Fattest (professional) footballer you've ever seen?

[Lady Whistledown]

Prompted by Sean Gregan's appearance at centre half for Oldham yesterday, who I believe was the widest footballer seen at Withdean since the days of Warren Aspinall.

Decent enough defender, I thought, good passer and excellent header of the ball, spoiled only by a total lack of pace and the turning circle of a supertanker.

It's a rare sight in this day and age to clock a professional player whose gut hangs over his shorts, but Gregan managed it. Gok Wan would have them playing in black, you know, it's far more flattering than luminious yellow.

 

[raymondbriggs]

guy butters or alex dawson

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Ah, I've just remembered Sheffield Wednesday legend Kevin Pressman. I do recall him playing against us at some point, and bein subjected to renditions of "You should have stuck to the salad" and "Weightwatchers, la la la".

 

[defrocked priest]

defo

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Danny Cullip playing for Lewes.

 

[R. Slicker]

In my experience 'fat' footballers always seem quality, especially against us. Maybe they have something to prove. Aspinall , whenever he played against us, no matter how much grief we gave him, always put in a m.o.m performance & mickey Quinn anyone?

 

[Yoda]

Jan Molby, Neil Ruddock or John Barnes in their last couple of seasons.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

To be fair, I've no doubt every one of these fuller figured players would easily outrun me, all day long, but nonetheless, they do seem to exist to provide entertainment for fans, amongst the Creatine-fuelled Muscle Marys that populate the game at the higher levels these days.

 

[Meade's Ball]

Sadly, it's my lookalike former Palace scummer and hoover-inventor Tomas Brolin.
Our eating habits are bound to be similar. I might write to him and ask.

 

[lighthouse]

Taribo West? On second thoughts I am not sure that he was that big, just old.

Neville Southall when he turned out for Torquay didn't quite looked part anymore, but then kept a clean sheet if I remember correctly (second game at Withers?)

 

[Cian]

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Michael Keane, who was actually let go by St. Patricks Athletic for not managing to lose weight

 

[Gav1901]

Lee Trundle

 

[Phat Baz]

fat footballers

Peter Garland who played for Leyton Orient in the mid 90's was well fat !!
I believe he used to play for Spurs at some point.
He was a real porker.
Razor Ruddock was a bit of a gut bucket in the end too but dont tell him i said that ha ha !!

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Andy Reid's chubby aswell.

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

Neville Southall, especially when he turned out for Torquay at Withdean, and produced the best performance by a keeper I've seen there.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Will you let me off?

 

[defrocked priest]

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Neville Southall, especially when he turned out for Torquay at Withdean, and produced the best performance by a keeper I've seen there.

Ah yes, happy memories. He had a brilliant game, if I recall, but every time he dived to make a save it invoked thoughts of David Attenborough documentaries featuring Southern Right whales leaping out of the waves to catch fish for dinner.

 

[NMH]

Fred Binney was hardly svelte, but not the fattest I've seen - just the chubbiest for us.

I recall some losing side sending on a short fatty substitute to crock Wardy, and laughed when he was sent off after the first tackle he put in.