PompeyVillan Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Nathan Baker would be my Villa vote by the way. Beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 28, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2013 I never understood Keane's vendetta against Haaland - he injured himself trying to foul Haaland and then avenged this percieved slight a few years later. Mental. Ultimately hard is 90% mental. Roy also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Lee Hendrie always used to think he was hard on the pitch, that used to make me laugh. I always thought of Nigel De Jong as a bit of a hard bastard, when he played for Man City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 First nomination here for West Brom and Derby centre half Darren Moore. He was absolutely rock solid. The names that have been mentioned so far are kind of the obvious ones. But I think if we scratch below the surface there are much harder players then Keane, Jones and Mcgrath. My vote is for Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I am surprised Razor Ruddock has not been mentioned yet, or maybe he has but I didn't notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 He was just dirty really. He liked to kick Cantona, but that was about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I never understood Keane's vendetta against Haaland - he injured himself trying to foul Haaland and then avenged this percieved slight a few years later. Mental. Ultimately hard is 90% mental. Roy also. I read that when he was lying injured Haaland came up and called him a diver. I wouldnt see many people wanting to mess with George Elokobi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 http://youtu.be/wDo26ZqUO48 The two tackles. I think Haaland was entitled to call Keane out on the first one. Keane didn't feign injury to stay out of trouble with the referee, he was out for over a year as a result of the incident but it was a totally self inflicted wound which wouldn't have happened if he wasn't trying to kick Haaland in the first place. The second 'tackle' was disgusting and Roy Keane is very lucky the police didn't get involved. It's a shame he was such an arsehole on the pitch because he was a world class footballer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted February 28, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2013 Roy Keane is a monumental gapping arsehole. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 agree he was a great player but a proper word removed. His comments about Clive Clarke having a suspected heart attack for example was just plain cold. though him psyching out Vieira in the tunnel was proper mindgames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa_shere Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 wouldnt fancy getting punched by David James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 What about "Chopper Harris " Chelsea ? he was definately hard on the pitch.And apparently Jackie Charlton had a little black book with names of footballers he had to get even with before he hung up his boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2013 I really think this has to be era-specific. As has been pointed out, the amount of violence that players got away with back in the day is very different to now. Ron Harris, Dave Mackay, Peter Storey, Norman Hunter, Tommy Smith (and the players of even earlier generations) were totally on a different planet to the likes of Vinnie Jones, let alone today's so-called hard men. Seriously, Joey Barton wouldn't have lasted five minutes in that company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 "In my day they were so much harder" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2013 "In my day they were so much harder" Cliché, I know. But they really were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 it did help that was different rules as was contact sport then. now you cant even breath on somebody without a free kick been given which is pathetic. would love to see chopper harris and norman hunter go up against the pansies of Barcelona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Current players id back Zlatan though, hes not just handy at Teakwando, hes a frigging black belt. Im sure he would have relished playing when the game was more physical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Julian Dicks he was nails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Nathan Baker would be my Villa vote by the way. Beast. Agreed he's a rugby man isnt he? didnt he play for warriors in youth? Nails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 I would've loved to see this run it's course- I'd have put my money on Shearer if it had came to blows. Keane seemed to rely a lot on intimidation, and Shearer clearly wasnt buying any of it. Shearer is a bigger bloke, probably a lot stronger and no stranger to the dirty tackle himself. Just ask Neil Lennon. Or Ugo. Totally agree Shearer would have him on toast. Nails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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