Players from back in the day that you remember fondly

[Edmund Blackwater]

Gheorge Hagi. - scorer of great goals
Hristo Stoickov - amazing balance, brilliant, brilliant player
Dragan Stoikovic - scorer of one of my favourite goals ever, impossible to locate on youtube.
Gazza - especially when he played in Italy.
Roberto Baggio - Simply fantastic.
Timofte - He knows why
Zico - Great player who I'll always remember for missing that penalty against France.
Socrates - Just did everything while giving off a sense that this was too easy for him.
Jossimar - scored that goal against Norn Iron and went eppo in his celebration.
Paul Merson - Had it all, pissed it up against a wall...but he was a cracking player.

[wat_boy]

Paul Merson - Had it all, pissed it up against a wall...but he was a cracking player.
shite pundit though

[EDDIEB]

Ossie Ardilles - superb.
Eric Cantona - class and always worth watching.
Zola - see Cantona.
Vialli
Gullitt.
Roy Keane - World Class player and hopefully Manager.
Gordon Strachan.
Charlie Nicholas.

[Sound]

Savicevic- quality player and heralded a ream of great players from Eastern Europe.

[EL TORO]

Hugo Sanchez : Love the celebrations

Pierre Litzbarski : A tackling genius

Emilio Butragueno : The guy was unstoppable in his pomp

Nery Pumpido : Cool name & sacrificied a finger to complete a save, What a man!!

Roberto Mancini : Sampdoria days alongside Vialli, The guy was sheer quality and a legend to the fans. Remember his last game for the club twas way back when Football Italia was interesting.

[jimmy magee]

Tassotti, Baresi, Costacurta, Maldini, the beauty of defence.


Albertini for his hovering long passes.

Van Basten for being the king

[FL4ZGN]

Joel Bats (SP) - Sensational world cup for France

Boniek - Best player of the early 80's

Jan Ceulamanns - Fantastic striker.

[RonnyB]

Nicky Hendrie - For scoring against Villa in '93

Julian Darby - For scoring against Blackburn in '94

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - for scoring against Arsenal in '99

Mark Viduka - For scoring against Arsenal in '03


Ok besides those who've scored goals helping United to the title

Baggio - class act

Tony Adams - great defender. If Wenger had managed him 10 years earlier he'd have pissed all over Baresi.

Gabriel Batistuta - Man who score any type of goal no matter what quality of opposition.

[jimmy magee]

way back when Football Italia was interesting.

yes! So many fond memories from back then..


Balbo and Fonseca!!---THE ultimate partnership

[jimmy magee]

Tony Adams - great defender. If Wenger had managed him 10 years earlier he'd have pissed all over Baresi.





wooooaahhh, steady up

[dotty]

when i first started watching italian football in the early 90s loved watching that great milan side - baresi,maldini,alber tini,savicevic,papin ,weah.

also gabby batistuta,what a player.

not forgetting roberto mancini and luca vialli.

but player i remember most fondly is zvonomir boban,loved watching him play,always regard him as one of the most underrated players of all time,absolutely loved in croatia helped largely by the fact he once attacked a yugoslav policeman who was beating a dinamo zagerb supporter during a game between them and red star belgrade when a riot broke out.

[RonnyB]

yes! So many fond memories from back then..


Balbo and Fonseca!!---THE ultimate partnership

Remember the Bergkamp and Reuben Sousa partnership? Oh the happy monday or tuesday evenings watching the highlights on RTE.

Bepi Signori & Alen Boskic was another one.

Walter Zenga as well was a class keeper.

[dotty]

Bepi Signori

yeah what a player,lazio legend,remember playing the early editions of Championship Manager always tried to sign him or abel balbo,could never afford batigol.

[EL TORO]

d'ya remember when Alexi Lalas played in Serie A. God i loved it when it was good. I remember having a soft spot for Atalanta.

[Lamps]

Hugo Sanchez : Love the celebrations

Pierre Litzbarski : A tackling genius

Emilio Butragueno : The guy was unstoppable in his pomp

Nery Pumpido : Cool name & sacrificied a finger to complete a save, What a man!!

Roberto Mancini : Sampdoria days alongside Vialli, The guy was sheer quality and a legend to the fans. Remember his last game for the club twas way back when Football Italia was interesting.

I'll have to take issue with this:

Pumpido was average as far as i remember. those considered top keepers of that era bats, schumaker, shilts and southall.

