Ronnie Clayton

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The best midfielder I have ever seen has got to be Ronnie Clayton. I, along with every other member of this board, have never seen Eddie Latheron play but, based on what both my Grandfathers told me, and the lack of any other midfielder of any real class since Ronnie Clayton would put him in as my second central midfielder. Back to Ronnie. Played all his career at Blackburn and is still a big fan. A real one club man who can still be seen sitting in the stand with his great friend and other Rovers legend, Bryan Douglas. Ronnie was a class, mainly defensive, midfielder who having won the ball could supply a range of defence splitting passes or alternatively could bring the ball forward and join in the attacks, a real box to boxer with an engine like the QE II. Also scored his fair share of goals. His upright style of running enabled him to take in the whole pitch in front of him. This allowed him to make the passes that many others never even saw. How I wish we could pair him with Barry Ferguson in the current team. Then there was his England career. One of the few Rovers players to have captained this country and it is claimed by many, together with his big mate Duncan Edwards, (sadly lost in the Munich air disaster) to have extended the England career of the great Billy Wright by covering for him in the last couple of years of his career. We will probably never see his like again. Please vote Ronnie Clayton. Al