Players who got better in their thirties.

[Professor Toffee]

Darth vadar

Darth Madar surely

 

[Kurt.]

Anybody mention Gordon Strachan ? Was ace for Leeds

 

[tonyhorne]

Glenn Hoddle. Complete wuss until his thirties.......

 

[l4toffee]

Anybody mention Gordon Strachan ? Was ace for Leeds

So was Mcallister . He defo got better in his 30s . Dirty wall pusher though

 

[allezlesbleus]

Joe Mercer. Had fantastic career with Arsenal in the early 50's. His career was interrupted by the war. Beat the RS in the Cup final and won the league. Don't know why we sold him. Went on to be a great manager.

Wiki says theo Kelly accused him of not trying in an international match vs Scotland and that club refused to believe he was injured. Made him pay for his own surgery! No idea myself, just quoting.

 

[Cultured right foot]

It takes a technically gifted player to keep on improving, once Gerrard stopped being able to run the the length of the pitch 50 times a match his game dropped off dramatically.

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

Wiki says theo Kelly accused him of not trying in an international match vs Scotland and that club refused to believe he was injured. Made him pay for his own surgery! No idea myself, just quoting.

Thought that was Tommy G Jones?

 

[allezlesbleus]

Thought that was Tommy G Jones?

No idea personally mate was just quoting wiki entry on Mercer to answer the poster's question. Funnily enough my dad was only ever lukewarm about Mercer, did not consider him an Everton great at all. He loved T g Jones though. Raved about him. I think he would have loved to see Stones because of his ball skills as a defender.

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

No idea personally mate was just quoting wiki entry on Mercer to answer the poster's question. Funnily enough my dad was only ever lukewarm about Mercer, did not consider him an Everton great at all. He loved T g Jones though. Raved about him. I think he would have loved to see Stones because of his ball skills as a defender.

Just checked....similar tale to Joe Mercer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._G._Jones

A club director falsely accused Jones of feigning injury and his appearances thereafter were sporadic. Jones's injury was actually severe enough to put him in hospital for four months. Once the relations with the manager Theo Kelly became so bad that he was even not picked for the reserve team, and played secretly for Hawarden Grammar Old Boys. After Kelly stopped being manager, Jones became club captain in 1949. Finally, in January 1950, Everton agreed to his release. He made 178 appearances for Everton, scoring five goals.

Theo Kelly sounded a right ruthless twunt. Still, we've got to thank him for the crest & motto...

Stan Matthews said T.G. was his most difficult opponent; no-one came close.

 

[allezlesbleus]

Just checked....similar tale to Joe Mercer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._G._Jones

A club director falsely accused Jones of feigning injury and his appearances thereafter were sporadic. Jones's injury was actually severe enough to put him in hospital for four months. Once the relations with the manager Theo Kelly became so bad that he was even not picked for the reserve team, and played secretly for Hawarden Grammar Old Boys. After Kelly stopped being manager, Jones became club captain in 1949. Finally, in January 1950, Everton agreed to his release. He made 178 appearances for Everton, scoring five goals.

Stan Matthews said T.G. was his most difficult opponent; no-one came close.

Nice one mate. The balance of power certainly lay with the clubs in those days!

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

Nice one mate. The balance of power certainly lay with the clubs in those days!

Aye. Not necessarily a good thing - especially in those cases.

 

[The T-Dex]

For anyone that missed Aduriz's goals this weekend.

 

[markmarkmark]

Does Diego Milito count?

 

[The T-Dex]

Does Diego Milito count?

Yes!!

 

[RomEFCRom]

Marcos Senna