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Team 2000

Team 2000

Minus loans.
Nash
Alexander, Mawene, Davis, Cunningham
Gregan
Pearson, McKenna
Lewis
Fuller, Macken​




Shoe-horned Eddie Lewis in there but he was too good to leave out.

Pickford and McGeady make the team if we include loans.
 
Tino;n3402233 said:
He was a great player. A match winner. For that spell he was unplayable, just a shame he couldn't stay at peak fitness but shouldn't have left really. If he'd stayed I think we'd have made a better shot of that first season in league 1.
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Treacy was class, genuinely two footed and could hit a rocket with either, could beat a man and he grafted too.

If his head was right he probably could have had a much better career than Lewis and Wallace, same goes for Whaley who looked destined for the Prem at one point in his PNE career.
 
Tino;n3402233 said:
He was a great player. A match winner. For that spell he was unplayable, just a shame he couldn't stay at peak fitness but shouldn't have left really. If he'd stayed I think we'd have made a better shot of that first season in league 1.
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Speaking of Keith Treacy, I listened to an interview he did with Keith Andrews last week. He said his drinking problems started at Preston, and that having Phil Brown as manager didn't help (he didn't expand on why). He lived in Lytham, and claimed he would go out in Preston until 2/3, then straight out into Blackpool until 6am.


Also said his arse was like a dart board - was playing with a hernia during our relegation scrap as we didn't want to give him an op. Will try and find the link.

As promised - https://player.fm/series/the-off-th...andrews-show-callum-robinson-and-keith-treacy

Good piece with Callum Robinson as well.
 
Jack Daniels;n3402117 said:
No Nugent!

Why?
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I forgot.

also re: Treacy as others have pointed out he was a special player who could have had some career. Would love someone like him at the club now.
 
AndySaville;n3401982 said:
Massively overrated and sulked through his post Irvine North End career.

Claude Davis was rather like Kyle Walker is now, numerous short-comings disguised by the ability to use pace to make up for mistakes.

For me...

Pickford - Best keeper I've ever seen at Deepdale

Alexander - Best right-back I've seen at Deepdale
​​​​​​Lucketti - A rock at the back, great positioning & scored a few
Mawene - Legend, stupidly played at RB in the 2005 PO final
Davidson - Just wins it over Cunningham for me

Sedgwick - Controversial but work rate & combo with GA was major part of that team's success
O'Neill - Gutted when he had to retire. Not properly replaced until Welsh was signed.
McKenna - Couldn't think of another CM who would get ahead of him. Should have been a one club man but left as we declined.
Lewis - Out and out left winger that impressed even under Craig Brown. Quality crossing and fierce left foot.

Nugent - No words needed.
​​​​​Healy - Best natural finisher I've seen at Deepdale. Had Brown not fallen out with him and sent him of to Norwich Brown's teams may have been more successful

Just slightly worrying that none of the current squad would get anywhere near the above.
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if you'd seen how lazy / skivvy Healy could be at Training you'd have sent him to Coventry not Norwich...!
 
Pickford
Alexander - Mawene - St. Ledger - Cunningham
Sedgwick - Browne - Pearson - Wallace
Fuller - Nugent​

Honourable mentions to McGeady, Healy, Macken, Gregan, Nash, Jones, Davidson & Lucketti.
 
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