Ex Bees XI

[Hungerford Bee]

I am old enough to remember when most ex Bees were put out to grass at Hillingdon Borough or more recently Gillingham or Wycombe. Just show how far we have come in a relatively short time that the following team are all at Championship level or above:

Button
Odubaju
Mawson
Tarkowski
Bidwell
Forshaw
Douglas
Diagouraga
Dallas
Hogan
Gray

(I think the midfield could do with a bit of an upgrade though)

 

[Buzzettesfriend]

I am old enough to remember when most ex Bees were put out to grass at Hillingdon Borough or more recently Gillingham or Wycombe. Just show how far we have come in a relatively short time that the following team are all at Championship level or above:

Button
Odubaju
Mawson
Tarkowski
Bidwell
Forshaw
Douglas
Diagouraga
Dallas
Hogan
Gray

(I think the midfield could do with a bit of an upgrade though)

Discounting Hogan because he's only just gone, I'd only want 2 of them in our team now.

 

[Brain-dead Bee]

Discounting Hogan because he's only just gone, I'd only want 2 of them in our team now.

Forshaw and Gray? I'd add Bidwell and Diagouraga (if judged on his best season and a half)

 

[fencer/bee]

Forshaw has been in good form this season and Hogan or Gray, the rest can do one !

 

[Bee4ever]

Interesting thread.
Forgetting any personal issues (e.g. Tarkowski ) this team could do a lot of damage in the Championship.
But how satisfying from our club's point of view that in the past few years we have bought these players for peanuts, and then shipped them out for upwards of £30 million pounds , The team we have today cost a fraction of that yet were still able to rip multi million pound Villa to pieces.
Would have been interesting to have seen Hogan and Gray up front together in a few games for us though.

 

[shaun]

I am old enough to remember when most ex Bees were put out to grass at Hillingdon Borough or more recently Gillingham or Wycombe. Just show how far we have come in a relatively short time that the following team are all at Championship level or above:

Button
Odubaju
Mawson
Tarkowski
Bidwell
Forshaw
Douglas
Diagouraga
Dallas
Hogan
Gray

(I think the midfield could do with a bit of an upgrade though)

Bizarrely I sat at the kitchen table this morning with my sons (clever homework avoidance on their part ?) and did the same thing with my 2 sons (based on the Championship only):

Bentley
Colin
Egan
Tarkowski (sorry!)
Bidwell
Woods
Jota
Pritchard
Judge
Hogan
Gray

Looking at that team and realising that it excluded Odubajo who we sold for a lot, Canos (our record signing), Bjelland, Dean, Button etc makes you appreciate how far we have come in a short period of time.

 

[shaun]

Bizarrely I sat at the kitchen table this morning with my sons (clever homework avoidance on their part ?) and did the same thing with my 2 sons (based on the Championship only):

Bentley
Colin
Egan
Tarkowski (sorry!)
Bidwell
Woods
Jota
Pritchard
Judge
Hogan
Gray

Looking at that team and realising that it excluded Odubajo who we sold for a lot, Canos (our record signing), Bjelland, Dean, Button etc makes you appreciate how far we have come in a short period of time.

Forgot Forshaw! In for Woods ️