Re: The greatest Cougar team. : Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:17 am  

Dreamer wrote:

Always difficult to judge and very subjective.

I started watching in the early 90's so can only realistically comment from that point on. Some of the names mentioned already are certainly up there but what about Nathan Antonik and (for a short time)Dean Hanger?

What about Darren Appleby? Had a string of really bad luck with injuries but that arcing run that cut Huddersfield wide open in the Div two final at Old Trafford was just sublime.

Ahhh memories..... now where is that video

Darren Appleby was a great player, but he never seemed to be as good after that very bad head injury he got.

Re: The greatest Cougar team. : Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:10 pm  

guess who wrote:

Dreamer wrote:

Always difficult to judge and very subjective.

I started watching in the early 90's so can only realistically comment from that point on. Some of the names mentioned already are certainly up there but what about Nathan Antonik and (for a short time)Dean Hanger?

What about Darren Appleby? Had a string of really bad luck with injuries but that arcing run that cut Huddersfield wide open in the Div two final at Old Trafford was just sublime.

Ahhh memories..... now where is that video

Darren Appleby was a great player, but he never seemed to be as good after that very bad head injury he got.

We signed Appleby from you for a relatively large fee in about 1996, and he was without doubt the biggest let-down ever. He played about 10 games then vanished. Shame, as he had been a terrific player for your guys.

Re: The greatest Cougar team. : Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:34 pm  

Jim bergerac wrote: We signed Appleby from you for a relatively large fee in about 1996, and he was without doubt the biggest let-down ever. He played about 10 games then vanished. Shame, as he had been a terrific player for your guys.[

He sustained a head injury and had a fit on the pitch whilst playing for us, was never the same player again. A great shame.

He was not a rough n' tough player but had silky skills and great body movement that made him very elusive and deceptive.

Re: The greatest Cougar team. : Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:44 pm  

Danny Fearon - sheer class... Loose forward that promised so very much..and kept promising..

Jamie Fielden - Just like his brother in so many ways... Well at least they share the same surname...

Sonny Whakarau - left his best at wakefield....

Entertainment for the wrong reasons....

Re: The greatest Cougar team. : Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:05 pm  

I disagree, I though whakarau was pretty decent to be fair, what about Kevin 'magic' Marr?! One season at second row but thought he was very good.

Re: The greatest Cougar team. : Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:27 pm  

Greg Austin would have been up there, had he not started asking for silly money and then slagged us off at every opportunity when he went to Huddersfield.

Re: The greatest Cougar team. : Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:23 pm  

Have to agree with Rach that Jefferson is the best full back I have seen play for Keighley. Others are Nathan Antonik. Gately. Presley. Danny Jones, Steve Hall, Dean Hanger, Barry Eaton, there are more but that will do for now.