Your Blast From The Past!

ctrl-alt-delete

Ok so basically, if you had the chance to bring one player who has played for the club you support before back to the club now, who would it be?

Can be any player at all, alive, dead, retired or still playing, but try limit it to just one player,

Would be nice to give a bit of a reason too, so list your Club, the player, and the reason!

Club: Blackburn Rovers

Player: Alan Shearer

Reason:

Well Blackburn are playing some nice football at times, mixing and matching what they can play, and the route one tactics that they are perceived to play all the time, but with an average of 1 goal per game this season the end result has been terrible. We have not had a natural poacher and finisher even half of the quality of Shearer in a long time, and for me it is the major problem position at the club. So would love Shearer back, I still have hopes of him becoming part of the set up again in real life!

Daemos

Robbie Fowler

Oh wait...

keano_afc

Club: Arsenal

Player: David Seaman.

Reason: Quite simply he hasnt ever been replaced and its the one area of the pitch we consistently struggle. How I long for a keeper that can command his area and be a decent shot stopper to boot. Big Dave had it all.

SlickRic

easy, King Kenny for Liverpool.

him + Torres =

gustavo

Club: Sligo Rovers

Player: Dixie Dean


Reason:

Apparently he was decent

Xavi6

Shaun Wright-Phillips c.2004

Jazzy

Xavi6 wrote: »

Shaun Wright-Phillips c.2004

some history ya got going there. ian wrights son, deep

Helix

Club: Aston Villa

Player: Paul McGrath

Reason: Obvious reasons

RandolphEsq

C. Ronaldo

J. Marston

Can I just make Scholes ten years younger? No?

Cantona.

Xavi6

Jazzy wrote: »

some history ya got going there. ian wrights son, deep

Oh look, a dig from Jazzy. Well fuck me :rolleyes: Your input is appreciated as always.

I would have said Colin Bell. As it is, I prefer my own memories rather than living vicariously through those of others by naming someone I never saw play.

Jazzy

Xavi6 wrote: »

Oh look, a dig from Jazzy. Well fuck me :rolleyes: Your input is appreciated as always.

I would have said Colin Bell. As it is, I prefer my own memories rather than living vicariously through those of others by naming someone I never saw play.

been that long since city had a decent player? I would have said fowler for ya

hitman79

Everton
Andrei Kancheslkis
With him on board we could win the league. Was unreal. Would take Rooney if he reproduced last seasons form

missingtime

John Barnes!!

RasTa

What about turning the timer and making Giggs 17 again?

Duff

Tino Asprilla..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGe9OrT53Y

GLaDOS

Club: Bohs

Player: Kevin Hunt

Reason:
Kevin Hunt's a Legend
He wears the number 4
He plays for the Bohemians and he gives us so much more
He tackles with his left foot
He tackles with his right
He hates the ****in' Rovers and we think he's dynamite!

That_Guy

Solano.

Absolutely brilliant player for us. Always put a decent shift in. Easily one of my favourite players in a Newcastle shirt.

I could've said Shearer yeah but our midfield could be quite special with Solano and Tiote in the middle of the pitch.

fkiely

Billy Bonds. Would sort out out pathetic defense once and for all.

Xavi6

Jazzy wrote: »

been that long since city had a decent player? I would have said fowler for ya

What do you mean 'that long'? It's six years.

You'd swear it was Mike1865 offering someone from the days of brown footballs and over the ankle boots.

That_Guy

Duff wrote: »

Tino Asprilla..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGe9OrT53Y

Still dont know how to embed videos

Click the Youtube button, paste the link but delete everything before the = in the link. And also delete the =.

[YOUTUBE*]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Delete everything before thisDPGe9OrT53Y[/*YOUTUBE]

Take out the *

Johner

ctrl-alt-delete

That_Guy wrote: »

Solano.

Absolutely brilliant player for us. Always put a decent shift in. Easily one of my favourite players in a Newcastle shirt.

I could've said Shearer yeah but our midfield could be quite special with Solano and Tiote in the middle of the pitch.

Always liked Nobby,

and Tiote had a great game the other day, first time i really watched him, very good player, shame Ben Arfa broke his leg!

That_Guy

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Always liked Nobby,

and Tiote had a great game the other day, first time i really watched him, very good player, shame Ben Arfa broke his leg!

Bit of a pity alright. But hey, we're doing ok. A midfield of Jonas, Tiote, Solano and Ben Arfa would work wonders I reckon.

Although Jonas is the serious weak link. He's not that good a left winger. Can't cross for sh*t.

