the premier league's 20 seasons awards

[SIZE="4"]The Premier League's 20-year awards shortlist

Best player
Dennis Bergkamp, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, Thierry Henry, Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Alan Shearer, Patrick Vieira, Gianfranco Zola

Best manager
Sir Alex Ferguson, José Mourinho, David Moyes, Harry Redknapp, Arsène Wenger

Best team
Blackburn Rovers 1994-95, Manchester United 1998-99, Arsenal 2003-04, Chelsea 2004-05, Manchester United 2007-08

Best season
1994-95, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2007-08

Best quote
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" Eric Cantona, 1995.

"The trick is always buy when you're strong so he needs to buy players. You can't win anything with kids. You look at that line-up Manchester United had today and Aston Villa at quarter past two when they get the team sheet, it's just going to give them a lift and it will happen every time he plays the kids. He's got to buy players, as simple as that" Alan Hansen, 1996.

"When you do that with footballers like he said about Leeds, and when you do things like that about a man like Stuart Pearce. I've kept really quiet but I'll tell you something, he went down in my estimations when he said that. We have not resorted to that. You can tell him now, we're still fighting for this title and he's got to go to Middlesbrough and get something. And I'll tell you, honestly, I will love it if we beat them. Love it. But it really has got to me. I've voiced it live, not in front of the press or anywhere. I'm not even going to the press conference. But the battle is still on and Man United have not won this yet" Kevin Keegan, 1996.

"We have to carry on doing our best. It's getting tickly now – squeaky-bum time, I call it. It's going to be an interesting few weeks and the standard of the Premiership is such that nothing will be easy" Sir Alex Ferguson, 2003.

"Please don't call me arrogant because what I am saying is true. I am European champion so I am not one of the bottle. I think I am a special one" José Mourinho, 2004

Best goalkeeper
Petr Cech, Brad Friedel, Shay Given, Joe Hart, David James, Pepe Reina, Peter Schmeichel, Mark Schwarzer, David Seaman, Edwin van der Sar

Best right-back
Warren Barton, Stephen Carr, Lee Dixon, Glen Johnson, Rob Jones, Gary Kelly, Gary Neville, Dan Petrescu, Micah Richards, Bacary Sagna

Best left-back
John Arne Riise, Leighton Baines, Gaël Clichy, Ashley Cole, Patrice Evra, Ian Harte, Denis Irwin, Graeme Le Saux, Stuart Pearce, Nigel Winterburn

Best central defender
Tony Adams, Steve Bruce, Sol Campbell, Jamie Carragher, Marcel Desailly, Rio Ferdinand, Paul McGrath, Jaap Stam, John Terry, Nemanja Vidic

Best right midfielder
Darren Anderton, David Beckham, Joe Cole, Andrei Kanchelskis, Aaron Lennon, Freddie Ljungberg, Steve McManaman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Steve Stone, Ashley Young

Best left midfielder
Gareth Bale, John Barnes, Damien Duff, Ryan Giggs, David Ginola, Harry Kewell, Marc Overmars, Robert Pires, Arjen Robben, David Silva

Best central midfielder
Cesc Fábregas, Steven Gerrard, Paul Ince, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard, Matt Le Tissier, Claude Makelélé, Emmanuel Petit, Paul Scholes, Patrick Vieira

Best forward
Dennis Bergkamp, Eric Cantona, Andrew Cole, Robbie Fowler, Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, Alan Shearer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ian Wright, Gianfranco Zola

Best goal
Matt Le Tissier (Southampton v Newcastle, 1993-94); Matt Le Tissier (Blackburn v Southampton, 1994-95); Tony Yeboah (Leeds v Liverpool, 1995-96); David Beckham (Wimbledon v Man Utd, 1996-97); Eric Cantona (Man Utd v Sunderland, 1996-97); Paolo Di Canio (West Ham v Wimbledon, 1999-2000); Thierry Henry (Arsenal v Man Utd, 2000-01); Dennis Bergkamp (Newcastle v Arsenal, 2001-02); Alan Shearer (Newcastle v Everton, 2002-03); Wayne Rooney (Man Utd v Man City, 2010-11)

