Top 5 favourite all time footballers

[Herr Tubthumper]

For a variety of reasons I've found these players great to watch

Zinidine Zidane
Eric Cantona
Owen Hargreaves
Peter Ward
Marco Pantelic

 

[Mackenzie]

Eric Gates
John Wark
Danny Wilson
Terry Connor
Le Tiss

 

[Seaweed Hater]

1) Andy Johnson
2) Ian Wright
3) Attilio Lombardo
4) Jim Cannon
5) Mark Bright

The only Brighton player I would stick in my top 2000 would be Dean Saunders. I saw him play against us at the Goldstone early 80's and knew he was too good to stay there for any length of time.

 

[Beach Hut]

Maradona
Platini
Gasgoigne
Zidane
Pele

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

1) Andy Johnson
2) Ian Wright
3) Attilio Lombardo
4) Jim Cannon
5) Mark Bright

The only Brighton player I would stick in my top 2000 would be Dean Saunders. I saw him play against us at the Goldstone early 80's and knew he was too good to stay there for any length of time.

No Peter Taylor?

Breathtaking, the way he demolished Chelsea in the FA Cup in 1976...

 

[Spun Cuppa]

1) Andy Johnson
2) Ian Wright
3) Attilio Lombardo
4) Jim Cannon
5) Mark Bright

The only Brighton player I would stick in my top 2000 would be Dean Saunders. I saw him play against us at the Goldstone early 80's and knew he was too good to stay there for any length of time.

Jog noddy...

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

YouTube - Kenny Dalglish tribute

Fantastic player.
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John Byrne
Terry Connor
John Keeley
Garry Nelson

 

[Seaweed Hater]

No Peter Taylor?

Breathtaking, the way he demolished Chelsea in the FA Cup in 1976...

You're quite right about Taylor. Capped by England when we were in the 3rd division. But unfortunately, and probably a bit unfairly, he's tarnished his relationship with a lot of Palace fans due to the very poor stint he had with us as a manager recently. Still, a very good player.

 

[Seaweed Hater]

Jog noddy...

Who did he play for then ?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

You're quite right about Taylor. Capped by England when we were in the 3rd division. But unfortunately, and probably a bit unfairly, he's tarnished his relationship with a lot of Palace fans due to the very poor stint he had with us as a manager recently. Still, a very good player.

I've never understood it about Palace and their managers. Malcolm Allison seems to have been remembered fondly as manager even though he managed them in three relegation seasons and no promotion ones. And, as you say, Peter Taylor's reputation has suffered even though he was astounding as a player for them. He never quite hit those heights with Spurs.

 

[World of Sport]

Frank WORTHINGTON
Trevor HOCKEY
Rodney MARSH
Tony CURRIE
Peter OSGOOD

When football was fun.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

I'm only putting down players I've seen play live - watching them on TV really isn't the same and shouldn't be included IMO

Maradonna.
Messi
Gascoinge
Keegan
Berkamp.

Never saw Best live, or Pele.

Honourable mentions for Bryan Robson, Lineker, Dalglish, Platini and Maldini.(Plus Wardy and Booby Z!)

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Sorry, forgot, saw Johan Crurff at Wembley once late 70s - unbelievable performance. What a player!

 

[Brighton M]

 

[Deleted member 2719]

1) Bobby Moore - Sheer Class
2) Paul Gascoigne - Skill and enthusiasm in one.
3) Stuart Pearce - What a leader.
4) Palo Maldini - so consistence - so classy.
5) Trevor Brooking - slow as a snail but could torment defenders all day.

Good thread difficult to choose from so many.

 

[nyshitehawk]

top 5 all time favorite footballers

Ian Wright,Mark Bright,Dougie Freedman,Nigel Martin,Eric Young.

 

[BensGrandad]

George Best
Johann Cryuff
Franz Beckenbaur
Bobby Moore
Dave Mackay.

 

[Braders]

"Roman" salutes?

ok on the pitch


bar pushing over refs



OK FINE , i didn't think it through

 

[Braders]

...and is it too late to throw Joe Cole into the proceedings ?

 

[BensGrandad]

Seeing some of the names mentioned who I would hardly class in the top 50 I have seen makes me wonder what football some have seen.