Re: Blues memories - before I croak - part 2 - right backs.

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Brian Farmer was the resident holder of this position when I started out. Perhaps, before I go further on this journey, it might be worth explaining my credit and debit marking system. These things are always very subjective but, although different positions require their own particular skill set, I look for the following attributes in a player: 
a) he must give 100% effort;
b) in possession he needs to know intuitively where his team mates are, or at least look up, so that he can pick a Blue one or have an attempt on goal;
c) he should be unselfish and always be a TEAM player;
d) you look for flair, like a thirsty man seeks water when surrounded by nothing but desert;
e) the one above flair is to perform the sublime, when footballers become creative artists and raise the game to a level reserved only for the geniuses of this world. Two immediately come to mind.
Okay then back to the subject. Stan 'the wham' Lynn joined us from Villa, as did many good players from Villa over those early years, and long before the unfortunate animosity, bordering on hate sometimes began to occur. He had thighs like tree trunks and a backside as big as the stern of an ocean liner. I still recall some of his net bursting goals and he was strong in the tackle as well. One of the greats.
 And then  Ray Martin occupied the spot for many years. He always gave 100% and could tackle well but rarely ventured over the half way line. I have a soft spot for him but I would only rate him as average. Cammie Fraser was awful and Tommy Carroll ?, from Ireland, was, at best average. Skip forwards in time and Jeff Kenna was a player that I liked and makes the "good" ranking.  "Super" Mario Melchiot deserves a mention, if only for his showboating displays and was followed by another of my personal favourites Stephen Kelly, much under rated, but a superb reader of the game who would cover for our seriously lacking centre backs to make many a goal saving tackle
Paul Caddis was a great wing back ( remember that goal at Bolton ) and dead ball specialist but fell out of favour with Rowett for daring to cross the half way line -sorely missed and we never adequately replaced him.
 The award must however go to Stephen Carr who plucked from retirement came to the club and captained the side to their League Cup win in 2011. One runs out of superlatives to describe his heroic efforts up and down the right touchline which he seemed to make his own from corner flag to corner flag.