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A slight footballing tone for today.  Top 5 favourite ex-pro's that have never played for Town...


Edit: That you enjoyed watching - so you're not duty bound to pick members of the 66 squad!

1. Alan Shearer
2. Peter Shemichael
3. Ian Wright
4. Gazza
5. Dennis Bergkamp

1. Pat Jennings
2. Martin Chivers
3. Stuart Pearson
4, Mick Channon
5  Bobby Charlton

Dirty Diego – Pure coked up genius, worthy of a mention off the back of ‘that’ celebration alone.

Faustino Asprilla – Possibly the laziest and oddest looking footballer before Peter Crouch but fuck he could switch it on in an instant, spin on a thruppence bit and fucking destroy the opposition.

Peter Nddddddddddlllllllllllllurve – Never the greatest but I could sit and watch him play all day.  Had a tremendous style and approach to the game and on his day was deadly.

Sir Bob Moore – No explanation needed

Fat Gazzza – Watching that charade of a broadcast on channel four made me think out of all the players I have seen pull on the England shirt it’s still old Gazzza that conjures up the most magic in my lifetime.  There have been more consistent and arguably more talented but none as exciting to watch as the mental himself.

Trifon Invanov, only Trifon Ivanov.

no particular order and were all players i admired as a kid.
ian rush
craig johnstone
gazza
john barnes
maradona

only one.

Craig Hignett.

Five I saw play at a stadium and not on the tele.

01. Hans Gillhaus - Saw him score a hat-trick as a kid. Outstanding.
02. Ruud Gullit - For Chelsea, still showed glimpses.
03. Steve Bull - The guy was a machine!
04. Dennis Bergkamp - Class.
05. Bruce Grobbelaar - Ye old school character.

Three Dutchman, crazy.

Others include Matt Le Tissier, Alan Shearer, Andrei Kanchelskis, Paul McGrath & João Pinto.

Gazza, Gary Mabbut, Shearer, Bergkamp, Sheringham

In no particular order.

Alan Shearer
Ian Wright
Darren Bullock
George Ndah
Mark Walters


EDIT: I didn't read the question did I?

Meh.

I take it we didn't have to see them in the flesh?  If so...  in no particular order....

Michael Laudrup
Roberto Donadoni
Jesper Olsen
Eric Cantona
George Best

Matt Le Tiss
Gazza
George Best
Maradonut
Socrates

Hagi
Scifo
Maradonna
Platini
Van Basten

Bryan Robson (Capt Marvel)

Trevor Brooking (Class player and always against us,remember FA Cup replay 75)

Kenny Dalglish (Class personified)

Marco Van Basten (Best allround striker i've seen)

Billy Bonds (Great club captain and leader,never gave an inch,all heart and guts)

 Bob Newton

 Ernie Moss

 John Milkins

 Mick McCarthy

 Attilio Lombardo

I only ever played in 2 play on the pitch matches and the votes are flying in. I am not playing this year though. Retired after last season!

1 Johnny Giles
2 Jimmy Johnstone
3 George Best
4 Eusebio
5 Eddie Gray

Teddy Sheringham - god.
Dennis Bergkamp - also god.
Lee Dixon - half a brain, amazing.
Paul Gascoigne - that goal against the porridge gobblers.
Paolo Maldini - legend.

Attilio Lombardo was superb at Palace and I remember seeing him a few times at Juventus to boot.

Just had a sniff to see what the old fella is up to and he's gaffer at C1 side Legano now.

 My picks had to be players I've seen in the flesh...all against the Town.

 Although Milkins I also watched when living in Pompey...a man with so much Brylcream on his head it reflected the floodlights.

Does Joey bumchum count?

 Apart from failing the essential not having played for the Town criteria..no.

Ah he wore the shirt reg, but did he actually play for us?

He played alright in that 3-2 against Wolves in 94.

Got sent off once, so I suppose you have to say yes to that one!

Terry Butcher

 Scored the winner, then ran to the touch line and jumped into John Gorman's arms..ah it was sweet...McMahon was never going to get anything out of Joey.

Was that 94? jeez i feel old!

I was in the Town End that day I remember all of those moments. Neil Webb made his debut too.

 Webb was a classic example of a really good player hoping and trying to come back from serious injury and just not having it any longer...always a bit sad to see, and we've seen plenty.

