Which player did you want to be when you were growing up ?

[Leylo]

Peter Reid absolutely loved him

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Parkinson

 

[Bluerover]

I "would have" mate.
With the caveat that you were above the "would have" age.

When I see otherwise intelligent posters using "I would of" for "I would have" it just makes me smile. I am a bit of a pedant when it comes to grammar.

Anyway "Top draw" post !!

 

[malfosse]

When I see otherwise intelligent posters using "I would of" for "I would have" it just makes me smile. I am a bit of a pedant when it comes to grammar.

Anyway "Top draw" post !!

Nice to meet a fellow pedant.

 

[Cameron Manning]

….only Alan Ball. ironically, I was one of those prolific schoolboy/youth goalscorers attracting the attention of clubs and never really played a similar role to the player i idolised.

I wish I knew your name Eggs as I bet I would have seen you play for Liverpool Boys and further up the ladder and I would have given an honest opinion on your bladder, tell me your position so I can keep guessing, I know you were the same age as John Bailey, could you drink as good as John!!

 

[DOMNOLAN]

Tony Hibbert?

 

[alwaysblue]

Kevin Sheedy. Always! As a fellow left footer and not the quickest he was my idol. Unbelievable footballer

 

[blindbert]

Brian Labone

 

[Cameron Manning]

Modelled my game as a centre back on Ratcliffe. Same blistering pace, same ability to not be prolific scoring goals.

My favourite was also a centre half from long a go, possibly the best player who ever played for the Blues T G Jones, I saw him through the eyes of a very young boy, he absolutely mesmerised me, a fabulous footballing centre half who never seemed to go to ground but just anticipated moves seconds before they came off and came away with the ball.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Had a number eleven sewn on my Everton shirt when I was about five in 1970 so I suppose Johnny Morrissey,as I got older and at school though I wanted to be Andy "is our"King?

 

[jazzy]

Easy - Alan Ball

 

[Charles Plastusz]

Sharp for me, adored him. Class

 

[lancs blue]

Brett angel

 

[devogue]

Tim Cahill

 

[Cameron Manning]

I wish I knew your name Eggs as I bet I would have seen you play for Liverpool Boys and further up the ladder and I would have given an honest opinion on your bladder, tell me your position so I can keep guessing, I know you were the same age as John Bailey, could you drink as good as John!!

Don’t know where “ bladder “ came from I wrote ability, apologies for any offence, none was intended.