In the flesh, at a ground, TV and vid clips do not count

George Best
Jimmy Greaves
Ference Puskas
Alf Di-Stefano
Norbert Stiles

Pele, Maradona, Di Stefano, Ronaldo (Brazilian forward who played under Bobby Robson at Barcelona), Stanley Matthews

Brian Clough

Alan Buckley.

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"

Bestall
Buck
Betmead
Glover
Cryuff
Gullit
Neeskens
Rep
Dean
Gregg
Charlton R
Law
Best
Edwards

It could go on forever

Duncan Edwards
George Best
Bobby Charlton

To witness with my own eyes in the stadium I’d say Maradona, THE ronaldo, maldini, Glover, Tees, Ancelotti, Cryuff...

Maradona, Henry, Ronald O, Glover and Luis Amor Rodriguez.

Our team from the 30s.

Quoted from promotion plaice

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.

Pat Jennings I have stood next to him on a tube train. Immaculately dressed and coiffured
                        with  massive gloved hands.
Gordon Banks.
Dino Zoff
Sepp Maier
Lev Yashin
GeorgeTweedy

Rivelino
Jairzinho
Gunter Netzer
Gerd Muller
George Best

Quoted from aldi_01

To witness with my own eyes in the stadium I’d say Maradona, THE ronaldo, maldini, Glover, Tees, Ancelotti, Cryuff...

Good list. What made you pick Ancelotti? Were you swayed by his eyebrows? I’m not knocking it by the way, he was very good, but I was a couple of years too young to see him at his best.

Socrates

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.

Matt Tees
Pat Glover

My dad. He was offered a contract by the great Bill Shankly, but as he had just started a new job, Bill had to ask permission from my Dad's boss to see if he would let him play on a Saturday. He flatly refused.

Turns out his boss was a staunch Scunny supporter!

Bobby Charlton.

To get that many goals for club and country from midfield, never fails to astound me.  Don't feel he ever gets the accolades and recognition he deserves.

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.  

Pat. Glover

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

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.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

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.

Bobby Cummings. The older generation on here hold him in such high regard. Would be interesting to see one of those tackles live?!?!

Quoted from smokey111

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!

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

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!

I know it may not compare, but I did like to see John Cockerill go in for a 50/50.

Quoted from smokey111

I know it may not compare, but I did like to see John Cockerill go in for a 50/50.

Or Alan Pouton?

Or Cunnington?!?!..........possibly not Childs!

When Bobby C was fouled, the crowd would shout out number 4 Bobby.

Speaking of Bobby C.

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I liked Norman so I’m sorry to hear this ..... even though I did enjoy Bobby getting the better of him at BP! I hope Norman is soon fit to bite some more legs.

Quoted from smokey111

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.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

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.

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.

Quoted from Boris Johnson

In the flesh, at a ground, TV and vid clips do not count

George Best
Jimmy Greaves
Ference Puskas
Alf Di-Stefano
Norbert Stiles

I'll go along with that. I'd add Gordon Banks Stanley Matthews Alan Ball Jackie Bestall Eric Cantona Jack Charlton Ronaldo Nat Lofthouse