The Best of Billesley

[Communications Team]

(Just a bit of fun.)

In an attempt to pass away the hours between now and the pre-season games in August tell us who your Best of Billesley Moseley/Birmingham Moseley team would be.

Only ground rules are they should be players who played at least a season while we have been at the Common (not one or two loan games for example) and they should be selected based on impact while at the club not pre- or post Billesley glories.

So who will you pick? Will you select many from the promotion winning 2005/6 squad? Will you pick the cup winning 2008/9 team in its entirety?

To aid memory all the squads from our time at the common are on the player profiles section of the website Click here to view

Let us know who you choose and why and let the debate begin (and play nice).

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[londonexile]

First head above the parapet and boy that was hard. There are some notable absences from my team and I've got a couple of people out of position:

15 Andy Binns
14 Matt Williams
13 Henry Trinder
12 Greg King
11 Dan Norton
10 Glyn Hughes
9 Gareth Taylor
1 Tex
2 Caveman
3 Nathan Williams
4 Richard Stott
5 Buster
6 Neil Mason
8 James Rodwell
7 Chris Brightwell

16 Oli Thomas
17 Greg Charlton
18 Craig Voisey
19 Dean Bick
20 Anthony Carter
21 Ben Evans
22 Sam Brown

[Rich]

Incredibly difficult! Apologies in advance for those omitted/offended

15 Shaggy Carter
14 Matt Williams(2)
13 Henry Trinder
12 Andy Reay
11 N Bressington
10 Ollie Thomas
9 Gareth Taylor
1 Ben Evans
2 Cavesy
3 T Sigley
4 R Stott
5 Aly Muldowney
6 Neil Mason
8 Brightwell
7 Buster

16 Tristan Roberts
17 Greg Charlton
18 Nathan Williams
19 James Rodwell
20 C Pennycook
21 Andy Binns
22 Sam Brown

[tommy]

15 shaggy
14 sharples
13 trinder
12 King
11 Norton
10 Thomas
9 Taylor
1 Hobbs-Awoyemi
2 Roach
3 Wafter
4 C Hill
5 Stott
6 Mason
7 Bercis
8 Rodwell

Bench

16 Caves
17 Sigley
18 N Williams
19 Orahm
20 Cowen
21 Brown
22 Penn

[matt]

15 Shaggy
14 Sharples
13 Trindler
12 Williams
11 Norton
10 Thomas
9 Taylor
1 Hobbs-Aweymi
2 Roach
3 Rafter
4 Orahm
5 Hill
6 Le Roux
7 Bercis
8 Mason

16 Caves
17 Tyack
18 Fiddler
19 Bean
20 Preece
21 Brown
22 Penn

[Rich]

Interesting to see Cory Hill included a couple of times above, only 7 appearances so not sure he meets the "players who played at least a season" criteria. Surprised no mention of Jonny May on that basis?

Surprised about the inclusion of Bercis too; I found back row very difficult to narrow down but would not have had him in front of Rodwell for example.

Each to their own :-)

[matt]

I had to put Cory hill in mainly because he was an actually Moseley player and then Newport gwent dragons snatched him off us because he was too good. Whereas Johnny may was just on a duel. Bercis for me is a fantastic player not sure why he left, but the game at Ampthill where he dominated the rucks for Ampthill proved how good he really was when we had him

[londonexile]

May 12, 2018 9:22:48 GMT matt said:

I had to put Cory hill in mainly because he was an actually Moseley player and then Newport gwent dragons snatched him off us because he was too good. Whereas Johnny may was just on a duel. Bercis for me is a fantastic player not sure why he left, but the game at Ampthill where he dominated the rucks for Ampthill proved how good he really was when we had him

I think lock is another position that's been very hard to pick. I could quite easily have picked Powell, Lockley, Touhy...... BTW did yoy know you have 4 DRs in your team I didn't get to see Bercis play that much, but a 7 who I did rate was Bignall.

[matt]

May 12, 2018 11:22:53 GMT londonexile said:

May 12, 2018 9:22:48 GMT matt said:

I had to put Cory hill in mainly because he was an actually Moseley player and then Newport gwent dragons snatched him off us because he was too good. Whereas Johnny may was just on a duel. Bercis for me is a fantastic player not sure why he left, but the game at Ampthill where he dominated the rucks for Ampthill proved how good he really was when we had him

I think lock is another position that's been very hard to pick. I could quite easily have picked Powell, Lockley, Touhy...... BTW did yoy know you have 4 DRs in your team I didn't get to see Bercis play that much, but a 7 who I did rate was Bignall.

You do make a valid point about the duel registered players however I don’t recall may playing too many games for the same reason as Hill. Bercis is a fantastic player, busy round the rucks great tackler and a very good flanker should have kept him

[grooveavenue]

No place for Olly Robinson to link up with Matt Williams. Well Olly may be looking for a fresh challenge now he's won a Cup with Cardiff Blues!!!

[professor]

15. Rob Thirlby
14. Jack Pons
13. Bryn Keys
12. Andy Borgen
11. Ollie Winter
10. Rich Vasey
9. James Ireland
8. Dan Williams
7. Mike Ellery
6. Andy Hall
5. Dan Sanderson
4. Liam Mather
3. Adam Parkins
2. George Warner
1. Anton O'Donnell

[professor]

Justin Mensah Coker just missing the final cut...

[bigdingle]

15. Anthony Carter
14. Matt Williams
13. Greg King
12. Charlie Hayter
11. Drew Cheshire
10. Will Hooley
9. Sam Brown
8. Chris Brightwell
7. Mike Ellery
6. Chevvy Pennycook
5. Buster Lawrence
4. Cory Hill
3. Craig Voisey
2. Rhys Buckley
1. Ethan Waller

Subs
16. Adam Caves
17. Ben Evans
18. Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi
19. Neil Mason
20. Jacques LeRoux
21. Dave Brazier
22. Glyn Hughes
23. Kyle Evans

[bigdingle]

Worst Ever!!!

15. Jamie Hearn
14. Andres Mogenson
13. Callum MacBurnie
12. Jack Adams
11. Mike Gillick
10. Brad Davies
9. Ryan Glynn
8. Drew Harper
7. Will Keenan
6. Nigel Burrows
5. Greg Charlton
4. Liam Mather
3. Danny Herriott
2. Sam Wilkes
1. Anton ODonnell

Subs
16. Mark Warner
17. Adam Parkins
18. Chaz Meddick
19. Sam Smith
20. Matt Lowcock
21.Ryan DelaHarpe
22. Scott Browne
23. Alex Foster