ligs Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Pele and Maradona are the 2 main candidates people talk about when considering the greatest ever footballer. I thought about adding other options, Zidane, Cryuff, Puskas etc, but thought "other" would suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrogers Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Paul Gascoigne is the best footballer and best football personallity for me...... (apart from hitting his wife and the Goerge Boateng incident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Alan Wright :shock: :shock: :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc102001 Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Got to be Zi Zi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancsVillan Posted June 23, 2004 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2004 Lee Hendrie :oops: :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug's_Missing_Wallet Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I voted 'other', because I reckon it is Marco Van Basten. Probably the most complete foward. Shame his later career was ruined by injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 went for maradona - a truly fantastic player, shame about the cheating though - he really didnt need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted June 23, 2004 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2004 Pele, Maradona, Cruyff, Puskas, Maradona. All could attribute their success to one thing- a good pair of football boots!! For me, though, I'd go with DMW and say van Basten. It'll be a long time before we see one as good as that again. Although there's a lad in Barcelona's youth team called Lionel Messi who I think might be pretty handy. He's not made the first team yet but my contacts tell me he's going to be something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Yeah I almost went for Puskas and Van Basten, but settled with Maradona - goal against england when he didnt cheat showed what a class act he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 23, 2004 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2004 Brian Little. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddybloke Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Its an interesting question really cause football has changed a hell of a lot since the olden days. A lot lighter footballs, better pitches, footballers are athletes these days and so on. It would be interesting to see how some of the good olden boys like eseubio (sorry about the spelling) would get on in the modern game. Personally i think pele is the greatest but there are so many ace's to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ligs Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 Its an interesting question really cause football has changed a hell of a lot since the olden days It's a good point, you can't really compare players from different era's. I went for Maradona, as he single handedly (no pun intended) dragged a team to World Cup glory (Argies '86) and the Serie A title (Napoli, late 80's?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Maradona, but the list for second is a little bit short, I wouldn't say Pele was a shoe-in for number 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsdenjo Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Roon..... Cruyff followed by Marajuana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 ... van Basten. It'll be a long time before we see one as good as that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted January 3, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2013 Pah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Rise from your grave. (Altered Beast reference for anyone who had a Mega Drive) I was "fighting" in Gulf War 2 when this thread came around btw !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Robin Friday Robin Friday was an exceptional footballer who should have played for England. He never did. Robin Friday was a brilliant player who could have played in the top flight. He never did. Why? Because Robin Friday was a man who would not bow down to anyone, who refused to take life seriously and who lived every moment as if it were his last. For anyone lucky enough to have seen him play, Robin Friday was up there with the greats. Take it from one who knows: 'There is no doubt in my mind that if someone had taken a chance on him he would have set the top division alight,' says the legendary Stan Bowles. 'He could have gone right to the top, but he just went off the rails a bit.' Loved and admired by everyone who saw him, Friday also had a dark side: troubled, strong-minded, reckless, he would end up destroying himself. Tragically, after years of alcohol and drug abuse, he died at the age of 38 without ever having fulfilled his potential. This book provides the first full appreciation of a man too long forgotten by the world of football, and will surely give him the cult status he deserves. I know he wasn't the GOAT but when people ask that question I always throw his name out and tell people to go and research him and they always come back wanting to know more about him. speak to any Reading fan about him and they will chew your side holes off for hours about him even though they never actually saw him play. The villa were interested in signing him but the manager (cant remember who it was at the time) decided that he would never be able to put up with the amount of shite that he caused for Charley Hurley. and he gave us this magnificent picture and more reason than any that he gets the accolade from me is that he volleyed Mark Lawrenson in the face during a game Friday was marked during the game by Mark Lawrenson, who so frustrated the Cardiff forward with his close attention that Friday waited for Lawrenson to attempt a slide tackle and then kicked him in the face.[11] After receiving a red card, Friday left the ground with the game still going on; according to legend, before leaving he broke into the Brighton dressing room and defecated in Lawrenson's kit bag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'd say that when his career is over, Messi will be considered the greatest of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 It's like a talent show with 10 great acts. People will tend to recall the later acts as being better even if earlier ones were better if not equal . My grandad used to rave about Puskas yet you'd be lucky to find a young fan who knew who he was . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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