football heroes

**Dublin12** · 17/12/2004, 12:50 PM

Whats your 2 nominations

1 Jackie Jameson rip
2 Billy Bremner rip

**TheJamaicanP.M.** · 17/12/2004, 1:41 PM

1 Jamie Redknapp
2 Raul
3 Morientes
4 Paulo Sousa
5 Jose Mourinho

**Dillo** · 17/12/2004, 2:03 PM

Paola Maldini
Eric Cantona
Morientes
Raul
Luis Figo
Jose Mourinho
Paola Ferreira
Adrian Mutu
Jamie Redknapp
The Jamaican PM

**Dublin12** · 17/12/2004, 2:06 PM

Do they not teach counting down in Longford then

**Gary** · 17/12/2004, 2:29 PM

Robbie Fowler, if for no other reason that his celebration against Everton a few seasons ago!

**Dillo** · 17/12/2004, 2:32 PM

****ing ar$ehole. I don't see how you could idolise that pr!ck because of his stupid unmeaningful celebration in front of the Everton fans. You're obviously easy pleased when you look up to someone of his nature.

**Karlos** · 17/12/2004, 2:50 PM

1. Ian Wright (for being the only brightspark when we were sh1te! Selley, Mcgoldrick & Hillier - what a midfield!

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2. Tony Adams (inspirational captain and one hell of a man for how he transformed his life. A definate idol.

**eoinh** · 17/12/2004, 4:07 PM

1. Dave Barry and 2. Maradonna (just for his football ability, there is nothing i like about the man himself).

If i could pick a team of Football heros it would be Brazil from '82. They played the most beautiful awe inspiring football Ive ever seen. Pity they lost though

**jockser** · 17/12/2004, 4:22 PM

fowler, van basten, mattheus, maradona(of course)

**Bluebeard** · 17/12/2004, 5:07 PM

My two heroes when I was younger were Michele Platini and Paul Cashin.

**M@ttitude** · 17/12/2004, 7:42 PM

Emilio Butragueño..

**JoeSemi** · 27/12/2004, 9:24 PM

Luis Enrique
Steve Gerrard, Gerrard..He'll pass the ball 40 yards....He's big and he's fcukin hard..Steve Gerrard, Gerrard!!!

Honourable mentions go to Mike Marsh, Davor Suker and Robbie Fowler.

**oconghc2** · 27/12/2004, 9:58 PM

1. Mc Grath
2. Paolo diCanio

**Colm55** · 28/12/2004, 8:00 AM

Even though I follow the red devils across the pond, Denis Bergkamp, is my fave, the guy can do anything between the half way and the goal ..... remember that goal in the 1998 World Cup against Argentina ? ? Magic ! !

**sylvo** · 28/12/2004, 10:08 AM

Michele Platini and Paul McGrath.

**sylvo** · 28/12/2004, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Conor74

'Side before self every time'
'He would break himself in two for the sake of Leeds United'

I think I'd go for John Giles, who came up with that great line after Frank Worthington nutmegged him
'You do that to me, or the Leeds shirt, ever again, and I'll break your f**king leg'.

Ahhh they were such a nice team to watch, and had such lovely fan's as well that follow them, how sad it is to see their fall from grace.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 28/12/2004, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by eoinh

If i could pick a team of Football heros it would be Brazil from '82. They played the most beautiful awe inspiring football Ive ever seen. Pity they lost though

Brazil 1982 lost for two reasons ... dodgy back four and brutal keeper !

Dejan Savicevic..a mercurial genius.Not saying he was in the same class as Maradona, or Pele or Cruyff, but nevertheless a class act.

Dino Zoff... a great goalkeeper, went in International football for 12 1/2 games without conceding a goal. And won a World Cup winners medal at 40 years of age.

If I could pick two Irish heroes it would be Giles and Jennings

**Kingdom** · 29/12/2004, 1:45 PM

Originally Posted by oconghc2

1. Mc Grath
2. Paolo diCanio

I can't believe it took 14 posts before someone mentioned big Paul. Now there's a real genius.

Anywho
1. Paul McGrath
2. Fernando Hierro

Not everybody's type of player but just two people I felt were terribly underrated.

**De Town** · 29/12/2004, 2:43 PM

1. Digger O'Brien...........what a legend
2. Ronaldinho...............he can do anything with a football and can make a fool of any defender

**sylvo** · 29/12/2004, 5:04 PM

[QUOTE=Conor74]Well that would be true alright, at least you know your stuff,

Why thank you.

[QUOTE = Conor74]Talk about slaves to English tabloid media rubbish,

Well now we could be talking about most of the country there.

[QUOTE = Conor74]True there were hard men like Hunter, but then again every team had a destroyer back then.

But Conor now I'm surprised at you tut tut, for someone who get's upset about chant's about wife beater's you seem to all of a sudden condone on field thuggery and career ending injury's, bad form.

[QUOTE = Conor74]when he became a little less disciplined and allowed players like Bremner and Giles to express themselves

And that they did indeed.

[QUOTE = Conor74]the Leeds team played some of the most sublime passing football the game has seen.

Ahh i've seen that move v Southampton, is that what you mean.

[QUOTE = Conor74]I suspect the ones who really mean that Leeds play ugly football...and I KNOW you aren't one of them...are the same idiots who still cling to the 'boring Arsenal' notion,

Why thank you again.