What retired would you bring back to your club?

Neil3030

Idea shamelessly thieved from the American Football forum

Hypothetically, what player, who has played for your club and is now retired, would you most like to see back in their prime?

For me (Aston Villa) it'd have to be McGrath, given how porous our defense has been lately.

eagle eye

Alan Shearer for Rovers, no question.

pipelaser

Neil3030 wrote: »

Idea shamelessly thieved from the American Football forum

Hypothetically, what player, who has played for your club and is now retired, would you most like to see back in their prime?

For me (Aston Villa) it'd have to be McGrath, given how porous our defense has been lately.

I believe its spelled Retard

And it would have to be Peter Beardlsey

Ush1

Sonny Anderson. No question.

missingtime

pipelaser wrote: »

I believe its spelled Retard???

Dalglish probably.

M5

Shearer for Newcastle TYVM

JerryHandbag

Roy Keane, obviously.

Mr_Roger_Bongos

Eric Cantona.

Regardless of whether he was getting a game or not, supposedly his work ethic in training was unbelievable, always first in last out.

Would set such an example to the youth and a few players who mightn't be acheiving their potential. Having a legend like that floating around the place, pulling out the odd audicious lob on the training field!

(P.s. Jaap Stam, my opinion of Ferdinand has improved in the last few seasons but to see two hard tackling mountains in Vidic and Stam for the centre of defence would be quality! I seem to remember Stam having decent pace over distance too.)

u140acro3xs7dm

Mr_Roger_Bongos wrote: »

Eric Cantona.

Regardless of whether he was getting a game or not, supposedly his work ethic in training was unbelievable, always first in last out.

Would set such an example to the youth and a few players who mightn't be acheiving their potential. Having a legend like that floating around the place, pulling out the odd audicious lob on the training field!

I would have to agree. I have seen better players but no one gave me more enjoyment watching Utd than Eric. Genius.

ItsAWindUp

Gianfranco Zola

Carroller16

Roy Keane

SlickRic

Matt Busby played for Liverpool.

but i'd have him back, this time in his prime as a manager thanks.

DrumSteve

Ian Rush

pickarooney

Reviens JPP, reviens!

iregk

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Gianfranco Zola

Maybe but I'd go for Peter Osgood, rest his soul.

The Muppet

Tough one but I think it would be Cantona from the recent past beyond that it would be Best though I would have loved to see Duncan Edwards play.

MaceFace

For Liverpool

Molby or Heighway

Of course not the greatest players the club has had but what the current team needs now.

Dolph Starbeam

Larsson back at Celtic would do nicely.

reverenddave

i know it's only been a few years but

Peter Schmeichel
or Jaap Stam

Xavi6

Mitch Connor

From recent past and as I think we could most do with a CM player.... Keane, Robson before him - probably go for Robson for the goal scoring threat as well as the drive.

Of course there is obvious (and great) cases to be made for the likes of Charlton, Best, Law, Edwards etc.

GavRedKing

Zola, followed closely by Desailly.

That_Guy

Shearer would be the obvious choice but I wouldn't mind Albert back.

Souless

David Seaman for me as an Arsenal fan but I could also add the whole defensive line of that era!

smokedeels

I'd bring back Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as a green eyed Mexican.

Wait, that happened? Brilliant!

redzerdrog

At this moment prob be john barnes its that long since we had a quality wide man.

wouldnt mind king kenny or souness either!

dreamers75

St pats Eddie Gormley actually no Paul osam.

Dammit!!

Dublin_Gunner

Ian Rush or Sami Hyypia. Both needed more than ever at the moment.

bobbyg

Duncan Ferguson - legend!

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Edgar Davids played for us for a while, probably bring back him..:pac:

Right now though we need a striker, so Gary Linekar.

Boskowski

M5

Xavi6 wrote: »

quality

Morzadec

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Ian Rush or Sami Hyypia. Both needed more than ever at the moment.

Sami Hypia's not retired.

Of retired players I'd take back Rush. Not just for his incredible goalscoring but for his commitment and attitude on the pitch also.

And if I could take back a former player still playing it'd have to be Alonso. Really can't understate how much losing him ****ed up our whole team and system. He's yet to be replaced and I feel that until we do we will struggle to break back into the top 4 and challenge for the title again, Hodgson or no Hodgson

Paparazzo

Maybe you should name your team too?

For Juventus it would be Roberto Baggio. That's ahead of zidane, nedved and platini.
For Shels it would be Mark Rutherford. The early version.

Warper

Everton - Thomas Gravesen before he moved to Real Madrid days

invinciblePRSTV

Neil3030 wrote: »

Idea shamelessly thieved from the American Football forum

Hypothetically, what player, who has played for your club and is now retired, would you most like to see back in their prime?

For me (Aston Villa) it'd have to be McGrath, given how porous our defense has been lately.

Love god but for me it'd be



What a captain.

The_Kew_Tour

Cantona

Panthro

At this moment in time, Frank LeBouf or Marcel Desailly to partner Terry.
Then perhaps Ruud or Poyet and of course the wizard himself Zola up front.

Former player not retired award goes to joint winners Robben (the injury free version) and Rickky.

doncarlos

Neale Fenn

Paully D

I'd go for Kevin Ball (Sunderland) as we're crying out for a tough tackling ball winning midfielder consider Cattermole and Meyler are both out for a while.

Seaneh

To make the current squad complete?



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Oh, and, just for ****s and giggles.

ROCKMAN

Keane or Best

Banjaxed82

Jurgen Klinsmann...Jesus, we need a striker.

AgileMyth

doncarlos wrote: »

Neale Fenn

Shouldn't be too difficult

Diddy Kong

Anyone of Steve Bould, Tony Adams or Martin Keown would do the job.

Jazzy

souness, molby or heighway going by what we need. Rob Jones is in with a shout too! show that feckless eedjit johnson how its done

HalloweenJack

Mick Doohan
Gianfranco Zola
Christian Vieri

Banjaxed82

Banjaxed82 wrote: »

Jurgen Klinsmann...Jesus, we need a striker.

Seconds thoughts. I'd bring back Jimmy Greaves. Although he'd have to get a hold of his gargle problem. He may have got away with that in the 60's.

thudd

An injury free Ledley King.

kryogen

Its always a tough one to answer cause we have had so many greats over the years, Charlton, Best, Robson, Cantona etc... but I would always bring back Roy Keane if I could. I have never seen a will to win quite like his, with the exception of Fergie, and his will to win is such that he will drag his teammates with him kicking and screaming if necessary!

SDTimeout

Dennis Bergkamp

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