Favourite, without doubt Pele. Favourite English player - Colin Bell.
This thread is the totally homogayrotic wet dream of a 13 year old’s mind. Looking forward to the who’s your favourite lubed up WWE superstar thread next.
My favourite non saints player is Robbie Rogers.
BTW Jimmy Greaves played for Saints in 1988…The Steve Mills Testimonial game…he wasn’t listed in the program but came on as a sub in the second half and scored at The Archers end.
ITK…I was there. 
3 Likes
Paul Scholes. The end.
3 Likes
Bell?
1 Like
Upvoted in sympathy Eric 
1 Like
Always liked Robbie Fowler … at his peak, one of the best ‘natural goalscorers’ I’ve seen
Adebayo Akinfenwa - dumped by AFC Wimbledon now at Wycombe
“The Beast”
Everything about his appearance say he is not a forward, or even a footballer, but…
The 1970 Brazilian team had a huge influence on me and my mates. On our daily kickabouts most people chose to be Pele, Jairzinho or Rivelino, but because I fancied myself as a bit of a play-maker, dribbler and fancy-flick merchant, I always bagsied being this fella:
(I suppose Sticky could be on to something because I was about 13 at the time)
3 Likes
Good shout, Halo. I’m guessing I’m about 12 years younger than you. Me and my mates all wanted to be Zico, Falcao or Socrates
3 Likes
Wayne Shaw became everyone’s favourite other footballer last night.
And here is the article that includes the You Tube Video…
Of him playing for?
Saints!
Shearer actually used to play with him as a youngster but he cracked a joke about the pair’s differing career paths since those days:
“I followed my dreams to the Premier League,” Shearer said. “He followed his to the burger van.”
I’m afraid i’ll mention more than one. always enjoyed watching Pavel Nedved, Rui Costa and Zidane when the Italian football was at broadcast on C4.
Closer to home, Gazza was excellent as was Scholes. A rather prosiac choice would be Lee Trundle. Skillful and scored some cracking goals.
1 Like
Gullit
Zidane
Xavi
Scholes
Pirlo
Hoddle
Alonso
They really should have won the WC in 82…
Socrates was a bit of a philospher as well apparently ''True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.’’
Roberto Baggio mentioned on Football Weekly. Now fifty. FW recommended his '90 goal against Czechoslovakia. Entirely right to do so.
Mentioned previously - Tony Currie - in his Leeds day for me. I used to really like Alan Hansen as well, maybe any imperious Liverpool centre backs of the eighties and seventies. Sammy Mcilroy also. Couple of West Ham fro bros - Alan Sunderland (might have made that up). Think it’s a lot to do with the fact you only really saw players in FA cup and Euro, so I’d have to include Tony Woodcock - played when men were men and I think a lot of men took the piss out of his name and got clattered. Gary Lineker - good player. Pipe and slippers time.
I find it difficult to really name any I liked that didn’t play for Saints.
I’ve already given George Best as my favourite but it’s a grudging “favourite” as back in the day he was also someone who also tormented me…invariably playing well against Saints.
That was enough to earn my dislike…I’m more a Saints fan than a Football fan…blinkered, that’s me. 
3 Likes
I’m half-Polish so my boy Lewandowski violating Real Madrid when playing for Borussia in 2013 was pretty awesome - glad Neville was on commentary to give his hatrick the reaction it deserved.
His header against Arsenal last week was brilliant as well. Gets up high, wins the ball, directs it right into the corner, all whilst bouncing Mustafi the fuck down with his chest. Absolutely brilliant.
TBH I’m cursed with a very loooong memory Steve…I will carry your contempt like a tattoo.