Which Footballer do/did you.........

[dartfordwolf]

look up to the most as a youngster?



When i was younger i use to look up to players like Paul Gascoigne,
Roberto Baggio and Eric Cantona. I realise now that Gazza and Cantona
are both a complete mess now and a disgrace to there legacy's as
footballers.



Off the top of my head the only footballer who you can say that is still a player worth looking up to is Alan Shearer.

[Bankswolf II]

Steve Bull



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[Manitoba Wolf]

John Richards.


1 yellow card was all he got i think, and a pure goal scorer

[dartfordwolf]

I can't BELIEVE i did not mention Bully!!!!!!



sorry about that peeps



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[Golden Bull]

Steve Bull

[SOA Wolf]

When I first started it was Phil Parkes....well everyone looked up to him, he was 6' 4" smileys/smiley2.gif, Derek Dougan was my first hero, followed by Waggy, Knowles, Richards, Hibbitt, Munro, then I lost a lot of respect for players until Bully. As for those who were not Wolves players....couldn't give a toss for any of them.

[wolfie smith]

i look up to peter crouch and he looks down on me, i know my place


hate to say it but bryan robson was a great player, andy gray a great diving headerer, but i always held players covered in blood as heroes, it meant they played with passion and werent afraid to get stuck in http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/images/editorial/generalarticle/sport/football/vote/engshirt1998_feb05_emp_350.jpg


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[Pennpal]

John Richards.


1 yellow card was all he got i think, and a pure goal scorer





Not wishing to disillusion you or diminish the achievements of a fine player, but I remember seeing JR sent off in a home game against the Villa


Players I admired as a kid? So many of the Wolves side in the late 50's to choose from. Later the Doog and, for a non-Wolf, Denis Law. Both players with charisma.

[Kenny-11]

Bully.


The only other player as a kid I tried to copy was Van Basten after "that" goal

[Florida Wolfey]

John Richards.


1 yellow card was all he got i think, and a pure goal scorer





Not wishing to disillusion you or diminish the achievements of a fine player, but I remember seeing JR sent off in a home game against the Villa


Players I admired as a kid? So many of the Wolves side in the late 50's to choose from. Later the Doog and, for a non-Wolf, Denis Law. Both players with charisma.





You are correct....absolute appalling decision.


Derek Parkin only picked up a handful of bookings in his 500 odd appearances. So, it's between JR and Squeak for me.

[The_Blade]

Mark Hughes
Maradonna
Roy of the Rovers

[G-Wulf]

Kenny Dalglish

[Simmowolf]

I was always Souness in the playground.

[SOUTHBANK_BULLY]

the one and only STEVE BULL

[Guests]

floyd street

[Black Suit]

Mark Hughes
Maradonna
Roy of the Rovers


You look up to cheat and a filthy druggie, a cartoon character! Quality.

[Slip On Shoes]

Swaffham Wolf Snr

[derbyrameater]

I`m afraid I was dissillusioned at a very early age. The secondary modern I went to in the early 60`s was very close to BBC studios, there was a program on monday evenings (5-00pmI think) different sport every week, about coaching and how to be a better player. We had a good footy team and they decided to use us for the program, we were told that the England coaches would be educating us on the finer arts of footy. In those days there wasn`t a manager but a selection committee, the main coach was a certain Walter Winterbottom, a very pleasant man ( the very reason why a certain Mr Clough never got the job many years later ) but whether I had the wrong attitude as othersto, I don`t know, but he seemed to spout total coilles. Unfortunately I couldn`t take professional footballers seriously after that experience. What dizzy heights I might have achieved, "Que Sera"

[The_Blade]

Mark Hughes
Maradonna Roy of the Rovers


You look up to cheat and a filthy druggie, a cartoon
character! Quality.

Beats Alan Shearer smileys/smiley2.gif

[Black Suit]

Mark Hughes
Maradonna Roy of the Rovers



You look up to cheat and a filthy druggie, a cartoon
character! Quality.

Beats Alan Shearer smileys/smiley2.gif smileys/smiley36.gif

[johnybig32]

geoff thomas

[johnybig32]

i became very good at hitting corner flags with my shots!

[bone roach]

John Richards and Kenny Hibbitt

[Stan Cutlass]

Tony Agana

[paddingtonwolf]

agana?????


you might as well have admired Vince Hilaire


edit: for me - Bull, Mutch, Paul CookEdited by: paddingtonwolf

[Bill McCai]

Norman Whiteside
Dean Keates
Dave Regis
Brian Roberts

[Stan Cutlass]

Colin Taylor

[Stan Cutlass]

Dean Edwards

[Dr Magnox]

I realise now that Gazza and Cantona
are both a complete mess now and a disgrace to there legacy's as
footballers.



