32Defender

Craig Brignall

The affable, unflappable nice-guy of the FCB changing room, Briggers is a versatile player who pops up in all sorts of positions and wears two different coloured boots while doing so. He loves playing on the left despite not being all that blessed with a left foot but he’s a clever enough player to make […]

Old enough to have been forced to submit himself to the humiliating extra medical last year, Joe is however not the oldest or slowest FCB squad member. The converted winger/striker now plies his trade at fullback and is a firm fans’ favourite. Interesting fact about Joe: Invites the cooler members of the squad to secret […]

Rama is a gifted defender who anticipates play like no other player in the league. He never lets his slight figure undermine his physicality and attacks the ball like it owes him money. Interesting fact about Rama: Used to have dreadlocks and be the singer in a reggae band (no, really).

A dodgy knee kept him out for most of last season (still scored more than Joe). Ed is on the comeback trail this year.  Plays like Phillip Lahm if Phillip Lahm were average at football and had lost any pace he once had. Interesting fact about Ed: He’s from the village where they filmed Hot […]

Think: Dean Windass the futsal warrior aka The Chef, Jordan is a player than can play anywhere on the right or in centre defence. A tough talking, tackling lad from Hull, Jordan likes to play the honest way with some flair.

The big Scot plays with his heart on his sleeve and is the player who’s served the longest (in a continuous stretch) at the club. Always working hard on the pitch and off it in the bar, Macca combines physicality with the odd cheeky nutmeg and is an important man in the dressing room. Interesting […]