Best match
Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle (1995-96); Newcastle 5-0 Man Utd (1996-97); Tottenham 3-5 Man Utd (2001-02); Portsmouth 7-4 Reading (2007-08); Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham (2008-09); Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal (2008-09); Man Utd 4-3 Man City (2009-10); Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal (2010-11); Man Utd 8-2 Arsenal (2011-12); Man Utd 1-6 Man City (2011-12)

Best save
Peter Schmeichel (Liverpool v Man Utd, 1992-93); Peter Schmeichel (Newcastle v Man Utd, 1997-98); Jussi Jaaskelainen (Man Utd v Bolton, 2001-02); Shay Given (Sunderland v Newcastle, 2001-02); Tomasz Kuszczak (Wigan v West Brom, 2005-06); Carlo Cudicini (Tottenham v Chelsea, 2007-08); Brad Friedel (Blackburn v Man Utd, 2007-08); Joe Hart (Liverpool v Man City, 2007-08); Tomasz Kuszczak (Birmingham v Man Utd, 2007-08); Craig Gordon (Sunderland v Bolton, 2010-11)

Best goal celebration
Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Kidd (Man Utd v Sheff Wed, 1992-93); Jurgen Klinsmann (Sheff Wed v Tottenham, 1994-95); Lee Sharpe (Man Utd v Arsenal, 1994-95); Eric Cantona (Man Utd v Sunderland, 1996-97); Temuri Ketsbaia (Newcastle v Bolton, 1997-98); Ian Wright and Neil Ruddock (West Ham v Southampton, 1998-99); Steven Gerrard (Man Utd v Liverpool, 2008-09); Jimmy Bullard (Man City v Hull, 2009-10); Lomana Lua Lua (Newcastle, multiple occasions); Alan Shearer (Newcastle, multiple occasions)

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how in gods name has stephen carr made it on the shortlist?

outrageous none of ian holloways quotes from last season made the shortlist tbh

There's some right old shit in there.

My team

Schmeichel
Neville
Stam
Vidic
Irwin
Ronaldo
Scholes
Keane
Giggs
Cantona
Bergkamp

A very slight United bias perhaps.

Best goal celebration has to be Fergie and Kidd.

Originally Posted by Sloane

how in gods name has stephen carr made it on the shortlist?

they were looking for somebody to make warren barton look decent

Now I'm not one for giving anything to do with Liverpool any credit at all but to add Marcel Desailly in the best centre back shortlist and not have Sammi Hyypia there is a scandal. Desailly was gabage in the premier league and he's probably there because of what he did prior to being at Chelsea. On that basis George Weah had a few games for ciddy so why not put him in the best strikers?

Originally Posted by Sloane

how in gods name has stephen carr made it on the shortlist?

There's some £#%&!ing numpties on there tbf

wtf is 'arry on there for ffs

Originally Posted by Sloane

how in gods name has stephen carr made it on the shortlist?

and Ashley Young...

Originally Posted by Zorg

There's some right old shit in there.

My team

Schmeichel
Neville
Stam
Vidic
Irwin
Ronaldo
Scholes
Keane
Giggs
Cantona
Bergkamp

A very slight United bias perhaps.

Best goal celebration has to be Fergie and Kidd.

Got to disagree with your team selection, Henry was far better a player than Bergkamp. Other than that it's about right.

What a load of shit. But I'm bored, so here are the right answers.

[SIZE="4"]The Premier League's 20-year awards shortlist

Best player
Eric Cantona

Best manager
Sir Alex Ferguson

Best team
Manchester United 1998-99

Best season
1998-99

Best quote
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" Eric Cantona, 1995.

"Please don't call me arrogant because what I am saying is true. I am European champion so I am not one of the bottle. I think I am a special one" José Mourinho, 2004

Best goalkeeper
Peter Schmeichel

Best right-back
Gary Neville

Best left-back
Denis Irwin

Best central defender
Jaap Stam

Best right midfielder
Cristiano Ronaldo

Best left midfielder
Ryan Giggs

Best central midfielder
Paul Scholes

Best forward
Eric Cantona

Best goal
Eric Cantona (Man Utd v Sunderland, 1996-97)

Best match
Man Utd 4-3 Man City (2009-10)

Best save
Peter Schmeichel (Liverpool v Man Utd, 1992-93)

Best goal celebration
Eric Cantona (Man Utd v Sunderland, 1996-97)

Originally Posted by Zorg

There's some right old shit in there.

