Most odious players in football

bad2dabone

Bendtner.

kfallon

Andy Goram

Game, set and match!

kfallon

kfallon wrote: »

Andy Goram

Game, set and match!

Which one?

GTR63

Turtyturd wrote: »

Should probably add Gattuso in here too.

Certainly no Angel, don't remember him getting many reds which is odd but that tiff with ex Milan forward Joe Jordan was stupid as was Souness suggesting he wouldn't fare well.

pavb2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23703265

Seven pages and no Robbie Savage, freely admits to trying most of these, not a hanging offence but still.

Here is his 11-point guide to the dirty tricks footballers will use to get the transfer they want:

Quotes: I've called newspaper reporters I was close to and asked them to link me with this team or that team, even when I knew it wasn't true.

"I forced a move from Blues to Blackburn, it's a well known fact. On the club's day off, I knew a guy off the TV, I got him to film me on my day-off so it looked like I had trained on my own."

Turtyturd

Poor Robbie 'I played alongside Ryan giggs once' Savage has been hard done by in his career, all those managers out to get him.

Chucky the tree

Lee Bowyer is a stand out who I don't think has been mentioned yet.

oldyouth

I know this is not going to go down well. I'll preface this by saying I think the player in question was extremely talented, with a career that every professional would envy.

However, I have never met a player that has incensed me more than Paul Scholes. Every time he 'tackled' he was excused on account of the one so-called weakness in his game. The truth is that he was forgiven many a challenge that other players would not have been.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that he broke down many a threatening attack by his cynical fouls, but let not dress it up to be more than it was. It was NOT a genuine tackle by a talented footballer who accidentally mistimed a challenge, it was the action of an enforcer encouraged by Fergie and drooled over by Andy flucking Gray

kksaints

Sean O'Connor.

Luap

Craig Bellamy.

bohsboy

Tony o Dowd
Gary Twigg

Words cannot describe.....

quarryman

Jack Wilshere?
Fabregas?



Can someone explain to me why they have been mentioned in this thread?

Paully D

Phil Bardsley has to be up there.

redzerdrog

I have an irrational hatred for Anderson

Frankie Lee

quarryman wrote: »

Jack Wilshere?
Fabregas?



Can someone explain to me why they have been mentioned in this thread?

I thought it would be fairly obvious why Wilshere is being mentioned. Numerous horror challenges and a general case of Napoleon syndrome on the pitch. Talented footballer all the same.

Jason Todd

quarryman wrote: »

Jack Wilshere?
Fabregas?



Can someone explain to me why they have been mentioned in this thread?

I'll give you Fabregas, but Wilshere is a petulant little child who is as likely to give you a sly kick or tap on the ankles as he is play a sublime through-ball. Some would say that's odious. I happen to think he's a very talented player, but I understand why he's on some people's lists.

dd972

Wilshire is a charmless, petulant, little, 'ome cahnties, scroate, Napoleon Complex on the pitch as mentioned earlier fits well.

Fitzo

In LOI circles, I don't think I've ever heard anyone speak positively of Chris Turner because he's a prick.

Gary McCabe and Sean O'Connor with honourable mentions.

8-10

Juanito, because of that ridiculous attack on Matthaus. He was a hateful player

audman

Emre, ya gotta love this video, literally kicking racism outta football haha

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-m0TC_rtm0

fatherted1969

A player i haven't seen mentioned so far is Gabriel Heinze. So called hard man but touch him and he'd roll around for about half an hour and then wave an imaginary card at the ref. So embarrassed watching him at times.

Wise
Diouf
Barton
Saurez
Savage
Pepe
Gattuso (same as Heinze couldn't be touched)
Ashley Cole
Terry

Oh and im a Man Utd fan

Shanotheslayer

Fellaini. (Everton fan)

kfallon

Trevor Molloy was a right little shít in his day! Hated by most LOI fans when in his 'pomp' with Pats

Nailz

My own wee list;

Luis Suarez
Sergio Busquets
Sergio Ramos
Javier Mascherano
Carlos Tevez
Scott Brown
Steven Gerrard
Kyle Lafferty
John Terry
Francesco Totti
Daniel Van Buyten
Franck Ribery
Arjen Robben
Antonio Cassano
Wayne Rooney (it has to be said)
Emre Belözoğlu

cournioni

Just off the top of my head for all sorts of reasons:

Ravel Morrison
Ryan Giggs
Wayne Rooney
John Terry
Ashley Cole
Luis Suarez
Jamie Carragher
Steven Gerrard
Andy Carroll
Nile Ranger
Francesco Totti
Emre
Franck Ribery
Javier Mascherano
Sergio Busquets
Pepe
Sergio Ramos
Nigel de Jong
Carlos Tevez
Gabriel Heinze

Seaneh

Dietsquirt wrote: »

Is that Iniesta or Nesta?

Iniesta is one of the greatest players of his generation, a gent on the pitch and wonderful to watch.

And Alesandro Nesta is one of the greatest players of his generation, a gent on the pitch and wonderful to watch.


Nesta is, hands down, the best centre back in the world of the last 15-20 years and he best defender Italy have produced since Maldini.

