Best Black Footballer

[El Presidente]

Watched the 'Black Flash' programme on BBC4 last night. Terrific show, and highlighted the struggle that black players have had in overcoming prejudice in the English game ( some of us can still recall the bigoted reaction of certain Albion fans when Chris Ramsey broke into the team in the early 80's)

The winner of the best Black player in British football vote was.................... Henrik Larsson, no doubt that Leo Fortune-West, who was on £9,000 a week at Cardiff, was not far behind as the fans favourite

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Is that the best black player ever, or the best that is currently playing? Where was John Barnes? He could 'rap' aswell as play, truly a talented man.

 

[El Presidente]

Best of all time, Ian Wirght was second in the vote and John Barnes third

 

[Safeway]

All black men can rap.

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

ANYONE REMEMBER CLYDE BEST??

HE WAS QUALITY IN THE 70s

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Emeke Ifijiagwa anyone? ;-)

 

[The Laughing Bluebird]

The winner of the best Black player in British football vote was.................... Henrik Larsson, no doubt that Leo Fortune-West, who was on £9,000 a week at Cardiff, was not far behind as the fans favourite

Leo was on £9,000 a week? Where on earth did you get that nonsense from El Pres? I think if you divided that figure by three you'd be a lot closer to the mark!

I notice the big man scored again for Doncaster yesterday and set up another with a terrific pass. Whilst he's not exactly the most talented footballer in the League, he's certainly effective in the lower divisions. It's no coincidence that he has played in four promoted teams.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Didn't see the show but I would put John Barnes at the top of the list of home-grown players and he had to put up with a barrage of abuse, particularly from Everton fans.

The worst incident of mass racist abuse I have heard at Brighton came at a home game in about 1973/4. Our opponents, may have been Huddersfield, brought on a young black player as sub. The poor lad faced a chorus of monkey noises from the West Stand seats, this was not just a handful of people and it grew louder every time he got the ball. In the end he couldn't cope with it and had to be taken off. Worth remembering when we don rose tinted spectacles when considering the past.

 

[Scotty Mac]

peter smith?

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Will Packham

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

Will Packham

lol! Hart's shirt is becoming the Gordon Smith of NSC, being constantly reminded of his unfortunate mistake.

 

[Zeitgeist]

Eric Young was class! His favourite trick was trying to dribble the ball away when on the six yard line, instead of just hoofing it like any other donkey-like centre back.

Heart was always in the mouth when he had possession, but despite looking clumsy, he rarely got caught out.

 

[Biscuit]

lol! Hart's shirt is becoming the Gordon Smith of NSC, being constantly reminded of his unfortunate mistake.

spill...

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Theres a point, i don't believe theres been a Packham MoM thread on this board!

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

No but I feel one coming on now.....

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

spill...

Before my time on NSC, but I do believe that HS said something like "I thought Will Packham had a good game yesterday" when actually FDM was in goal. I thought that Danny Seagull might have been referring to this....

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Exactly Still makes me laugh to this day

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Didn't see the show, but surely the 'Three Degrees' of Regis, Cunningham and Batson at West Brom were the real groundbreakers. It was the first time any Brit team had fielded three black players and I have vague memories of watching MOTD, or whatever it was called then, and practically the whole ground vibrating with the sound of racist bile whenever one of them even looked at the ball. Shocking, and not so long ago either.

 

[fatboy]

Best Orange Footballer?

Wes Brown

 

[BrightonBird]

Best Orange Footballer?

Wes Brown