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Title: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: juddie on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 13:42:11 this from a charity football programme yesterday:
Nicky Summerbee - Summerbee made 112 appearances at swindon and scored six goals before manchester city paid £1.3m for his services in 1994. Nicky played over 130 games for city before switching to sunderland where he enjoyed the pinnacle of his career, sumberbee made his sunderland debut against portsmouth in 1997 which he capped by notching the final goal in a 4-1 career after sunderland won promotion to the premiership in 1999, and become an exceptionally under-valued player. Statistics showed him to be a better cosser of the ball than David Beckham, with a crossing accuracy of 36% to Beckham's 27. As well as crossing, his shooting abilities outshone those of Beckham's, by 53% to 48. Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 14:03:17 Hes not aged well though has he bless him
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: ibelieveinmrreeves on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 15:20:41 Thought he was really good when he had that brief spell back here a couple of years ago. Could've done with him saturday thats for sure.
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Arriba on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 15:22:27 he had the hardest shot in football a few years ago
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 15:24:21 oh yeah wasnt that on record breakers?
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Arriba on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 15:25:27 yeah. either that, blue peter or some other kids programme
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Reg Smeeton on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 15:48:10 he had the hardest shot in football a few years ago Problem for Nicky though was the shot just went dead straight...so usually into the wall. Being able to curve it will slow the ball down... Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Arriba on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 16:07:49 i doubt norris was worried about walls and curve when testing shot speeds reg.
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: adje on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 17:54:04 Those statistics dont surprise me-I bet his pass completion percentage is better than Becham's as well
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: donkey on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 17:59:13 And I bet he scored more goals with deflections as well.
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Spencer_White on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 18:02:28 And he had better haircuts than David Beckham.
And probably a better wife as well. Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: chalkies_shorts on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 18:07:20 He could pass a ball but not a bar. Pisshead extraordinaire with rumours of worse - allegedly. He was a great player for us beer or no beer. There were some seriuos rumours as to what he got up to New Years Eve when we had Chelsea the next day in the Prem. Wasn't he the driver of the car Kinkladze was chasing when Kinkladze wrapped his?
Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Crozzer on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 20:12:57 Buzzer had the hardest shot on Record Breakers, 94 mph. Title: Re: England's finest: Nicky Summerbee Post by: Doore on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 22:25:41 Favourite memory of him was the wicked cross he put in early on in the playoff semi first leg against Tranmere in 93, which Vickers duly headed in. Never had to beat his full back, could always just cross it around him.
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