Rovermatt]

Le Saux was my favourite Rovers player when I was younger. He was also a superb footballer. He gets my vote.

[Al]

Bill (Telescopic Leg) Eckersley for me.

Bill had a long run as England left back despite playing for a 2nd division team (Rovers).

Extremely loyal (He could have had his pick of the 1st division teams but chose to stick with Rovers) and was way before his time with his ability to dribble all the way up to the opposition penalty area. Superb ball control and his party piece was that if a player went past him he could extend his left leg behind him and nick the ball away, clean as a whistle, leaving the other player looking around him wondering where the hell the ball had gone. This earned him the 'telescopic leg' tag.

Very entertaining to watch and a dependable full back.

Has my vote every time.

[MCMC1875]

Bill (Telescopic Leg) Eckersley for me.

Bill had a long run as England left back despite playing for a 2nd division team (Rovers).

Extremely loyal (He could have had his pick of the 1st division teams but chose to stick with Rovers) and was way before his time with his ability to dribble all the way up to the opposition penalty area. Superb ball control and his party piece was that if a player went past him he could extend his left leg behind him and nick the ball away, clean as a whistle, leaving the other player looking around him wondering where the hell the ball had gone. This earned him the 'telescopic leg' tag.

Very entertaining to watch and a dependable full back.

Has my vote every time.

Bill should win this by a mile.

[The Producer]

In terms of ability, I'd vote for Le Saux, but is this the only criteria?

[philipl]

John Bailey was a very big favourite of mine and I never did understand why or how he disappeared as a great full back fter the transfer to Everton.

Sauxy was undoubtedly the best left bck I have seen wearing the Rovers shirt but I guess Eckersley will shade it. So many people told me such great stories about him- again an incredibly loyal servant of the club.

Any great left backs before Eckersley?

[MCMC1875]

John Bailey was a very big favourite of mine and I never did understand why or how he disappeared as a great full back fter the transfer to Everton.

Sauxy was undoubtedly the best left bck I have seen wearing the Rovers shirt but I guess Eckersley will shade it. So many people told me such great stories about him- again an incredibly loyal servant of the club.

Any great left backs before Eckersley?

Is there any footage of the great man?

[Cheshireblue]

Didn't Super Atko play left back on at least one occasion?

[Rachrover]

I would choose... Le Saux

[SouthAussieRover]

John Bailey for me.