Quote Originally Posted by slack_pie View Post
Sorry but there's no way Langstaff is better than Hughes. I love Macca, but Hughes was on a completely different level in virtually all areas of his game. Hughes is pretty much the best striker we've had outside the top flight.

I'd also argue that Westcarr was better, or at least not worse, than Nemane. He was an excellent crosser of the ball and scored double figures.

Always tricky to compare teams from different eras as football has changed so much, but that Munto side was strong in every area and had a manager who knew how to get us playing as a team. Jones would get in the Munto team as he's head and shoulders above most L2 wingers. Macca is a better goal scorer than Rogers, so maybe he'd get in, and Palmer is obviously a better player than Ravenhill, although we'd lose some bite.

Oh for a defender like Graeme Lee today.
Was Hughes better than Langstaff though? Hughes scored 30 goals in the 09/10 season, Langstaff in a less dominant team has scored 25, same level. They're different players but on goal scoring record, Langstaff is beating out Hughes just at the moment.

Westcarr had the security of having a competent right back behind him. Nemane is also having to get back to defend and is creating lots and has a fair few goals himself. It's not an easy win for Nemane, it's close but I think he shades it, certainly worth the conversation about it most definitely.