Andrei Kanchelskis appreciation thread

nsno-chris · December 4, 2016

McMagic said:
I am sorry to have given the wrong opinion about Beardsley, I think that even though he played for the RS, he was a real player.
Kanchelskis was very similar to Radzinski ....a headless chicken. Anything good from Kanch was done at Man U.

Yeah, the 16 goals in 32 matches and the single hand destruction of teams puts him in the same category as radzinski.

Carry on fella

Bluebonic · December 4, 2016

McMagic said:
When I was 10 in the Goodison Road stand with my Dad, the best player on the pitch for me was Dave Hickson by a country mile, the crowd
then was every bit as loud in 1956 as it was in 1996. Maybe in 30 years time you will listen to Kanch and have a tear in your remembrance
eye for him, the way I do for Dirty Dave now. But what I do know is Dave Hickson will be in my top 5 Everton players that I love, and maybe
in my top 100 Everton players. I also loved Duncan McMagic (Would you believe) Absolutely brilliant on the eye and I don't think there was just me that loved him. But I also knew his weaknesses. Really good footballers (Even in a mayhem situation) will make time to look-up before
crossing or passing, the only feet Kanchelskis could ever see, were his own.

I think it is all a matter of perspective, lots of guys on here idolise Duncan Ferguson, who I thought was a shitehawk of the highest order, but that is cool! My recollection of Kanchelskis is that we was poor as a winger, but then I always thought of him as an attacking midfielder, rather than a traditional winger? Duncan McKenzie was a greedy swine, but he got you off your seat every time he ran with the ball, Andrew did the same at a time when nobody else was doing it for us! For that I will always be grateful to him!

Russian Evertonian · December 5, 2016

Groucho said:
Do you have a transcript mate?

I need to search mate. But I remember he was more arsed to talk about United then us.

hallamblue · December 5, 2016

Can't think why he signed for us? Maybe it was a roll of the dice,as we'd just won the cup. Maybe he saw us as a gamble that might pay off. But why would you leave Man Utd for Everton at that time, it's a mystery.

summerisle · July 22, 2017

Tel001 · July 22, 2017

Groucho said:
Peter Beardsley was awfully good you know.

Maybe not as good as Andrei, but he was good.

Beardsley is one of the most under rated footballers ever... he was class ... no coincidence that every striker he played with scored for fun. Lineker for England , rush , andy cole scored 40 in a season for Newcastle and never managed it at Man U... Ferdinand .. and Beardsley would always garantee at least 10 himself .

CrustySack · July 22, 2017

hallamblue said:
Can't think why he signed for us? Maybe it was a roll of the dice,as we'd just won the cup. Maybe he saw us as a gamble that might pay off. But why would you leave Man Utd for Everton at that time, it's a mystery.

It was a weird one. In today's terms it was the equivalent of say De Bruyne or David Silva suddenly leaving ManC and coming here. It appeared ManU wanted rid of Kanchelskis for reasons other than his football ability. Why they got rid to us was another mystery.

summerisle · July 22, 2017

CrustySack said:
It was a weird one. In today's terms it was the equivalent of say De Bruyne or David Silva suddenly leaving ManC and coming here. It appeared ManU wanted rid of Kanchelskis for reasons other than his football ability. Why they got rid to us was another mystery.

Probably find out in the book.

Walken · July 22, 2017

Tel001 said:
Beardsley is one of the most under rated footballers ever... he was class ... no coincidence that every striker he played with scored for fun. Lineker for England , rush , andy cole scored 40 in a season for Newcastle and never managed it at Man U... Ferdinand .. and Beardsley would always garantee at least 10 himself .

I wish he had played for a top everton side, I have nothing but fond memories of a wonderfully gifted player, but at times for us he almost had to try and get on the end of his own passes

vintage-toffees · July 22, 2017

The last true world class player to play for us and in his prime as well

efcforever · July 22, 2017

Probably my favourite player ever. It's a real shame that he was with us for such a short time.

billyblue80 · July 22, 2017

Super player one of the best I have seen live.Would ghost past defenders and stick in a cross or a lethal shot.

formerly manx toffee · July 22, 2017

Better than Turn this Mutha Out in my opinion

sharkey1001 · August 10, 2017

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...-everton-liverpool-manchester-united-13449448

Would be a decent read I think.

MickA · August 10, 2017

McMagic said:
I am sorry to have given the wrong opinion about Beardsley, I think that even though he played for the RS, he was a real player.
Kanchelskis was very similar to Radzinski ....a headless chicken. Anything good from Kanch was done at Man U.

That's one of the stupidest things I've ever read on this forum.

Like comparing Gary Stevens to Paul Holmes.