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tastyt

Le tissier, Nicholas, merson and Thompson have just picked the best 11 of the premier league era.

No Keane or shearer which I think is strange.

Their team is

Schmeichel

Neville. Terry. Adams Cole

Ronaldo. Gerrard. Vieira. Giggs

Henry. Bergkamp.


Not a bad team all the same


Edit: Gerrard for scholes

The Wild Bunch

I find it incredibly depressing that a mockney wide boy like Tony Gale is probably earning an obscene wage as a pundit participating in ridiculous guff like this

Hank Scorpio

I wonder if Shearer was a pundit on Sky Sports and not the BBC would the team be different

CSF

So John Terry the only player never to have played for Man United and Arsenal?

I'm calling bull****.

Chrissybhoy

tastyt wrote: »

Le tissier, Nicholas, merson and Thompson have just picked the best 11 of the premier league era.

No Keane or shearer which I think is strange.

Their team is

Schmeichel

Neville. Terry. Ferdinand. Cole

Ronaldo. Scholes. Vieira. Giggs

Henry. Bergkamp.


Not a bad team all the same

You have it wrong pal Gerrard was in for Scholes

bullvine

5 arsenal players is some laugh in fairness and no shearer or keane, these things are such a sham.

PhlegmyMoses

CSF wrote: »

So John Terry the only player never to have played for Man United and Arsenal?

I'm calling bull****.

They've won around 15/16 titles of 22. Most likely they had the best players. I mean, looking at Mourinho's best team in 05, I wouldn't have many other than Terry and Cole in the team of the PL.

Bergkamp is my only gripe. Bit of a Cantona character, in that the likes of Shearer, Aguero, Rooney etc are all probably better PL players.

Chrissybhoy

bullvine wrote: »

5 arsenal players is some laugh in fairness and no shearer or keane, these things are such a sham.

That was Merson and Nicholas doing

bullvine

Two of the four judges are ex arsenal hence the inclusion of 5 arsenal players with united only having 4 players, considering united have dominated the league its a bit rediculous that they would not have the most players in it.

sReq | uTeK

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

They've won around 15/16 titles of 22. Most likely they had the best players. I mean, looking at Mourinho's best team in 05, I wouldn't have many other than Terry and Cole in the team of the PL.

Bergkamp is my only gripe. Bit of a Cantona character, in that the likes of Shearer, Aguero, Rooney etc are all probably better PL players.

Bergkamp was absolute class, but he was more of a 10 than a striker if you're going with 442 it could only be shearer up there. It's funny but shearer would be there if he was on sky.

Also not having Scholes in there is criminal, toss of a coin between viera and Keane so no problem there.

Chrissybhoy

tastyt wrote: »

Le tissier, Nicholas, merson and Thompson have just picked the best 11 of the premier league era.

No Keane or shearer which I think is strange.

Their team is

Schmeichel

Neville. Adams Ferdinand. Cole

Ronaldo. Gerrard. Vieira. Giggs

Henry. Bergkamp.


Not a bad team all the same


Edit: Gerrard for scholes

Edit: Adams for Terry

Will I Amnt

Before the edit I was going to post how it was a Christmas miracle there was no Gerrard in there with Phil Thompson on the judging panel...

Chrissybhoy

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Before the edit I was going to post how it was a Christmas miracle there was no Gerrard in there with Phil Thompson on the judging panel...

In all fairness Gerrard was unanimous decision first on the sheet for CM

Saipanne

Gerrard ahead of Keane.



L oh fu(king L.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Schmeichel
Neville
Terry/Vidic
Ferdinand
Cole
Keane
Scholes
Ronaldo
Bergkamp
Henry
Shearer

bullvine

Chrissybhoy wrote: »

In all fairness Gerrard was unanimous decision first on the sheet for CM

Gerrard was a wonderful player but not in the center, he played best when tucked behind the forward, around 2009 behind torres simply sensational.

bucketybuck

No Keane means no credibility.

The Backwards Man

Ian Marshall overlooked yet again.

Chrissybhoy

bullvine wrote: »

Gerrard was a wonderful player but not in the center, he played best when tucked behind the forward, around 2009 behind torres simply sensational.[/

If I had to pick the team in a 4-4-2 formation I'd pick Gerrard in beside Keane.

Chrissybhoy

tastyt wrote: »

Le tissier, Nicholas, merson and Thompson have just picked the best 11 of the premier league era.

No Keane or shearer which I think is strange.

Their team is

Schmeichel

Neville. Terry. Adams Cole

Ronaldo. Gerrard. Vieira. Giggs

Henry. Bergkamp.


Not a bad team all the same


Edit: Gerrard for scholes

It's Adams and Ferdinand not Terry and Adams

PhlegmyMoses

bucketybuck wrote: »

No Keane means no credibility.

Since retiring, Keane seems to have been reduced to some sort of clogger that wasn't on the same level as Scholes and Gerrard et al. He was actually a brilliant footballer and I'd have him down first on any teamsheet. Very high bottom level.

Christy Browne

I'd have any of Keane, Scholes and Lampard over Gerrard to be honest

Andersonisgod

The great irony is that season after season we hear from these pundits how this current season is the best BPL season yet and how the standard has risen so much yet how many of the players they've selected actually played a significant role in a BPL side in the last 6 seasons?

