Player Comparison: Brian Deane - Les Ferdinand/Suggestions

[Stevo Da Gull]

I thought that this could be something we could do for similar players, preferably from the same era who played in the same position. This could be the first of the series and a poll could be added. Basically who do you reckon was a better player?

Our first 2 competitors are:

Brian Deane
Date of birth: February 7, 1968
Height 6.03
Weight 14.04
Position Forward

Senior Club Appearances: 635 (560 in England, 68 of them as a substitute)
Senior Club Goals: 195
Senior Club Assists: ?

http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=1983
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Deane

Les Ferdinand
Date Of Birth: December 18, 1966
Height 5.11
Weight 13.09
Position Forward

Senior Club Appearances: 443 (383 in England, 63 of them as a substitute)
Senior Club Goals: 184
Senior Club Assists: ?

http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2458
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Ferdinand

Both players provided a quite a physical presence, although Ferdinand was not particularly tall he had perhaps the greatest leap of his generation.
Brian Deane scored the Premierships first goal, Les Ferdinand scored the 10,000th.

Vote away :cool:

[superfrank]

How is this a comparison???

Ferdinand by a million country miles.

[drinkfeckarse]

Have to agree, Deane was average. Ferdinand was probably a better finsher than he was given credit for.

[Stevo Da Gull]

I wanted to find 2 players of comparable styles, and these two were the first lads that came to mind. I agree that Ferdinand was better, Deane wasn't terrible though, he did win 3 caps for England and score over a hundred league goals.

There will be more even ones, but it's fairly tough to find players who you'd consider like for like. I was going to go with Bergkamp and Zola classing them as supporting and deep lying forwards... next time I suppose ;)
I was also thinking Steve Staunton and Steve Finnan, although Finnan's not retired yet so that might not belong in football history.

P.S. Should I make a request in the help forums for polls to be added to future? there doesn't appear to be a moderator for this particular forum.

[sadloserkid]

there doesn't appear to be a moderator for this particular forum.

Offer your services. Oh and Ferdinand by millions and millions and millions of miles.

[jebus]

Ferdinand by millions and millions and millions of miles.

Would be my answer as well

[sadloserkid]

Would be my answer as well

Yeah but you're just a bitter owl. :D

[holidaysong]

Ferdinand for me too.. A Steve Bruce - Gary Pallister one would be good. Would like to see how their stats measure up against each other.

[Pike B]

Les by a mile. I'd like to see Keane-Viera..

[Bluebeard]

Ferdinand by a long chalk - don't forget that he had a big season with Besiktas and was one of the faces of Top Man for a spell.

Brian Deane, despite a good, albeit short, stay with Benfica, by contrast is responsible for this, and other, crimes against hair.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39397000/jpg/_39397515_deane144.jpg

[drinkfeckarse]

Rush v Lineker, Dalglish v Keegan, Ronaldo v Romario, Keane v Viera, Maradona v Pele....

[Bluebeard]

Rush v Lineker, Dalglish v Keegan, Ronaldo v Romario, Keane v Viera, Maradona v Pele....

Paolo Maldini v Terry Phelan, Keith Foy v Cafu, Geoff Thomas v Lance Armstrong...

[Roadend]

Steve Ogrizovich v Dave Beasant

[sadloserkid]

Keith Foy v Cafu

Keith Foy v Gravity.

[Bluebeard]

Keith Foy v Gravity.

:D:D:D

[jebus]

Rush v Lineker, Dalglish v Keegan, Ronaldo v Romario, Keane v Viera, Maradona v Pele....

Rush, Dalglish, Ronaldo (real one I presume?), Vieria and Pele :)

[Rovers1]

Keith Foy v Gravity.

ah here.....:mad:

no need for that!:(

[Stevo Da Gull]

Offer your services.

I have done, hopefully I'll have a few polls up and running by the end of the week. Should I become a mod, the first two polls put up will be the first two not suggested by me : Steve Bruce-Gary Pallister and Keane-Viera.

I'm sorry Bluebeard but your suggestions may have to go on the bottom of the priority list :eek:

[joeSoap]

Lee Dixon- Denis Irwin.
Neil Webb-Steve Hodge
Bryan Robson-Ray Wilkins
Steve McManaman-Ryan Giggs
Jan Molby-Yeti
Bruce Grobbelaar-Neville Southall
Wayne Rooney -Shrek

[Pike B]

Rush, Dalglish, Ronaldo (real one I presume?), Vieria and Pele :)
Agree with all except Viera....

[Bluebeard]

Rush, Dalglish, Ronaldo (real one I presume?), Vieria and Pele :)

And I would agree with all except Pele!

[sadloserkid]

ah here.....:mad:

no need for that!:(

I don't like mercenaries.

[Lionel Ritchie]

I'm not going to entirely swim against the tide on the Ferdi v Deano debate, Ferdinand was a better player -but not much better.

Deano was a great player and a model pro with it. He was still playing professionally at 38 and was willing to do so for peanuts to help out Leeds.

"Behind every good goalkeeper lies a ball by Brian Deane" :ball:

[jebus]

"Behind every good goalkeeper lies a ball by Brian Deane" :ball:

He came up with the design for the modern football then?

[sadloserkid]

He came up with the design for the modern football then?

Will you ever sod off to do your bitter hooting elsewhere? :D

[Lionel Ritchie]

He came up with the design for the modern football then?

Is that the goodyear Airship up there?:confused:

:p

[BohsPartisan]

A Ferdinand is worth two in the bush.