Which player did you want to be when you were growing up ?

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

The Hinch probably, as I was a left back

If I'd come along a few years later than I did then it'd probably one of Carsley or Gravesen

I never wanted to be your flashy stars like your Kanchelskis' or your Cantona's or your (original) Ronaldo's

I think it was because I knew I wasn't a very good player and that to pretend to be them would almost be doing them an injustice in a weird way

 

[Stevie Nicks Bootleg]

Dave Narey or Zico

This sounds like a certain big game from 1982 had a profound effect on you.

 

[WA Toffee]

This sounds like a certain big game from 1982 had a profound effect on you.

Scotland were the best team in the world.


For about 6 minutes

 

[Jimmyjoe]

My first football memories are from 1985/86 so Gary Lineker was on my wall. Then I wanted to be Maradona even after his hand of god goal. Would have been livid now but back when I was a kid I just remember being mesmerised by him

 

[Blue_Berry]

Great thread - provokes the memories! For me I recall Bally with his white boots, John Connolly, and a bit later on I too was mesmerised by Duncan Mckenzie. But being honest, my standout idol was the peerless Georgie Best.

 

[Coggy]

Mick Lyons.
Still my hero to this day.

 

[edge]

Johnny morrisey for me.
Loved watching him and used to mind his car sort of in are street.
We used to run up to the game 5 to 3 and back afterwards and say we had minded the cars.
His wife worked in a shop the top of the road so he parked the car there and walked up,(imagine a modern Player doing that)
He always had time for us kids
Gentleman.
Loved Kendal as well

 

[LEONARD]

Derek Temple.

Had a mate's mum stitch No 11, on the back of my royal blue jersey.

 

[woomy]

I remember playing football as a kid in the street and you picked a player to be. My first player was Wayne Clarke. I then joined a kids football team and i wanted to be like Stuart McColl. Just cause of that goal in the 89 final.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Big Dunc, pretty much lol even though I was a pretty small kid haha.

Although here's a random story - the first shirt number I ever picked (and stuck with for years afterwards) was actually number 12. My younger brother already 'had' number 9 as he'd already played for schoolboy & sunday league teams with that number, so I wanted to be different. The no. 12 for Everton at the time just happened to be Daniel Amokachi, who was my hero for a time because those FA Cup semi final goals in '95 lol

 

[Jager24]

Tom Davies as he's paid well and he's like me...crap at football

 

[Thetigerblue]

Duncan McKenzie

 

[Thetigerblue]

There was only one : Duncan Mackenzie is magic !

I was at that game.
And that’s my fave shade of blue shirt too.

 

[Groucho]

Neville Southall

 

[everton1953]

Nat Lofthouse