Battle of the Footballers

[Neil Pickup]

Steve Flack

 

[DJellett]

Chris Sutton? Steven Pearson?

I mean seriously guys...

 

[luckyeddie]

Steve Bloomer

 

[Scaly piscine]

Well Alan 'Mr Personality' Shearer needs to be removed from the list

Well he's better than Raul and CDMs' chief poseur. Not that I'd be bothered if all 3 were removed.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Steve Flack

Who?

I'd like to go beyond the obvious and nominate Ryan Giggs - at the top of his game for close to a decade, even if he is in decline now.

I'd also like to adopt ownership of this thread from Rich if he's not bothered about continuing with it - I'll draw up a list of 64 names if we can get the nominations sorted.

 

[Cloete]

Michael Platini (France) - France's greatest ever player (all due respect to Henry). Over 60 international goals from midfield.

Zidane's a far greater player than Henry, World Cup 98 belonged to Zidane and Ronaldo. I'd have to agree with Platini though.

 

[Cloete]

Dwight Yorke (TT) - first non-European to score 100 Premiership goals (I think). Obviously the best player to play football in Australia...

Nowhere near it, we have hosted Brazil on a number of occasions!

 

[Langeveldt]

I'd also like to adopt ownership of this thread from Rich if he's not bothered about continuing with it - I'll draw up a list of 64 names if we can get the nominations sorted.

Yep thats fine, I was just providing the idea and some footballers and was kind of hoping someone would actually do the work..

 

[Anna]

Michael Platini (France)

Ha ha......misread that as Michael Palin

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Nowhere near it, we have hosted Brazil on a number of occasions!

Dwight Yorke's left foot > Brazil. Don't even get me started on his right.

 

[DJellett]

Ha ha......misread that as Michael Palin

HAHAHAHA I love Michael Palin..."Centuwion, stwike him...vewy wuffwy" OMG someone has to start a monty python thread

 

[Anna]

I think I did many aeons (??) ago.

Aha, I've found it

 

[Barney Rubble]

I can't sleep, so here's a provisional shortlist of 64:

Goalkeepers
Lev Yashin (Russia)
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)
Gordon Banks (England)
Sepp Maier (Germany)

Defenders
Bobby Moore (England)
Stuart Pearce (England)
Ruud Krol (Holland)
Frank Rijkaard (Holland)
Franco Baresi (Italy)
Paolo Maldini (Italy)
Alessandro Nesta (Italy)
Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)
Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
Cafu (Brazil)
Fernando Hierro (Spain)

Midfielders
Michel Platini (France)
Zinedine Zidane (France)
Didier Deschamps (France)
Bobby Charlton (England)
Bryan Robson (England)
Ruud Gullit (Holland)
Johan Cruijff (Holland)
Ronaldinho (Brazil)
Jairzinho (Brazil)
Zico (Brazil)
Socrates (Brazil)
Roy Keane (Republic of Ireland)
Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic)
Luis Figo (Portugal)
Georghe Hagi (Romania)
Ryan Giggs (Wales)

Forwards
Pele (Brazil)
Romario (Brazil)
Rivelino (Brazil)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Garrincha (Brazil)
Diego Maradona (Argentina)
Mario Kempes (Argentina)
Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina)
Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)
Tom Finney (England)
Stanley Matthews (England)
Gary Lineker (England)
Kevin Keegan (England)
Alan Shearer (England)
Eric Cantona (France)
Just Fontaine (France)
Thierry Henry (France)
Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
Gerd Muller (Germany)
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
Dennis Bergkamp (Holland)
Marco van Basten (Holland)
George Best (Northern Ireland)
Eusebio (Portugal)
Emilio Butragueno (Spain)
Raul (Spain)
George Weah (Liberia)


Feel free to suggest alterations - just thought it would be better to have something to work from.

 

[Langeveldt]

I hate Monty Python, but Michael Palin is an absolutely legend..

An ace childhood memory was learning about the world by sitting in front of the fire watching his travel diaries from around the world, such as Sahara, Full Circle and Pole to Pole..

day 761, and Mmkxhosa leads me up the mountain with nothing but the skin of his feet for sustinance.. However we stopped at the Dalai Lama's house for afternoon tea and scones

 

[vic_orthdox]

Forwards
Diego Maradona (Argentina)

Can't wait to see how the English vote when his name comes up.

 

[Slats4ever]

harry kewell... i mean geez

 

[Barney Rubble]

Can't wait to see how the English vote when his name comes up.

Don't hold your breath - it won't be a nail-biter.

 

[Langeveldt]

harry kewell... i mean geez

Gotta have a token Aussie these days..

 

[Barney Rubble]

harry kewell... i mean geez

Yeah, geez....how he's a European Champion is beyond belief.

 

[Anna]

I hate Monty Python, but Michael Palin is an absolutely legend..

An ace childhood memory was learning about the world by sitting in front of the fire watching his travel diaries from around the world, such as Sahara, Full Circle and Pole to Pole..

day 761, and Mmkxhosa leads me up the mountain with nothing but the skin of his feet for sustinance.. However we stopped at the Dalai Lama's house for afternoon tea and scones

I loved those programmes too