But yeah, Nobby would be my choice.

nullzero

Club: Man Utd

Player: Roy Keane

Reason: I could have easily put down Cantona or Bryan Robson, the reason being that the current United side is missing a really strong leader.
Put any of the above players in to the current side and the strength and self belief would shoot up immediately, at least I'd expect it to. Keane and Robson were probably slightly different to Cantona in terms of leadership, Cantona led by example while Robson and Keane were capable of dragging their side through tough times single handedly as well as being a focal point of authority on the pitch which would be a huge addition to Uniteds current squad.
Perhaps in this era of pampered millionaire teenage stars we might have to wait a while for leaders in the mould of a Roy Keane or a Bryan Robson who came from a different era of football when most players on the pitch were men in their own right. These days even mature players seem to lack the aura of leadership these past greats had as a matter of course.

Kess73

John Barnes circa 87-90. Best winger/wide man I have ever seen in a Liverpool shirt. We have not had a player of his quality out wide since Digger at his peak. McManaman would have been the closest we came.


or


Graeme Souness circa '78 -'84. Easily the best cm that Liverpool have had. Had everything in his game and would be the kind of leader we needed last season and this season.

Leiva

Club: LFC

Player: Robbie Fowler

Reason:
Imagine Torres & Fowler clicking ....mouth watering .

premierstone

mixednuts wrote: »

Club: LFC

Player: Robbie Fowler

Reason:
Imagine Torres & Fowler clicking ....mouth watering .

With Lucas in behind..........''The Good, the bad and the ugly''

stovelid

Manchester United: Bryan Robson.

Shamrock Rovers: Paddy MCourt

darsar

Club: Man City

Player: Shaun Goater

Reason:

I'd equally love Uwe Rosler, I loved watching him play. Paul Dickov for his sheer work, honesty and commitment but the goat, well, feed the goat and he will score!

Ps he will definitely score when rat features Neville gifts him the ball.

killwill

gustavo wrote: »

Club: Sligo Rovers

Player: Dixie Dean


Reason:

Apparently he was decent

Na, Bring back Rafael Cretaro!!!!

gustavo

killwill wrote: »

Na, Bring back Rafael Cretaro!!!!

Raff will be coming back to us with his tail between his legs soon enough anyway

thegen

QPR:

Sir Les.

His goals would get us back into top flight football!!!

G1032

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Xavi6

Xavi6 wrote: »

Oh look, a dig from Jazzy. Well fuck me :rolleyes: Your input is appreciated as always.

I would have said Colin Bell. As it is, I prefer my own memories rather than living vicariously through those of others by naming someone I never saw play.

Ah but surely Uwe Rosler or Gary Flitcroft might be more obvious

Im going to second G1032 and go for Big Tony

Eirebear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaCc5xEGCAc

Mister men

Julian Dicks

grenache

Club: Nottingham Forest

Player: Stanley Victor Collymore

Reasons: Goals, goals and more goals

Manc-Red

CLUB - Man United

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WQ4LAr_THw

Sparky Hughes - He'd have Berba out of the team now & give his all no matter what.

Flimbos

My head says Keano but my heart says...




What a player... the inspirational leadership he provided to so many youngsters coming through the ranks at the time (Beckham, Giggs, Scholes etc).

And the 4 league titles in his 5 years at Old Trafford after a 26 year wait.

Augmerson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB9HjYmYwpk

Shocked nobody has mentioned Le God.

Kells...

Club:Manchester United
Player:Duncan Edwards
Reason:My granda told me he was possibly the best left back he has ever seen

peabutler

Club:Arsenal
Player: Pascal Cygan
Reason: One of the finest defenders i've ever seen, they way he played offside made strikers look foolish. Bad Linesmen screwed him in the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYgxuqHbVG0

Dempsey

That Ally McCoist video didnt impress me :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DRx4twE8Gc

JohnnyRyan99

Shaun Goater... Boom

orourkeda

Team: Ireland

Player: A 21 year old Liam Brady

He retired when I was around 10 and I only got to see him play a couple of times.

Diabhal Beag

Name: Christoph Dugarry

Club: Birmingham

Times were a lot simpler back then. One of the best loanees ever.

ReacherCreature

Team: Manchester United.

Name: Ole Gunnar Solksjaer.

Reason: Ole Gunnar Solksjaer. :P

eZe^

Growing up all my friends would go on about how great Eric Cantona was, my Dad made it his personal duty to ensure I knew who the real king was (even when he joined Madrid, he commanded the respect of the Barca faithful, he was that good);

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlPnFywMFhk

cson

Gillington

darsar wrote: »

Club: Man City

Player: Shaun Goater

Reason:

I'd equally love Uwe Rosler, I loved watching him play. Paul Dickov for his sheer work, honesty and commitment but the goat, well, feed the goat and he will score!

Ps he will definitely score when rat features Neville gifts him the ball.

Its like I wrote that for you!! My favourite player is probably Uwe but I've love to have The Goat back,if even just for the chants!