Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Sun Dec 22, 2013 3:41 pm  

Just for a bit of crimbo fun. select your squad of all time

Mine spans from the early 90's to current as my life span only really covers that but you can include any player that has played at least 1 season at cougar park. Name your 17

1. Andre Stoop (The ex Wigan man was a very classy player, sadly he missed the South Africa International again Fiji at cougar park in 95)
2. Nick Pinkney (3 apps for England while at the Cougars, say no more really)
3. Andy King (Think he only played one season for us but what a class act, he has played for many NRL clubs, Souths, Northern Eagles and Manly, great player)
4. Matt Foster ( Remember the chants Foster for England from the Spice boys, PS Defo id av him at centre not FB)
5. Jason Lee (The Wales International was a prolific try machine in the early naughties and could kick a goal too)
6. Daryl Powell (the Ex GB man was a mega signing when he came and obviously went on to be player coach)
7. Barry Eaton (Ok we didn't get him at his prime, but as he proved in the all stars game he has that x factor)
8. Grant Doorey (The Aussie proved how good he was when he came back as player coach of Villnerve to dump us out of the cup, he ripped us to pieces)
9. Jason ramshaw (Rammy, Mr Keighley cougars, true legend)
10. Ian Gatley (The big man himself the ex Parramata and Manly prop had a couple of great seasons at CP)
11. Jason Demetriou (Certainly been the best person at the club both on and off the field in recent years)
12.Darren Fleary (great work horse, a player that actually really benefited from the demise of cougar mania after making a successful switch to Leeds)
13. Martyn Wood ( Woody many wondered if he even knew what he was doing half the time but boy didn't we half miss him when he didn't play)

14. Sam Obst (had many critics but you could just see he was playing at a level below himself)
15. Sonny Whakarau (only a season at the club and I don't think things went too good for the NZ Mauri INT but still he was some battle axe)
16. Brendon Hill ( The man mountain cannot be left of this team, the trues good old fashioned prop)
17. Phil Cantilon (live wire hooker, played most of his best rugby while at the cougars)



Coach: Phil Larder

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:55 pm  

Have to have a good think before naming my team.

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:36 pm  

Good team choice team there ' St ' ,
Before I ponder and pontificate My full team choice I think the addition
of John Wasyluw (spell check please). Or David moll from a while before the 90s
Would have played well with that team !

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:48 pm  

Checked the spelling, its John Wasyliw, and agreed, would love him in my team too

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:29 pm  

These could be included in next season's programme so get them in!

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:41 pm  

You can't overlook Critchley for me. I'd also probably pick Applebye ahead of Eaton.

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:18 pm  

What about Joe Grima?

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:21 pm  

I must apologise to 'Bootsie' - Brian Jefferson who, like 'Stoopie' was an 'all-round' full back and goal-kicker.

Then there's Terry Hollindrake and Garfield Owen.

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Tue Dec 24, 2013 9:26 am  

There are some good choices in the OP.

I think there are several players whom should also be in contention.

Steve hall, prop/ second row, looked like he was destined for SL/ international honours before his terrible broken leg in the cup game against Warrington.

Joe Grima, prop/ enforcer, nuff said.

Phill Stevenson. Second Row/prop. He left under Phil Larder and went back to the amature game, came back lean, fit and fast. Him and Ramshaw carried our team for a good few seasons and I would like to have seen how he would have coped with our "best" around him.

Andy Shickell. Prop. It would be interesting to see how Andy raised his game if playing with our best.

Nathan Antonik. I can't think of a more rounded "complete" scrum half in my time watching Keighley. Appleby was also brilliant at times (who can forget his old trafford performance) but his injuries held him back.

Simon Irvine, goal kicking centre with a great rugby brain and a good tackler.

Jason Critchley, big, fast and elusive winger.

Dean Hanger, stand off/centre hobbled onto the pitch like his knees were shot but once he got the ball in hand he was simply devastating.

Greg Austin should get a mention but I thought he was a little poop. (I actually wrote something else but the swear filter changed it!).

We've had quite a few players toward the end of their career so I suppose it depends whether you count them at their very best or their condition when they played for us. (Ie Gearge Mann, Niel Lowe, Ian Hughes, St John Ellis)

Re: Your Ultimate Keighley Team : Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:20 pm  

To be considered alongside those mentioned in the original post which is an excellent team
Brian Jefferson
Owen Simpson
Terry Morgan
Peter Roe
Jason Critchley
Graham Beale
Ken Loxton
John Burke
Dean Raistrick
Geoff Crewdson
Mark Brooke Cowden
Oliver Wilkes