Litbarski was many things but not a tackler. A decent dribbler who disn't always have a place on the german team

[Edmund Blackwater]

Jean Marie Pfaff - seem to remember him being decent enough. Really I just remember him for his name. (Played goal for Belgium?)

[RonnyB]

yeah what a player,lazio legend,remember playing the early editions of Championship Manager always tried to sign him or abel balbo,could never afford batigol.

he ended up at Bolonga at one stage. Andrea Silenzi was a Torino goal machine & then he joined Forest to flop completely. I'd say Mart really remembers him with affection!

[west cork rebel]

those that have not been mentioned

Matt Le Tiss- had some great skill, would hate to be a keeper with him coming
towards me.

Proborsky - Don't know why, just thought he did fab at United

Jesper Blomquist - See above

Packie Bonner - saw us through against Romania, still remember when he saved that penalty.

Gus Poyet - Ledge

[Lamps]

Savicevic- quality player and heralded a ream of great players from Eastern Europe.

got to take issue with this.

Dragan Stoikovic, Darko Pancev and Robert Prosencki lead this particular way.
Savicevic and to a lesser extent the overated Boban followed.

And we won't mention the great Boniek

[FL4ZGN]

got to take issue with this.

Dragan Stoikovic, Darko Pancev and Robert Prosencki lead this particular way.
Savicevic and to a lesser extent the overated Boban followed.

And we won't mention the great Boniek

7th post in this thread.

http://www.peoplesrepublico fcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=14952 13&postcount=7

[Stuck in Dumpland]

Dragan Stoikovic - scorer of one of my favourite goals ever, impossible to locate on youtube.

Absolute legend him. Is that the goal in the world cup where he takes it down in the 6 yard box when everyone thouhgt he was about to volley it?

One of my favourite goals of all time for the sheer cheek of it.

I was disgusted when he went to Japan after that World Cup.

[Edmund Blackwater]

Absolute legend him. Is that the goal in the world cup where he takes it down in the 6 yard box when everyone thouhgt he was about to volley it?

One of my favourite goals of all time for the sheer cheek of it.

I was disgusted when he went to Japan after that World Cup.
That's it.
It's been so long since I've seen it that i was beginning to think that I dreamed it.

Since he's not playing any more, I'm gonna throw Dennis Bergkemp in here for his goals against Argentina and Newcastle.

[Professor Piehead]

.(sp)

Garrincha
Eusabio
Pushkas
Jimmy Greaves
Pele-too obvious
Lothar Mateus
Gerd Mueller
Cruyf
Bobby Moore
Gordon Banks
Kenny Dalglish
Sir Stanley Mathews

[FL4ZGN]

.(sp)

Garrincha
Eusabio
Pushkas
Jimmy Greaves
Pele-too obvious
Lothar Mateus
Gerd Mueller
Cruyf
Bobby Moore
Gordon Banks
Kenny Dalglish
Sir Stanley Mathews

What age are you?

[Lamps]

Jan Ceulamanns - Fantastic striker.

Now I would hardly be an aficionado on Belgian soccer but I've got to take issue with this. Wasn't he a midfielder?

[Professor Piehead]

What age are you?

Old biy, old.

[Lamps]

7th post in this thread.

http://www.peoplesrepublico fcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=14952 13&postcount=7

it was a good post TBT, your knowledge of soccer is impressive at times.

some jokers being exposed here

[Lamps]

Pie lad, I'd be interested to get your take on Maradona V Pele as someone who has seen both

[Lamps]

Bernt Schuster, the rich mans Stefan effenberg, and I rate Effers highly.

[FL4ZGN]

Now I would hardly be an aficionado on Belgian soccer but I've got to take issue with this. Wasn't he a midfielder?

He played behind the centre forward.

[Lamps]

He played behind the centre forward.

that part of the field in the middle of the pitch, known as midfield?

only jokin lad, he was known as an attacking midfielder. i'll let you off with a warning

[Professor Piehead]

Pie lad, I'd be interested to get your take on Maradona V Pele as someone who has seen both

It's a toughie Lamps. Some of Maddadonna's work has outclassed Pele's. However, all things considered, Pele has his toes out in front, the all round package like.

P.s I missed Maradona off my list on purpose because I shall never ever ever forgive him for his cheat in 86. (But what goes around comes around, what he took from god that day, god is now taking back).

[Edmund Blackwater]

It's a toughie Lamps. Some of Maddadonna's work has outclassed Pele's. However, all things considered, Pele has his toes out in front, the all round package like.

