The Dubious Goals Committee
Too Good to Go Down?
Too Good to Go Down?: Demba Ba
Player: Demba Ba Age: 26 Club: West Ham Position: Forward 2010-11 Appearances (Goals): 12 (7) Who?: Born in France but a Senegalese international, Demba Ba joined West Ham in January 2011 following a failed medical at Stoke City. Premier league managers certainly saw his potential as a ‘power house’, but Tony Pulis found his fitness … Continue reading
Too Good to Go Down?: Roger Johnson
Player: Roger Johnson Age: 28 Club: Birmingham Position: Defender 2010-11 Appearances (Goals): 38 (0) Who?: Roger Johnson came through the Wycombe Wanderers academy and became, in the final game of the 1999/2000 season, the youngest ever player to appear for The Chairboys aged just 17 years and 8 days old. Johnson was awarded the club’s … Continue reading
Too Good to Go Down?: David Vaughan
Player: David Vaughan Age: 28 Club: Blackpool Position: Midfield 2010-11 Appearances (Goals): 35 (2) Who?: Coming through the infamous Dario Gradi academy at Crewe, David Vaughan spent seven years at Gresty Road, playing predominantly as a left-midfielder having been converted from an attacking left-sided full-back. Chris Coleman’s Spanish sahara saw Vaughan join him at Real … Continue reading
Too Good to Go Down?: Ben Foster
Player: Ben Foster Age: 28 Club: Birmingham City Position: Goalkeeper 2010-11 Appearances (Goals): 38 (0) Who?: Surprisingly already at the 10th club of his career, and surely in August he will be at his 11th. Back in 2005 Sir Alex Ferguson took a surprise punt on Stoke City youth/reserve goalkeeper Foster after he had impressed … Continue reading
Too Good to Go Down?: Scott Parker
Player: Scott Parker Age: 30 Club: West Ham United Position: Centre Midfield 2010-11 Appearances (Goals): 30 (5) Who?: Parker, or Scotty Parker as commentators seem to like calling him, started off his career at Charlton, playing for them between 1997-2004. I used to watch Charlton quite a lot at that time as my Dad was … Continue reading
