gary lineker at spurs...

John Barnes and Van Basten for me.

Started watching football at age 10 during the 98 World Cup. The first player that caught my eyes was Ronaldo (yup, the fat one though he was slim at that time), still remember the first heartache when they were trashed 3-0 by Argentina.

Only then I started playing and watching football. After the post WC season, remember they are showing EPL matches that time. And of course Man Utd was on tv most of the time. That's were I started admiring Man Utd through Beckham excellent crosses, and Cole, Yorke partnership at that time

DENNIS BERGKAMP was the sole reason i watched football when i was younger. i think i was, oh,7 and a friend of my cousin was talking abt bergy to my cousin, and i was like, "who is bergkamp?" and my cousin(mu fan) was like, "bergkamp is another word for God" and i got to watch 'God' play that night and i was awed. and i thought he was kinda cute too(typical girl ), so at the age of 8 i became arsenal fan coz of bergy and he will forever be my favourite player

king henry for me, love his dribbling
and of course when he score's, his trademark celebration!! cool and calm"

hohoho for me it's gonna be

roberto "little buddha" baggio - that ponytail, that vanquished freeze in front of tafarel's post WC94'
guiseppe signori, sinisa mihailovic, matt le tissier - best freekick takers and shooters i ever known
gabriel batistuta - brought glory to fiorentina, relegate with fiorentina, hit back top flight with fiorentina
david ginola - played so well but missed world cup 94'
savo milosevic - playmaker for aston villa n real zaragoza
mcmanaman - need me say more?
ian wright - henry's the french version.
andrei kanchelskis - passing no need vision...use "feel" wan
fernando hierro - the spanish rock
rui costa - changed the phase of portuguese football...alongside figo

my era...

This post has been edited by slcroy: May 15 2009, 07:23 PM

giggs cantona beckham

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Added on May 15, 2009, 7:24 pmoh i forgot two more players, romario n bebeto

This post has been edited by munky: May 15 2009, 07:24 PM

Yeah this is from my younger teen days as well.

I'm a Gooner but... Ian Wright = Henry? Different la bro... But both top notch goal scorers.

And McManamanamanamamnaman's dribbling!!... He's probably the only guy who does stepovers without stepping over the ball! You get the skill I'm trying to describe when he dribbles? Damn funny but effective.

And Ginola was class. But too bad play for Spurs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3jVh_IJwO0

matt le tissier in action... crazy half and first timer...

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Added on May 15, 2009, 7:30 pmhahaha...yeah...ian wright is masterclass in his era...but henry beat his record nevertheless....

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Added on May 15, 2009, 7:37 pmLiverpool fans...remember this player? karl heinze riedler?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2VcWtvwu-0

demolished juventus 1997 CL final.

juventus with zidane, alan boksic, del piero angelo peruzzi,...also loose

hohoho.

This post has been edited by slcroy: May 15 2009, 07:37 PM

eric cantona
actually he is one of the 1st player that i know ( cos my father is MU supporter )

lim teong kim, wee lynn kerk, roman hagba, alistair edwards, abbas saad, dollah salleh

khalid jamlus

This post has been edited by slcroy: May 15 2009, 08:42 PM

still remember I went to the stadium just to watch him play...pure legend..Suparman..I used to call him superman back then

my hero in football must be the one and only...Paolo Maldini!!!!

Michel Platini



This post has been edited by solstice818: May 15 2009, 09:00 PM

Ah the good ol' Semi Pro days... Selangor had ex World Cup keeper from Czech, Karel Stromsik (sp?) as well. And even though he's Singaporean, Fandi Ahmad was damn bloody good. So many more to name as well... K. Sanbagamaran, Yap Wai Loon, V. Sundramoorthy, Malek Rahman, Annuar Abu Bakar, Erwin Boban, that gwailo with the bushy hair and 80's moustache who played for Terengganu...

... Tapi semua makan duit!

Eh u remember one australian? like paul scholes...one of the best shooter i think for selangor...

aha not forgetting JOHN HUNTER...semi pro's very own duncan ferguson!

tony cottee was here too from leicester... yap wai loon i think got play alongside shebby for KL...

alunbumi adigun...kedah's samuel eto'o... singapore midfield general, malek awab...

i think fandi got play in europe before...a stint.

wawaweewa...good ol days bro.

This post has been edited by slcroy: May 15 2009, 11:57 PM

The OZ = Scott Olerenshaw!!... He played for Sabah.
The Selangor OZ was David Mitchell, but so-so only... But not as bad as Tony Cottee!

I think this thread lari topic already!

Ah, the Selangor glory days. Dave Mitchell, Adnan , Suparman and Abu Bakar - ah legends!

This post has been edited by Makakeke: May 16 2009, 12:26 AM

pls dont mention his name...worst import ever

no la tak din lari topic ma...these r heroes...i think the semi-pro better than theliga pro now!!

sigh...since brunei n sg blah from malaysia...sien la.

my homeground stadium kubu...hohoho.

ya david mitchell...rm500,000 signing fees. dtill remember.

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Added on May 16, 2009, 12:45 amtony cotee too hype up coz he from premier...lol

This post has been edited by slcroy: May 16 2009, 12:45 AM

to be honest,i was an MU and denmark fan because of Peter Schmeichel.but as soon as he moved to sporting lisbon i stopped supporting them.

my other childhood heroes:
gabriel batistuta
emmanuel petit
david beckham
dennis bergkamp

and the man who made me love arsenal-Sol Campbell.my friends compared me to him because of my height and my tackling.