15 years on - who's been our best player since the turn of the millennium?

[eustonstation]

13 years later he showed he was still class, 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JAnpWArOkJw

Cool as milk... hands in pockets and everything.

[uttoxram75]

Jake Buxton.

Chris Martin runs him close.

[bcnram]

Stefano Eranio is probably the only player in this millennium who would have been good enough to break into the two Championship winning sides (Chris Martin would have been a decent back-up for John O'Hare). 

[Ramdale]

Eranio was a genuine class act but as someone said he played his best football for us in the 90s. Idiakez for me was unplayable. Took over games and bossed them at this level. Fantastic player. Leon Osman was special that loan spell as well. Kept us up on his own.

[RamNut]

I can't remember the last 15 years without looking it up.

I can't even remember what happened last week, or who we played, or who scored.

 

[eddie]

I would have loved to see Will Hughes play alongside Eranio.

[Animal is a Ram]

I would have loved to see Will Hughes play alongside Eranio.

80% possession right there.

[South Ram]

dean sturridge

[Mr. P]

Put all the names mentioned into a poll. 

[Day]

Tom Carroll

 

[Day]

He was good, but that goal celebration still hurts me.

I had a minor issue on Twitter with Owen Bradley about this. He said Poom didn't celebrate. I was there and he really did! 

Yeah, I argued that tweet aswell. At the time I sat 4 rows up in the East Stand... and he definitely ran the length of the sideline celebrating.

You are both wrong. Raised his arms in front of the North Stand and ran back up the pitch with his head down pushing his team mates away.

 

 

[Mostyn6]

who was in goal for us then? Oakes?

[Duracell]

There we go, poll added.

[Day]

There we go, poll added.

Wheres Tom Carroll?

[rynny]

I'd argue this.

Delap, Riggott, Carsley, Commons, Higginbotham, Dailly, possibly Dave Jones, ...er that's it really... yeah,, they all had top flight careers after Derby.

For me Chris Martin is the man.

 

Poom went to Arsenal, that has to be playing at a higher level, Shirley?

[Duracell]

Poom went to Arsenal, that has to be playing at a higher level, Shirley?

Not sure one league appearance for Arsenal counts as playing regularly

[rynny]

There we go, poll added.

Where's Rasiak? 

[Ewe Ram]

 

 

You are both wrong. Raised his arms in front of the North Stand and ran back up the pitch with his head down pushing his team mates away.

 

 

I hate you. And I can understand why the Over 50's housing people think you may be interested in their properties. 

 

[Day]

I hate you. And I can understand why the Over 50's housing people think you may be interested in their properties. 

 

Just apologise to Mr Poom and I won't let you're hatred lose me any sleep  

[Duracell]

I'd argue this.

Delap, Riggott, Carsley, Commons, Higginbotham, Dailly, possibly Dave Jones, ...er that's it really... yeah,, they all had top flight careers after Derby.

For me Chris Martin is the man.

 

I'd forgotten about Riggott, but a number of those players have yo-yo'd between the top tier and the second division. I was after players who have regularly appeared in the Premier League and other top-flight leagues in Europe, and established themselves there - Osman has veen a stalwart for Everton and this season is the first season Huddlestone's not been in a Premier League squad since we sold him.

Not sure Commons in the SPL really counts either...although he has played in the Champions League with Celtic, in fairness.

Although you can add Alberto Bueno to the list - impressive La Liga goal-scoring record now, and a move to a big club in Porto.

But even if we do count all your players, Mostyn, that's still a pathetic amount of players for a club of our size over the course of 15 years. Think about how many players we've signed for over half a million pounds who have sank down the Football League ladder without a trace after leaving us - the list is two or three times longer.