[lindave]

All the very best Drew, another Spireite legend who always gave his all to the Blue shirt. Hope you get back to full fitness injury free and come back into football soon.

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

frearsghost, on 09 May 2019 - 09:12 AM, said:

You never liked Talbot, which is remarkable really because he will go down as one of Town's most popular and consistently better players. While fans were applauding some of his forays down the line, his energy and no little talent, you could never quite bring yourself to join in and when he won MOTM awards you were usually absent from the congratulations, Any praise from you was like pulling teeth without anesthetic. Anyone who read your posts about him cannot have been unaware of your apathy towards the lad. I could never understand it but I like think you were in a minority.

Drew Talbot, a forward, made the full back position his own and turned into a very good full back. Since his departure through injury and illness, Town have tried numerous full backs, but not of them have really replaced him and hes been sorely missed.

There we are, you are entitled to your opinion but we move on.

Talbot was very good in a very good team. At best he was bang average thereafter. He had poor positional sense and couldn’t cross for toffee. His attributes were commitment and pace and that served him well. When the injuries took toll it took away his pace. The fact he’s a town legend seemed to make people unable to look at anything that wasn’t rosey when he came back.
At the time of his re-signing there was so much **** happening off the pitch, I said at the time, it was a signing to try and appease the fans as he was a fans favourite, to deflect attention from other matters and other people. I stand by that as my humble opinion.

[peakblue]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on 09 May 2019 - 06:12 PM, said:

Talbot was very good in a very good team. At best he was bang average thereafter. He had poor positional sense and couldn’t cross for toffee. His attributes were commitment and pace and that served him well. When the injuries took toll it took away his pace. The fact he’s a town legend seemed to make people unable to look at anything that wasn’t rosey when he came back.
At the time of his re-signing there was so much **** happening off the pitch, I said at the time, it was a signing to try and appease the fans as he was a fans favourite, to deflect attention from other matters and other people. I stand by that as my humble opinion.

And martin allens first step to win fans over

[whittman]

peakblue, on 09 May 2019 - 06:15 PM, said:

And martin allens first step to win fans over

With imo pressure from within

[Blue5]

Sammy Spireite, on 09 May 2019 - 10:58 AM, said:

As I understood it at the time, Ashley had promised Talbot a new deal after his 6 momnth deal had expired, only for Drew to find out on social media that he'd been released.

A week or two later, MA confirmed he'd spoke to drew and offered him a new deal.

I recall Ashley inviting Drew to a game and them sitting together when he was still under contract at Portsmouth.

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

peakblue, on 09 May 2019 - 06:15 PM, said:

And martin allens first step to win fans over

Possibly so but, if true, then he would have to have been made aware of his popularity from others (other) within the club.

It’s also possible Allen just thought he good do a good job

[calvin plummers socks]

Lovely little player.

Worst thing was that Town not to have a medical test or anything similar when re signing him- now that's niaive and costly !

[Rodney's Moustache]

Never in the legend category but a very loyal committed servant.

[Walton Spireite]

Vastly overated and injury prone. You can give me as many negatives as you like. Lost count of the times he got done on the back stick. Concrete in his boots he couldn't jump.

[DerbySpireite59]

Rodney, on 10 May 2019 - 09:48 AM, said:

Never in the legend category but a very loyal committed servant.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Drooby, Tommy and Ernie are the only 3 players to have won 2 titles and a cup with Town. Tommy and Ernie are legends imo. So too Drooby.

[clarevoyant.]

calvin plummers socks, on 10 May 2019 - 08:56 AM, said:

Lovely little player.

Worst thing was that Town not to have a medical test or anything similar when re signing him- now that's niaive and costly !

"Little"?
he's 5'10" (sorry don't do metric) and was better in the air than a lot of 6ft + players.
Why do folk trying to make out they know somat about the game resort to poor clichés?

[Spire-Power]

Walton Spireite, on 10 May 2019 - 04:42 PM, said:

Concrete in his boots he couldn't jump.

You were obviously never there to see judging by that comment.

[calvin plummers socks]

clarevoyant., on 10 May 2019 - 08:38 PM, said:

"Little"?
he's 5'10" (sorry don't do metric) and was better in the air than a lot of 6ft + players.
Why do folk trying to make out they know somat about the game resort to poor clichés?

Good grief man

[Goku]

Spire-Power, on 10 May 2019 - 08:44 PM, said:

You were obviously never there to see judging by that comment.

Yeah that’s one of the biggest loads of guff I’ve ever seen on this board. Drew had a big jump and was often an out ball for us from goal kicks/free kicks in our half. Perhaps Walton has confused him with Phil Picken.

[Walton Spireite]

Spire-Power, on 10 May 2019 - 08:44 PM, said:

You were obviously never there to see judging by that comment.

Saw him play plenty of times. Getting brushed off the ball and fallling over was another one of his traits.

Spire-Power, on 10 May 2019 - 08:44 PM, said:

You were obviously never there to see judging by that comment.

Your right I didn’t see him much because he was always injured.😂

Goku, on 10 May 2019 - 09:22 PM, said:

Yeah that’s one of the biggest loads of guff I’ve ever seen on this board. Drew had a big jump and was often an out ball for us from goal kicks/free kicks in our half. Perhaps Walton has confused him with Phil Picken.

He was **** as well. Better at punching than playing allegedly.

[AllTownArentWe]

Walton Spireite, on 10 May 2019 - 04:42 PM, said:

Vastly overated and injury prone. You can give me as many negatives as you like. Lost count of the times he got done on the back stick. Concrete in his boots he couldn't jump.

This is complete rubbish.

Talbot was decent in the air, especially since he's not massively tall.

He always knew how to block an opponent in an intelligent way and used his experience to manipulate situations. You can't blame him for the injuries, he's had really bad luck and over recent years he never got the chance to have a steady run of games to hit some form again and re-gain his confidence.

This post has been edited by AllTownArentWe: 11 May 2019 - 06:29 AM

[Walton Spireite]

AllTownArentWe, on 11 May 2019 - 06:27 AM, said:

This is complete rubbish.

Talbot was decent in the air, especially since he's not massively tall.

He always knew how to block an opponent in an intelligent way and used his experience to manipulate situations. You can't blame him for the injuries, he's had really bad luck and over recent years he never got the chance to have a steady run of games to hit some form again and re-gain his confidence.

It’s all about opinions.

[Goku]

Some opinions are just wrong though.

[calvin plummers socks]

Walton Spireite, on 10 May 2019 - 04:42 PM, said:

Vastly overated and injury prone. You can give me as many negatives as you like. Lost count of the times he got done on the back stick. Concrete in his boots he couldn't jump.

No such ting as injury prone btw
It's either poor conditioning, fatigue or poor previous injury rehab and management. (The latter I think in Drew's case)

This post has been edited by calvin plummers socks: 11 May 2019 - 07:07 AM

[Westbars Spireite]

calvin plummers socks, on 11 May 2019 - 07:07 AM, said:

No such ting as injury prone btw
It's either poor conditioning, fatigue or poor previous injury rehab and management. (The latter I think in Drew's case)

I'm pretty sure that some people are physically stronger than others - a trait that will play out in how often they are unfit for football.