Greatest Great Britain XI

Where the £#%&! are Churchill and Diana? ffs, this country :shakehead:

Originally Posted by JakeB

Where the £#%&! are Churchill and Diana? ffs, this country :shakehead:

disappointed to see goody didn't even make the bench

No Simon Tracey

Presume that is Shannon Matthews, hard to pick up in the hole I reckon. Good at making entries into the box etc.

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Pretty much. Charlton's the greatest Englishmen to have played the game, Law's probably the best striker the League's ever seen and Best is far and away the finest talent ever to have come from the UK.

but Dunc was the only player Sir Bob said he felt inferior to (may be paraphrasing slightly) - farcical he's not in this make believe team

Originally Posted by thatsfuctit

but Dunc was the only player Sir Bob said he felt inferior to (may be paraphrasing slightly) - farcical he's not in this make believe team

I have always felt that neutrals/ABUs don't really believe/respect what Sir Bobby and others say about Dunc. They feel it is exaggerated in respect for the lost, etc. Unpalatable but there it is. The lack of footage obviously doesn't help. Not many alive today saw him play.

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Pretty much. Charlton's the greatest Englishmen to have played the game, Law's probably the best striker the League's ever seen and Best is far and away the finest talent ever to have come from the UK.

If anyone has any doubts about that just get them to watch these comps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39eScEkGdlw&list=UUPfNl1FhQP6kEc6rze6AArg&index=2&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHGsqQvJ_xo&list=UUPfNl1FhQP6kEc6rze6AArg&index=1&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Atctu_lf34

Originally Posted by programmes?

Wum or thick?

Excuse me?

Bale
Bale
Gareth Bale
Bobby Ball
Bobby Moore
Henry Cooper
John Terry
Brian Harvey
Terry Butcher
Gazza
Raoul Moat

sub: Terry Nutkins

Originally Posted by borsuk

you start with the trinity and go from there ffs. the rest are just filling in the gaps.

innit:

Jennings

Neville (G not T )
McKay
Buchan
McGrain

Best
Charlton
Robson
Le Tiss

Law
Greaves

Sorry gone off players I've actually seen play

Originally Posted by taff

sub: Terry Nutkins

No Packham :shakehead:

Originally Posted by Zorg

No Packham :shakehead:

he mullered me, so £#%&! him.

Originally Posted by gedthemull

innit:

Jennings

Neville (G not T )
McKay
Buchan
McGrain

Best
Charlton
Robson
Le Tiss

Law
Greaves

Sorry gone off players I've actually seen play

can't believe so many people are putting robson there instead of scotty parkery

Originally Posted by suedeshoes

Best ever British 11. Just picked on R5 Chosen by Jimmy Armfield, Pat Nevin, Nigel Worthington and John Hartson. Not a bad side tbh.

Southall
McGrain
Neville
Moore
Charles
Charlton
Robson
Giggs
Matthews
Best
Dalglish

of course law should be there, but swings and roundabouts - neville shouldn't and not sure about giggs. don't have any replacements* but as much as I rate him I can't believe gary neville is the British right back to ever play the game.

scousers will be raging by the way. only one in the team.

personally I would have throught keegan would have been in with a shout. from his hamburg days obviously

*edit - would maybe have Jim Baxter for Giggs

Originally Posted by shenwen

of course law should be there, but swings and roundabouts - neville shouldn't and not sure about giggs. don't have any replacements* but as much as I rate him I can't believe gary neville is the British right back to ever play the game.

scousers will be raging by the way. only one in the team.

personally I would have throught keegan would have been in with a shout. from his hamburg days obviously

*edit - would maybe have Jim Baxter for Giggs

i think neville is a shoe-in tbh, doesn't get half the credit he deserves for being one of the top three players in the world in his position for most of his career.

Originally Posted by borsuk

i think neville is a shoe-in tbh, doesn't get half the credit he deserves for being one of the top three players in the world in his position for most of his career.

This.

A much underrated player, probably because he's United and such a gobshite

Originally Posted by borsuk

i think neville is a shoe-in tbh, doesn't get half the credit he deserves for being one of the top three players in the world in his position for most of his career.

I couldn't think of many alternatives tbf.

Originally Posted by suedeshoes

Best ever British 11. Just picked on R5 Chosen by Jimmy Armfield, Pat Nevin, Nigel Worthington and John Hartson. Not a bad side tbh.

Southall
McGrain
Neville
Moore
Charles
Charlton
Robson
Giggs
Matthews
Best
Dalglish

in an attempt to please all. they've overlooked

Gordon Banks
Duncan Edwards
Tom Finney
Denis Law
Jimmy Greaves

Bobby Moore was hugely overrated and tbh, I'd leave Giggs and Dalglish out.

Originally Posted by shenwen

of course law should be there, but swings and roundabouts - neville shouldn't and not sure about giggs. don't have any replacements* but as much as I rate him I can't believe gary neville is the British right back to ever play the game.

scousers will be raging by the way. only one in the team.

personally I would have throught keegan would have been in with a shout. from his hamburg days obviously

*edit - would maybe have Jim Baxter for Giggs

Both should be in there imo, as far as British players I've ever seen play Giggs would walk it in that position.

Originally Posted by Fountz

in an attempt to please all. they've overlooked

Gordon Banks
Duncan Edwards
Tom Finney
Denis Law
Jimmy Greaves

Bobby Moore was hugely overrated and tbh, I'd leave Giggs and Dalglish out.

Best and Dalglish would never work either