Why?

He made up for his lack of ability with great work rate and effort when he played for Leeds.

You could also argue he was cruelly denied a Wembley place, even though Richie Teeth Blackmore played a belter.

Anyone remember Goldens hat-trick against Cas at HQ?

As I'm only a young 'um compared to most on here am I allowed to just say the team that played in SL1?

the 3 seasons before that were good and since have been quite productive. It's just that bloody season that Tars my memory.

What, Super Sub?

Yep, he made Wellens look like ET (actually, that might be a bit harsh). However, he was the reason for one of the least PC but, also one of the best crowd comments I've ever heard.

I think we were playing Saints and it was the start of the 1988 season. Spencer started at full back, if I recollect correctly, keeping ET on the wing.

The guy who was standing next to me bagged Spencer from the minute he stepped onto the field. However, the lad had a blinder and scored two (possibly three tries).

Anyway, after he scored the his last and best try of the day, everybody around turns to the guy next to me to see what he has to say. His response, with perfect comic timing, was "Not bad that Spencer.............................for a woman!"

I would also like to nominate, in no particular order, John Basnet (before anyone says it - I know he was alright at Widnes but, he was e for us), Ray Ashton, Richard Pratt, Andy Smith and Paul Delaney. Quite how any player who cannot pass or kick to any great alacrity can play scrum half for a professional team is beyond me.

Just never a big fan of his BB, never thought he was above "average" at any point

Drum Roll please.....






















.....Ben Walker

That particulalar Leeds team had lots of faults and Ben Walker was most of them. However, you simply cannot imagine the gulf in the lack of class between Walker and Rex Turp or Johnny Lyons or Ashton. On the other end of the scale, it is like placing Wellens against Billie Slater.

Having thought about it, there is no way that Spencer was worse than Warren Jowett.

my age pits me from doing that im affraid

You mean sort of brown and wrinkly with very short legs?


I agree that Golden was rarely above average, but we really are looking for something well below average here. Mentions of John Gallagher are harsh. He was over-hyped and never did enough to justify said hype, but he wasn't actually that awful. And I quite liked David Barnhill. Again, no world beater but certainly not poor enough for consideration for the Nightmare XIII.

From the OP's team, I was young at the time, but I don't remember Gary Divorty being that bad.

You've never seen Paul Wellens.....