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To witness with my own eyes in the stadium I’d say Maradona, THE ronaldo, maldini, Glover, Tees, Ancelotti, Cryuff...
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Pat Glover.....196 goals in 245 games for Town between 1929 and 1939.
Jackie Bestall..... Wiki: "perhaps the greatest name on Town's roll-call – a diminutive craftsman full of guile and possessed of outstanding constructive qualities"
Great shout, can I copy your homework To add; Lev Yashin Pele Johan Cruyff Alfredo Di Stéfano Ferenc Puskás Hector Castro (a bit of an odd one but his story alone is interesting) George Best Eusébio Basically all the greats. |
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To witness with my own eyes in the stadium I’d say Maradona, THE ronaldo, maldini, Glover, Tees, Ancelotti, Cryuff...
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I have a question.
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But was this because I was in my mid-teens then and more impressionable? I can admire Messi and C.Ronaldo’s brilliance but they are almost mechanical in their output.
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Duncan Edwards (Bobby Charlton said that he would have captained England in winning the World Cup).
Saw Best play in 1970 at Brummie. My dad took me out of school to see him at a FAC semi-final replay at Villa Park.
Definitely Duncan Edwards and Tommy Taylor. The Town side of the 30s of course but also the Arsenal side of the 30s that had Cliff Bastin, Alex James, David Jack and Ted Drake. I saw Tom Finney and Mathews but I really would have liked to see Len Shackleton. |
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I have a question.
Ronaldo il Fenomeno was the last footballer I saw on TV (apart from perhaps Ronaldinho) who would genuinely have you sitting on the edge of your seat. He was virtually unplayable in a period of better quality defenders.
But was this because I was in my mid-teens then and more impressionable? I can admire Messi and C.Ronaldo’s brilliance but they are almost mechanical in their output.
I think the original Ronaldo was the best forward probably ever in the history of the game.However I think if your looking just at pure skill and tricks and ways of getting past your opponent I would still say Ronaldinho and Christiano Ronaldo were better in that order. |
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Bobby Cummings. The older generation on here hold him in such high regard. Would be interesting to see one of those tackles live?!?!
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Bobby Cummings. The older generation on here hold him in such high regard. Would be interesting to see one of those tackles live?!?!
It wasn't so much the actual tackle, although that was earth shattering in itself, it was more the anticipation. Most often it was in front of the Barratt Stand and most often fairly early in the game. You saw their bloke jinking along with the ball and you saw Bobby C. coming for him ....... and there was this delicious moment when you knew what was about to happen. Then in a flash it was over and Bobby C. was in his customary pose of arms out explaining to the ref that he got the ball, the trainer was administering CPR to their player and the crowd were going crackers. What a player, you missed a treat! The next bit of fun was the next time their player got the ball passed to him he would be so busy looking for Bobby C. that he missed it! |
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It wasn't so much the actual tackle, although that was earth shattering in itself, it was more the anticipation. Most often it was in front of the Barratt Stand and most often fairly early in the game. You saw their bloke jinking along with the ball and you saw Bobby C. coming for him ....... and there was this delicious moment when you knew what was about to happen. Then in a flash it was over and Bobby C. was in his customary pose of arms out explaining to the ref that he got the ball, the trainer was administering CPR to their player and the crowd were going crackers. What a player, you missed a treat!
The next bit of fun was the next time their player got the ball passed to him he would be so busy looking for Bobby C. that he missed it!
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I know it may not compare, but I did like to see John Cockerill go in for a 50/50.
Or Alan Pouton? |
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Or Cunnington?!?!..........possibly not Childs!
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Bobby Cummings. The older generation on here hold him in such high regard. Would be interesting to see one of those tackles live?!?!
You would see him winding up for the tackle as he ran towards the man with the ball, it must have scared the living sh*t out of little skinny wingers. Often he took the ball, the man and anybody daft enough to be close by. After a couple of early crunches from him opposing players would often want nothing more to do with the game. Not a skilled craftsman but gave everything for Town. Some of our teams in the last 20 years would not have been so sh*t if he'd been in the team, he wouldn't have allowed them to be. Legend is overused in football, but he is a Town legend. |
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You would see him winding up for the tackle as he ran towards the man with the ball, it must have scared the living sh*t out of little skinny wingers. Often he took the ball, the man and anybody daft enough to be close by. After a couple of early crunches from him opposing players would often want nothing more to do with the game.
Not a skilled craftsman but gave everything for Town. Some of our teams in the last 20 years would not have been so sh*t if he'd been in the team, he wouldn't have allowed them to be.
Legend is overused in football, but he is a Town legend.
Not wanting to turn this into a BC thread, but Bob was a real Jekyl and Hyde character. My house backed on to his when he lived in Johnson St and a nicer bloke you couldnt wish to meet. Quiet and almost to the point of being shy when you spoke to him, he was somehow transformed into a totally different character when he pulled a pair of boots on. To see him having a kick about with the young kids in the street and then to watch him on the pitch, was a transformation. The rumour in the street was that prior to a game, he would be fed raw meat poked through the bars of a cage before he was let out on to the pitch. Great guy and a terrific player. |
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He was/is a great bloke and I agree completely. Lovely dry sense of humour. Smaller than he seemed on the field but he was such a well built lad with a low centre of gravity he could take on opponents of any size. Remarkably good in the air too.
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In the flesh, at a ground, TV and vid clips do not count
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I'll go along with that. I'd add Gordon Banks Stanley Matthews Alan Ball Jackie Bestall Eric Cantona Jack Charlton Ronaldo Nat Lofthouse |
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