...and forgive me if I'm wrong. But it was also Kevin Morris' last game before he died - I remember him assisting Keith Scott off the field towards the Town End for treatment and days later he died, very sad.

ian wright
dennis bergkamp
gabriel batistuta
rui costa
heurelho gomes

Maradona
Ali Dia
Van Basten
Matthaus
Zola

stan bowles
cuatehmoc blanco
Eusebio
remi moses
jimmy johnstone

Can i add Justin Fashanu too please

The Orient player who sent the pox out of the league. i forget his name.
Stan Bowles
Tony Currie
Rodney Marsh
Sylvester Stallone

wasnt that easton?

Not sure, may well have been?

It was Lee Steele.

Who is an ex-scummer himself. I was playing football with mates in Plymouth that day, some would say I over-celebrated. A fine moment it was.

http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=484773

Pele
Gerd Muller
Davor Suker
Bobby Moore
Matt Le Tissier

Jimmy Bullard
Paolo Di canio
David beckham
muzzy izzet
joe cole

Andrei Kanchelskis
Jorge Campos
Hristo Stoichkov
Paul Gascoigne
Paolo Maldini EDIT: Clearly he hasn't retired yet though

Bowles Gazza Worthington Best Currie - 5 flawed geniuses

I always liked Neil Redfearn for his ability to hit long range screamers regularly and also having a ridiculous beak of a nose. Shame's he's been a crap manager.

Ole Gunnar Solksjaer (he has retired hasn't he?)
Gary Mabbutt
Paul Scholes (may as well have retired)
Diego
Gary Pallister

Best
Charlton
Cruyff
Maldini (nearly retired....just as soon as DW offers him defence coach job !)
Pele

Paolo Maldini
Gazza
Eric Cantona
Matt Le Tiss
Tony Yeboah

Zidane, the greatest footballer of all time, bar none.

And Le Tissier. I maintain to this day that England with Shearer up front as a target man and Le Tissier in a free role, would have been awesome :)

Button nosed Le Tissier had his opportunity for England and squandered it ! Never endeared himself to Town fans either so Bollocks to him !

 Le Tissier isn't English, so why the fuck was he picked?

still was a great player though

I think this clears up the Le Tiss debate

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FSsdfe4Z69g

Only went to the Dell once, some toss game v Lincoln in a cup I think, never been to a ground where you're so close to the pitch. That triangular end was a bit odd.

Here comes Reg to prove me wrong about being close to the pitch...............

Standing at Spurs in the old days was strange....you could stand almost below pitch level,your head would be below the players...the game looked totally alien.

Used to be a bit like that at Roots Hall before the away fans switched ends

pompey too along the sides

So Danjackson10 great goals no doubt with loads of skill required....all for Southampton and none in an England shirt, I'm not sure that closes the debate ? anyway his nose is so tiny !

If I remember correctly he scored 3 goals and hit the woodwork in a B game and then wasn't picked again.

Capped for England on more than a couple of occasions I think and I'm pretty sure without scoring ! I remember he missed a golden chance in an important qualifier (V Italy ?) it was a header that he should have scored but then with that hooter weighing him down I suppose he has an excuse. Anyway great for his club but flattered to deceive for England so for me not an all time great !

Are you sure about the tiny nose.  I seem to remember him be serenaded by the southside with

Big nose
He's got a fucking big nose

To the tune of blue moon. Im sure his nose was massive and crooked!

Sorry but amongst us Anteaters he makes Michael Jackson look like Cyrano de Bergerac (wasn't he a channel Islander as well ? .....detective or something)

 By that criteria nor was Don rogers, but we know that is bollocks.

Yes but if The Don had been selected (the best player I've ever seen not to be given an England cap) he would have scored without a doubt. Le Tissier is not worthy to lick The Dons boots !

haha utter shite.

Terry Butcher
Rene Van de kerkof
Marco Van Basten
Peter Shilton
Franco Baresi

You know what this means.  Im going to have to look at the twat again arent I.  Ill let you know if my mind is changed. 

If I can be arsed which is unlikely.

gk dont look. He has a very big nose as Town fans have pointed out over the years, just not up to Anteater requirements ! He was a good player (arriba) just not top of the tree...........unless that tree has a f---ing big nose ! Possibly should have gone French like his son Frank Ribery!

I'm going for:

Matt Le Tissier
Tony Yeboah

(I'm a big fan of screaming 40 yard volleys)

Maradona
Gazza
Jan Molby

I'm also a fan of slightly rotund playmakers

I was watching some tony yeboah videos, he scored some bloody awsome goals on a pretty regular basis! Shame he was a leeds scummer