My team

Schmeichel
Neville
Stam
Vidic
Irwin
Ronaldo
Scholes
Keane
Giggs
Cantona
Bergkamp

A very slight United bias perhaps.

Best goal celebration has to be Fergie and Kidd.

rio in place of vidic and i'll go with that. probably henry in place of bergkamp as well.


any serious suggestion has to be dominated by united players given that we've dominated the premier league since its start, but fans will vote for their players and the united vote will split so you'll gerrard ahead of scholes and ashley cole ahead of irwin etc.

The Premier League's 20-year awards shortlist

Best player
Paul Scholes

Best manager
Sir Alex Ferguson

Best team
Manchester United 1998-99

Best season
1998-99

Best quote
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" Eric Cantona, 1995.

Best goalkeeper
Peter Schmeichel/Edwin van der Sar

Best right-back
Gary Neville

Best left-back
Denis Irwin

Best central defender
Jaap Stam

Best right midfielder
Cristiano Ronaldo

Best left midfielder
Ryan Giggs

Best central midfielder
Paul Scholes

Best forward
Thierry Henry (@#%&!) Alan Shearer (@#%&!) Ruud van Nistelrooy

Best goal
Wayne Rooney (Man Utd v Newcastle 2006)

Best match
Arsenal 2-4 Man Utd (2005)

Best save
Can't rmemeber but it'll be a Utd one

Best goal celebration
Eric Cantona (Man Utd v Sunderland, 1996-97)

Fixed

Originally Posted by BryanRobson'sLiver

Got to disagree with your team selection, Henry was far better a player than Bergkamp. Other than that it's about right.

Maybe, I always liked Bergkamp though and hated Henry. Insufferable @#%&!.

Originally Posted by borsuk

any serious suggestion has to be dominated by united players given that we've dominated the premier league since its start, but fans will vote for their players and the united vote will split so you'll gerrard ahead of scholes and ashley cole ahead of irwin etc.

:tinhaton:

Ashley Cole is or at least has been as good as Irwin.

Other than that your spot on

BRL - I'd go with Henry ahead of Bergkamp too

David James

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

David James

£#%&!ing hell didn't see that

my predictions

Best player
Paul Scholes

Best manager
José Mourinho

Best team
Arsenal 2003-04

Best season
1998-99

Best quote
"When you do that with footballers like he said about Leeds, and when you do things like that about a man like Stuart Pearce. I've kept really quiet but I'll tell you something, he went down in my estimations when he said that. We have not resorted to that. You can tell him now, we're still fighting for this title and he's got to go to Middlesbrough and get something. And I'll tell you, honestly, I will love it if we beat them. Love it. But it really has got to me. I've voiced it live, not in front of the press or anywhere. I'm not even going to the press conference. But the battle is still on and Man United have not won this yet" Kevin Keegan, 1996.

Best goalkeeper
Peter Schmeichel

Best right-back
Gary Neville

Best left-back
Ashley Cole

Best central defender
Tony Adams

Best right midfielder
Cristiano Ronaldo

Best left midfielder
Gareth Bale [SIZE="1"]joke! giggsy obviously

Best central midfielder
Paul Scholes

Best forward
Alan Shearer

Best goal
Paolo Di Canio (West Ham v Wimbledon, 1999-2000)

Best match
Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle (1995-96)

Best save
Peter Schmeichel (Newcastle v Man Utd, 1997-98)

Best goal celebration
Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Kidd (Man Utd v Sheff Wed, 1992-93)

Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

£#%&!ing hell didn't see that

Did you notice Glen Johnson in the best right back list? I've been sn1ggering for a couple of minutes over that.

Blackburn nominated for 'best team' ffs, while our 1994 Double Winners don't make the cut Arsenal's double winning teams of 1998 and 2002 miss out as well

Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

:tinhaton:

Ashley Cole is or at least has been as good as Irwin.

Other than that your spot on

BRL - I'd go with Henry ahead of Bergkamp too

has he £#%&! irwin is the best full back i've ever seen in the league, miles better than cole, neville and all the rest of them. up there with the likes of maldini imo.


anyway, agree with all the watcher's choices except best player, that's obviously paul scholes.