Adam Wharton

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Throw in ledley King and woodgate.  We had some incredible depth at centreback 

Was a shame for both of those that their bodies seemed to be made out of something no sterner than soggy Weetabix (as was Jones)

[roverandout]

14 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Was a shame for both of those that their bodies seemed to be made out of something no sterner than soggy Weetabix (as was Jones)

Many people said king was the best of the lot when he was fit. Woodgate had the worst real madrid debut in history lol. An own goal and a red card

[jim mk2]

14 hours ago, roverandout said:

I'd say Michael Carrick was the last English player that Wharton can be compared to

Carrick was a top class player. Pinged beautiful passes all over the pitch, longer range than Wharton. Could have won far more England caps, but for the obsession with Gerrard and Lampard.

Some Rovers fans should take their blue and white tinted glasses off.  Wharton is very good but has a long way to go before he gets near the standard of Carrick.

[47er]

On 01/03/2025 at 02:07, Exiled_Rover said:

Don't make me hate him.

!! LOL

[roverandout]

10 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Carrick was a top class player. Pinged beautiful passes all over the pitch, longer range than Wharton. Could have won far more England caps, but for the obsession with Gerrard and Lampard.

Some Rovers fans should take their blue and white tinted glasses off.  Wharton is very good but has a long way to go before he gets near the standard of Carrick.

Agree jim. Carrick was a unique player in terms of English midfielders. We seem to ignore these kind of players with England.  Hoddle was another criminally underused 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, roverandout said:

Many people said king was the best of the lot when he was fit. Woodgate had the worst real madrid debut in history lol. An own goal and a red card

King was a really top class player. What he would have been like with two good knees ! 

I remember listening to Dean Saunders speaking. Somebody asked him who was the best player he ever played with. He said Paul McGrath right away. He said his knees were that bad he could hardly train at all but come Saturday he was ready for anything.

Edited yesterday at 12:51 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[DeeCee]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

King was a really top class player. What he would have been like with two good knees ! 

I remember listening to Dean Saunders speaking. Somebody asked him who was the best player he ever played with. He said Paul McGrath right away. He said his knees were that bad he could hardly train at all but come Saturday he was ready for anything.

I went to "An evening with DS" last year, he said exactly the same.

[Eddie]

8 hours ago, KentExile said:

 

Wharton now is superior to Carrick in his prime by some distance.

This is an insane statement.

He may well end up being superior to him, but this is an absolutely insane statement. 

[ben_the_beast]

Real Madrid keeping tabs on Wharton

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, ben_the_beast said:

Real Madrid keeping tabs on Wharton

He’s not really that good is he? So we’re told. Madrid think he’s worth a look.

Edited 3 hours ago by Tyrone Shoelaces