Off the top of my head the only footballer who you can say that is still a player worth looking up to is Alan Shearer.






Are you the fella that sought dating advice?

[paddingtonwolf]

did he slip her the pink in the end or not?

[Stan Cutlass]

Perry Digweed

[paddingtonwolf]

stan - are you turning this into a who was really crap thread?

[Stan Cutlass]

stan - are you turning this into a who was really crap thread?


All quality players at their level (which was Wolves level) when I was growing up.

[paddingtonwolf]

ok - Devon White


smirk

[grumpus]

Luther Blissett

[Bill McCai]

Joey Beauchamp
Marco Gabbiadini
Tommy Johnson

[Stan Cutlass]

Joey Beauchamp


Great player in his own backyard. $$$$$e everywhere else.

[Dr Magnox]

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Great player in his own backyard. $$$$$e everywhere else.



Always did well against us smileys/smiley7.gif

[paddingtonwolf]

beauchamp could play in away games but if his home games were outside Swindon or Oxford he got homesick and became pants.


therefore, if he longed for Swindon he was both crap and stupid

[Bill McCai]

Ian Botham was another FAVE

[Stan Cutlass]

Joey Beauchamp





Great player in his own backyard. $$$$$e everywhere else.




Always did well against us smileys/smiley7.gif



I sort of meant playing for his local team, as opposed to West Ham.

[Wulfhere]

My first Wolves hero was Alan Hinton and was later followed by
Peter Knowles. On the wider front I thought the Law Man was a superb
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[westlyNTR]

When I was young....

Archie Gemmill

or was it Steve Archibald?? I think I may be getting
them mixed up Edited by: westlyNTR

[Stan Cutlass]

My first Wolves hero was Alan Hinton


Great player - white boots

[paddingtonwolf]

When I was young....

Archie Gemmill

or was it Steve Archibald?? I think I may be getting
them mixed up


both bloody good players

[Bill McCai]

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STEVE AGNEW. smileys/smiley7.gif

[paddingtonwolf]

Atrocity = Steve Agnew


War Crime = Chris Kamara


Global Genocide= Ian Ormandroyd

[Snowy]

Tony Currie


Stan Bowles


Keith Weller


Frank Worthington

[shaygriff]

When I first started it was Phil Parkes....well everyone looked up to him, he was 6' 4" smileys/smiley2.gif, Derek Dougan was my first hero, followed by Waggy, Knowles, Richards, Hibbitt, Munro, then I lost a lot of respect for players until Bully. As for those who were not Wolves players....couldn't give a toss for any of them.


As above! smileys/smiley32.gif

[paddingtonwolf]

hoddle


liam brady


pat jennings

[warks wolf]

Has to be Frank Munro, what a player.

[Mutchy]

John Richards, Willie Carr, Kenny Hibbitt.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Steve Bull, Paul Gascoigne, Ruud Gullit.

[WestParkWolf]

Peter Beardsley.

[Brizzlewolf]

John Richards, Willie Carr, Kenny Hibbitt.





No one looked up to Willie Carr he was only 3' 12''. Good player though.


Mine would be Waggy, JR and Doog with the only outsider being Berkamp - and he nearly signed for us. smileys/smiley2.gif

[Wulfhere]

Tony Currie


Stan Bowles


Keith Weller


Frank Worthington



I once went to watch a game at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea v Leeds and
Currie played for Leeds, at one point Currie was hemmed in on the touch
by three Chelsea players. He jinked one way then another and emerged
through the Chelsea players two of whom were now sitting on their back
sides, he turned and bowed to the crowd before continuing on his way.
Great player on his day. Of cause the old saying was if Stan Bowles
could pass the bookies as well as he passed the ball he would have been
a lot better of.

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[fenella]

Kenny Dalglish and erm..well...(shuffles feet)...Gary Lineker.

[paddingtonwolf]

Kenny Dalglish and erm..well...(shuffles feet)...Gary Lineker.


could be worse - you could have said Mark Lawrenson


or Hansen





or Garth CrooksEdited by: paddingtonwolf

[Polak]

Peter Beardsley, Stuart Pearce, Bully and Robbie Dennisonsmileys/smiley32.gif

[omicron persei8]

A young George Best. Brilliant footballer,shagger, and liked a drink.A great role model for any young lad.Then for me marriage, family etc etc.For George one aim, to drink himself to death,and me now being an old fart, thinking youucking stroker George.That said you can`t take away the fact he was the best footballer these islands have produced. BY MILES.

