| Keogh and aging defenders 13:40 - Aug 9 with 1900 views | baxterbasics |
Trying to think of any other defenders who've been brought in at the twilight of their career and done a decent job for us.
There was Unsworth, though he was a sprightly 32. |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:43 - Aug 9 with 1436 views | Smithy |
Mogga |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:43 - Aug 9 with 1428 views | Colin_Viljoen |
How about Mowbray & Wark? |  | | |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:45 - Aug 9 with 1413 views | STYG |
Warky still played 14 times for us the season he was 38/39. |  | | |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:45 - Aug 9 with 1416 views | PhilTWTD |
Matt Elliott had a great loan spell coming in in the twilight of his career. |  | | |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:46 - Aug 9 with 1393 views | Ely_Blue |
Venus, Mowbray, Elliott…… just to start with |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:47 - Aug 9 with 1382 views | OwainG1992 |
James Collins looked decent but hampered by injuries.
As other say Unsworth for sure. |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:47 - Aug 9 with 1370 views | chicoazul |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:45 - Aug 9 by PhilTWTD |
Matt Elliott had a great loan spell coming in in the twilight of his career. |
Still one of the top 5 loans we have ever had.
And yeah Baxter Unsworth was great too. Shame he couldn’t play in the West Ham game….! |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:47 - Aug 9 with 1380 views | Mookamoo |
James Collins looked OK when he was fit |  | | |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:48 - Aug 9 with 1374 views | Lord_Lucan |
Mark Fish |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:48 - Aug 9 with 1373 views | Trequartista |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:46 - Aug 9 by Ely_Blue |
Venus, Mowbray, Elliott…… just to start with |
Venus was 30, Mowbray 31. Big difference. |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:50 - Aug 9 with 1350 views | Ely_Blue |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:48 - Aug 9 by Trequartista |
Venus was 30, Mowbray 31. Big difference. |
How old were they both at the end of their town careers? | |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:50 - Aug 9 with 1350 views | Mullet |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:48 - Aug 9 by Trequartista |
Venus was 30, Mowbray 31. Big difference. |
Mogga was only 31? I know he's always looked 50+ but that seems totally wrong for some reason.
Phil's shout of Eliot is always the one that comes to mind. |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:52 - Aug 9 with 1321 views | Trequartista |
John Scales. Don't think he ever started a leagur game at Portman Road. | |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:53 - Aug 9 with 1301 views | Mullet |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:52 - Aug 9 by Trequartista |
John Scales. Don't think he ever started a leagur game at Portman Road. |
Stephen Taylor and St Ledger were lesser successful entries too weren't they? | |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:53 - Aug 9 with 1299 views | Illinoisblue |
Brian Gayle although not sure he was old when we signed him, just had a craggy old face. Good player when he wasn’t injured. |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:56 - Aug 9 with 1278 views | Duckegg |
Iván Campo ....did ok for 17 games |  | | |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:57 - Aug 9 with 1271 views | Ely_Blue |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:48 - Aug 9 by Trequartista |
Venus was 30, Mowbray 31. Big difference. |
36 & 37 when the finished their town careers at a higher level than we are currently at! | |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:58 - Aug 9 with 1249 views | Trequartista |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:50 - Aug 9 by Ely_Blue |
How old were they both at the end of their town careers? |
Mowbray was 36 when he retired after the play-off final. I think I read Keogh is 36 this week. | |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:59 - Aug 9 with 1243 views | ghostofescobar |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:48 - Aug 9 by Trequartista |
Venus was 30, Mowbray 31. Big difference. |
Although fitness in football has moved on a long way since they were at that age, so nowhere near the difference it once would have been considered. |  |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 14:00 - Aug 9 with 1231 views | Veggie |
From memory both Stephen Taylor and James Collins looked awesome for us for a handful of games before inevitably succumbing to their pre-existing long term injuries.
Edit: Collins was 35 when he joined, Taylor ‘only’ 31. I’m not sure Keogh can have much left in the tank at 36 having sustained serious ligament injuries to both knees. [Post edited 9 Aug 2022 14:07]
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 14:02 - Aug 9 with 1214 views | Veggie |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:53 - Aug 9 by Illinoisblue |
Brian Gayle although not sure he was old when we signed him, just had a craggy old face. Good player when he wasn’t injured. |
We sold him to Sheff Utd if memory serves me right. | | | |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 14:05 - Aug 9 with 1176 views | Illinoisblue |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:45 - Aug 9 by STYG |
Warky still played 14 times for us the season he was 38/39. |
Would be a good quiz question; how many days between Warky’s first and last Town appearance. | |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 14:07 - Aug 9 with 1165 views | Trequartista |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 13:59 - Aug 9 by ghostofescobar |
Although fitness in football has moved on a long way since they were at that age, so nowhere near the difference it once would have been considered. |
Sure, and it depends on the individual. Wayne Rooney is burnt out at 31, whereas Cristiano Ronaldo or even Jamie Vardy are still premier league class at 35+.
I'm not really against this signing, it's pretty low risk, if Keogh flops he'll just move on, whereas if we sign a marque striker on a 5-year-deal and he flops it's more significant. [Post edited 9 Aug 2022 14:08]
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 14:19 - Aug 9 with 1112 views | baxterbasics |
It was Matt Elliott I was struggling to remember!
Wiki tells me he only played ten games for us, then retired not long after. Remember him being handy though. | |
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| Keogh and aging defenders on 14:50 - Aug 9 with 1050 views | bournemouthblue |
| Keogh and aging defenders on 14:19 - Aug 9 by baxterbasics |
It was Matt Elliott I was struggling to remember!
Wiki tells me he only played ten games for us, then retired not long after. Remember him being handy though. |
He came in towards the end of the season to try and shore us up?
Unsworth I think then went to Wigan and Sheffield United, playing further Premier League games so still had plenty in the tank [Post edited 9 Aug 2022 14:51]
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