The all time hard as fook first 11.

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Everton legend Dixie Dean

Dean initially played for his local club, Tranmere Rovers, before moving to Everton. Whilst at Tranmere, he was on the receiving end of a tough challenge which resulted in him losing a testicle in a reserve game against Altrincham.[7][8] Immediately following the challenge, a teammate rubbed the area to ease the pain. Dean shouted "Don't rub 'em, count 'em!"

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Stuart Pearce
Ron 'Chopper' Harris
Esteban Cambiasso

I was going to put in Edmundo but he was just an utter headbanger and Sinisa Mijailovic but he was just a c**t.

eh i dunno

Peter Reid deserves a mention as does pat van den hauwe

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Juanito

For crying out loud it's been pages of names so far that Juanito would have eaten for breakfast.

Tough as nails on the pitch, google his stamp on Lother Mattheus' head that got him banned for 5 years, link from my phone below so not sure if that works.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SOjB9pg4RAI&feature=kp

GavRedKing

Anyone mention Paolo Montero? Had a shocking record in Serie A for cards, worse than Ramos in La Liga I'm sure, for a comparisson, but that didnt tell the whole story as he was a gifted player, great defender, he was well able to throw it about when needed too.

thebaz

don't think you could consider many of todays players - the way football has gone sort of soft since the early 90's - keane, mcgrath, moran , mick mcCarthy i'd want in my side if things got nasty - no one ****ed with that Irish team of the early 90s - most of that Wimbledon team from that same era were pretty tough too

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GavRedKing wrote: »

Anyone mention Paolo Montero? Had a shocking record in Serie A for cards, worse than Ramos in La Liga I'm sure, for a comparisson, but that didnt tell the whole story as he was a gifted player, great defender, he was well able to throw it about when needed too.

16 reds in Serie A alone. A record.

Lamper.sffc

Turtyturd wrote: »

It got silly when Roy Keane was mentioned.

And so it begins

Moneymaker

GavRedKing wrote: »

Anyone mention Paolo Montero? Had a shocking record in Serie A for cards, worse than Ramos in La Liga I'm sure, for a comparisson, but that didnt tell the whole story as he was a gifted player, great defender, he was well able to throw it about when needed too.

Read the opening post bro.

Guy was a proper scary nutter. :pac:

Andersonisgod

I can't believe Sergio Ballesteros hasn't gotten a mention yet.

kevpants

Francis Benali had just the right blend of moustache and sociopathy to make him a shoe in in this team.

Here's a typical early 90's Benali challenge on a wannabe hardman John Fashanu.

pickarooney

Pietro Vierchowod. As fast and skilled as he was hard.

Mousewar

Eric Cantona without a shadow of a doubt.
This is a man who told Neil Ruddock to wait in the tunnel after the match so they could sort things out and Ruddock legged it to the dressing room as fast as he could.

Also the man who ran headfirst into a mob of abusive Liverpool fans, fists swinging, without bothering to wait for anyone to back him up. You should read his biography by Philippe Auclair. It's like reading about Jason Bourne.

Deepsouthwest

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Brilliant comeback!

efb

He's so hard he's al dente

Giggsy11

Jaap Stam..

gosplan

De Jong - handy kickboxer

Lizarazu - European Ji Jitsu champion


Screw you're Vinnie Jones 'oh I'm a hard nutta'

If it was a fight between footballers, these two would be in the final.

Ulysses Gaze

gosplan wrote: »

De Jong - handy kickboxer

Lizarazu - European Ji Jitsu champion


Screw you're Vinnie Jones 'oh I'm a hard nutta'

If it was a fight between footballers, these two would be in the final.

Zlatan has a black belt in Taekwando

gosplan

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Zlatan has a black belt in Taekwando

Nice, now you're talking.

Far harder than some of the dirty players mentioned here.

Sgt Pepper 64

most of the 70's leeds team but particularly Hunter and Bremner, Chopper "Bites yer legs" harris

tombliboo83

Fiorentinas Edmundo..a truly gifted brazilian animal.

Degag

Has anyone mentioned Edgar Davids or Peter Schmeichel yet??!!

Also the Paraguay goalkeeper - Chilavert - he was fcuking nuts!

Arthur Beesley

fuzzydunlop85 wrote: »

Hard bastards ain't afraid to fly !!

Walked right into that one.

pickarooney

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Zlatan has a black belt in Taekwando

I know a few black belts in Taekwondo who are as soft as ****e in fairness.

case885

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Zlatan has a black belt in Taekwando

He can go in the scumbag category as well

eagle eye

Trying to stay away from Irish and English players but there was nobody tougher than Pearce and Neal imo.

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Neal--Gentile----Goikoetxea

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Pearce

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Gattuso

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Effenberg
--Maradona

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Boban

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Cahill

fryup

how about Zidane ?? great player who took no nonsense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF4iWIE77Ts