P.s I missed Maradona off my list on purpose because I shall never ever ever forgive him for his cheat in 86. (but what goes around comes around).
Some people will always remember that goal, I'll always remember he other one.
Different class.

[FL4ZGN]

Not too many defenders mentioned here so i am gonna get the ball started with Alain Giresse who had a fantastic world cup with France in 82.

[Stuck in Dumpland]

That's it.
It's been so long since I've seen it that i was beginning to think that I dreamed it.

Since he's not playing any more, I'm gonna throw Dennis Bergkemp in here for his goals against Argentina and Newcastle.

That was some sweet goal. There's not many out there who remember that. Myself and my brother thought we were the only 2 who could remember that. My mates thought i'd just made up that goal i used go on about it so often but now i have a faceless internet poster to back me up!!

[Edmund Blackwater]

That was some sweet goal. There's not many out there who remember that. Myself and my brother thought we were the only 2 who could remember that. My mates thought i'd just made up that goal i used go on about it so often but now i have a faceless internet poster to back me up!!
I have a face.
Honest.

[Stuck in Dumpland]

I have a face.
Honest.

That's good enough for me.

"lads remember that goal i was always on about, edmund saw it too. He's an anonymous internet poster but he has a face!"

That should settle future arguments

[Lamps]

That was some sweet goal. There's not many out there who remember that. Myself and my brother thought we were the only 2 who could remember that. My mates thought i'd just made up that goal i used go on about it so often but now i have a faceless internet poster to back me up!!


your friends must really know their soccer

[Professor Piehead]

Some people will always remember that goal, I'll always remember he other one.
Different class.

Agreed.

[Stuck in Dumpland]

your friends must really know their soccer

Yeah, cos knowing about Stiojkovic's goal is the indicator of someone's soccer knowledge.

[Lamps]

Yeah, cos knowing about Stiojkovic's goal is the indicator of someone's soccer knowledge.

apologies, i thought it was the bergkamp goal. work ruining my SFI commitments these last few days

[Edmund Blackwater]

Anyone mentioned Enzo Scifo yet?

Was it the qualifiers for 86 that we gave Belgium a good run for their money? I seem to rmember a 2-2 draw in there somewhere. then they went and had a great tournament.
We got Big Jack off the back of it.

[Lamps]

Anyone mentioned Enzo Scifo yet?

Was it the qualifiers for 86 that we gave Belgium a good run for their money? I seem to rmember a 2-2 draw in there somewhere. then they went and had a great tournament.
We got Big Jack off the back of it.

think your thinking of when we had them in the 87/88 qualifying group, they had just finsihed 3rd in 86.

scifo, now there was a class act

[Edmund Blackwater]

think your thinking of when we had them in the 87/88 qualifying group, they had just finsihed 3rd in 86.

scifo, now there was a class act
i don't remember them being in the group then.
i thought Bulgaria and Scotland were the big boys.
I'm open to correction though

[legend76]

Ricky Villa - If only for that goal against man city in the FA Cup

[Edmund Blackwater]

Ah, ok, we had Holland and the USSr in qualifying for 86.
I doff my cap to you, sir.

[Stuck in Dumpland]

apologies, i thought it was the bergkamp goal. work ruining my SFI commitments these last few days

An apology from the SFI?

I didn't see that one coming!

[psy93]

Martin Buchan, excellent defender
Gordon Hill, what a winger
Steve Coppell, ditto
Bestie, do i really have to explain?
George Hagi,Maradona of the Balkans
Jean Pierre Papin, master goalscorer
Michel Platini, has any other midfielder scored more international goals?
Zidane, Genius
Eric, legend
Denis Law,ditto
Roy Keane, not bad for a boy from mayfield
Poncho Pearson, one of the first of the swagger boys

[ho chi feen]

Gheorge Hagi. - scorer of great goals
Hristo Stoickov - amazing balance, brilliant, brilliant player
Dragan Stoikovic - scorer of one of my favourite goals ever, impossible to locate on youtube.
Gazza - especially when he played in Italy.
Roberto Baggio - Simply fantastic.
Timofte - He knows why
Zico - Great player who I'll always remember for missing that penalty against France.
Socrates - Just did everything while giving off a sense that this was too easy for him.
Jossimar - scored that goal against Norn Iron and went eppo in his celebration.
Paul Merson - Had it all, pissed it up against a wall...but he was a cracking player.

Might help if you spelled his name correctly, I reckon.

[ho chi feen]

Andrea Silenzi was a Torino goal machine

Silenzi was a half-season wonder in 1994/94. Before that, he was a bum, after that he was a bum.