Infact the standard only really rose upon Abramovich's arrival and yet one Chelsea player despite 3 successful campaigns in an era where it was genuinely one of the best leagues on the world. No City players despite 2 successful campaigns? Bergkamp? Give me a break.

callaway92

I did things like this when I was 12 years old. Strange one for them to be doing. Literally impossible to choose the "best" possible PL team.

tastyt

Chrissybhoy wrote: »

It's Adams and Ferdinand not Terry and Adams

Sorry about that, there's a different team named on their website to the team that was named on the show so

Soups123

bullvine wrote: »

5 arsenal players is some laugh in fairness and no shearer or keane, these things are such a sham.

In fairness a justified 5 if you ask me but tbh there's about 20 players you could argue in and out of that team

efb

PS
Coleman

Stum
Company

Cole


Ronaldo
Viera
Zola
Pires

Bergkamp
Henry

tastyt

efb wrote: »

PS
Coleman

Stum
Company

Cole


Ronaldo
Viera
Zola
Pires

Bergkamp
Henry

I think Coleman is a fairly biased shout !!

bennyl10

Chrissybhoy wrote: »

In all fairness Gerrard was unanimous decision first on the sheet for CM

Ahead of both Keane and Scholes? Laughable.

Too Tough To Die

Keane, Irwin and Pires should be in there.

Lovely Bloke

efb wrote: »

Coleman

jesus christ.

/joke about crosses

but effin hell, Coleman ahead of Neville, do one.

Strongbow10

Schmeichel

Neville
Adams
Terry
Cole

Gerrard
Vieria
Scholes
Ronaldo

Shearer
Henry

Guy:Incognito

Saipanne wrote: »

Gerrard ahead of Keane.



L oh fu(king L.

Much as I like Keane, he's not much use as a goalscoring midfielder. Different players.

irishmover

Ledley King over Terry any day of the week anyway.

tastyt

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

Keane, Irwin and Pires should be in there.

Irwin is definitely unlucky, the only thing is that he's up against Cole, as unlikeable a character as he is , you could argue that he is the best left back to ever play in England

tastyt

Schmeichel

Neville
Ferdinand
Terry
Cole

Gerrard
Keane
Vieira

Ronaldo
shearer
Henry

Andersonisgod

irishmover wrote: »

Ledley King over Terry any day of the week anyway.

On what basis? Terry has 3 Premier League trophies and has been highly regarded throughout Europe for over a decade. Ledley King has a ringing endorsement from Henry and unfulfilled potential.

efb

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

jesus christ.

/joke about crosses

but effin hell, Coleman ahead of Neville, do one.

I don't like Gary Neville

Diabhal Beag

I'd have Cech in there ahead of Kasper's da

Frankie Lee

I'd go

---

Cech

---

Carvalho

---

Stam

---

Kompany

---

Vieira

---

Keane

---

Scholes

Robben

---

Ronaldo

---

Henry

---

Suarez

Stam is possibly a bit fortunate but like Carvalho, Kompany and Robben they were sensational in their most dominant seasons. Essien, Lampard, Makelele, Aguero, Shearer, and about 40 others are unlucky not to make it.

Chrissybhoy

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Much as I like Keane, he's not much use as a goalscoring midfielder. Different players.

Keane scored a good few goals. It was only towards the end of his united career he played the sitting role.

Frankie Lee

Would there be much appetite on the forum for a premier league era draft competition thingy?

keane2097

Keane was miles better than Scholes. Miles.

IncognitoMan

Frankie Lee wrote: »

Would there be much appetite on the forum for a premier league era draft competition thingy?

Love these, they're always good fun

John Cherry

Schmeichel,
Neville,Terry,Ferdinand,Cole
Ronaldo,Keane,Scholes,Pires
Henry,Shearer.

Hank Scorpio

I can't understand how people can leave Shearer out, really underrated. He was the perfect center forward, brilliant from long range, freekicks, in the air, 1v1s, striker instincts, strength, technique, even speed, he had everything. In his prime there wasn't many better in europe, if at all

GavRedKing

My XI would be

Cech
Neville Campbell Terry Cole
Ronaldo Scholes Keane Giggs
Henry Shearer

Close calls for schemichel, adams, stam, irwin, lampard, vieira, zola, v.nistelrooy to name a few.

Kirby

I like that team but not having Irwin in there is a mistake I feel.

glued

Van Der Sar

Irwin
Adams
Stam
Cole

Keane
Scholes
Gerrard


Ronaldo
Henry
Suarez

I'd have Shearer and Drogba up front. No complaints with Henry, just prefer the powerful direct striker type.

Ferris_Bueller

Andersonisgod wrote: »

The great irony is that season after season we hear from these pundits how this current season is the best BPL season yet and how the standard has risen so much yet how many of the players they've selected actually played a significant role in a BPL side in the last 6 seasons?

Infact the standard only really rose upon Abramovich's arrival and yet one Chelsea player despite 3 successful campaigns in an era where it was genuinely one of the best leagues on the world. No City players despite 2 successful campaigns? Bergkamp? Give me a break.

True but the longer a player played in the league the more likely they are to be included. Most players selected in the team are players who spent the majority of their career in the PL (apart from Ronaldo who is one of the best players of all time). There may have been better right backs in the league than Neville, but he performed at that level for 15 years and deserves his place in the team for example.


Can't argue too much with the team myself, was probably a bit young to fully appreciate Schmeichel, Adams and Bergkamp but they seem like they deserve their place in the team. If I was to change them 3 I would put in Cech, Ferdinand and Shearer probably, Roy Keane and Scholes are also unlucky to miss out but very hard to make a decision between them two and the two who were selected.