Seaneh

Seans_Username wrote: »

Busquets. I don't even think I need to give a reason why

Exactly who I was going to post.

geeky

I'm a Chelsea fan, but we've had some truly vile specimens lining out in our colours:

- Wise
- Terry
- Jody Morris was a bit of a scumbag
- Joel Kitamirike ended up selling crack
- Leon Knight - absolute psychopath

Seaneh

Turtyturd wrote: »

Should probably add Gattuso in here too.

Watch a few games he played in again, he was never a dirty player, very rarely sent off and never tried to just do a player. He was aggressive but not dirty.

Lee Catermole

/thread

AdamD

Frankie Lee wrote: »

I thought it would be fairly obvious why Wilshere is being mentioned. Numerous horror challenges and a general case of Napoleon syndrome on the pitch. Talented footballer all the same.

I don't think I've ever seen Wilshere commit a 'horror challenge', never mind numerous.

Moneymaker

geeky wrote: »

- Leon Knight - absolute psychopath

Ugh, i'd forgotten about him.

Thoroughly unpleasant individual.

razorblunt

Kevin Muscat must be in here somewhere?

keano_afc

razorblunt wrote: »

Kevin Muscat must be in here somewhere?

Suprised it took this long. A scumbag.

Left Back on the Bench

keano_afc wrote: »

Suprised it took this long. A scumbag.

Lucas neill too

Hulk Hands

Quazzie wrote: »

I was asked to clarify why I though Rio was an odious character, and I did. I also clarified my reasoning on Lampard earlier on in the thread. Where is the confusion?

BTW the definition of detestable is, someone deserving of dislike. To me Rio is someone who fits that description.

Why is Evra so deserving of dislike?

kensutz

Surprised it took so long for Muscat to appear. First name that sprung to mind as soon as I saw the thread title. Nasty individual

Pawwed Rig

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Why is Evra so deserving of dislike?

Generally victim blaming although some will claim that the way he acted during the World Cup is the reason

Frankie Lee

AdamD wrote: »

I don't think I've ever seen Wilshere commit a 'horror challenge', never mind numerous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NpOAu0jzeo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lghUBItIyS4

There was the tackle on Zigic too and he generally flies into challenges recklessly. Only Ramires and Robert Huth would be dirtier out of current PL players.

Abbiati, Buffon and other fascists deserve a mention too.

Quazzie

Frankie Lee wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NpOAu0jzeo

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My youtube is a bit messed up at the moment, but am I right in saying that Jack was pretty much hacked down then Pennnat came over giving it all lip and Jack stood up fro himself?

Did something else happen that I missed?

Turtyturd

Quazzie wrote: »

My youtube is a bit messed up at the moment, but am I right in saying that Jack was pretty much hacked down then Pennnat came over giving it all lip and Jack stood up fro himself?

Did something else happen that I missed?

Arsene?

Quazzie

Turtyturd wrote: »

Arsene?

I'm just saying it as I remember it. Youtube is blocked except for the heading of the video. I'm open to correction and other people's interpretations though.

Moneymaker

kensutz wrote: »

Surprised it took so long for Muscat to appear. First name that sprung to mind as soon as I saw the thread title. Nasty individual

I'd erased him from my mind. Cowardly thug.

Turtyturd

Quazzie wrote: »

I'm just saying it as I remember it. Youtube is blocked except for the heading of the video. I'm open to correction and other people's interpretations though.

I was only joking...the whole thing started over a terrible challenge by Wilshere on Pennant.

AdamD

Frankie Lee wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NpOAu0jzeo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lghUBItIyS4

There was the tackle on Zigic too and he generally flies into challenges recklessly. Only Ramires and Robert Huth would be dirtier out of current PL players.

Abbiati, Buffon and other fascists deserve a mention too.

Ok well if they are horrific tackles I'll no longer be taking your opinion seriously.

It's funny how when an Arsenal player gets done in a tackle when someone just about touches the ball Arsenal fans are told it's just bad luck. Wilshere gets the ball off Penant and follows through a bit and it apparently is a horror challenge. Hilarious.

partyguinness

God where do I start. I must say I do not follow football as much any more (prob because of the massive increase in **** on the pitch) Here's my list...may be a little old:

1. Patrick Veira- god I hated that wanker
2. Arsene Wenger
3. Tony Ada....

...in fact every Arsenal player from 1988 to 2004.

Paul Gascoigne, Richard Gough, Ali McCoist, Gordan Durie, Ian Durrant, Stuart McCa....in fact every Rangers player from 1990 to present day.

I must say that Stephen Carr, Joey Barton, the Neville sisters, Lee Bowyer all spring to mind

But:

Cashly Cole, John Terry and Luis Suarez really do take the biscuit.

partyguinness

Deleted User wrote: »

It's funny how when an Arsenal player gets done in a tackle when someone just about touches the ball Arsenal fans are told it's just bad luck. Wilshere gets the ball off Penant and follows through a bit and it apparently is a horror challenge. Hilarious.

Because it is a massive conspiracy against Arsenal players...what did you think!

Skylinehead

Frankie Lee wrote: »

Abbiati, Buffon and other fascists deserve a mention too.

Can't believe people still think Buffon is a fascist.

Crash Bang Wall

Diouf definitely top of the list for me.

A truly horrible person