All time combined Merseyside 11

[degsy]

No RS would get near my team selection. Ever. Douglas Bader would make the team before any of the Ventolin Inhaler crew.

This ^
Southall...9 more, fill in with legends of your choice...Dean.

 

[Seathestars]

They don’t deserve to be associated with our wonderful club, my one regret is that their name is the same as our beautiful City.
Horror self entitled FC should have been disbanded years ago, I didn’t even like them in the 80,s when it was supposed to be Merseyside, but loads of blues fell for the snide head patting.
Merseyside 11, my arse

 

[Brisan123]

Given it's the week of the derby game I thought it would be interesting to see people's combined all time 11. I would ask that you try and be objective, but I realise there's little chance of that!!

Anyway, mine would be

Southall
Stevens Hansen Ratcliffe Baines
Dalglish Ball Souness Sheedy
Dean Rush

Right back was a tricky one, as I don't think either team has had an absolute world class right back. Same with left wing, I could put Heighway in there, or maybe even Kanchelskis but Sheedy is there simply for goals and set plays as much as anything else. I know I might get stick for putting Souness in there, but he had the tackling qualities of Reid, but also offered more in the attacking 3rd and scored more goals.
I'm only 50 so apologies that there are only 2 "oldies" in there in Alan Ball and Dixie Dean. Feel free to put your own cases forward (But not Jimmy Case ). Obviously any visiting reds might think it's surprising that they only get 4 players in there, but this is my honest opinion.

Considering its all time and you have Dixie and Ball in there ,what about the vision and Kendall
Ray Wilson was a class apart as a LB
I do not know many old time scum players to mention them

 

[Brisan123]

Could you fill a strong full XI with players who have played for both clubs?

the could be called the Traitors xi

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

the could be called the Traitors xi

I don't think there's enough players in enough positions for it to work sadly

Gary Ablett would have to be the captain I think, as he's a player we all like whether we be Blue or Red

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

You see that’s the problem with comparing players of different periods. I think Baines was very much like Arnold today, great on the attack but couldn’t mark a man in a phone box

On the first bit, absolutely agreed. If you are talking about players exactly as they were in their playing days, then not a single player from any time before the mid to late 90's would get into these sorts of teams. They simply wouldn't be able to cope with the physical aspects (particularly the speed) of the game today.

But if you're just talking about ability, and assuming that modern training methods/lifestyles/sports nutrition etc were applied to all the players, then it becomes more interesting.

On the second part, Baines was about 5x the defensive player TAA is.

 

[Yarrgh]

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/AldosTopX1MerseysideAllstars/

Spaghetti Legs,
Robbo, Fat Razor, Big Purps, Djimi
McAteer (classic!), No Symptoms (capt), Tight Arse Souey, 20 Pence
Andy Caroll for his singing voice and who else? Aldogoal!

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I don't think there's enough players in enough positions for it to work sadly

Gary Ablett would have to be the captain I think, as he's a player we all like whether we be Blue or Red

Beardsley too.

 

[hallamblue]

Beardsley too.

And David Johnson.

 

[TommyDavo]

On the first bit, absolutely agreed. If you are talking about players exactly as they were in their playing days, then not a single player from any time before the mid to late 90's would get into these sorts of teams. They simply wouldn't be able to cope with the physical aspects (particularly the speed) of the game today.

But if you're just talking about ability, and assuming that modern training methods/lifestyles/sports nutrition etc were applied to all the players, then it becomes more interesting.

On the second part, Baines was about 5x the defensive player TAA is.

And if you allowed the contact that was part and parcel of the game up to the eighties, then most of today’s players would throw the towel before August was out

 

[Papa Shango]

Could you fill a strong full XI with players who have played for both clubs?

Only if you play a very ropy looking 352. Midfield and attack looks good, defence less so unless you cheat and throw Alan Harper or Dave Watson in there who were on their books but never played.

Sandor Westerveld

Abel Xavier
Gary Ablett
David Burrows

Nick Barmby
Steve McMahon
Don Hutchison
Kevin Sheedy
David Johnson

Dave Hickson
Peter Beardsley

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Only if you play a very ropy looking 352. Midfield and attack looks good, defence less so unless you cheat and throw Alan Harper or Dave Watson in there who were on their books but never played.

Sandor Westerveld

Abel Xavier
Gary Ablett
David Burrows

Nick Barmby
Steve McMahon
Don Hutchison
Kevin Sheedy
David Johnson

Dave Hickson
Peter Beardsley

Waggy?

 

[The binman chronicles]

Kanchelskis was better than Dalglish and Rooney (you didn't state which timespan? Man United Rooney) was better than Rush.

As much as I hate to say it but

 

[longers]

I can never do threads like this because I’m a firm believer that today’s squads would crush the squads of the 80s etc purely because of how much better conditioned athletes are nowadays due to the huge improvements in sports science etc.

 

[Yarrgh]

As much as I hate to say it but

Man United Rooney was better than Rush. However Kanchelskis was no Dalglish.

But you know the rs player that never seems to get any love in these polls even by the rs themselves? It's that one with 2 ballon d'ors - I know he didn't get them at Lidderpewl but Keegan is right up there with the best.