[Ogerp]

Two words


Denis Law.......the King.

[WestParkWolf]

A young George Best. Brilliant footballer,shagger, and liked a drink.A great role model for any young lad.Then for me marriage, family etc etc.For George one aim, to drink himself to death,and me now being an old fart, thinking youucking stroker George.That said you can`t take away the fact he was the best footballer these islands have produced. BY MILES.


Very true. I've heard none other than Maradona say he was hisidol.

[The_Blade]

Liam Brady
Zico
Bergkamp
Zola

[Professional]

John Richards


Willie Carr


Emlyn Hughes


Derek Parkin

[Thread Killer]

Kevin Keegan for some reason.

[Professional]

Kevin Keegan for some reason.


Not Ally Robertson, then?

[Thread Killer]

A few Albion players obviously. Bomber Brown mostly.

[Jack the Wolf]

Kenny Dalglish in my youth, Steve Bull in more recent times

[OldWolvesfart]

As a lad Desmond Kavanagh, any time Alan Ball, Kenny Hibbitt and Peter
Beardsley.

[Professional]

A few Albion players obviously. Bomber Brown mostly.


He, Garry Pendry, Bryan Robson, and Robertson all had the same perm in my Panini 1980 sticker album.

[Roxwellwolf]

Len Phillips, Tony Butcher, Tony Nicholas.


And the one and only


BILLY CASSIDYsmileys/smiley32.gif








Edited by: Roxwellwolf

[Thread Killer]

He, Garry Pendry, Bryan Robson, and Robertson all had the same perm in my Panini 1980 sticker album.


I've still got thatone (the album, not the perm).

[Professional]

He, Garry Pendry, Bryan Robson, and Robertson all had the same perm in my Panini 1980 sticker album.


I've still got thatone (the album, not the perm).








Whose hair do reckon is the biggest in that album- George Berry or Brendon Batson? I reckon Batson has the edge.


Ironic thing is- they both are completely bald now.

[Thread Killer]

He, Garry Pendry, Bryan Robson, and Robertson all had the same perm in my Panini 1980 sticker album.


I've still got thatone (the album, not the perm).








Whose hair do reckon is the biggest in that album- George Berry or Brendon Batson? I reckon Batson has the edge.


Ironic thing is- they both are completely bald now.





To be honest, I haven't looked at it in about 25 years.

[Professional]

I believe you TK- and about not having the perm, also.

[Thread Killer]

From memoryI would have thought it was Berry though. I can't imagine Batson beat this:


http://www.troubled-diva.com/george.jpg

[Professional]

You'd be surprised TKsmileys/smiley3.gif

[whitemouse75]

Colin Taylor





what a guy! he used to decorate my bedroom when i was a boy, used to tell me loads of stories about his trips abroad and stuff.

[Papa]

Marco Boogers and Andres Escobar.

[Gold Umbro]

As a kid playing '45s' or 'headers and volleys' on the playing fields until it got too dark to see, I would get my shirt out over my shorts and 'be' Glenn Hoddle (Isecretlyadmired Spurs as a 10 year old)or Kenny Hibbitt.

[Papa]

As a kid playing '45s' or 'headers and volleys' on the playing fields until it got too dark to see, I would get my shirt out over my shorts and 'be' Glenn Hoddle (Isecretlyadmired Spurs as a 10 year old)or Kenny Hibbitt.


You sad bastad.

[Del Woppio]

Two words


Denis Law.......the King.





thats 4 words and several full stops.

[Sozzled Wolf]

Emilio Butragueno


Bryan Robson (sorry)


Bully (naturally)


Michel Platini


Hugo Sanchez


Igor Belanov


Socrates

[Essex Wolf]

Wolves player wise it was between Dougan, Richards, Bailey, Wagstaffe and Hibbitt. World stage wasPele.

[Pig]

ZICO.


Wolves - King John.Edited by: Pig

[Dr Magnox]

ZICO.

Eder's free kick that hit the bar in 82 WC smileys/smiley16.gif

[Pig]

Class,Eder comes a close second. Spain 82 was the best and most enjoyable WC I have witnessed. The 1/4 that should have been the final, so sad.