growing up , who was your favourite footballer?

[hbk4894]

for me

Jay Jay Okocha by a million miles.

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

youl mawene
makelele
kevin davies

all i like

 

[JimJams]

Shaka Hislop.

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

Maldini

 

[Mighty_Bantam]

Sol Campbell.

 

[SaddlerJonny]

Matty Fryatt

 

[T.A]

Ian Walker.

 

[Blitzballer]

Paul McGrath

 

[joethegill]

Teddy Sheringham

 

[Etienne Vermeer]

Michael Laudrup.

 

[Cashis]

Henry, the greatest

 

[Fedora Dale]

Eugene Martinez, from watching Dale.

Alan "Sniffer" Clarke from watching Leeds

Trevor Whiteley from watching Goole Town

 

[Hurrikeen]

The original Ronaldo

If he swerved all the horrific injuries he had to contend with, his goalscoring record would be frightening and he'd have umpteen Ballon d'Ors

 

[McShambles]

If a Bury player, Dean Kiely. If a more famous player, Hernan Crespo.

 

[voltage]

Pirlo.

Edit: I didn't see it was posted at League One subforum.

 

[Kim Mitten]

Chris Powell for Southend, on an international stage Marco Van Basten.

 

[Walkley_Owl]

David Eric Hirst

Outside of us, I watched MVB destroy England and Maradona score that goal, albeit on TV as a kid so either of them.

Henry live as non Wednesday.

 

[jfeath7]

For bradford Robbie Blake, global beckham and right now Gareth Bale!!

 

[SF_]

Sean Gregan, David Eyres, Kurt Nogan and Jonny Macken.

I used to have a soft spot for Milan too from watching Football Italia, so Paolo Maldini and Rino Gatusso as well.

 

[SeasideKurt]

Andy Preece, Phil Clarkson, Steve Banks and Martin Bullock were all my favourites during that time. Brett Ormerod in his first stint was incredible too.

 

[HertsWolf]

Cauliflower Cheese Wait. Misread that. Floyd Streete.

#sherpavanlegend

 

[Habbinalan]

Alan Ball
Colin Bell
Mick Hartland
Brian Arrowsmith

 

[4froale]

Growing up I would have to say Thierry Henry. In the modern day, I have huge man love for Lionel Messi. The greatest player to ever grace a football pitch.

 

[Jockney]

For Millwall, it's Neil Harris. No one comes close. In his prime the best player I've seen in a Millwall shirt, and we've had some pretty decent players in my time, too. I'm too young to have seen Sheringham, though.

Football-wise probably Ronaldo before the injuries and weight gain.

 

[Hurrikeen]

Sean Gregan, David Eyres, Kurt Nogan and Jonny Macken.

I used to have a soft spot for Milan too from watching Football Italia, so Paolo Maldini and Rino Gatusso as well.

Legends.

 

[AFCB_Mark]

Steve 'BigFletch' Fletcher - like any Bournemouth fan who grew up through the nineties. We spent 20 years trying to find players who could accurately put the ball on his head!

Eddie Howe, Ian Cox, Neil Young, Matt Holland, etc all deserve a mention, Wade Elliott a little later on.

 

[wiganmudhuts28]

gabriel batistuta and now its messi<<<< love

 

[Camborne Gills]

Watching the Big Match/MOTD in the early 70s; Osgood, Cooke, Currie, Marsh
All time Gills
80s Cas
90s Hess
00s Jackson
10s Bayo

 

[wiganmudhuts28]

Sean Gregan, David Eyres, Kurt Nogan and Jonny Macken.

I used to have a soft spot for Milan too from watching Football Italia, so Paolo Maldini and Rino Gatusso as well.

football italia was class channel 4 with James Richardson what a program! goalllll laziooooo it didn't even say that haha

 

[mozzavale]

Growing up watching the Vale, Ray Walker...pure class.

Beyond the Vale, I'd have to say Lineker. As I got in to me teens though it was Alan Shearer. Loved getting a pear of Umbro Speciali's in the 90's with the soft fold over tongues. Best boots ever made!!