[ho chi feen]

Enzo Francescoli. The man had it all. A genius.

[pepe_le_pooh]

Not too many defenders mentioned here so i am gonna get the ball started with Alain Giresse who had a fantastic world cup with France in 82.
Franco Baresi

[Edmund Blackwater]

Silenzi was a half-season wonder in 1994/94. Before that, he was a bum, after that he was a bum.

Didn't help.
You owe me 14 seconds.

[pepe_le_pooh]

.....
Dragan Stoikovic - scorer of one of my favourite goals ever, impossible to locate on youtube....

Absolute legend him. Is that the goal in the world cup where he takes it down in the 6 yard box when everyone thouhgt he was about to volley it?

One of my favourite goals of all time for the sheer cheek of it.

I was disgusted when he went to Japan after that World Cup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJMBUbyDws

I have to confess to not knowing a lot about the guy, so I had a browse through YouTube. The goal you are talking about is after 2:50 in the clip.

[ho chi feen]

Didn't help.
You owe me 14 seconds.

Never said it would, I merely speculated that it might, hence I disclaim all responsibility for any resultant injuries and/or misadventures.

[pepe_le_pooh]

think your thinking of when we had them in the 87/88 qualifying group, they had just finsihed 3rd in 86.

scifo, now there was a class act

Agreed. I remember watching him in the Euro 84 champs and thinking, "who the hell is that guy?" He was only 18 but seemed to be the backbone of the team. He was involved in everything. Belgium didn't go very far in the competition but he made a huge impression.

[jimmy magee]

Sinisa Mihaijlovic- for the countless free kicks.

[xvis]

Internationally
Mario Kempes
Zico
Karl Heinz Rummeniege
Socrates

United
Arnold Muhren
Gordon McQueen
Frank Stapleton
Jesper Olsen
Gary Bailey
Steve Coppell
Mark Hughes (early 80's)
Paul Ince (up to the kop)
Eric Cantona

80's Spurs
Steve Archibald
Glenn Hoddle
Steve Perryman
Garth Crooks
Ossie Ardiles

80's West Ham
Alan Devonshire
Frank Lampard snr
Geoff Pike
Trevor Brooking

GAA
Jimmy Barry Murphy
Tom Cashman
John Fenton

Other Sports
Jimmy White (mid 80's)
Jocky Wilson
Seve Ballesteros
Ayrton Senna
Jimmy Connors
Boris Becker

[AmadeusDC]

Rai

I thought he was class and never achieved as much in Europe as he should have. Is considered a legend with Sao Paolo though and rightly so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rox4WFn9flg

-AmadeusDC-

[Superior]

Cliff Bastin.

I've checkon on YouTube but to no avail. Does anyone have any links to clips of him in action?

[Forsberg]

Rai

I thought he was class and never achieved as much in Europe as he should have. Is considered a legend with Sao Paolo though and rightly so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rox4WFn9flg

-AmadeusDC-

Great call actually . He was superb. Shame he was a lazy bastard though

[legend76]

Martin Buchan, excellent defender
Gordon Hill, what a winger
Steve Coppell, ditto
Bestie, do i really have to explain?
George Hagi,Maradona of the Balkans
Jean Pierre Papin, master goalscorer
Michel Platini, has any other midfielder scored more international goals?
Zidane, Genius
Eric, legend
Denis Law,ditto
Roy Keane, not bad for a boy from mayfield
Poncho Pearson, one of the first of the swagger boys

Bobby Charlton, but only by 8 goals

[elwood blues]

Michael and Brian Laudrup when playing for Denmark.
Matt Le Tissier(already mentioned I know)lazy bastard but scored some great goals.
Like the Professor I also saw Pele and Maradona and Pele wins hands down.His ability on the ball saved him from crippling injuries as there was plenty of hard men who tried their best to take him out.

[BlueSkies]

Tomas Brolin and Faustino Asprilla when they played in Italy.
Guiseppi Signori
Mancini
Brian Roy (joking)
Van Basten
Jean-Pierre Papin
Savio when he played on the wing for Real Madrid.
Roberto Baggio

[afeencalleddan]

Cormac Cotter and Gerry McCabe.

Poor aul Cormac used get tonnes of abuse from the fans at the start but he turned out to be Mr Reliable.

What can you say about Gerry? He was our hero, he looked like Robert DeNiro!

[afeencalleddan]

Some reputable players that haven't been mentioned yet:

Michel
Luis Enrique
Zubizaretta
Careca