Who was your hero growing up?

[1966efc]

Vernon then Ball later on.

 

[dholliday]

Graeme Sharp saw it that he was greedy and if he scored that was his job done, wasnt interested in the team more about himself.

I think that quote alone is likely the main reason then, as Sharpy was (rightly) a fan favourite so his word would've been gospel.

Personally I saw it differently on the pitch, and I reckon Cottee probably did too.

 

[dholliday]

Kevin Campbell, single handidly kept us up when he came on loan and got rid of our reputation of being a racist club. Moved the club forward by years .

I thought Amokachi did that?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Graeme Sharp saw it that he was greedy and if he scored that was his job done, wasnt interested in the team more about himself.

Different era I guess. For a short guy up front it was tough to get involved in the build up as it was much more direct, so he was maybe more limited to finishing moves rather than helping construct them? I accept I'm blatantly sticking up for the little guy like

 

[micknick]

Different era I guess. For a short guy up front it was tough to get involved in the build up as it was much more direct, so he was maybe more limited to finishing moves rather than helping construct them? I accept I'm blatantly sticking up for the little guy like

Not a fan of the chunky guys eh. You bugger

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Not a fan of the chunky guys eh. You bugger

Big man/little man up front is good, just so long as the big man isn't Mike Newell or Brett Angel.

 

[Moomin]

fixed that lad

Coffee tables worst nightmare him.

 

[micknick]

Big man/little man up front is good, just so long as the big man isn't Mike Newell or Brett Angel.

Yeh I was that big man.

Lads I met Bruce at the weekend and he asked if I played Rugby because I was 'chunky' Cheers fella ;-)

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Yeh I was that big man.

Lads I met Bruce at the weekend and he asked if I played Rugby because I was 'chunky' Cheers fella ;-)

You'd be like Jonah Lomu storming down the wing

 

[maccavennie]

Southall without a shadow of a doubt. Licence to jump around and wreck your clothes/kits/knees and gloves for years on end.

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

Batman

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Sharpy was my idol

What a player he was.

 

[Groucho]

Neville Southall

 

[RFUS]

Big Dunc.

Then the Tim Cahill/Arteta bromance.

 

[summerisle]

Duncan McKenzie, Big Bob and, outside Everton, George Best.